Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Questions and Answers about Child Care: A Sloan Work and Family Research Network Fact Sheet |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Sloan Work and Family Research Network |
| Source: |
Sloan Work and Family Research Network. 2008. |
| Availability: |
Sloan Work and Family Research Network. Department of Sociology University of Pennsylvania, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Fax: 215-898-2124; e-mail: workandfamily@sas.upenn.edu; Web site: http://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Physical Description: |
PDF |
| Page Count: |
7 |
| Publication Date: |
2008 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Preschool Education |
| Descriptors: |
Employment Level, Child Care, Marital Status, Time Factors (Learning), Time Blocks, Enrollment Rate, Child Care Centers, Preschool Children, Child Caregivers, Parent Participation, Family Work Relationship, Costs, Employee Assistance Programs, Educational Research |
| Abstract: |
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network has prepared Fact Sheets that provide statistical answers to some important questions about work-family and work-life issues. This Fact Sheet includes statistics about Child Care, and answers the following questions about child care: (1) How many children are in child care?; (2) How many hours per week do children stay in child care?; (3) How many preschoolers are cared for in center based programs?; (4) How many preschoolers are cared for by nonrelatives?; (5) How many preschoolers are cared for by relatives?; (6) How many fathers and grandparents provide child care?; (7) How does marital status affect fathers' involvement in child care?; (8) How does mothers' employment status affect the types of child care used?; (9) What is the cost of child care?; and (10) Do companies help employees with child care? |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Number of References: |
6 |
| Entry Date: |
2012 |
| Accession Number: |
ED536765 |
| Database: |
ERIC |
