ACF OPRE: National Study of Child Care of Low-Income Families

National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families
Care in the Home: A Description of Family Child Care and the Experiences of the Families and Children Who Use It
Wave 1 Report

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Title Page
Introduction: The National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Contents of this Report
Chapter One: Background to the Study
Chapter Two: Overview of the In-Depth of Family Child Care: Measures for the Study; Recruiting the Sample
Chapter Three: Description of the Parent and Provider Samples: Characteristics of Families and Focus Children; Characteristics of Providers; Characteristics of the Homes
Chapter Four: Parents’ Employment Patterns and Schedules: Mothers’ Employment; Mothers’ Work Schedules; Mothers’ Hours Away from Home in Work-Related Activities; Stability of Employment; Mothers’ Wages; Work-Related Benefits; Non-Working Mothers; Spouse’s or Partner’s Employment; Summary of Findings
Chapter Five: Child Care Arrangements: Finding Child Care; Where Do Parents Get Their Information About Child Care?; Knowledge of the Child Care Market; Reasons for Choosing Child Care Arrangements; Attitudes Toward and Beliefs about the Child Care Arrangement; Paying for Child Care; Experience with Subsidies; Summary of Findings
Chapter Six: Work and Child Care: Stress and Flexibility for Parents: Employment-Related Benefits; Balancing the Demands of Work and Family; Other Sources of Stress; Getting to the Caregiver’s Home; Summary of Findings
Chapter Seven: The Relationship Between the Parent and the Family Child Care Provider: Friendship and Conflict between the Parent and Provider; Provider Attitudes about Parents of Children in Care; Parent Attitudes Towards Their Family Child Care Provider; Summary of Findings
Chapter Eight: The Family Child Care Provider: Reasons Providers Care for Children; Advantages and Disadvantages of Family Child Care; Stresses on Providers; Income from Child Care; Aspects of the Care Arrangement; Summary of Findings
Chapter Nine: The Family Child Care Environment: Space in Homes; Materials and Resources in Homes; Health and Safety in Homes; Summary of Findings
Chapter Ten: The Provider’s Interaction with Children: Provider Warmth, Guidance and Supervision; Fostering Children’s Social Learning; Supporting Children’s Play; Supporting Children’s Learning; Provider Emotional Responsiveness to Children; Summary of Findings
Chapter Eleven: Children’s Experiences in the Family Child Care Environment: Children’s Activities; Indications of Stress; Provider Involvement; Comparison with Child Care Centers; Summary of Findings
Chapter Twelve: The Focus Child’s Experiences in the Family Child Care Home: Child Object Play; Focus Child’s Play with Peers; Child’s Use of Language; Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior Among Children; Adult Contact with the Focus Child; Adult Language to the Child; Summary of Findings
Conclusions
References

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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income FamiliesCare in the Home: A Description of Family Child Care and the Experiences of the Families and Children Who Use It Wave 1 Report

National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families
Care in the Home: A Description of Family Child Care and the Experiences of the Families and Children Who Use It
Wave 1 Report