Child-Care Policy Arenas: A Comparison between Sweden and the United States

1985 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 35-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Bridgeland ◽  
P. R. Smith ◽  
E. A. Duane
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Child Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Child Care Policy ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Policy Arenas

Championing Child Care. By Sally S. Cohen. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. 397p. $52.50 cloth, $26.00 paper.

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 822-823
Author(s):  
Joyce Gelb
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Child Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
Child Care Policy ◽  
Care Policy

Sally Cohen has written an important and comprehensive analysis of child-care policy in the United States, challenging the conventional wisdom that no such federal policy exists and that child care is not a major government priority, in contrast to other democratic welfare states (e.g., the Scandinavian countries and France).

Quality of Child Care as an Aspect of Family and Child Care Policy in the United States

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-188
Author(s):  
Sandra Scarr ◽  
Deborah Phillips ◽  
Kathleen McCartney ◽  
Martha Abbott-Shim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Child Care Policy ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Working Families ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Impact

The quality of child care services in the United States should be understood within a context of child care policy at the federal and state levels. Similarly, child care policy needs to be examined within the larger context of family-support policies that do or do not include parental leaves to care for infants (and other dependent family members) and family allowances that spread the financial burdens of parenthood. Maynard and McGinnis1 presented a comprehensive look at the current and predictable policies that, at federal and state levels, affect working families and their children. They note the many problems in our "patchwork" system of child care—problems of insufficient attention to quality and insufficient supply for low-income families. Recent legislation is a step toward improving the ability of low-income families to pay for child care (by subsidizing that part of the cost of such care which exceeds 15% rather than 20% of the family income) and some steps toward training caregivers and improving regulations. They note the seeming political impasse over parental leaves, even unpaid leaves, and the impact of this lack of policy on the unmet need for early infant care. We should step back from the current morass of family and child care policies in the United States and look at what other nations have done and continue to do for their working families. By comparison with other industrialized countries in the world, the United States neglects essential provisions that make it possible for parents in other countries to afford to rear children and to find and afford quality child care for their children.

Child-Care Policy Arenas

1985 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
William M. Bridgeland ◽  
Philip R. Smith ◽  
Edward A. Duane
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Child Care Policy ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Policy Arenas

US Child Care Policy and Economic Impacts

2017 ◽  
pp. 302-322
Author(s):  
Jean Kimmel ◽  
Rachel Connelly
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Federal Programs ◽  
Child Care Policy ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Policy Proposal ◽  
Historical Factors ◽  
Broad Policy

Current child care policy in the United States is a potpourri of state and federal programs that fail to satisfy adequately child care’s multiple stakeholders’ needs. In this chapter, the authors describe the historical factors that contributed to the evolution of these policies over the past fifty years, along with a review of the dramatic demographic trends that have resulted in today’s high rates of labor force participation for mothers of young children. Next, an overview of the most critical economic effects of these policies is provided, in terms of maternal employment, child development, and regional economic development. The chapter concludes with a sketch of a broad policy proposal consistent with the current workplace realities that also would meet the needs of the various stakeholders.

Child Care Practices of Mexican-American Working Mothers: A Pilot Study

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-174
Author(s):  
Rina Alcalay
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Selection Problems ◽  
Child Care Selection ◽  
Care Practices

There is scarce information on child care strategies among Hispanics in the United States. The purpose of this pilot study was to identify and understand child care practices in a sample of forty-five Mexican-American working mothers living in northern California by means of conducting six focus groups. Results included data on child care selection, problems, and preferences. Results also expose myths based on ethnic stereotyping that have obscured the understanding of this issue. Suggestions for further research are discussed as well as child care policy considerations.

Is This the Care We Need?: An Examination of Childcare Policy in Pennsylvania

Commonwealth ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennie Sweet-Cushman ◽  
Ashley Harden
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Current System ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Women And Politics ◽  
Richard Nixon ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Childcare Policy

For many families across Pennsylvania, child care is an ever-present concern. Since the 1970s, when Richard Nixon vetoed a national childcare program, child care has received little time in the policy spotlight. Instead, funding for child care in the United States now comes from a mixture of federal, state, and local programs that do not help all families. This article explores childcare options available to families in the state of Pennsylvania and highlights gaps in the current system. Specifically, we examine the state of child care available to families in the Commonwealth in terms of quality, accessibility, flexibility, and affordability. We also incorporate survey data from a nonrepresentative sample of registered Pennsylvania voters conducted by the Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics. As these results support the need for improvements in the current childcare system, we discuss recommendations for the future.

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