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The Role Of Transportation In Selected Syracuse Child Care Centers, Syracuse University. Maxwell School. Community Benchmarks Program
The Role Of Transportation In Selected Syracuse Child Care Centers, Syracuse University. Maxwell School. Community Benchmarks Program
Community Benchmarks Program
This study examines the role of transportation for families with children enrolled in child care in Syracuse, New York. The focus of this report is 10 child care centers registered with Child Care Solutions of Onondaga County. The 10 centers were selected because 80% of the children enrolled are part of the federal free or reduced price lunch program. Child Care Solutions wanted to focus on this population because it has particular concern about enrollment in centers serving low-income children. One large inner-city center closed last spring due to lack of enrollment, a second came close to closing, and there …
Policies And Practices Affecting Aboriginal Fathers’ Involvement With Their Children, Jessica Ball, Ron George
Policies And Practices Affecting Aboriginal Fathers’ Involvement With Their Children, Jessica Ball, Ron George
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
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Child Care Selected By Families In The Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
Child Care Selected By Families In The Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
ETI Publications
As part of its technical assistance work for Milwaukee County, the Employment and Training Institute examines the participation in the child care subsidy program (Wisconsin Shares) by type of care used, the age of children in care, and residence of the family. In Milwaukee County, families may choose among six types of child care: group care centers licensed by the state to serve 9 or more children; family centers licensed by the state to serve 4-8 children; regular and provisionally certified family care certified by Milwaukee County to care for children in their home; school-age programs operated by Milwaukee Public …
Predictors Of Paternal Involvement In Childcare In Dual-Earner Families With Young Children, Julie N. Jacobs, Michelle L. Kelley
Predictors Of Paternal Involvement In Childcare In Dual-Earner Families With Young Children, Julie N. Jacobs, Michelle L. Kelley
Psychology Faculty Publications
Dual-earner parents (N = 119) of preschool children enrolled in licensed childcare centers completed anonymous questionnaires that examined work and family variables as related to paternal involvement in three areas: engagement (i.e., one-on-one interaction with the child), responsibility (i.e., taking care of the child’s needs), and accessibility (i.e., being available to the child without directly interacting). Paternal responsibility was predicted by beliefs about fathering and structural variables (e.g., hours fathers and mothers worked). The percentage of time fathers spent as their child’s primary caregiver was predicted by structural variables (e.g., mothers’ work hours) and belief variables (e.g., men’s beliefs about …