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Book SynopsisQuality childcare, the authors show, may be more beneficial to children than staying home. Although children who spend many hours in care may be more unruly than children at home, those who attend quality programs tend to be cognitively ahead of their peers. They are just as attached to their mothers and benefit from engaging with other children.
Trade ReviewWhat We Know About Childcare...offers an exhaustive, evenhanded account of what the latest research proves--and what it disproves--about childcare's impact on children. -- Pamela Kruger * Child *
Clarke-Stewart and Allhusen have amassed wonderful data and detailed descriptions of the social, psychological and political issues that continue to surround childcare in the U.S. in this new millennium. Engaging such a broad audience in these issues is a difficult, but worthy task. Their effort certainly deserves much praise. -- Julie Cooper Altman * Families in Society *
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction PART ONE: A NATION TRANSFORMED 1. Making the Best of Difficult Choices 2. The Evolution ofChildcare in the United States 3. Childcare in the United States Today PART TWO: A QUARTER CENTURY OF RESEARCH 4. Studying Childcare 5. Effects of Care 6. Variations in Care 7. The Caregiver's Role 8. The Family's Place PART THREE: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 9. Making Better Childcare Choices 10. Planning Better Childcare Research 11. Implementing Better Childcare Solutions Notes Index
