Family Preferences for Childcare in Central Kentucky

<p>Early childhood professionals have established a set list of characteristics that denote a high quality early care and education environment for children under the age of kindergarten, but these may not be the same characteristics that parents consider in the decision-making process. The researcher used survey research to obtain quantitative research data from three hundred and ten participants that live in Central Kentucky and have a child under the age of kindergarten currently in childcare. The participants completed a survey that used a Likert scale from 1 to 4 to rate thirty-six characteristics of childcare programs and were asked to select the three most important characteristics when selecting childcare for their children. The findings of this study are valuable to childcare program directors to help them meet the needs of the families enrolled in their programs and assist them with marketing their childcare program appropriately. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Vanover, Sarah Taylor

• Childcare
• Child Development
• Family
• Other Educational Administration and Supervision

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2016 Sarah Taylor Vanover

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/442

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1440