Family day care: Factors influencing the quality of caregiving practices

The increasing use of nonmaternal child care in America today has generated concerns about the quality and stability of services available. Although family day care is a commonly used form of child care, little research is available to guide policy and practice in this area. This study examines the effects of family day care providers' background characteristics, training, business practices and affiliation with support networks relative to the stability and quality of care provided. A conceptual model of the interactive effects of these variables was proposed and and tested using multiple regression procedures. The study also provides new information about the amount, types and effects of training which family day care providers bring to their jobs.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Fischer, Jan Lockwood

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rubin, Louis J.

• Education, Early Childhood
• Education, Teacher Training
• Sociology, General

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Fischer, Jan Lockwood

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8926071
(UMI)AAI8926071

OAI record oai:identifier

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