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ERIC Number: EJ545016
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Family Selection of Child-Care Centers: The Influence of Household Support, Ethnicity, and Parental Practices.
Fuller, Bruce; And Others
Child Development, v67 n6 p3320-37 Dec 1996
Survey findings indicated that the likelihood of families enrolling a child in center-based care was greatest when the mother was highly educated and had less social support; African American families were more likely to use center-based care than Latino or white families; and parental practices related to children's early literacy were related to selection of center-based care. (BC)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Rearing, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics, Family Structure, Literacy, Mothers, National Surveys, Social Support Groups, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Ethnic Differences; Latinos