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ERIC Number: EJ574235
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Parental Child Care Selection Criteria and Program Quality in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Communities.
Ispa, Jean M.; Thornburg, Kathy R.; Venter-Barkley, Janet
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v14 n1 p3-14 Spr 1998
A study of 127 families and 50 child care facilities in 17 Missouri communities found that criteria for selecting child care were similar for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan parents; parents were more concerned with quality child care and caregiver "warmth" than with practical considerations; but ratings on caregiver warmth did not predict observed child care quality. Contains 42 references. (TD)
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Employed Parents, Evaluation Criteria, Parent Attitudes, Preschool Education, Program Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Rural Urban Differences, Selection, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Day Care Selection; Missouri