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ERIC Number: EJ342933
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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School-Age Child Care: Concerns and Challenges.
Alexander, Nancy P.
Young Children, v42 n1 p3-12 Nov 1986
Presents some of the major concerns and challenges faced by parents, employers, and the community as a whole in providing quality after-school (and summer) child care programs for elementary school-aged ("latchkey") children. Adequately trained staff and activities providing for children's physical, emotional, and social needs are important. (BB)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Ancillary School Services, Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Employed Parents, Employer Supported Day Care, Latchkey Children, Program Design, School Age Day Care
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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