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ERIC Number: EJ394074
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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What Is the Demand for and Supply of Child Care in the United States?
Hofferth, Sandra L.
Young Children, v44 n5 p28-33 Jul 1989
Describes the national data currently available to answer questions concerning: the match between children in need of child care and the type of arrangements made for them; the proportion of children in licensed arrangements; the relationship between price of care and the family's ability to pay; and parents' preferences for type of program. (BB)
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Employed Parents, Mothers, Parent Financial Contribution, Public Policy, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Licensed Programs; Policy Issues; Preferred Patterns; Supply and Demand