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Peer reviewedWalker, James R. – Future of Children, 1996
Two financing plans are proposed to address needs for an allowance for poor households to fund child-care: financing from redirected existing funds; and a program of voluntary parental leave to ensure the adequacy of infant care, financed through a payroll tax increase. These proposals would help parents balance work and family obligations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Day Care, Finance Reform, Financial Support
Peer reviewedGoldberg, Lenny; And Others – Future of Children, 1996
L. Goldberg, T. W. Schultz, and M. Piel comment on proposed funding strategies for an allowance for child care for poor families, the creation of a parental leave policy to ensure infant care, and a plan to link public schooling and child care. The commentaries suggest proposal refinements or alternatives. (SLD)
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Finance Reform, Financial Support
Peer reviewedZigler, Edward F.; And Others – Future of Children, 1996
The authors of proposals for a child care allowance for poor families, a parental leave program to ensure infant care, and a linkage of child care and public education systems respond to comments by three reviewers. The commentaries illustrate the diversity of perspectives on child care and the public sector. (SLD)
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Finance Reform, Financial Support
