What We Know About Childcare

Alison Clarke-Stewart

Virginia D. Allhusen

    Preface

    Acknowledgments

    Abbreviations

    Introduction

    PART ONE: A NATION TRANSFORMED

    1. Making the Best of Difficult Choices

    2. The Evolution ofChildcare in the United States

    3. Childcare in the United States Today

    PART TWO: A QUARTER CENTURY OF RESEARCH

    4. Studying Childcare

    5. Effects of Care

    6. Variations in Care

    7. The Caregiver's Role

    8. The Family's Place

    PART THREE: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

    9. Making Better Childcare Choices

    10. Planning Better Childcare Research

    11. Implementing Better Childcare Solutions

    Notes

    Index

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Author photos by Patricia Marin

Alison Clarke-Stewart is Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior and Associate Dean of Research at the University of California, Irvine.

Virginia D. Allhusen is Research Associate in Psychology and Social Behavior and, along with Clarke-Stewart, is senior researcher in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development at the University of California, Irvine.