Home-based child care—regulated family child care and family, friend, and neighbor care—
is a common arrangement for many young children in the United States, especially those …

This paper offers a discussion of the literature of an under-developed area of early years
research—the exploration of childminding or home-based childcare and the contribution …

In recent decades, policymakers have increasingly focused on the importance of high-
quality child care and early education services in supporting the development of low-income …

Early childhood education is a profession which requires the professional staff to spend
considerable time in intense involvement with other people. The pressure from the demands …

Grounded in ecocultural theory and utilizing in-depth interview data, this paper explores the
experiences of 40 low-income immigrant mothers as they selected and secured early …

Family engagement is widely considered a key component of high-quality early care and
education (ECE). While most efforts to improve the quality of family engagement focus on …

Research Findings: Research indicates that early childhood education (ECE) serves various
functions for societies and in turn families, including economic, educational, and social …

The present study, employing the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Educators Survey, aims to
compare and explore possible differences to the levels of burnout reported by the two main …

Research on single mothers' employment overwhelmingly focuses on the importance of
access to formal childcare at a single point in time. However, to understand the relationship …

Searching for child care is an important stage of the parental child care decision-making
process. Although previous studies have identified a series of factors related to parents' child …