Family income, parent education, and perceived constraints as predictors of observed program quality and parent rated program quality

Description:

A study of the relationship between differences in observed program quality and parent perceived program quality among parents with various family income, parents' education, parents' perceived constraints in selecting child care, and type of selected child care, based on data from 1,313 parents by children in poor, low-income, and non-low-income families in 4 Midwestern state

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Torquati Julia C.; Raikes Helen; Huddleston-Casas Catherine A.; Bovaird James A.; Harris Beatrice A.

Funder(s):

United States. Child Care Bureau; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Country:

United States

State(s):

Iowa; Kansas; Missouri; Nebraska

Date Issued:

Q4 2011

Journal Title:

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

453-464

Topics:

4. Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > 4.1. Provider Type/Setting

2. Parents & Families

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality

ISSN:

1873-7706

Online

0885-2006

Paper

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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