Family Child Care in the United States: A Comparative Analysis of 1981 and 1998 State Regulations

Examined current regulations for Family Child Care Homes in the United States and the extent to which the regulations changed between 1981 and 1998. Found progress in number of states with some regulations for large and small facilities, but also an increase in percentage of states that allow exempt...

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Published inEarly childhood education journal Vol. 28; no. 4; p. 251
Main Authors McGaha, Cindy G, Snow, Charles W, and Teleki, Jane K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 2001
Subjects
Comparative Analysis
Day Care
Day Care Quality
Day Care Regulations
Discipline Policy
Family Day Care
Family Day Care Providers
Family Day Care Systems
Immunization Programs
Special Needs Students
State Legislation
State Regulation
Teacher Education
Teacher Student Ratio
Trend Analysis
United States
United States
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Summary:Examined current regulations for Family Child Care Homes in the United States and the extent to which the regulations changed between 1981 and 1998. Found progress in number of states with some regulations for large and small facilities, but also an increase in percentage of states that allow exemptions from regulation. (SD)
ISSN:1082-3301
1573-1707
DOI:10.1023/A:1009503127712