Setting the Stage: The Importance of Informal Child Care in California (Issue Brief)

Key Findings: * Many children spend crucial developmental years in informal care. * Informal child care meets the needs of low-income, working parents. * Parents and others share concerns about quality in informal care. * Parents, caregivers, and state and local agency staff agree that informal care...

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Published inMathematica Policy Research Published Reports
Main Authors Thomas, Jaime, Boller, Kimberly, Cleo Jacobs Johnson, Young, Madeline, Hu, Mindy
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton Mathematica Policy Research 30.01.2015
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Caregivers
Child care
California
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Summary:Key Findings: * Many children spend crucial developmental years in informal care. * Informal child care meets the needs of low-income, working parents. * Parents and others share concerns about quality in informal care. * Parents, caregivers, and state and local agency staff agree that informal caregivers need resources and support. This issue brief presents findings from the Informal Caregivers Research Project, which aims to find out who informal caregivers are and to learn about their existing networks and needs for support in California. This brief, the first of three, highlights the importance of informal child care in the state. The project is funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Children, Families, and Communities program.