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Kidslearnonline.com has set this Child Care section to advise parents about the latest information related to Child Care. Our editors at Kidslearnonline.com search for Child Care related articles on the web on a regular basis. As soon as we find a Child C WHAT IS THE QUALITY OF CARE IN THE UNITED STATES?
The evidence reviewed above indicates that child care quality has meaningful effects on children and their parents. Our next question considers the quality of the care that is available in the United States. One part of this question is a determination of whether high-quality care (of the sort that fosters positive developmental outcomes) is the norm or the exception. The flip side of this question is a determination of the likelihood that children are in poor-quali... Other efforts to improve quality might be to mandate certain minimum requirements. These can take the form of reducing child:adult ratios, reducing group sizes, establishing and enforcing safety regulations, and education and training. An example of such regulations is a model standard that applies to small family home caregivers. The National Health and Safety Performance Standard (American Public Health Association and American Academy of Pediatrics, 1992) states that one small family caregiver ... |