"My Life Was Turned Upside Down..." : Child Care and Employment among Mothers of Young Children with Disabilities. Working Paper Series, No. 232 / Dale Borman Fink.

Two surveys, one qualitative and one quantitative, were conducted of the opinions and experiences of New York State parents of children with learning delays and disabilities regarding parental labor force participation, child care options, and preferences in state policies. A total of 141 parents re...

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Main Author: Fink, Dale Borman
Corporate Authors: Wellesley Coll., MA. Center for Research on Women
New York State Child Care Coordinating Council, Hempstead
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1991.
Subjects:
Day Care.
Delivery Systems.
Developmental Disabilities.
Disabilities.
Employed Parents.
Employment.
Labor Force.
Mother Attitudes.
Needs Assessment.
Parent Attitudes.
Parent Child Relationship.
Preschool Children.
Preschool Education.
Public Policy.
Respite Care.
State Surveys.
Young Children.
New York
Family Needs
Reports, Research.
Reports, Evaluative.
Genre:
Reports, Research.
Reports, Evaluative.
Physical Description:22 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
Two surveys, one qualitative and one quantitative, were conducted of the opinions and experiences of New York State parents of children with learning delays and disabilities regarding parental labor force participation, child care options, and preferences in state policies. A total of 141 parents responded to the quantitative survey and 210 to the qualitative survey. Twenty-six key findings are reported. Strikingly convergent results were found from the two surveys, including a lower participation rate by mothers of children with disabilities in the labor force than by mothers in general, and a common desire for special services to be provided at regular child care and early childhood settings. Most parents, particularly mothers, had made major sacrifices, adjustments, and compromises for their children but differed in the degree to which they believed public policy should consider their needs as well as those of their children. (DB)
Note:Availability: Publications Department, Wellesley College, Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA 02181-8259 ($5, plus $2 postage and handling).
Sponsoring Agency: New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
Microform.
Call Number:ED357576 Microfiche
Audience:
Policymakers. ericd
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.