Early Care and Education in Rural Communities. OPRE Research Brief 2020-62

Autor/inn/en	Paschall, Katherine; Halle, Tamara; Maxwell, Kelly
Institution	Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE); Child Trends
Titel	Early Care and Education in Rural Communities. OPRE Research Brief 2020-62
Quelle	(2020), (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Early Childhood Education; Child Care; Rural Areas; Child Care Centers; Access to Education; Urban Areas; Suburbs; Rural Urban Differences; Infants; Toddlers; Family Needs; Professional Development; Certification; Family Environment; Accreditation (Institutions); Labor Turnover; Access to Health Care; Transportation; Scheduling; Costs; Predictor Variables; Educational Quality; Preschool Teachers; Caregivers; Individual Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Urban area; Stadtregion; Einzugsbereich; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Familienmilieu; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Verkehrswesen; Disposition; Cost; Kosten; Prädiktor; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	This report provides a descriptive comparison of the early care and education (ECE) landscape across rural, moderate-density urban (suburban), and high-density urban areas. The goal of this comparison was to understand whether ECE availability and characteristics in rural areas differ from those in more densely populated communities. We used nationally representative data on both households with young children and ECE providers to describe availability of care, use of and need for child care, and setting and workforce characteristics in rural, moderate-density urban, and high-density urban areas. Key findings from this report relate to the following: (1) Availability and use of care; (2) Families' need for and difficulties finding care; (3) Characteristics of ECE centers and homes by rurality; and (4) Characteristics of ECE center-based and home-based workforces by rurality. In terms of workforce characteristics, findings suggest that listed home-based teachers and caregivers in rural areas may benefit from additional professional supports such as involvement in quality initiatives and professional organizations. Although current findings are representative of ECE in communities of various population densities at a national level, the findings should be supplemented with research using regional or state data to better understand the supply and demand of rural ECE at a more local level. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Administration for Children & Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Web site: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01