Are There Differences in Parents' Preferences and Search Processes across Preschool Types? Evidence from Louisiana

Autor/inn/en	Bassok, Daphna; Magouirk, Preston; Markowitz, Anna J.; Player, Daniel
Titel	Are There Differences in Parents' Preferences and Search Processes across Preschool Types? Evidence from Louisiana
Quelle	44 (2018), S.43-54 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-2006
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; Early Intervention; Public Education; Child Care Centers; Low Income Groups; Parent Attitudes; Preferences; Institutional Characteristics; School Choice; Grants; State Aid; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; English (Second Language); Louisiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Öffentliche Erziehung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Elternverhalten; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Familieneinkommen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache
Abstract	A rising proportion of four-year-olds now attend formal, or center-based, early childhood education (ECE) programs. Formal settings, such as Head Start, public preschool, and subsidized child care centers vary significantly in regulation, funding, and service provision. As these differences may have substantial implications for child development and family well-being, understanding how parents search for and select formal programs is critical. Using data from a sample of low-income families with four-year-olds enrolled in publicly-funded programs, we examine whether parents' preferences for ECE and their search processes vary across formal ECE program types. We find little evidence of differences in preferences across preschool types but do find significant differences in parents' search processes. Parents with children in subsidized child care consider more options, consider their search more difficult, and are less likely to call their child's program their "first choice." Implications for policy and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01