Child Care Type, Access, and Quality in Rural Areas of the United States: A Review

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Sara; Mikesell, Megan
Titel	Child Care Type, Access, and Quality in Rural Areas of the United States: A Review
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 189 (2019) 11, S.1812-1826 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Anderson, Sara)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2017.1412959
Schlagwörter	Child Care; Rural Areas; School Readiness; Urban Areas; Child Care Centers; Family Environment; Educational Quality; Infants; Toddlers; Preschool Children; Child Development; Poverty; Barriers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Urban area; Stadtregion; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Familienmilieu; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kindesentwicklung; Armut
Abstract	Millions of children in the United States live in rural areas and often start school with fewer school readiness skills than counterparts in urban areas. Access to high-quality child care could be a mechanism to improve school readiness; however, it is unclear what, if anything, distinguishes child care in rural and urban areas. Focusing specifically on three aspects of child care pertinent to children's school readiness, including type, access, and quality, we review the extant literature on characteristics of child care in rural areas of the United States and identified seventeen studies. Parents in rural (vs. urban) areas more commonly select and can access family- or home-based child care vs. centre-based care. Child care quality bears similar relations with children's outcomes in rural and urban areas. This descriptive review suggests the need for additional research focused on child care in rural areas to better inform child care policy. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01