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The Child Care Arrangements of Preschool Children in Immigrant Families in the United States


  Author: Peter D. Brandon
Publisher: The Foundation for Child Development
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Document Date:                  April 01, 2002
Category: Family Relations > Extended Family
Related Categories:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
Family Relations > Family Ties
Family Transitions > Immigration Experience
Parenthood/Childrearing > Nonparental Care
 

This paper explores trends in childcare use by immigrant families and compares their patterns of use with those of non-immigrant families. It finds that immigrant children are less likely to be placed in center-based, formal childcare, and are more likely to be cared for by relatives than their non-immigrant counterparts.

 

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