Recent studies have proclaimed the state of child care in the United States with - the bold statement such as ". . . most child care--especially for infants and toddlers--is - mediocre in quality and sufficiently poor to interfere with children's emotional and - intellectual development" (Helburn et al. 1995). However individual experiences reflect a different reality. Through gathering of up-to-date data this paper contrasts the current academic opinion with the experiences of everyday childcare users.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Grebelsky, Alla

Subject

• Well-Being
• Health
• Community
• Security

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02C002I

Keyword

• Child care

Advisor

• Dunn, Patrick P.

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright