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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date
January 20, 2009
Pages
350
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781400042562
ISBN-10
1400042569
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.45 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$25.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: From the universally admired author of the best-selling classic Your Baby and Child, the first comprehensiveâand objectiveâbook on the state of child care in America and the world today. Who is caring for todayâs children? How well are they succeeding? What does care cost, and who is paying for it? How do parents go about choosing care for their children, and are they satisfied with what they find? Penelope Leach answers these and other urgent questions with facts and figures gathered from the most current research, brought to life by the voices of parents, including those involved in her own five-year study.
Leach sees âwork-home balanceâ as being the major conundrum of the day. She delineates the challenge of fitting childrenâs unchanged needs into societyâs changing demands and the dilemma of todayâs parents needing to be in two places at once. She describes in detail the various ways Western countries address that challenge: care given by parents, extended family, and nonfamily; care provided in the childâs home, in other homes, and in professional settings; child care funded by paying parents or by the government. Considering the issues from the various viewpoints of politicians, policy makers, professionals, parents, and children themselves, the author discusses the impact of each kind of care on children of different ages.
Leach highlights the urgent need in America today for measures to raise the quality of child care, and to make the best care we can provide available to all families, just as it is (often by government mandate) in most other developed nations. Setting out clearly and candidly what is known about every aspect of child careâincluding the often hidden feelings and fears of parentsâPenelope Leach presents a critical case for building and implementing an agenda for change.
Leach sees âwork-home balanceâ as being the major conundrum of the day. She delineates the challenge of fitting childrenâs unchanged needs into societyâs changing demands and the dilemma of todayâs parents needing to be in two places at once. She describes in detail the various ways Western countries address that challenge: care given by parents, extended family, and nonfamily; care provided in the childâs home, in other homes, and in professional settings; child care funded by paying parents or by the government. Considering the issues from the various viewpoints of politicians, policy makers, professionals, parents, and children themselves, the author discusses the impact of each kind of care on children of different ages.
Leach highlights the urgent need in America today for measures to raise the quality of child care, and to make the best care we can provide available to all families, just as it is (often by government mandate) in most other developed nations. Setting out clearly and candidly what is known about every aspect of child careâincluding the often hidden feelings and fears of parentsâPenelope Leach presents a critical case for building and implementing an agenda for change.
Editions
Hardcover
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from Alfred a Knopf Inc (January 20, 2009)
9781400042562 | details & prices | 350 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $25.95
About: From the universally admired author of the best-selling classic Your Baby and Child, the first comprehensiveâand objectiveâbook on the state of child care in America and the world today.
About: From the universally admired author of the best-selling classic Your Baby and Child, the first comprehensiveâand objectiveâbook on the state of child care in America and the world today.
Paperback
1 reprint edition from Vintage Books (February 9, 2010)
9781400077212 | details & prices | 350 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $16.95
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