{"product_id":"child-care-choices-edward-f-zigler-9781416573333","title":"Child Care Choices","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this analysis of childcare in America, Edward F. Zigler and Mary E. Lang examine the structural inadequacies of childcare and approach the needs of children based on age. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs more and more families begin to enroll their children into childcare networks outside of their homes, it has become far too common that these environments compromise the cognitive and social development of children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a long-awaited definitive anatomy of the American childcare system, \u003ci\u003eChild Care Choices \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses the patchwork construction of a system that, at best, has become increasingly inadequate to meet the needs of a changing society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePutting the methods that have succeeded up against those that have failed in broad historical and cross-cultural perspective, the authors of this book review different approaches of childcare in the United States from colonial times to World War II and all the way up to present day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild Care Choices\u003c\/i\u003e provides essential information for those concerned with children and the policies affecting family life and parental participation in the work force, from parents and policymakers to corporate executives and childcare professionals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward F. Zigler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 141657333X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416573333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Edward F. Zigler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217343623423,"sku":"9781416573333","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_549f1aac-04ee-4123-b834-a2309cacb2b7.jpg?v=1771996630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/child-care-choices-edward-f-zigler-9781416573333","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}