Home Away From Home: A Spectrum of Child Care

It's Monday morning at the Crane household and the alarm clock rings early. Mark and Judi Crane slip into their business suits and pack baby Joshua's diaper bag. Four-year-old Nate pulls on his superhero shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes, and is ready to head out the door. Hand in hand Nate and his Dad walk the three tree-lined streets, as they have for the past two years, to Nate's day-care home, while Judi delivers Joshua to an infant daycare home across town.