{"product_id":"9780807772584","title":"The States of Child Care: Building a Better System","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the U.S. economy continues to falter and families face ongoing wage stagnation and widening income inequalities, there is an urgent need for a better, integrated approach to child care. This accessible, up-to-date account of the chronic issues plaguing child care reform offers viable solutions drawn from a model state child care system in the state of North Carolina. Original data from interdisciplinary research illustrates the complex landscape of U.S. child care, as well as the ambiguous relationship society has with the sobering statistic that 64% of women with children under six are employed and in need of reliable, high-quality care of their young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe history and demographics of U.S. child care policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis of several persistent forces impeding the emergence of a national child care system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary ideas about motherhood, employment, and providing child care for pay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn extensive review of research on child care and child development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommendations focusing on policy integration and workforce development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eThe States of Child Care,\u003c\/em\u003e Sara Gable gives voice to the perspectives of parents, practitioners, and advocates to help readers deepen their understanding of our past, what needs to change in the present, and what strategies they can use to make progress now.”\u003cbr\u003e—From the Foreword by \u003cstrong\u003eMarcy Whitebook\u003c\/strong\u003e, Director, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, Berkeley, CA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSara Gable\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109515739376,"sku":"9780807772584","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807772584_p0.jpg?v=1763740867","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807772584","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}