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Lies Parents tells themselves about why they work,
U.S. News and
World Report,
12-May-97, page 61 |
Lie #2 "Day care is perfectly good"
Parents who have made this choice (daycare) want to believe it is the
right one. Not surprisingly...parents consistently expressed
high levels of satisfaction with their child care.
By contrast, the most recent comprehensive study (indicates they are not).
What explains the disconnect between parent perceptions of day-care quality
and the reality?
(Developmental Psychologist and Researcher) Carolee Howes sees two reasons.
First, the typical parent cannot carefully assess day care. Some can't leave
work during the day to drop in unannounced and observe...
The other reason parents overlook problems in their day care setup...is that
"psychologically, they can't bear to tell you it's not good." This state of
denial may become all the stiffer as a defense....
Category = Quality |
Daycare Dangers,
U.S. News and World Report,
4-Aug-97, page 34 |
Says Donna Overcash, director of Save the Children Child Care Support
Center, an Atlanta-based advocacy group: "Zookeepers make more, and
fast-food restaurants are better regulated."
Category = Quality, Regulations |
Daycare Dangers,
U.S. News and World Report,
4-Aug-97, page 34-35 |
In most states, the course of study for a driver's license is longer than
for certification as a day-care worker. It takes about 1,500 hours of
training at an accredited school to qualify as a licensed haircutter,
masseur, or manicurist. Day-care providers, by contrast are usually
required to attend a single session devoted to a mishmash of topics from CPR
techniques to food menus.
Category = Regulations |
Daycare Dangers,
U.S. News and World Report,
4-Aug-97, page 35 |
Training (for day-care workers) usually requires only passive
exposure to instructional materials, no tests
are given.
Category = Regulations |
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