New Findings on Children, Families, and
Economic Self-Sufficiency
Electronic Representation of Figure 7:
Ratings of Family and Relative Care
and Center Care (Low-Income Sample)
Family Care
Unacceptable: 74%
Minimal: 26%
Good: 0% (*There were no "good" ratings for family and relative
care.)
Center Care
Unacceptable: 17%
Minimal: 62%
Good: 21%
Note: Ratings are by the Family Day Care Environmental
Rating Scale (equivalent to the Early Childhood Environmental
Scale), which comprhensively assesses the day-to-day quality of
care provided to children, ranging from safety of equipment to
quality of teaching.
Soure: Howes and Smith (1994). Reprinted with
permission.
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