New Findings on Children, Families, and
Economic Self-Sufficiency
Figure 7:
Ratings of Family and Relative Care
and Center Care (Low-Income Sample)
![[Figure 7]](fig7.gif)
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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