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- Title
The Child Care Crisis and the Work-Family Conflict: A Policy Rationale for Federal Legislation.
- Authors
Kaminer, Debbie
- Abstract
This Article examines the severe lack of affordable quality child care in the United States today, concluding that the best solution to the child care crisis is increased federal funding and regulation of child care. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of the numerous harms created by the lack of affordable quality child care to illustrate both the breadth and the depth of the problem. The author also examines how the current child care crisis remains, in large part, because of Americans' complex attitudes towards child care, dependency, the role of mothers, and the role of government in assisting families. This Article further examines the way norms theory applies to the issue of child care. Specifically, this Article argues that increased government funding and regulation of child care would have an expressive function and would indicate societal approval of child care. Such government support would, in turn, affect American's attitudes towards child care. The author concludes that additional federal funding and regulation is necessary - both because of the direct benefits of increased funding and regulation of childcare and also because of the expressive effect of such legislation - and that this funding should occur primarily through a voucher program.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CHILD care; FEDERAL aid; AMERICANS; DEPENDENCY (Psychology); MOTHERS; FAMILIES; FEDERAL government; DELEGATED legislation
- Publication
Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law, 2007, Vol 28, Issue 2, p495
- ISSN
1067-7666
- Publication type
Article