RT Book, Section
A1 Bauer, Nerissa S.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6739182
T1 Chapter 97. Nonparental Childcare
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6739182
RD 2024/04/16
AB With  more  women  seeking  employment  outside  the  home,  about  11  million  children  under  the  age  of  5  years  spend  a  significant  amount  of  time  in  nonparental  childcare  (NPCC)  arrangements.1  Political,  cultural,  and  economic  factors  contribute  to  the  increasing  number  of  children  in  NPCC  settings  in  the  United  States.  In  2006,  67  million  women  were  employed  and  75%  worked  full-time.2  Changes  in  family  structure  influenced  the  economic  needs  of  households.  Currently,  about  70%  of  children  live  with  two  married  parents.  Children  living  in  mother-only  households  increased  steadily  to  23%  and  in  father-only  households  to  5%  in  2006.3  Preschool-age  children  of  working  mothers  spend  an  average  of  36  hours  in  childcare  each  week.1