Experiences of Low-Income Single Mothers in Selecting Early Child Care

Autor/in	Bruckman, Marilyn E.
Titel	Experiences of Low-Income Single Mothers in Selecting Early Child Care
Quelle	In: Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 12 (2018) 4, S.233-243 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-3308
Schlagwörter	One Parent Family; Mothers; Child Care; Low Income Groups; Poverty; Selection; Infants; Toddlers; Employed Women; Employed Parents; Context Effect; Barriers; Decision Making; Mother Attitudes; Satisfaction; Family Programs; Federal Programs; Welfare Recipients; Child Safety; Educational Quality; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Mother; Mutter; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Armut; Auslese; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Mutterliebe; Zufriedenheit; Family program; Familienprogramm; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	Access to quality child care profoundly impacts the life chances of low-income single mothers and their children. Tennessee is among the top 10 states with the worst poverty numbers for children, with a poverty rate of 31% for children under six years old. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) sets forth guidelines adopted by state governments to move recipient families from welfare to work. Although opportunities have been expanded for low-income parents, many single mothers struggle to find quality child care so they can work. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the experiences of 10 low-income single working mothers selecting child care for infants and toddlers. The mothers experienced contextual constraints and related issues that contributed to the child care selection process. Three themes emerged from the data including (a) the experiences of being single mothers living in poverty making child care decisions, (b) contextual constraints in choosing child care, and (c) mothers' satisfaction with the child care they chose. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01