Who cares for our children? : the child care crisis in the other America / Valerie Polakow ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Polakow, Valerie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child care--United States.

Child care.

Low-income mothers.

Poor children.

United States.

Children with social disabilities--United States.

Children with social disabilities.

Poor children--United States.

Low-income mothers--United States.

Poor families--United States.

Poor families.

Child care--Government policy--United States.

Child care--Government policy.

Physical Description:

xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2007]

Summary:

Lack of access to affordable high quality child care is frequently the tipping point that catapults a family into poverty, joblessness, and homelessness. Polakow presents the compelling stories of low-income women from across the nation and chronicles their resilient struggles in the face of ongoing child care crises. The resulting work is an incisive critique of public policy that points to the shameful record of the United States in caring for its children. Drawing on historical and international perspectives, Polakow creates a groundbreaking analysis of child care as a human right, persuasively arguing for a universal child care system.

Contents:

Introduction: Who cares?

Whose rights?

Young, vulnerable, and poor : confronting the child care maze

Struggling and juggling : school, work, and child care

"Difficult" children : disrupted placements and expulsions

Immigrant mothers : child care in the shadows

"It was a wonderful and different change" : when child care works

The right to child care.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-216) and index.

ISBN:

9780807747742

0807747742

9780807747759

0807747750

OCLC:

76786703