Examines the attitudes of the public authorities in various countries concerning child-care services for working parents and the different systems of care in operation in industrial and developing nations. (Author/CT)

A total of 195 clients of the Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) Private Industry Council's (PIC) transitional child care assistance program were interviewed in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. The program was designed to allow participants the opportunity to succeed on the job and to continue to receive help in paying…

The document presents partial recommendations of a Pennsylvania State University Study Group on the Status of Women at the University. Recommendations concern: family care policy, women's curriculum and programs, non-tenure track policy, staff exempt and staff nonexempt employees, the leadership share, and advocacy for women. Among specific…

Written to meet four objectives, this document (1) reviews the use of media in parent education, (2) evaluates the format and content of existing approaches, (3) formulates a philosophy to guide the development of new materials, and (4) makes specific recommendations regarding future parent education materials. Specific recommendations concerning…

The culmination of a year-long bipartisan national initiative on child care policy, this committee report makes specific policy recommendations for the federal government based on hearings held in 3 cities and receiving the testimony of 160 witnesses from 22 states. An introduction summarizes demographic trends and present policies regarding child…