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ERIC Number: EJ1403585
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1096-2506
EISSN: EISSN-2154-400X
DEC at the Intersection: A Different Type of Child Care Crisis
Haines, Sarah
Young Exceptional Children, v26 n4 p245-249 2023
There exists a huge chasm between child care options available to families whose children are typically developing and those whose children have identified disabilities or developmental delays. The intersecting identities of race, disability status, and socioeconomic status compound to make the current child care options inadequate to meet the needs of children and families. To grossly oversimplify the current crisis, it is important to understand the following: child care is expensive, in high demand, and not adequately resourced across settings. In addition, care for a child with disabilities is more specialized, requiring different levels of staffing, child/teacher ratios, and/or equipment. For families who are more likely to be impoverished and/or of non-White racial identity, finding this specialized care can be nearly impossible given the existing options. While progress has been made toward inclusive community settings, this article's critiques of each setting point to a wide gap that needs to be filled for families.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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