Examining the Cost of Military Child Care

by Zellman, Gail L.; Gates, Susan M.

• ISBN13: 9780833031235
• ISBN10: 0833031236
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-19
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

The military child-care system, the largest system of employer-sponsored child care in the country, has received high marks for providing quality, accessible care for children of military employees. In an effort to control expenses, the Department of Defense (DoD) has considered a number of different approaches to delivering this care. This book presents estimates of the cost of providing care in DoD-operated Child Development Centers (CDCs), Family Child Care (FCC) homes, and centers operated by outside providers under contract to the DoD.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Tables	p. vii
Summary	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
Acronyms	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
An Overview of the Military Child-Care System	p. 11
Study Methods	p. 21
Costs of CDC, FCC, and Contractor-Provided Care	p. 37
An Examination of Civilian-Employer Child-Care Centers	p. 61
Conclusions and Recommendations	p. 89
Child-Care Cost Survey	p. 99
Regression Analysis of Cost Per Child by Age Group	p. 115
Bibliography	p. 123
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