Care for infants, preschool, and school-aged children in institutional facilities and private (family) homes.

In the mid-1990s, it was estimated that nearly 50% of all American children will spend at least part of their childhood in a single-parent home, due to the rise in outof-wedlock births and divorce. In addition, the number of single-parent families and families where both parents are employed grew dramatically from 1965 to 1995. As a result, finding quality, affordable child care is a process faced by over half of all U.S. families.

Day Care and Family Day Care Centers

Day care centers have emerged as an important option for care of infants, preschool, and school-age children. Day care facilities are mainly classified into two categories: the day care center, which is located in a public facility and equipped with a staff; and the family day care center, which is run in a...