Number 15
(2005)
Perspectives on Family, Friend, and Neighbor Childcare: Research, Programs, and Policy
Acknowledgements
Warmest thanks to Toni Porter and Jonathan Silin for their generous and expert counsel. Shannon Kearns, Amparo Garcia, and the Occasional Paper Editorial Board offered helpful suggestions. On behalf of the Institute for a Child Care Continuum, I wish to express our gratitude to the A. L. Mailman Family Foundation, particularly Luba Lynch and Joelle Fontaine, who have supported our work for many years, and who provided funding for this volume.
Articles
Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care: Crib Notes on a Complex Issue
Toni Porter and Shannon Kearns
The Arizona Kith and Kin Project
Sarah Ocampo-Schlesinger and Vicki McCarty
Licensing Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers: Paradoxes and Possibilities
Pamela Jakwerth Drake, Bayla Greenspoon, and Sarah Neville-Morgan
Grandmothers As Child Caregivers: A Unique Child Care Arrangement
Kathy L. Reschke and Susan K. Walker
Lessons From the Field: Culturally Competent Support for Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers in Seattle
Mergitu Argo, Hueiling Chan, and Christina Malecka