The context for child care
Family care, the baseline
Shared care by mothers and fathers
Care by full-time mothers
Fathers as principal care providers
Care by nannies, au pairs, and other in-home child care providers
Child care centers or nurseries
Integrated care and education: children's centers and extended schools
Quality of care from various viewpoints
Quality of care from research viewpoints
Quality of care from parents' viewpoints
Quality of care from children's viewpoints
Is better child care a priority?
Politics and policies, models and money
Some signposts to the way forward for politicians, policy makers, and professionals
Some signposts to the way forward for parents and children.
