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Necessity of Preschool Programs

The problem that this study addresses is that preschool programs are becoming essential since 76% of children under five have employed mothers that require daily nonparental childcare arrangements for many hours (Barnett & Yarosz, 2004; Capizzano & Adams, 2000).

Capizzano and Adams (2000) pointed out that nationwide, single child care arrangements are found on 62% of families, 38% have more than one regular child care arrangement each week, 30% have two child care arrangements each week and 8% have three or more child care arrangements. The remaining 62 percent have only a single childcare arrangement. Infants are found in multiple childcare arrangements less often; 34% of children under three are in multiple settings compared to 44% of three- and four-year olds found in multiple arrangements. Low- and high-income families are equally likely to use multiple arrangements.

The different types of nonparental arrangements include preschool programs, nurseries, and child care centers, before- or after-school programs, Head Start programs, family child care homes, baby-sitters or a nanny, and relatives in or out of the childÆs home. In addition, there is a lack of empirical research regarding parental attitudes toward preschool programs. Parental views of preschool programs must be understood since the preschool programs are designed to meet the needs of both the parents and the children.

The purpose of the study is to examine parental and teacher attitudes toward different types of preschool programs.

In response to the growing need for preschool programs, New Jersey is implementing school reform measures under court order and these include full-day kindergarten for five-year-olds and half-day preschool programs for three- and four-year-olds in poor school districts (Barnett, Tarr, Lamy & Frede, 2002). Early Childhood Program Aid, a form of state funding that developed in response to Supreme Court ruling, funds t...

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