Relationships between parental satisfaction and the quality of family day care were explored from a general systems perspective. Also considered were the relationships between parental satisfaction with care and their providers' job satisfaction, family structure, and training. The impact of shared childrearing values and beliefs on parental satisfaction with child care and provider job satisfaction were investigated. The study sample included 33 providers and 65 of their parent clients. No significant relationships were found between parental satisfaction with care and provider job satisfaction. However, parental satisfaction was positively correlated with shared childrearing values, the quality of the setting, and the training of the provider. Parental satisfaction was also higher when the provider's own young children were not in the day care system. Implications of the findings in regard to advice for parents and providers are discussed. Recommendations for further research are offered. (Author/RH)
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- Peer Reviewed
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- Publication Type
- ['Reports - Research', 'Speeches/Meeting Papers']
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Paper to be presented at the American Educational Research 2
- It also looks at the impact of shared 3
- Family Day Care Rating Scale 5
- A systems perspective would view family day 5
- This study is an attempt to supplement the 6
- Included in the sample for this study were 33 7
- A subscale of 6 8
- All but four had taken 10 or more hours of 9
- The construct of parental satisfaction appears to be a 10
- Even given 10
- The high correlation between FDC provider total 11
