Child Care and Work Challenges for Maine's Parents of Children with Special Needs
Citation
Ward, H.D., Atkins, J.A., & Oldham, E.E. (2009, Summer/Fall). Child care and work challenges for Maine's parents of children with special needs. Maine Policy Review, 18(1), 82-87.
Abstract
Research by the authors with paretns, child care providers, and other service providers found that parents of children with special needs face particular challenges trying to maintain stable employment while balancing work and family. These parents have more difficulty finding and keeping child care for children with special needs, and there is a lack of coordination of therapy with child care programs. Since the study was completed, Maine has taken several stepts to begin to address these issues.
Publication Type
Journal Article
Internal Authors
External Authors
Oldham, Erin E.
Published on
2009-10-19
Publisher
Maine Policy Review
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Notes
Erin E. Oldham is the owner of Oldham Innovative Research, a New England research and evaluation company. Her speciality is educational research. She is currently directing the evaluation of an Early Reading First project in Maine and care among Somali, Sudanese, and Cambodian immigrants in Maine and Mexican refugees in Colorado.
