These authors have summarized the work of Sarah Friese, Van-Kim Lin, Nicole Forry, and Kathryn Tout
Families want and need different things when it comes to the care and education of their children. Most research on access to child care and early education (CCEE) has not accounted for what families search for, prefer, and need. In this video, four parents describe their experiences finding child care and early education. Their stories help bring the multi-dimensional access framework to life and show how important all four of the dimensions are—and how parents think about them when finding care for their children.
The Access Guidebook introduced a definition of access that is centered on families and acknowledges four dimensions that families consider when choosing CCEE: access means that parents, with reasonable effort and affordability, can enroll their child in an arrangement that supports the child’s development and meets the parents’ needs.
When families search for CCEE, they weigh several factors at the same time. The access framework helps us acknowledge the multi-dimensional factors that parents balance:
These individuals—Meg Bredeson, Erin Bultinck, Gabriella Guerra, Van-Kim Lin, Kelly Maxwell, Tina Plaza-Whoriskey, and Megan Treinen—have summarized the work of Sarah Friese, Van-Kim Lin, Nicole Forry, and Kathryn Tout from Child Trends on Defining and Measuring Access to High-Quality Early Care and Education: A Guidebook for Policymakers and Researchers.”
This brief is part of the Child Care and Early Education Policy and Research Analysis (CCEEPRA) project. CCEEPRA supports policy and program planning and decision-making with rigorous, research-based information.
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