Characteristics of Home-Based Childcare Providers Who Offer Nonstandard Hours Care

• In Event: Issues in Childcare and Early Education in the United States

Abstract

Non-standard hours child care during evenings, nights, and weekends is a significant need for young children and their families. Currently, more than half of low-income children under the age of 6 have parents who work some form of a non-standard hours work schedule. Home-based child care (HBCC) providers are the largest group serving children under age 6 during non-standard hours. Through secondary data analysis of the National Survey of Early Care and Education on HBCC providers (n = 3476), decision tree analysis was used to predict whether listed HBCC providers offer non-standard hours care. Preliminary findings indicate those providers who offer non-standard hours care are more likely to receive government subsidies, have lower education levels, and serve fewer children.

Authors

• Jing Tang, Child Trends

• Susan Lewis, University of Delaware

• Laura Cutler, The Ohio State University

• Rena Hallam, University of Delaware

• Zachary Kendall Collier, The University of Delaware