Debate over Child Care, 1969-1990: A Sociohistorical Analysis Book

	Acknowledgments
	List of Acronyms
Pt. I	The Contemporary Debate
1	Introduction	3
2	Legislative Background	29
3	The Public-Nonprofit Sponsorship Position in the Contemporary Debate over Child Care Services	63
4	Church Sponsorship and the Religious Function	87
5	For-Profit Sponsorship and the Economic Function	143
6	Employer Sponsorship and the Economic Function	179
7	Public School Sponsorship and the Education Function	217
Pt. II	The Kindergarten Debate
8	The Context of the Past Debate	261
9	Private Sponsorship of Kindergartens	275
10	Free Kindergartens	279
11	Kindergartens Under the Sponsorship of Social Settlements, Churches, Corporations, and the Women's Temperance Union	287
12	Public School Sponsorship of the Kindergarten	299
Pt. III	Conclusion
13	Policy Implications	323
	Appendixes	355
	Bibliography	381
	Index	441