Hina Rehmani      Please note: Each entry should be a hanging indent rather than flush left.

ENGL 1101- 1:30 PM

April 14, 2004

Annotated Bibliography

“Advantages of Providing Child Care to Your Employees.” KCU Corporation Daycare. 30 March 2004. <http://www.kiddiecampus.com/geninfo.htm#Advantages%20of%20providing%20child%20care%20to%20your%20employees>.

            This website lists many advantages of providing childcare to employees, from the company viewpoint.

Beam Jr., Burton T., and John J. McFadden. Employee Benefits. 2^nd Ed. Homewood: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1988.

            Lists the benefits of company provided childcare for employees.

Blau, David M. The Child Care Problem: An Economic Analysis. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001.

            Blau states how families and the economy are affected when there is no childcare.

Brown, Harriet N. The Good-Bye Window: A Year in the Life of a Day-Care Center. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1998.

            Brown gives a journal-styled account of young children at a local daycare center.

Catlette, Bill, and Richard Hadden. Contended Cows Give Better Milk: The Plain Truth About Employee Relations and Your Bottom Line. Germantown: Saltillo Press, 1998.

            Catlette and Hadden explain how some businesses can take advantage of daycare, in terms of profits and overall company productivity.

Cooper, Sonja. Child Care: A Parent’s Guide. 2^nd Edition. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1999.

            Cooper is a former childcare consultant and preschool teacher. She lists various solutions to childcare needs for various family situations, including families with working parents.

Fundamentals of Employee Benefit Programs. 2^nd Edition. Washington: Employee Benefit Research Institute, 1985.

            This institution researches the benefits given to workers, and they explain how on-site daycare services are becoming a popular and fast growing benefit. 

“Get Well Centers Offer Innovative Employee Benefits: Sick Child Care Increases Productivity and Employee Morale.” Business Wire. 29 Oct. 1998. 30 Mar. 2004. <http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0EIN/1998_Oct_29/53144870/print.jhtml>.

            This article is a unique approach to company sponsored childcare. It targets the growing medical need required alongside daycare centers and its benefits to companies.

Kahn, Alfred J., and Sheila B. Kamerman. Child Care: Facing the Hard Choices. Dover: Auburn House Publishing Company, 1987.

            Kahn and Kamerman give details about the history of employer-supported childcare and its importance today.

Levine, Joni. “Daycare Trends to Watch.” What You Need To Know About. 2004. 30 Mar. 2004 <http://daycare.about.com/library/weekly/aa120500a.htm?terms=daycare+and+companies>.

            Levine provides information about fast-growing daycare trends in U.S. companies.

McIntyre, Lee. “Childcare on Board: The Growth of Work-Site Daycare.” Regional Review.  1 Aug. 2003. 21 Mar. 2004 <http://www.bos.frb.org/economic/nerr/rr2000/q3/daycare.htm>.

            McIntyre provides useful statistics about the workforce and great examples of companies that have implemented the on-site daycare facility.

Scarr, Sandra. Mother Care/ Other Care. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1984.

            Discusses how children benefit, mentally and emotionally, from day-care centers. Scarr also describes the other forms of childcare, besides mother care.

Stegelin, Dolores A. Early Childhood Education: Policy Issues for the 1990s. Norwood: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1992.

            Stegelin gives details about various government policies created for the proper education and care of children in the United States.

Sweeney, John J., and Karen Nussbaum. Solutions for the New Work Force: Policies for a New Social Contract. Cabin John: Seven Locks Press, 1989.

            Sweeney and Nussbaum explain the various problems with daycare, such as high costs, low quality service, and lack of resources. The book provides excellent quotes and facts about on-site daycare centers at work.