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Satisfaction Levels and Needs of Employed Mothers Using Different Child Day Care Centers  

Kim, Hyo-Min (Dept. of Home economics, Chung-Ang Univ.)
Park, Jung-Yun (Dept. of Family Welfare, Chung-Ang Univ.)
Kim, Yang-Hee (Dept. of Family Welfare, Chung-Ang Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association / v.44, no.6, 2006 , pp. 79-86 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare working mothers' sftisfaction with child day care service between those using child care centers in their workplace and those using child care centers close to their houses. their demand for better child care service was also assessed. The study findings can be used as basic information for establishing alternative solutions and developing child day care programs able to meet the different needs of mothers with preschool children. The results from this study were as follows. Firstly, there was a significant difference in satisfaction levels associated with the quality of child day care centers (programs and safety) between the two groups. There were no significant differences in satisfaction levels associated with demographic factors. Secondly, while working mothers using child care centers in their workplace were most concerned with the quality of the center, the other group of working mothers was most concerned with the distance between their houses and the child care centers. Thirdly, both groups preferred the idea that the government make child care subsidies. Thus study results suggest the need for establishing systematic efforts to increase child care services in workplaces and communities and eventually support working mothers.
Keywords
employed mother; empolyer supported child-care service; child-care service;
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