Improving the Quality of Child Care in the Rural South

Authors

Margaret E. Griffin, Tennessee Technological University
R. Dwight Hare, Tennessee Technological University
Patrica A. Baggerly, Tennessee Technological University
Melinda M. Leftwich, Tennessee Technological University
Sue Standifer, Tennessee Technological University
Susan A. Elkins, Tennessee Technological University

Abstract

A collaborative of six social service agencies and a state university determined that the single most pressing need of families in a 14-county, rural area was child care. The Training Resource Center, developed through a W K. Kellogg Foundation grant, worked with day care licensing and early childhood professional groups to develop a plan to address the systemic nature of the problem of how to improve the quality of child care. Programs developed included training, mentoring, NAEYC accreditation, and a resource library. After 15 months, some programs show the possibility of sustainability.

Recommended Citation

Griffin, Margaret E.; Hare, R. Dwight; Baggerly, Patrica A.; Leftwich, Melinda M.; Standifer, Sue; and Elkins, Susan A. (1998) "Improving the Quality of Child Care in the Rural South," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 25: Iss. 1, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2473
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol25/iss1/9