How Americans Feel about Child Care

1		Read and summarize each perspective. Which perspective do you think presents the strongest argument and why?

Click on your web browser's Back button and from the left-hand side click on Fact File, then Family Demographics by State. Find your home state.

2		What percent of children under six have working parents?
3		What percent of children under age 13 in your home state live in low-income families?

Now click your Back button and from the left-hand side click on Quick Takes, then go to Responsibility, click on the first graph, and answer the following questions:

4		Who do most parents and the public think should be responsible for access to child care?
5		What percent of respondents think that families should be primarily responsible fore ensuring that families have access to child care?
6		Were you surprised at these findings? Why or why not?
7		Who do you think should be responsible for making sure that working families have child care for their children: employers, parents, or the government? Why?