Child Care in Jewish Family Policy

Publication Date: July 1989

Publisher: American Jewish Committee

Author(s): Ruth Pinkenson Feldman

Research Area: Culture and religion; Education

Keywords: Jewish Youth; Jewish Outreach; Organizational Development; Jewish Continuity

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author of this report was commissioned by the American Jewish Committee to develop a policy analysis on the need for quality child care under Jewish auspices. She argues that if the Jewish community embraces a strategy of providing a range of services designed to support the family and its needs, these same families will in turn become sources of strength to the Jewish community. She explores the issue of child care in the Jewish community from three perspectives: 1) The Jewish community as funder and provider of child care services; 2) The Jewish community as employer; 3) The Jewish community in the public policy debate.