Parents’ perceptions of their children’s child care: a cross-national comparison

Child care for children with and without disabilities: The provider, observer, and parent perspectives

“…Results of this study showed that, in general, parents rated the quality of their children's care quite high; this is similar to findings of earlier researchers (Cryer et al, 2002). Additionally, the current study revealed that their child's disability status related to only a few differences in parental perspectives on quality-related issues (e.g., importance of provider training/credentials, provider turnover rate, accreditation, acceptance of subsidy) when choosing a child care setting.…”

“…In general, parents of young children report being satisfied with their child care arrangements (Cryer, Tietze, & Wessels, 2002;King Teleki & Buck-Gomez, 2002;McWilliam et al, 1995). However, among low-income parents, those who have young children with disabilities tend to be less satisfied with their child care arrangements and have more concerns about their children's safety than do those whose children are developing typically (Wall, Kisker, Peterson, Carta, & Jeon, in press).…”

Family income, parent education, and perceived constraints as predictors of observed program quality and parent rated program quality

“…Previous research has found that parents tend to rate child care quality more favorably than do trained observers (Cryer and Burchinal, 1997;Cryer et al, 2002). Although our primary purpose was not to compare parents' and observers' ratings of quality, these results indicate that while parents' and observers' ratings are related in a linear fashion, the effect size of the association suggests that there is limited congruence.…”

“…Although there is a modest association between parents' and trained observers' ratings of child care quality, parents tend to rate the quality of their child's early education program better than do trained observers (Cryer and Burchinal, 1997;Cryer et al, 2002). Ratings of parents and observers are most similar for items that are more easily observed.…”

Parents’ perspectives on child care quality and satisfaction in Taiwan

“…Researchers have investigated how parents in the United States and Germany valued aspects of professionally defined ECE quality. Cryer, Tietzb, and Wessels (2002) compared how parents in Germany and the United States recognized the quality of early childhood education services of their preschoolers by examining the different cultures and ECE systems that exist in both countries. In both countries, parents' scores on the quality of ECE programs were higher, compared to those of the trained observers.…”