Family and Caregiving

In this section, we provide information on women's roles as caregivers for children, elderly persons, and for patients. We highlight research on caregiving and resources available to assist the caregiver.

Contents

State of Illinois/ City/ County

• Illinois Network of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies
  http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~ILCare
  Helps parents locate child care providers. Helps providers, employers and communities improve their child care services. Includes Child Care Data Reports -- on who uses their agency.
  
  
• Chicago Metro Area Child Care Directory
  http://www.careguide.net/careguide/yahoo/chicago.html
  Select city and age of child to find listings of childcare centers.
  
  
• Children's Services Division
  http://www.ci.chi.il.us/WorksMart/HumanServices/ChildrensServices
  This city effort partners with communities in Chicago to administer Head Start and Child Care programs, Parent Child Centers, a Child Care food program, and a Multi-Cultural Resource Center at Harold Washington Library. It works to improve programs, policies, and the infrastructure for child development services in Chicago. Contact at 500 North Peshtigo Court, 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, (312) 744-1776, FAX (312) 744-0650, TDD (312) 744-5310. Includes links to its programs.
  
  
• The Day Care Action Council of Illinois
  http://www.childcare-experts.org/dac/dcahp.html
  Includes information on training and assistance, services, referrals, subsidized payment.

United States

• The Parenting Resource Center on the Web
  http://www.parentsplace.com
  Includes the following topics:
  
  • What to look for in a childcare provider
  • Legal information regarding childcare in the US
  • Information for daycare providers and those thinking about starting a daycare facility
  • Links to national childcare providers and equipment and supplies for providers
  
  
  
• Care Connectors, Inc.
  http://www.care-connectors.com
  Data base on child care centers and licensing agencies in US, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
  
  
• Teen Mothers, Childcare, and Education
  http://www.handsnet.org.handsnet2/Articles/art.817848725.html
  Article on the impact evaluation of 5 programs aimed at increasing teen mothers completion of high school or GED. Key feature determining program success is whether program actively monitored and followed-up on school attendance.
  
  
• Childcare and pre-K education from Digest of Education Statistics, 1997
  http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/digest97/
  [data from the Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics]
  Not disaggregated by gender.
  See report under the heading of Elementary and Secondary Education at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/digest97/d970002.html. See tables at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/digest97/listtables.html including:
  • Enrollment of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in preprimary programs, by level and control of program and by attendance status: October 1965 to October 1996
  • Children of prekindergarten through second grade age, by enrollment status, maternal characteristics, and household income: 1991, 1993, and 1995
  • Percent of public school kindergarten teachers indicating the importance of various factors for kindergarten readiness: Spring 1993
  • Child care arrangements of preschool children, by age and household characteristics: 1991 and 1995
  • Participation of public kindergarten children in selected activities 5 days a week, by length and size of class and teacher preparation: Spring 1993

State of Illinois

• CHA Resident Service Coordination
  http://www.ci.chi.il.us/worksmart/Aging/html/ResidentService.html
  In collaborative efforts with the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), the Chicago Department on Aging launched this program to provide direct social services and social activities to residents in 10 CHA senior housing developments. The program was implemented to help improve the quality of life of elderly public housing residents.
  
  
• Chicago Department on Aging
  http://www.ci.chi.il.us/WorksMart/Aging/
  Includes information to direct elderly persons to resources and programs. Aging FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), Programs and Services, Special Events, Interesting Sites on the World Wide Web for elderly persons, Directory of City Services
  
  

United States

• Family Care Research Program
  http://fcs.chm.msu.edu/index.htm
  Michigan State University, B427 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, 517-353-0306
  The Family Care Research Program is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort of faculty from the Michigan State University Colleges of Nursing and Human Medicine and the Department of Family Practice. This site includes links to many research findings on women caring for elderly relatives. This is a highly recommended sources of information. Includes many statements with policy implications.
  
  
• The Complete Elder Care Planner
  http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/lhs040.htm
  The American Medical Association sponsors this publication.
  
  

Date Last Updated: 6/8/98

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