Looking at Latino Families’ Access to ECE Through Multiple Dimensions

Explore a comprehensive webinar examining Latino families' access to early care and education (ECE) through multiple dimensions. Gain insights from researchers at the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families as they present key findings on Hispanic families' ECE preferences, search behaviors, and utilization patterns. Delve into topics such as access, availability, and quality of ECE services used by Hispanic families. Learn about the implications of this research for policy and programs from a Child Care Aware representative. Discover important data on parental work hours, cross-group comparisons, parents' preferences, and decision-making processes. Examine access barriers, future supply considerations, and features of availability and flexibility in ECE. Reflect on culturally-based preferences, challenges, and critical research gaps in this field. Engage with expert presenters and gain valuable knowledge to better understand and support Latino families' ECE experiences.

Introduction
About the CFP Consortium
Webinar Overview
Introductions
About the Center
Disclaimer
Why we focus on Latino children
Looking at families
Data Sources
Web Site
Highlights
Parental Work Hours
CrossGroup Comparisons
Parents Preferences
Search Decision Making
Findings
Findings Summary
Access Barriers
Future Supply
Findings Overview
Features of Availability Flexibility
What does this all mean
Evidence
Reflections
Questions
Culturally Based Preferences
Challenges
What does childcare represent
The most critical research gaps
Closing comments