The History of Child Care in the U.S.

What was the primary purpose of the Model Day Nursery set up at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition?

• To support mothers' pensions

• To offer free child care to all classes

• To demonstrate approved methods of rearing children

• To provide employment for teachers

Which organization was founded in 1898 to address child care issues?

• National Association for Nursery Education

• National Federation of Day Nurseries (NFDN)

• Child Welfare League of America

• Inter-City Committee for Day Care of Children

Who was the first chief of the U.S. Children’s Bureau?

• Jane Addams

• Julia Lathrop

• Josephine Jewell Dodge

• Douglas Thom

What was the main goal of mothers' or widows' pensions?

• To encourage mothers to work outside the home

• To support mothers so they could stay at home with their children

• To provide free child care

• To fund day nurseries

Which New Deal agency established the Emergency Nursery Schools (ENS)?

• Child Welfare League of America

• National Federation of Day Nurseries

• U.S. Children’s Bureau

• Works Progress Administration (WPA)

What was the primary purpose of the Emergency Nursery Schools (ENS)?

• To provide free meals to children

• To offer employment opportunities to unemployed teachers

• To provide full-day child care

• To support mothers' pensions

Which act was passed in 1941 to create community facilities in war-impact areas?

• Lanham Act

• Mothers' Pensions Act

• Child Care and Development Block Grant

• Emergency Nursery Schools Act

What was the capacity of child care centers operating at the peak of the female labor force in 1944?

• 2 million children

• 500,000 children

• 1 million children

• 130,000 children

Which company set up Child Service Centers at its shipyards in Portland, Oregon?

• Ford

• Kaiser Company

• Boeing

• General Motors

What did the 1954 child care tax deduction allow?

• Subsidized child care for low-income families

• Government-funded child care centers

• Free child care for all families

• Deduction of up to $600 for child care from income taxes