nmm 22 4500 ICPSR33901 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130523s2012 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR33901 MiAaI MiAaI New Americans [electronic resource] Child Care Choices of Parents of English Language Learners Helen Ward , Erin Oldham LaChance , Julie Atkins 2012-07-03 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2012 ICPSR 33901 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-23. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. Immigration to this country has increased significantly in recent years. While Mexican immigrants are the largest population of immigrants in the United States (39 percent), the rest of the population is widely varied, with no one nation accounting for more than 3 percent of all immigrants. Despite the significant benefits quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs offer to immigrant children, their rates of enrollment are significantly lower than for comparable children of United States-born parents. In order to better address the needs of these new American families, providers and state policymakers need more in-depth knowledge about the perceptions of these families and the factors that influence their choice of care. This study is an exploratory study in two cities which reflect the diversity of experience with immigration across the country: Denver, Colorado and surrounding areas, where the focus is on Mexican immigrants, and Portland, Maine and surrounding areas, where the focus is on three of the many refugee populations which have newly settled here. The contrasts, not only in the immigrant populations themselves, but also in the political and historical contexts of the communities in which they live, offer an opportunity to enrich the field of research on child care choices for this vulnerable population of children and families. Additional details about this study can be found on the New Americans Web site. Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33901.v1 early childhood education icpsr English as a Second Language icpsr immigrants icpsr language study icpsr child care icpsr ICPSR V.A. Education, United States CCEERC II.A.2. Preschoolers (3-5 years) CCEERC IV.B. Population Dynamics CCEERC XII. United States CCEERC I.C. Providers CCEERC IX.A. Child Care Arrangements CCEERC IX.H. Parent Involvement Ward, Helen Oldham LaChance, Erin Atkins, Julie Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) 33901 Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR33901.v1