Negotiated Care: The Experience of Family Day Care Providers

Acknowledgments

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank the Middlebury College Professional Development Fund for supporting this research at various stages and Vermont EPSCoR for supporting the collection of data from unregistered providers . I have been lucky to have available a wide range of support services at Middlebury College. These include the willing and able assistance provided by Terry Plum in the Library, John ThompsonRohrlich , Chip Winner, and Linda Knutson in the Computer Center, and Wayne Fazestskie, Beth Dow, and Ann Wheeler as departmental secretaries. I am grateful for the work done by my research assistants, Lissie Bates, Susan Dutton, Katie Edwards, Sarah Furber, Jennifer Nelson, and Gwynne Williams. The child care community in Vermont has consistently given support for this project. I have appreciated the time and energy offered by Joyce Shortt and the staff of the Burlington Childcare Resource and Referral Center, Cheryl Mitchell and the staff of the Addison County Parent-Child Center, Coley Baker, Helen Keith, and Helen McGough. My thinking about the issues surrounding family day care has been challenged by my discussions with, and the critical readings of drafts by, family members, friends, and colleagues. I want to thank Emily K. Abel, Eve Adler, Lynne Baker, Myra Marx Ferree, Joanne Jacobson, Kathy McDermott, Ruth Milkman, Bill Nelson, Burke Rochford , Kate Sonderegger, and Joan Smith. As the manuscript was nearing completion, Carol Offen's careful editing and Sandy Vivian's persistence in locating elusive references were much appreciated. Finally, I am especially grateful to the many women and men who gave freely of their time and who trusted me to convey the rich complexity of their daily lives. I hope this trust was not misplaced. CopyrightecJxMateria/ Copyrighted Material NEGOTIATED CARE The Experience of Family Day Care Providers Copyrighted Material Copyrighted Material ...