Studies impact of child day care in terms of offering a bridge for connecting immigrants from the former Soviet Union to the new culture and enabling the parents to pursue jobs and job training while dealing with the stress of isolation and economic need. The program offered by The Jewish Child Care Association of New York (JCCA) is aimed at Jewish immigrants in the Queens and Brooklyn boroughs of New York City and also trains providers about Jewish culture, heritage and traditions. The providers care for a small group of children in their own homes and are matched for cultural and linguistic background. A small number of interviews was conducted with randomly chosen parent participants from a 3-year period about the program’s effectiveness. The child day care program was viewed as providing positive benefits such as easing adjustment to public school for immigrant children, teaching children to play together, and learning to speak English as well as counting and the alphabet, while fostering a religiously and culturally supportive environment. (11 references)
