Parental preschool choices and challenges when young children and their families experience homelessness |
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| Affiliation: | 1. College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, United States;2. Department of Social Work, East Tennessee State University, United States;1. University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, 50 University Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-7360, United States;2. University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Urban and Regional Development, United States;3. University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of City and Regional Planning, United States;4. University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, United States |
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| Abstract: | Encouraging stable preschool enrollment is a critically important policy response for ameliorating the negative impacts of housing instability and homelessness on young children. To contribute to the evidence base for preschool and family support policies, this article investigates how housing instability and homelessness influences parental preschool choices. Using a modified grounded theory approach to analyze transcripts of interviews and focus groups with 28 families who had experienced homelessness, we find that for formerly homeless parents, the most important factors influencing preschool enrollment are housing stability, social networks, attitudes about preschool education, history of trauma, and the type of support received during interactions with social service systems. We integrate these findings into a socio-ecological model that can guide the development of policy responses that encourage preschool enrollment among families experiencing homelessness. |
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