LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 1885 TO PROVIDE FOR A FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 90-587 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office S. HRG. 100-882 ACT FOR BETTER CHILD CARE SERVICES OF 1987 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, FAMILY, DRUGS AND ALCOHOLISM OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 1885 TO PROVIDE FOR A FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CHILD CARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources CONTENTS DeConcini, Hon. Dennis, a U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona, prepared Freeman, Harry L., executive vice president, American Express Co., New York, NY; Sandra Salyer, vice president, Mervyn's of Dayton Hudson Corp., Hayward, CA; Cheryl Smith, president, Corporate Kids, Inc., Olathe, KS; and Martha Eshoo, director, Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Day Care, Johnson, Hon. Marlene, Lieutenant Governor, State of Minnesota; and Hon. Prepared statement of Lieutenant Governor Johnson (with an attach- Pearce, Dr. Diana M., director, women and proverty project, Institute for Women's Policy Research, Washington, DC; Ellen Galinsky, project direc- tor, work and family life studies, Bank Street College, New York, NY; William Bentley Ball, Esq., on behalf of Association of Christian Schools International, Harrisburg, PA, accompanied by Eunice Dirks, director of early childhood education, ACSI; and Lynn Lyss, vice president, National Walker, Judith, commissioner, Department of Human Services, city of Chica- White, Jimmy, Lexington, KY; Joy Majied, Washington, DC; Debra and Mi- Prepared statement of Ms. Adams... Downey, Hon. Thomas J., Member of Congress, State of New York; Carolyn Henricques, parent, New York, NY; Philip W. Johnston, secretary, Execu- tive Office of Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and Myra |