For at-risk teen mothers, this parent support program and school-based child care setting appears to offer promising opportunities to help young mothers with parenting, avoid rapid subsequent pregnancies, and stay engaged with school, while their children are cared for in a close and safe environment
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Teenage pregnancy and daycare may not be the first thing that young people (or their parents) think of when a teen pregnancy is confirmed. But getting a teen parent through high school by finding adequate daycare facilities will provide a better life for both mom and baby.
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Teen mothers who are able to remain connected to their high schools have fewer subsequent births during adolescence, better behavioral, social, and academic development of their children” (Sadler et al. 2). Most community colleges and universities have child care services. Students can send their children to daycare centers when they go to classes.
School daycare centers provide a safe and reliable environment for children while adolescent mothers continue enrolling in their classes.