How child care assistance in welfare and employment programs can support the employment of low-income families

Description:

An analysis of the effects of changes in child care policies on the child care choices of families participating in pilot welfare and employment programs from the late 1980s to the early 1990s

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Gennetian Lisa A.; Crosby Danielle A.; Huston Aletha C.; Lowe Edward D.

Publisher(s):

MDRC

Funder(s):

David & Lucile Packard Foundation; William T. Grant Foundation; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

2002

Source:

(Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 11). New York: MDRC.

Note:

This resource is part of the Next Generation project

Topics:

7. Policies > 7.3. Economic & Social Policies

7. Policies > 7.1. Child Care & Early Education Policies

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