The geographic accessibility of child care subsidies and evidence on the impact of subsidy receipt on childhood obesity

Description:

An examination of the relationship of families' proximity to social service agencies to their likelihood of child care subsidy receipt and of the impact of child care subsidy receipt on childhood obesity, based on kindergarten year data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class (ECLS-K)

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Herbst Chris M.; Tekin Erdal

Publisher(s):

National Bureau of Economic Research

Funder(s):

W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

September, 2011

Source:

(NBER Working Paper Series No. 17471). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from http://www.nber.org/papers/w17471.pdf

Topics:

7. Policies > 7.1. Child Care & Early Education Policies > 7.1.6. Subsidies

1. Children & Child Development > 1.2. Child Development & School Readiness > 1.2.3. Physical Development & Growth

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