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

Author(s): Herbst, Chris M.; Tekin, Erdal;
Date Issued: September, 2011
Publisher(s): National Bureau of Economic Research
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)
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Funder(s): W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Physical Development & Growth

Policies > Child Care & Early Education Policies > Subsidies
Country: United States
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