Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences

Author(s): Adams, Gina; Snyder, Kathleen; Sandfort, Jodi R.;
Date Issued: 2002
Publisher(s): Urban Institute
Description: A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies.
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Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation ; W. K. Kellogg Foundation ; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation ; Ford Foundation ; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; McKnight Foundation ; Commonwealth Fund ; Stuart Foundation ; Weingart Foundation ; Fund for New Jersey (Foundation) ; Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation ; Joyce Foundation ; Rockefeller Foundation
Source: (Occasional Paper No. 55). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. Retrieved September 2, 2005, from http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/310451.pdf
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Topics: Parents & Families

Child Care & Early Education Market > Access To Child Care & Early Education

Policies > Child Care & Early Education Policies > Subsidies
Country: United States
States: ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, FLORIDA, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, TEXAS, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN
Unit Of Analysis: City, State
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