Child care subsidies promote mothers' employment and children's development

Author(s): Henry, Colleen; Werschkul, Misha; Rao, Manita C.;
Date Issued: 2003
Publisher(s): Institute for Women's Policy Research
Description: An exploration of factors associated with the occupational outcomes of urban low income mothers, including child care problems, household characteristics, type of child care used, race/ethnicity, neighborhood characteristics, welfare status, and subsidy usage, based on data collected from a sample of 1,072 low income mothers from poor Philadelphia neighborhoods
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Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation ; Annie E. Casey Foundation
Source: (IWPR Publication No. G714). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research. Retrieved March 9, 2006, from http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/G714.pdf
Topics: Child Care & Early Education Quality

Parents & Families > Family Characteristics > Families & Work

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