The role of Early Head Start programs in addressing the child care needs of low-income families with infants and toddlers: Influences on child care use and quality

Description:

A discussion of the patterns of child care use by Early Head Start families and the impacts that program participation had on families' child care use and the quality of care used

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Publisher(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Funder(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Preparer(s):

Paulsell Diane; Love John M.; Raikes Helen; Ross Christine; Boller Kimberly; Brooks-Gunn Jeanne; Brady-Smith Christy; Constantine Jill

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

February, 2004

Source:

Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families. Retrieved from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/role_ehs_cc.pdf

Note:

The project officer is Rachel Chazan Cohen. The contractors are Mathematica Policy Research and the Columbia University, National Center for Children and Families.

Topics:

8. Service Delivery > 8.1. Child Care & Early Education Services

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs > 6.1.3. Early Head Start/Head Start

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality

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