How welfare reform affects young children: Experimental findings from Connecticut

Author(s): Loeb, Susanna; Fuller, Bruce; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Carrol, Bidemi;
Date Issued: 2003
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons
Description: A study of the effects of mothers’ rising employment levels and program participation on young children’s early learning and cognitive growth, comparing participant outcomes in Connecticut’s Jobs First program and a traditional welfare program
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Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation ; David & Lucile Packard Foundation ; Spencer Foundation ; United States. Child Care Bureau ; United States. Department of Education
Journal Title: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Volume Number: 22
Issue Number: 4
Page Range: 537-550
Note: This resource is part of the Growing Up in Poverty Project
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

Parents & Families > Family Characteristics > Families & Work

Policies > Economic & Social Policies
Country: United States
States: CONNECTICUT
ISSN: 0276-8739 Paper
1520-6688 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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