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2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand
Illinois Action for Children, 2006
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

An examination of the disconnect between child care supply and demand in Cook County, Illinois, with a focus on affordability and hours of care needed by parents

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2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand [Executive summary]
Illinois Action for Children, 2006
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

A summary of an examination of the disconnect between child care supply and demand in Cook County, Illinois, with a focus on affordability and hours of care needed by parents

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Breaking the piggy bank: Parents and the high price of child care [Executive summary]
Mohan, Erin, 2006
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A summary of a compilation of data from a nationwide survey on the impacts of child care affordability on parents

Executive Summary


Child Care and Development Fund Administrative Data, Federal Fiscal Year 2001 (CCDF) [United States]
United States. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006
United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Child Care Bureau. CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA, FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2001 [Computer file]. ICPSR04379-v1. Rockville, MD: Anteon Corporation, Child Care Automation Resource Center [producer], 2005. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-03-09.

This administrative dataset provides descriptive information about the families and children served through the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). CCDF dollars are provided to states, territories, and tribes to provide assistance to low-income families receiving or transitioning from temporary public assistance, in obtaining quality child care so they can work, or depending on their state's policy, attend training or receive education.

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Child care costs and the employment status of married Australian mothers
Rammohan, Anu, 2006
(Discussion Paper No. 517). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian National University, Centre for Economic Policy Research.

A study of the effects of child care costs on the mothers' decision to work full- or part-time in Australia, based on data from a longitudinal survey of household demographics, income, and labor dynamics

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Cost of child care: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2006
(DHS-4815). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Human Services.

A fact sheet highlighting child care costs in Minnesota

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Costs of early childhood care and education programs
Levin, Henry M., 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A presentation of factors that determine costs of early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs generally, data on ECCE costs of various countries, and an outline of a method for comprehensive and consistent measurement of program costs

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Can parents afford to work?: Childcare costs, tax-benefit policies and work incentives
Immervoll, Herwig, January, 2006
(Discussion Paper No. 1932). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.

A comparative study of the net costs, adjusting for tax benefits and work incentive policies, to parents of obtaining full-time, center-based child care in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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Can parents afford to work?: Childcare costs, tax-benefit policies and work incentives [Executive summary]
Immervoll, Herwig, January, 2006
(Discussion Paper No. 1932). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.

A summary of an assessment of the net costs, adjusting for tax benefits and work incentive policies, to parents of obtaining full-time, center-based child care for their children in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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Economic volatility and expulsion in U.S. child care settings: A multi-state survey
Southward, Linda H., 2006
Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Social Science Research Center.

Studies of the economic vulnerability of American child care centers and expulsion of children for parental nonpayment or changes in voucher status, based on a random sample of 807 child care centers in five states

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The impact of kindergarten entrance age policies on the childcare needs of families
Datar, Ashlesha, 2006
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 25(1), 129-153

A presentation of a model for parents' kindergarten entrance age decisions, with an examination of the relationship between socioeconomic factors and parents' desired kindergarten entrance age for their children, based on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K)

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Lane County Child Care Enhancement Project evaluation: Year 1: Final report
Worcel, Sonia D., October 2006
Portland, OR: NPC Research.

First year results from a three-year process and random-assignment outcome evaluation of the Lane County, Oregon, Child Care Enhancement Project--a program to lower families' child care expenses, increase and stabilize child care wages, and improve child care quality through child care subsidies, child care worker wage enhancements, and mentoring and technical assistance--based on program reports, provider and director surveys, parent surveys and interviews, and observations of child care settings

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Lane County Child Care Quality Improvement Project evaluation: Year 1: Executive summary
Worcel, Sonia D., October 2006
Portland, OR: NPC Research.

A summary of first year results from a three-year process and random-assignment outcome evaluation of the Lane County, Oregon, Child Care Enhancement Project--a program to lower families' child care expenses, increase and stabilize child care wages, and improve child care quality through child care subsidies, child care worker wage enhancements, and mentoring and technical assistance--based on program reports, provider and director surveys, parent surveys and interviews, and observations of child care settings

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Maternity leave and payment for childcare, impact on the economic situation of a married couple in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Great Britain, and Germany
Aakjær, Charlotte, 2006
(Social Policy and Welfare Working Paper 04:2006). Copenhagen: Socialforskningsinstituttet (Danish National Institute of Social Research).

A study simulating the effects of paid family leave policies and post-leave child care costs on family income after the birth of the first child in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

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New TANF requirements likely to exacerbate huge unmet need in child care; Increased state investments needed to ensure families' success
National Women's Law Center, 2006
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A discussion of the impact of legislative changes to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families requirements on child care expenses, and the necessity for states to curb the shortfall in funding

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Payment for childcare: What happens when the families get one, two or three children?
Aakjær, Charlotte, 2006
(Social Policy and Welfare Working Paper 08:2006). Copenhagen: Socialforskningsinstituttet (Danish National Institute of Social Research).

A study simulating the effects of child care costs on the incomes of families with one, two, or three children in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

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Trends in the affordability of child care services 1991-2004
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2006
(Bulletin No. 35). Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

An analysis of the affordability of child care arrangement types for five different family types in Australia from 1991-2004

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