2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand
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
Reports & Papers
2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand [Executive summary]
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
Executive Summary
2012 report: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement to the National Agricultural Worker Survey
Findings on the characteristics of families with children under 6 years old from the National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS), a national random sample survey of crop farmworkers, and findings on families' child care experiences from the NAWS Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement, which is administered to NAWS respondents with children under the age of 6
Reports & Papers
3rd survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 1998 to spring 1999)
A brief description of findings of a survey of parents of three and four year old British children to determine the rates of participation in preschool programs from the summer of 1998, fall of 1998, and spring of 1999
Fact Sheets & Briefs
4th survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 1999 to spring 2000)
Findings from a survey of parents of three- and four-year-old children on their use of early childhood education and care services, based on a survey sample of 5955 parents in England
Reports & Papers
Adolescents assuming adult roles: Factors associated with teens providing child care for younger siblings
A study examining patterns of adolescent sibling child care usage by single- and two-parent families, using data from the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Reports & Papers
African American, White and Hispanic child care preferences: A factorial survey analysis of welfare leavers by race and ethnicity
An examination of race and ethnicity differences in child care preferences and definitions of child care quality from a survey of 97 low income adults whose TANF benefits have been terminated in Pennsylvania
Reports & Papers
After preschool inclusion: Children's educational pathways over the early school years
A longitudinal interview-based study of factors influencing families' decisions to place young children with disabilities in inclusion programs
Reports & Papers
After-school programs in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
An exploration of after school programs in Koreatown in Los Angeles, examining what constitutes a program, why parents send their children, and why children attend these programs
Reports & Papers
After-school worries: Tough on parents, bad for business
An inquiry into the relationship between PCAST (Parental Concern About After-School Time) and parents' workplace productivity, with recommendations for employers and policymakers to address parents' concerns
Other
Alternate child care, history of hospitalization, and preschool child behavior
An examination of alternate child care experiences on the relationship between hospitalization and behavior of preschool children living in female-headed single-parent families
Reports & Papers
Alternate child care options: Preferences of the hill community
An exploration of the child care needs of women living in a rural upland hill area in India
Reports & Papers
America after 3 PM: A household survey on afterschool in America [Executive summary]
A summary of a survey of overall participation in K-12 after-school programs and other types of after school care
Executive Summary
Arranging and paying for child care
A report on the child care arrangements, payment methods, preschool enrollment, and potential costs of universal preschool provision in California
Reports & Papers
Arranging and paying for child care [Executive summary]
A summary of a report on the child care arrangements, payment methods, preschool enrollment, and potential costs of universal preschool provision in California
Executive Summary
Arranging child care
A study of the child care needs of low income families, focusing on the availability of government subsidized child care assistance programs that support parental employment and provide affordable and quality child care
Other
Asymmetric information and the child care market
A study using data from the Child Care Programs of Excellence (CCPOE) project to examine which types of providers are more likely to participate in a voluntary quality rating system, and the significance of quality in parents' decisions about child care arrangements
Reports & Papers
Attitudes towards childcare in Australia
A study of factors influencing attitudes towards childcare and maternal employment in Australia
Other
Attributions of service switching: A study of consumers’ and providers’ perceptions of child-care service delivery
An examination of factors that surround families’ switch between child care providers, and service providers’ perceptions of factors that influence switching behavior, based on survey responses from 84 families who had switched child care centers and 107 early childhood service providers from Australia
Reports & Papers
Atypical working hours: Consequences for childcare arrangements
An inquiry into the child care arrangements and work-life balance of families with parents who work atypical hours, based on a subsample of 12 families from France, Finland, and Portugal from the SOCCARE Project
Reports & Papers
Australia's child care subsidies: A distributional analysis
An investigation into the distribution of child care subsidies across different types of families, based on a simulation of child care utilization, using information from the Department of Human Services and Health in England
Reports & Papers
The barriers to childcare provision
An investigation into the existence and types of barriers to providing child care for children aged 16 and under
Reports & Papers
Barriers to Child Care Subsidies
A project consisting of three related studies. The first utilizes focus groups and a standardized survey with subsidy eligible families to examine subsidy use among low-income families. The second surveys low-income families to explore how child care preferences may be related to race and culture. The third uses observational measures to examine the quality of kith and kin care for families who do not use subsidies. This research provides policy-relevant information about developing subsidy policies that are sensitive to the contextual and cultural differences among low-income families.
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
The best laid plans: Expectations, preferences, and stability of child-care arrangements
A study using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to examine whether timing and extent of the search for child care is associated with stability in child care arrangements
Reports & Papers
The brave new world of child care
A discussion of dual-earner households’ child care arrangements and the promotion of parental child care over professional child care utilization; it espouses a politically conservative viewpoint and the discussion includes recommendations such as flexible employment hours
Other
