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Childcare, choice and social class: Caring for young children in the UK
Vincent, Carol, February, 2008
Critical Social Policy, 28(1), 5-26

A study of the relationship of parents' social class to child care decisionmaking, parent-caregiver relationships, and maternal social networks in London, based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 71 middle class parents and 21 of their child care providers and interviews with 55 working class parents

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Childcare dollars evaluation: 2006-08
Young-Miller, Gillian M., October 2008
(Technical Report and Works in Progress Series: Number T08-005). Rochester, NY: Children's Institute.

An evaluation of Child Care Dollars, an initiative to expand access to child care subsidies for parents of children aged birth through twelve years old, based on information 993 families from Monroe County, New York

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Child care use by low-income families: Variations across states
Lippman, Laura, June 2008
(Publication No. 2008-23). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A state-by-state and national analysis of features of the child care arrangements of low-income families, including child care type and parents' experiences with child care problems, based on the state and nationally representative 2003 National Survey of Children's Health

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An investigation into the impact of revised eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) in the state of Rhode Island
Ready to Learn Providence, December, 2008
Providence, RI: Ready to Learn Providence.

Highlights of findings from an investigation of the influence of revised eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) on the continued participation of Rhode Island families in the program and the ability of these families to procure child care, based on a survey of 95 families who lost all or some of their subsidies and 366 child care providers who provide services to families affected by the revisions

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Low-income women and their families: How they benefit from affordable, high-quality child care and struggle to find it
National Women's Law Center, February, 2008
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An overview of benefits of, and barriers to, high quality child care for low income families

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The pre-k pinch: Early education and the middle class
Wat, Albert, November, 2008
Washington, DC: Pre-K Now.

A discussion of the early education and care affordability challenges facing middle class families with incomes that leave them ineligible for state-funded prekindergarten programs, with recommendations for increasing middle class families' access to these programs

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Promoting take-up of formal childcare among low-income families: Message testing research
Andrew Irving Associates, 2008
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW068). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of the motivations for and barriers to formal child care use among low-income parents in England and of the most effective methods and messages for promoting formal child care take-up, based on focus groups and in-depth interviews with parents

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Promoting take-up of formal childcare among low-income families: Message testing research [Executive summary]
Andrew Irving Associates, 2008
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW068). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A summary of a study of the motivations for and barriers to formal child care use among low-income parents in England and of the most effective methods and messages for promoting formal child care take-up, based on focus groups and in-depth interviews with parents

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Understanding attitudes to childcare and childcare language among low income parents
Roberts, Karen, 2008
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW059). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of the perceptions of benefits of and barriers to child care use among low-income parents in England, factors affecting their child care decisionmaking, and the language they use to describe their perceptions and decisionmaking, based on focus groups and in-depth interviews with parents

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