Child care devolution in Texas: The relationship of child care policies to subsidy, employment and market durations
Schexnayder, Deanna, March 2008
The University of Texas at Austin
An overview of a study of the relationship between child care policies and subsidy, employment, and market outcomes, during the period of localization (devolution) of the management of child care subsidy policy in Texas, based on the findings of an econometric analysis
Reports & Papers
Child care in the southern states: Expanding access to affordable care for low-income families and fostering economic development
Stoney, Louise, 2000
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.
An overview of the financial status of child care in southern United States, which argues that, by allowing both parents to work, child care has contributed to the economic expansion of the nation
Reports & Papers
A cost-benefit analysis of universally-accessible prekindergarten education in Texas
Aguirre, Elisa, May 2006
College Station: Texas A & M University, George Bush School of Government and Public Service.
A cost-benefit analysis of a plan to introduce high-quality universal prekindergarten in Texas
Reports & Papers
The economic impact of formal childcare in Travis County
TXP, February, 2008
Austin, TX: Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition.
An assessment of the influence of child care on the economy and workforce of Travis County, Texas
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The importance of child care in economic development: A comparative analysis of regional economic linkage
Warner, Mildred, 2006
Economic Development Quarterly, 20(1), 97-103
An analysis of the regional economic impact of the child care sector, as compared to the agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors, using state-level input-output models
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The net benefits of early childhood investments: Findings, implications and a Texas agenda
King, Christopher T., June 1999
Austin: University of Texas at Austin, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources.
An estimation of the projected net benefits of investment in targeted early childhood programs in Texas
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Safe and smart: Making the after-school hours work for kids
United States. Department of Education, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.
A report on the benefits of after-school programs with examples of successful programs
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