Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low-income families in the South: An analysis of legal issues
Greenberg, Mark H., 2001
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.
An exploration of the legal issues encountered in the Action Plan set forth by the Southern Regional Task Force on Families to increase assistance with child care for low-income families in the Southern United States
Other
Administration is misstating amount of child care funding in pending TANF reauthorization bills: Bills provide far less funding than has been claimed and would cause large reductions in the number of children assisted
Parrott, Sharon, 2003
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
A report comparing the levels of child care funding included in the proposed TANF reauthorization legislation to the estimated fiscal need
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Administration's TANF proposal would not free up $2 billion for child care
Greenberg, Mark H., 2005
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A discussion of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization proposal, and how such changes would not actually free up $2 billion for states to use for child care
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care after leaving welfare: Early evidence from state studies
Schumacher, Rachel, 1999
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A review of findings from studies of child care subsidy use and child care arrangements among welfare leavers.
Other
Child care after leaving welfare: Early evidence from state studies [Executive summary]
Schumacher, Rachel, 1999
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of findings from studies of child care subsidy use and child care arrangements among welfare leavers.
Executive Summary
The Child Care and Development Fund: An overview
Greenberg, Mark H., 2000
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An overview of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), the principal source of federal funding for child care subsidies for low income families and the principal source of federal funding for initiatives to improve the quality of child care in states
Other
Child care policy two years later
Greenberg, Mark H., 1999
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
The edited remarks of Mark Greenberg on the impact of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, two years after its implementation
Other
The child care protection under TANF
Greenberg, Mark H., 1998
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A brief on child care protection under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and its relation to work requirements and time limits
Fact Sheets & Briefs
CLASP comments on the May 10, 2001 child care high performance bonus interim final rule
Mezey, Jennifer, 2001
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A discussion of the position of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) High Performance Bonus regulations
Other
Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Greenberg, Mark H., 2001
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
Comments on the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Other
Conference TANF agreement requires states to increase work participation by 69 percent, but new funding meets only a fraction of new costs
Greenberg, Mark H., 2006
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A description of funding and policy discrepancies concerning Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participation and employment rates
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Financing universal pre-kindergarten: Possibilities and technical issues for states in using funds under the Child Care and Development Fund and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant
Greenberg, Mark H., May 2003
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A discussion of the methods and challenges of using federal funding streams in support of universal pre-k initiatives, with descriptions and analyses of various grants
Reports & Papers
Financing universal pre-kindergarten: Potentials and issues in using funds under the Child Care and Development Fund and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant
Greenberg, Mark H., 2001
Washington, DC: Pew Charitable Trusts.
A compendium of issues surrounding the use of federal monies from the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant in financing a universal prekindergarten program
Reports & Papers
Head Start reauthorization: A preliminary analysis of H.R. 2210, the ''School Readiness Act of 2003'' (as adopted by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on June 19, 2003)
Schumacher, Rachel, 2003
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An in-depth analysis of the U.S. House of Representatives Head Start reauthorization bill.
Other
Head Start reauthorization: A section-by-section analysis of the Senate HELP Committee Bill (S. 1940)
Schumacher, Rachel, 2004
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An analysis of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) bill to reauthorize Head Start
Other
House and Senate TANF reauthorization bills would not free up large sums for child care
Greenberg, Mark H., 2003
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A critique of the amount of funding available for states to use for child care after the reauthorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) legislation
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The impact of TANF funding on state child care subsidy programs
Schumacher, Rachel, 2001
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An inquiry into the programs and services supported by states’ reallocation of funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The impact of TANF funding on state child care subsidy programs [Executive summary]
Schumacher, Rachel, 2001
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An executive summary of a paper on the issues arising out of using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for child care, with recommendations
Executive Summary
Implementing the TANF changes in the Deficit Reduction Act: ''Win-win'' solutions for families and states
Parrott, Sharon, 2006
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
An outline of changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requirements under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, with guidance for states regarding potential strategies and future policy choices
Other
Implementing the TANF changes in the Deficit Reduction Act: ''Win-win'' solutions for families and states [Executive summary]
Parrott, Sharon, 2006
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
A summary of an outline of changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requirements under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, with guidance for states regarding potential strategies and future policy choices
Executive Summary
Making ends meet: Six programs that help working families and employers. A guide for business leaders and policymakers
Patel, Nisha, 2002
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A study of the characteristics and benefits of six publicly-funded work support programs for low-income working families
Other
Next steps for federal child care policy
Greenberg, Mark H., Fall 2007
The Future of Children, 17(2), 73-96
A discussion of four goals that a national child care strategy should pursue, with recommendations for reforming current federal child care policies to meet those goals
Other
Prepared statement of Mark H. Greenberg
Greenberg, Mark H., 2002
In Child care: Supporting working families: Joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance and the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the United States Senate. 107th Cong., 2nd Sess.
A discussion of the role of child care in helping families enter and sustain
employment
Other
Reversing direction on welfare reform: President's budget cuts child care for more than 300,000 children
Mezey, Jennifer, 2004
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
A fact sheet reviewing the President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2005 and its implications for child care funding
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Side-by-side comparison of child care and early education provisions in key Senate, House, and Administration bills and proposals
Mezey, Jennifer, 2004
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A comparative analysis of comparing various child care and early education provisions in current law and a group of major Congressional proposals addressing reauthorization and early education as of January 7, 2004
Fact Sheets & Briefs