Assessing the New Federalism
A multi-year, multi-pronged project that analyzes state policy choices, including policy development and implementation, and family well-being in the context of the significant devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states
Major Research Projects
Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies
The second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies
First of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents
Reports & Papers
Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences
A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies.
Reports & Papers
Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families
A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States
Reports & Papers
Preliminary findings on the adequacy of child care funding from the child care case studies of the Assessing the New Federalism (ANF) Project
An inquiry into factors affecting the utilization of child care subsidies, based on interviews of and focus groups with parents, administrators, and policymakers at 17 sites in 12 states
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