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Peer Reviewed JournalCurrent Filters: Author:Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne [remove]; Classification:Policies [remove];
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Child care and children of color A discussion of the United States Family Support Act of 1988 and the developmental impact of poverty and child care regulations on children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families |
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Child care quality in different state policy contexts An examination of the influence of differing state regulations and subsidies on child care quality in the for-profit, nonprofit, family, and family, friend, and neighbor child care markets in 14 U.S. cities |
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Child-care subsidies and school readiness in kindergarten A study of associations between child care subsidy receipt when children are 4 years old and a range of academic and socioemotional school readiness outcomes in kindergarten, including reading and mathematics ability, externalizing and prosocial behavior, and approaches to learning, based on data from 1,400 children from subsidy-eligible families participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort |
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Child-care subsidies: Do they impact the quality of care children experience? A comparison of subsidy recipient low-income children's care quality relative to socioeconomically comparable, subsidy-eligible non-recipients quality of child care, based data from 750 4-year-olds from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, Preschool data |
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Contracts, vouchers, and child care subsidy stability: A preliminary look at associations between subsidy payment mechanism and stability of subsidy receipt An examination of the relationship between contracts paid directly to providers or through vouchers and stability of receipt of care, and if that relationship is dependent upon child care setting--specifically family child care homes or center-based settings, based on data from 311 subsidy recipients who had a history of participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance and administrative files on subsidy recipients in New York City |
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The duration and dynamics of child care subsidy use in New York City: Children aged 0-5 A summary of a study of the duration of, number of, and gaps between subsidy spells of children from birth through age five in New York City from January 2006 through December 2008 |
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The duration and dynamics of child care subsidy use in New York City: Children aged 6-13 A summary of a study of the duration of, number of, and gaps between subsidy spells of children aged six through 13 in New York City from January 2006 through December 2008 |
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Effects of welfare reform on teenage parents and their children An examination of the public policy context in which the Teenage Parent Welfare Demonstration project was designed and implemented |
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Experiences with child care subsidy application and recertification in New York City A summary of a study of parents' experiences with child care subsidy application and recertification, the characteristics of parents who reported problems with application and recertification, and the relationship of problems to subsidy stability, based on a survey of approximately 2,000 families who received child care subsidies in February 2008 in New York City and administrative data linked to survey respondents |
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The impact of child care subsidy use on child care quality A study of the relationship between government subsidization and both selection of child care and quality of arrangements, based on data from parents of 456 3-year-olds in 14 cities in the United States |
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Patterns of Child Care Subsidy Use in New York City: Care Arrangements, Parental Preferences, and Subsidy Administration Policies The goal of this project is to examine associations among parental preferences for child care, parents' perceptions of care quality, subsidy policies, and the care arrangements that low-income working families in New York City use for their young children. The project relies on two data sources: (1) New York City administrative data on the entire population of subsidy recipients with children age 6 and younger to describe families' child care arrangements; and (2) a phone survey with a random sample of 2,250 families drawn from the administrative data file. The survey asks parents about their reasons for selecting each of their care arrangements, their level of satisfaction with the care they use, the dimensions of care that they perceive as most important, their work/family balance, and their experiences with the subsidy administration system. Using these data, the project attends to four sets of research questions: (1) What are the dynamics of subsidy use? What is the duration of subsidy use?; (2) Is there a mismatch between parents' stated preferences for child care, and the care that they actually use? What are the policy barriers that potentially prevent families from accessing the care that they prefer? Are there specific barriers faced by families who receive vouchers (as opposed to those who receive care in a contracted setting) that affect their use of formal care?; (3) Are parental preferences for child care differentially associated with the use of formal versus informal care? How are parental perceptions of child care quality and parental work characteristics associated with the use of formal or informal care?; and (4) Does the continuity of care depend on whether the care is informal or formal? |
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Racial and ethnic gaps in school readiness A discussion of underlying factors causing the racial and ethnic achievement gaps between White and non-White students, with recommendations of strategies and social programs for narrowing the achievement gap |
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A randomized study of neighborhood effects on low-income children's educational outcomes A follow-up study of the academic achievement of children whose families moved from high-poverty to low-poverty neighborhoods with the assistance of the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) program |
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Social policies, family types, and child outcomes in selected OECD countries A paper identifying major factors that negatively affect children's development and discussing the social policies of ten Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries |
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Understanding State Early Childhood Education Policy Choices An empirical assessment of the effects of states' political and economic contexts on a range of state policy choices, using a time-series methodology which pools data on all 50 states over the last decade. Specific considerations include: the role of political values (e.g., ideology, normative nature of child care); institutional structure (e.g., legislative professionalism, strength of the governor); state-level political actors (e.g., support from the governor, proportion of female legislators); economic resources (e.g., tax effort, economic conditions); and the timing of national political developments (e.g., welfare reform). The study provides insight into the strengths and limitations of federal devolution, which will be directly applicable to federal policy debates over the use of block grant programs (e.g., Child Care Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) to provide needed child care assistance for low-income families working toward economic self-sufficiency. |
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Welfare-to-work initiatives An overview of five studies examining the effects of welfare-to-work programs on school age, low income children and their families |
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Who uses child care subsidies?: Comparing recipients to eligible non-recipients on family background characteristics and child care preferences A study of predictors of subsidy receipt among eligible families and a second study that compares subsidy recipients' to eligible non-recipients' use of Head Start, public pre-kindergarten, or subsidized care, based on data from a nationally representative longitudinal sample of preschoolers |
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Work or welfare?: Assessing the impacts of recent employment and policy changes on very young children A review of current workforce trends, state-level welfare policy changes, and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) and their implication for children’s well being |
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