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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2002
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 2002
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Highlights from a 2002 national survey depicting the well-being of children in the areas of economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education

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Attitudes toward child support and the Child Support Agency
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2002
(In-House Report No. 100). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

An exploration of attitudes towards the child support system in England, and a description of proposed reforms to the system

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Child care and welfare reform
Adams, Gina, 2002
(Welfare Reform & Beyond Policy Brief No. 14). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.

An overview the evolution of federal child care subsidy policy since 1996, a discussion of the use of subsidized child care among low-income populations, and an identification of possible themes in the debate over the reauthorization of federal funds for the subsidy, expansion, and improvement of child care and early education services

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Child care helps families work and children learn
Blank, Helen, 2002
In Assessing the Child Care and Development Block Grant: Hearing before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. 107th Cong., 2nd Sess.

A testimony to the United States House of Representative Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness about the difficulties working parents face in finding affordable, high quality child care and how improved access to child care and early education resources not only helps children learn to read but helps parents retain the ability to remain employed

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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, One Hundred Seventh Co
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, 2002
(Senate Hearing 107-709). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A discussion of providing more effective child care options and welfare reform funding for working, low-income families

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Children and welfare reform: Analysis and recommendations
Shields, Margie K., 2002
The Future of Children, 12(1), 5-25

An overview of the effects of welfare reform on children, with recommendations for restructuring welfare services to support children's well-being.

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The effect of child care and part time opportunities on participation and fertility decisions in Italy
Del Boca, Daniela, 2002
Journal of Population Economics, 15(3), 549-573

An Italian investigation of the availability of child care and part-time work on the probability of working and having a child

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Employment and earnings of child-care subsidy recipients in Harris County, Texas
Olson, Jerome A., June 2002
Austin: University of Texas at Austin, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources.

An identification of the economic, personal, and policy variables influencing employment and earnings among recipients of subsidized child care in Harris County, Texas, during a period of welfare reform

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Employment and earnings of child-care subsidy recipients in Harris County, Texas [Executive summary]
Olson, Jerome A., June 2002
Austin: University of Texas at Austin, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources.

A summary of an identification of the economic, personal, and policy variables influencing employment and earnings among recipients of subsidized child care in Harris County, Texas, during a period of welfare reform

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Encouraging and maintaining participation in the Families and Children Survey: Understanding why people take part [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2002
(Working Paper No. 6). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

A summary of a survey of the impact of government policies on reducing child poverty and promoting work incentives in the United Kingdom

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The evaluation of welfare reform in Iowa: Final impact report
Iowa. Department of Human Services. Division of Financial, Health and Work Supports, 2002
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An evaluation of changes in welfare reform policies encouraging employment-oriented participation in Iowa

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The evaluation of welfare reform in Iowa: Final impact report [Executive summary]
Iowa. Department of Human Services. Division of Financial, Health and Work Supports, 2002
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A summary of an evaluation of changes in welfare reform policies encouraging employment-oriented participation in Iowa

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The impacts of welfare reform on children: The Indiana welfare reform evaluation
Indiana. Division of Family and Children, 2002
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates.

An evaluation of the impacts of welfare reform on children in Indiana

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The impacts of welfare reform on children: The Indiana welfare reform evaluation [Executive summary]
Indiana. Division of Family and Children, 2002
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates.

A summary of an evaluation of the impacts of welfare reform on children in Indiana

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Leave arrangements and childcare services in Central Europe: Policies and practices before and after the transition
Kocourková, Jiřina, 2002
Community, Work & Family, 5(3), 301-318

A comparative research study focusing on childcare services and leave arrangements of Central European countries from the 1960’s to the post 1990’s

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Left behind or staying away?: Eligible parents who remain off TANF
Zedlewski, Sheila R., 2002
(Series B, No. B-51). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

An overview of eligible single parents who do not participate in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

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Low/moderate-income families in Britain: Work, working families' tax credit and childcare in 2000 [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2002
(Research Report No. 161). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

An investigation into the influence of changes in public welfare policy on families’ well-being and standards of living, based on interviews with 6,557 families who participated in the Families and Children Study (FACS) in England

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Making care less taxing: Improving state child and dependent care tax provisions
Donahue, Elisabeth H., 2002
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A policy paper that reviews the reasons for enacting child and dependent care (CADC) income tax provisions, describes the federal child and dependent care tax credit, gives an overview of the 2001 state CADC tax provisions, and provides policy recommendations.

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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

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New lives for poor families?: Mothers and young children move through welfare reform: The Growing Up in Poverty Project: Wave 2 findings: California, Connecticut, and Florida: Executive summary
Fuller, Bruce, 2002
Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A summary of a study of 948 mothers and their preschool-age children who entered new welfare-to-work programs in California, Connecticut, and Florida

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New lives for poor families?: Mothers and young children move through welfare reform: The Growing Up in Poverty Project: Wave 2 findings: California, Connecticut, and Florida: Technical report
Fuller, Bruce, 2002
Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A study of the long-term effects of welfare reform on mothers' employment, children's development, and family well-being among a sample of mothers and preschool-age children who entered new welfare programs in California, Connecticut, and Florida

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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

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Prepared statement of Wade F. Horn
Horn, Wade F., 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. 106th Cong., 2nd Sess.

A discussion of the distribution of child care funding and subsidies for federal and state programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)

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Recent changes in California welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
Parrish, Deborah (Montgomery), 2002
(State Update No. 11). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A brief on recent changes to social welfare policies in California.

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Recent changes in New York welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
Fender, Lynne, 2002
(State Update No. 12). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of the welfare reform philosophical shift from cash assistance to workforce development in two cities in New York state

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