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Are we meeting the child care needs of low-income families?
Layzer, Jean I., 2001
Paper presented at the Child Care Funding: How Much Is Needed and Is There Enough? Brookings Forum, Washington, DC.

A presentation based on a study of state child care expenditures that examines the adequacy of these resources in meeting the demand for child care subsidies among low-income families and looks at whether states are trying to serve a larger number of families by encouraging parents to use cheaper forms of care.

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Broadening the context: Background for discussion of California child care policy options
Child Care Law Center, 2001
San Francisco: Child Care Law Center.

An overview of California’s child care subsidy system, with public policy recommendations for the improvement of the state’s early childhood education and care system

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Child care after welfare reform
Besharov, Douglas J., 2001
In R. Blank and R. Haskins, (Eds.), The new world of welfare (pp. 461-481). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press

An investigation into the rates of access to child care funding among former welfare recipients

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Child care in Texas: A report
Texas Workforce Commission. Child Care/Work and Family Clearinghouse, 1998
Austin: Texas Workforce Commission, Child Care/Work and Family Clearinghouse

A report on child care supply and demand in Texas.

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The child-care squeeze for working-class families
Cherlin, Andrew, 2003
Paper presented at the meeting of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Washington, DC.

Commentary on articles focusing on child care constraints, care support and family welfare situations for working-class families in the United States

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Child care subsidy policy: An introduction
Poersch, Nicole O., 2000
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund

An overview of state child care subsidy policies, and information on child care funding, eligibility criteria, market rates, entitlements, vouchers and sliding fee scales

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Child care subsidy programs
Blau, David M., 2003
In R. Moffitt (Ed.), Means-tested transfer programs in the United States (pp. 443-516). Chicago: University of Chicago Press

An examination of child care subsidy programs and a literature review of their implications for families in the United States

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Expanding access to high-quality early care and education: Potential economic benefits from strengthening the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
Brown, Brentt, 2009
Oakland, CA: Partners in Early Childhood and Economic Development.

An examination of research on the societal and economic benefits of high-quality early care and education programs and the implications for Child Care and Development Block Grant reauthorization

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Family and individual predictors of child care use by low-income families in different policy contexts
Huston, Aletha C.,
(Summary of Key Findings for Working Paper No. 9) New York: MDRC.

A summary of findings from an exploration of factors influencing the use of child care by low-income families

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From welfare to child care: What happens to young children when single mothers exchange welfare for work?
Cabrera, Natasha J., 2006
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum

A description of the changes occurring in child care including an analysis of federal welfare and subsidy policies influencing the availability, accessibility, and quality of child-care arrangements for single mothers with young children, based on a conference on the topic

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Funding issues for early childhood education and care programs
Barnett, W. Steven, 2003
In D. Cryer & R.M. Clifford (Eds.), Early childhood education and care in the USA (pp. 137-165). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

An overview of current sources of funding available to early childhood education and care programs suggesting alternative approaches to the funding and financing of these programs

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Jobs First: Final report on Connecticut's welfare reform initiative: Summary report
Bloom, Dan, 2002
New York: MDRC.

A study of the welfare reform initiative, Job First program, imposing a statewide time limit on receipt of cash assistance and encouraging participation in employment-related services targeted toward quick job placement in Connecticut

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Looking into new mirrors: Lessons for early childhood finance and system-building
Stoney, Louise, 1998
Dorchester, MA: Horizons Initiative.

An exploration of innovative proposals for the funding and expansion of early childhood education and care programs

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Public hearing on the administration's plan for child care funding and service delivery: Testimony before: New York City Council, Committee on General Welfare and Committee on Women's Issues
Light, Jennifer, 1999
New York: Welfare Law Center.

A testimony outlining the position of the Welfare Law Center on New York State government’s plan for the funding and delivery of early childhood education and care services

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State budget cuts create a growing child care crisis for low-income working families
Ewen, Danielle, 2003
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

A discussion of the implications of state budget cuts to child care assistance programs for the affordability and quality of child care available to low income working families

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State developments in child care and early education: 1999
Blank, Helen, 2000
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

Highlights and updates regarding state actions on child care and early education issues during 1999 collected through written and phone surveys with advocates in each state

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Vouchers, parents and providers
Stephen, Christine, 1999
In V. Wilson & J. Ogden-Smith (Eds.), Pre-school educational research: Linking policy with practice (pp. 76-88). Edinburgh: Scotland, Education Department. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013.)

A summary of a study of a voucher program intended to increase access to preschool education in Scotland, based on data from interviews with and survey questionnaires from parents, preschool education providers, and program administrators

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