The consequences of implementing a child care voucher: Evidence from Australia, the Netherlands and USA
An inquiry into the influence of child care voucher systems on the market supply of and demand for child care, based on an analysis of evidence from Australia, the Netherlands, and the United States
Reports & Papers
Cornell University child care & child care grant survey: Impact on the Cornell community
An evaluation of the Cornell Child Care Grant Subsidy Program (CCCGSP), and an inquiry into the relationship between employees’ subsidy receipt and the quality of child care arrangements chosen, using data from an online survey of grant recipients in 2009
Executive Summary
Denver Preschool Program: Report on child outcomes: 2009-10 school year [Executive summary]
A summary of an investigation into children's school readiness after participation in the Denver Preschool Program (DPP), based on a sample of 201 children from Denver, Colorado who either received a tuition credit or attended a DPP quality improvement site compared with more than 3,000 children who did not
Executive Summary
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
Fact Sheets & Briefs
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
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Employment outcomes for low-income families receiving child care subsidies in Illinois, Maryland, and Texas
A study of the relationship between child care subsidy use and employment outcomes, and an identification of factors associated with child care subsidy use among eligible low income families, based on analysis of administrative and census data collected in Illinois, Maryland, and Texas
Reports & Papers
Essays on welfare, children, and families
An examination of the relationship between child care subsidies and subsidy receipt and employment of single mothers from an analysis of Current Population Survey data and state policy surveys from 2001 to 2007
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of the Minnesota School Readiness Connections project
Highlights of findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Evaluation of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program: Issue brief 2: Implementation in year 2
An evaluation of the second year of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented scholarship model that includes home visits to inform parents about the benefits of high-quality early care and education, scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education, and Parent Aware, a program quality rating system--that examined characteristics of participating children, families, programs, and communities, and the progress of implementation activities
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of School Readiness Connections pilot project: Final report
Findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of School Readiness Connections pilot project: Final report [Executive summary]
A summary of findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project
Executive Summary
Examining the effects of child care subsidy eligibility on children's child care experiences
An examination of the effect of Child Care and Development Fund subsidy eligibility status on children's subsequent care arrangements from a secondary analysis of the 2001 and 2004 Survey of Income and Program Participation
Reports & Papers
Expanding access to high-quality early care and education: Potential economic benefits from strengthening the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
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
Other
Expanding access to high-quality early care and education: Potential economic benefits from strengthening the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) [Executive summary]
A summary of 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
Executive Summary
Exploring Parent Decision-Making: Subsidies, Employment, and Child Care
Decisions that parents make with regard to nonparental child care for their children are tied to other household decisions. Intuitively, we would expect the choice of maternal employment and the setting of care for young children during the mother's employment hours to be a simultaneous decision. While we refer to these decisions as "choices", it is important to recognize that these occur with the context of (often severe) resource constraints and limited information, and are influenced by social and group norms and expectations. Not all of these constraints and influences are observable by researchers, making the detangling of these choices challenging in quantitative analysis. This project uses recent, nationally-representative, longitudinal data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) and innovative statistical methods to examine parents' child care and employment decisions in the context of subsidy receipt. Research questions include: (1) What factors affect parents' decisions about employment, use of non-parental child care and type of child care used?; and (2) what is the role of child care subsidies in these decisions?
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
First 5 Power of Preschool: Lessons from an experiment in tiered reimbursement
An exploration of the variations in reimbursement rates within the nine counties who participated in the First 5 Power of Preschool (PoP) program in California, and a comparison of PoP rates with both the state's standard reimbursement rate and the regional market rate for services
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Fluctuation in Child Care Cost Burden: The Effect of Increasing Subsidy Policy Generosity on Parent Decision Making
This study uses secondary analysis of administrative data to examine the amount of variability in the parent share of child care cost experienced by participants in the subsidy program and the effect of cost burden variation on decisions related to continuation in the program and type of care selected. Substantial changes in Oregon child care subsidy policy in October 2007 provided the impetus for this study. Oregon went from having the least to having nearly the most generous subsidy policies in the country and this change provided an opportunity to examine how subsidy policy impacts families. Research questions include: (1) How predictable is the child care cost burden of a parent using a child care subsidy, as indicated by changes in copay, hours authorized, hours billed, and payments made to providers?; (2) To what extent did the 2007 policy change affect the amount of financial assistance and the predictability of parent cost burden associated with the subsidy program?; and (3) To what extent are the October 2007 policy changes associated with changes in type of care and stability of subsidy use?
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Idaho: Child care assistance state profile
A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in Idaho in fiscal year 2007, including information on the settings in which they were served
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Idaho: Child care participation state profile
A profile of the children served by Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) in Idaho in fiscal year 2008, including information on the settings in which they were served
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Illinois: Child care assistance state profile
A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) child care spending in Illinois in fiscal year 2008, including information on the settings in which they were served
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Illinois: Child care assistance state profile
A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in Illinois in fiscal year 2007, including information on the settings in which they were served
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The impact of child care subsidies on low-income single parents: An examination of child care expenditures and family finances
A study of the associations between child care subsidy receipt and both family finances and the out-of-pocket costs of care, based on data collected from samples of two low income populations
Reports & Papers
Improve subsidy policies
State policy recommendations for ensuring that state child care subsidy policies support stable, high-quality child care arrangements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Improving school readiness in low income children: The effect of public child care subsidies on early cognitive achievement
A comparison of both cognitive growth and reading achievement differences between low-income children in either subsidized and unsubsidized child care, using cross-sectional data from the 2005 Early Childhood Program Participation survey
Reports & Papers
Indiana: Child care assistance state profile
A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in Indiana in fiscal year 2008, including information on the settings in which they were served
Fact Sheets & Briefs
