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2004 supplement to Making care less taxing
National Women's Law Center, 2004
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A chart supplementing Appendix A of the 2002 report, ''Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions,'' which describes state child and dependent care for tax year 2003

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Attitudes towards child support and knowledge of the Child Support Agency, 2004
Peacey, Victoria, 2004
London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

Highlights from a study exploring public opinions and attitudes towards child support and the Child Support Agency in England

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Can child care assistance in welfare and employment programs support the employment of low-income families?
Gennetian, Lisa A., 2004
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(4), 723-743

An investigation of different welfare and employment programs with child care assistance policies and their effects on employment rates and child care decisions of low income families

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Childcare as a work support, a child-focused intervention, and a job
Raver, C. Cybele, 2004
In Work-family challenges for low-income parents and their children (pp. 179-190). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

A chapter suggesting child care providers' occupational stress may interfere with their ability to provide children with quality care

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Childcare for low-income families: Problems and promise
Zaslow, Martha, 2004
In Work-family challenges for low-income parents and their children (pp. 191-200). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

A discussion of two major child care policy strands: provide funding to child care to facilitate maternal employment and provide funding to child care and early education to enhance children's cognitive and social development

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Child care for low-income families: Problems and promises
Huston, Aletha C., 2004
In Work-family challenges for low-income parents and their children (pp. 139-164). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

A discussion of the challenges faced by low income families seeking high quality child care, based on data from the Next Generation Project.

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Child care services in the JOBS program
Hagen, Jan, 2004
Children and Youth Services Review, 26(8), 697-710

A study on the implementation of child care services under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program from 1990 to 1992 in 10 states.

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Child care subsidy receipt, employment, and child care choices of single mothers
Tekin, Erdal, 2004
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 10459). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A study of the influence of subsidy receipt on the employment rates and child care choices of single mothers, based on questionnaire responses, collected in 1999, from 2,226 single mothers in a nationally representative sample of American families

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Difficulties after leaving TANF: Inner-city women talk about reasons for returning to welfare
Anderson, Steven G., 2004
Social Work, 49(2), 185-194

A journal article on the experiences of and reasons why inner-city women returned to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families after leaving

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Economic development links: How do we use child care economic impact studies to help craft new approaches to public policy? How can we increase public investment using these arguments?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004
Raleigh, NC: Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center.

An analysis of child care in the context of economic development

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Economies of scale: Home-based alliances: Are there innovative ways to reach economies of scale? What have we learned about this approach in general as it relates to home-based alliances?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004
Raleigh, NC: Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center.

A description of how early childhood programs can stabilize the industry and develop economies of scale

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Economies of scale: Multi-site centered-based approaches: Are there innovative ways to reach economies of scale? What have we learned about this approach in general as it relates to multi-site, center-based approaches?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004

A brief suggesting corporate ownership of multiple child care centers and family child care networks can lead to economies of scale in the child care industry.

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Economies of scale: Support services alliances: Are there innovative ways to reach economies of scale? What have we learned about this approach in general as it relates to support services alliances?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004

A brief suggesting multiple child care centers sharing management support services can lead to economies of scale in the child care industry

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For better and for worse: Welfare reform and the well-being of children and families
Duncan, Greg, 2004
New York: Russell Sage Foundation

An examination of the evidence and evaluation of whether welfare reform has met one of its chief goals--improving the well-being of the nation's poor children

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How welfare reform might affect children: Updating the conceptual model
Moore, Kristin A., 2004
(Research Brief No. 2004-30). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A discussion of the ways in which welfare reform may affect children

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Maternity and paternity rights in Britain 2002: Survey of parents
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(In-House Report No. 131). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

An exploration of parents’ awareness of maternity and paternity rights and legislation and mothers’ experiences with maternity leave and pay, based on a survey of 3,920 mothers and 2,260 fathers whose children were born in Britain in January 2001

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Maternity and paternity rights in Britain 2002: Survey of parents [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(In-House Report No. 131). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

A summary of a presentation of research findings on awareness, use, availibility, experiences and views of maternity and paternity rights and benefits in Britain.

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Maternity rights in Britain 2002: Survey of employers
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(In-House Report No. 130). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

An exploration of employers’ awareness of and experiences in honoring the maternity rights and benefits of employees, with a focus on the influence of the 1999 changes maternity rights legislation on employers, based on a telephone interviews with 1,502 employers in Britain

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Maternity rights in Britain 2002: Survey of employers [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(In-House Report No. 130). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

A summary of a presentation of research findings on awareness, use, availibility, experiences and views of maternity rights and benefits in Britain.

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Measuring the regional economic importance of early care and education: The Cornell methodology guide
Ribeiro, Rosaria, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.

A guide to conducting a regional economic analysis of the child care sector

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Online information about key low-income benefit programs
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.), 2004

A comprehensive list of links to online resources and applications for state-administered low-income benefit programs, including program descriptions, eligibility guidelines, and applications

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A randomized study of neighborhood effects on low-income children's educational outcomes
Leventhal, Tama, 2004
Developmental Psychology, 40(4), 488-507

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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Tax policy: What are the tools? What are the pros and cons of tax policy to increase investment in early care and education? What have we learned about implementation?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004

A brief on ways in which tax policy can be used to fund early childhood care and education

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The two worlds of welfare reform in Illinois
University Consortium on Welfare Reform, 2004
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research.

An examination of welfare reform programs in Illinois, with considerations on efficient use of limited state resources

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Two worlds of welfare reform in Illinois: Fourth annual report from the Illinois Families Study
University Consortium on Welfare Reform, 2004
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research.

A fourth year report of the Illinois Families Study examining the overall effectiveness of welfare reform in Illinois and attempting to determine which are the most effective supports and services

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