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Bringing it together: State-driven community early childhood initiatives An account of what states and communities can do to successfully implement community based early childhood initiatives and experiences from states already using this approach |
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Child care funding and policy issues A brief on issues surrounding and proposed policies concerning child care policy and funding |
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Children cared for by relatives: What do we know about their well-being? A discussion of the role of relative child care on child behavioral and cognitive development using data from the 1997 and 1999 Survey of American's Families |
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Children of current and former welfare recipients: Similarly at risk A brief comparing the children of welfare recipients and welfare leavers on indicators of health, social behavior, and school engagement |
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Expanding afterschool opportunities A description of methods for the implementation, development, financing and quality improvement of after school programs in a community |
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Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies. |
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The impacts of welfare reform on children: The Indiana welfare reform evaluation 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] A summary of an evaluation of the impacts of welfare reform on children in Indiana |
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Left behind or staying away?: Eligible parents who remain off TANF An overview of eligible single parents who do not participate in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) |
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Low-income families bear the burden of state child care cutbacks A report on the ability of states to fund child care assistance programs in the wake of fiscal crises and restricted federal spending, and the impact on low-income families. |
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Making ends meet: Six programs that help working families and employers. A guide for business leaders and policymakers A study of the characteristics and benefits of six publicly-funded work support programs for low-income working families |
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Mustering the armies of compassion in Philadelphia: An analysis of one year of literacy programming in faith-based institutions An evaluation of the implementation and impact of Youth Education for Tomorrow (YET) Centers, a literacy model that complements in-school literacy education and operates after school in churches and faith-based institutions in Philadelphia, based on staff interviews and staff assessments of participants' literacy levels |
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Navigating the child care subsidy system: Policies and practices that affect access and retention A brief that summarizes the results of a study of child care subsidy policies and practices that can affect parents' interaction with the subsidy agency, the subsidy application process, and subsidy retention. |
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Primary child care arrangements of employed parents: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families A discussion of data from the 1999 National Survey of America’s Families focusing on child care arrangements for children under the age of 13 with employed parents |
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Recent changes in California welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems 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 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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Reforming welfare and rewarding work: Final report on the Minnesota Family Investment Program: Vol. II. Effects on children A report on the impacts on children of the Minnesota Family Investment Program, an alternative welfare-to-work program for Aid to Families with Dependent Children recipients |
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Welfare policies matter for children and youth: Lessons from TANF reauthorization A brief on the effects welfare reforms targeted at parents have on the academic achievement of their elementary-school-age and adolescent children |
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Welfare reform in Illinois: Is the moderate approach working?: The second annual report from the Illinois Families Study A longitudinal study of the ongoing results of welfare reforms on families in Illinois, particularly the implementation of TANF |
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Welfare reform in Illinois: Is the moderate approach working?: Summary of second annual report A summary of a longitudinal study of the ongoing results of welfare reforms on families in Illinois, particularly the implementation of TANF |
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What happens when the school year is over?: The use and costs of child care for school-age children during the summer months An examination of child care arrangements and time spent in care among 6- to 12-year-old children during the summer using data from the 1999 National Survey of America’s Families |
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