Almost like family: Family child care
An examination of family child care practices and efforts that promote factors associated with the prevention of child abuse and neglect, based on a literature review and surveys, focus groups, and site visits with family child care providers
Reports & Papers
Child care in Kansas: A short-term opportunity to achieve long-term improvements
A discussion of the Child Care Assistance Program, the child care subsidy program in Kansas, and of federal funding for child care in Kansas
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Losing the safety net: How a time-limited welfare policy affects families at risk of reaching time limits
An account of the development of a risk index for single mothers at risk of reaching the time limit of a welfare program, and a study of the effect of welfare transition time limits on child care choice, parental employment and income, quality of home environment, parental aggravation and depression, parenting harshness, parental monitoring of children, children's health, behavior, and engagement and achievement in school, among families likely to reach welfare time limits, based on data collected in Escambia County, Florida during the implementation of the state's Family Transition Program (FTP)
Reports & Papers
Non-participation of children and adolescents in out-of-school time programs: Child, family, and neighborhood factors
A discussion of child, family, and neighborhood factors associated with participation and nonparticipation in out-of-school time programs, based on an analysis of data from the National Survey of Children's Health
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Parents as child care providers: A menu of parental leave models
An overview of paid parental leave models and policies, which can reduce pressure on the market for infant child care
Fact Sheets & Briefs
What works?: A study of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs
A study of the components of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs, based on case studies of 6 programs, an online scan of all state early childhood mental health consultation activities, and a meeting of experts
Reports & Papers
What works?: A study of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs: Executive summary
A summary of a study of the components of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs, based on case studies of 6 programs, an online scan of all state early childhood mental health consultation activities, and a meeting of experts
Executive Summary
