Assessing the New Federalism
A multi-year, multi-pronged project that analyzes state policy choices, including policy development and implementation, and family well-being in the context of the significant devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states
Major Research Projects
Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states
A study of the primary child care arrangements of children under five whose mothers are employed, as well as of the variations in patterns of child care arrangements by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.
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Child care expenses of America's families
A study of the child care expenses of working families with children under age 13, with particular attention to low-income families.
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Child care, subsidy receipt and state of residence: Comparisons by age and parent work schedule
A study of the differences in child care arrangements as it relates to costs of care and state of residence among children in families eligible for subsidies
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Early learning left out: An examination in public investments in education and development by child age
A report comparing levels of public investment in early learning to investment in education for other age groups across 12 states
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Expanding access to Early Head Start: State initiatives for infants & toddlers at risk
A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on interviews with Head Start-state collaboration administrators in 23 states
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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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Getting organized: Unionizing home-based child care providers
An examination of statewide efforts to allow home-based child care workers, including licensed family child care providers and regulation-exempt family, friend, and neighbor caregivers receiving subsidies, to join unions
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The hours that children under five spend in child care: Variation across states
A study of the number of hours that children under five spent in child care while their mothers were at work and the variations in child care use by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.
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Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families
A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States
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The number of child care arrangements used by children under five: Variation across states
A study of the consistent weekly use of multiple child care arrangements by employed mothers of preschool children, examining variations by state, child age, and family income level, and analyzing combinations of child care types, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Michigan
A profile of child care in Michigan that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.
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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
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Who's caring for our youngest children?: Child care patterns of infants and toddlers
A compendium of child care arrangements and characteristics for children under three years old, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)
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