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 centers, child care subsidies, and faith-based organizations: Preliminary findings on five counties in 2003
Preliminary findings about the role of faith-based organizations in child care provision, and their rates of participation in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) voucher subsidy system
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care subsidy policies and practices: Implications for child care providers
A study of subsidy policies and practices that can shape the experiences of providers serving subsidized children, especially the way providers’ pay and their ability to navigate the subsidy system affect their participation in the system, the quality of child care, and their financial stability; based on interviews and site visits in 17 sites
Other
Essential but often ignored: Child care providers in the subsidy system
An analysis of subsidy policies and practices that affect providers serving subsidized families, focusing on the amount providers are paid to care for subsidized children and how providers experience the subsidy system
Reports & Papers
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.
Reports & Papers
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.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Recent changes in Florida welfare to work, child care, and child welfare systems
A brief on changes to social welfare policies in Florida beginning in the 1990s to 2000
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Recent changes in Michigan welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
A brief on changes to social welfare policies in Michigan beginning in the 1990s to 2000
Fact Sheets & Briefs
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
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Recent changes in Texas welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
A brief on changes to social welfare policies in Texas from 1997 to 2000
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Recent changes in Washington welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
A brief on changes to social welfare policies in Washington beginning in the 1990s to 2000
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Recent changes in Wisconsin welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
A discussion of the late-1990s reform to Wisconsin’s welfare policies regarding work requirements and familial eligibility for child care subsidies and cash assistance
Fact Sheets & Briefs
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Alabama
An analysis of child care use by children of working mothers in Alabama, including data on types and numbers of child care arrangements, hours children spend in care, and dollar amounts families spend on child care
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: California
A profile of child care in California 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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Florida
A profile of child care in Florida 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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Massachusetts
A profile of child care in Massachusetts 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
Reports & Papers
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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Minnesota
A profile of child care in Minnesota 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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Mississippi
A profile of child care in Mississippi 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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: New Jersey
A profile of child care in New Jersey 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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: New York
A profile of child care in New York 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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Texas
A profile of child care in Texas 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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Washington
A profile of child care in Washington 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.
Reports & Papers
State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Wisconsin
An analysis of child care use in Wisconsin, including types and number of child care arrangements, hours spent in care, and amount of money spent on care, with variations by children's age and family income status
Reports & Papers
Use of relative care by working parents
A brief informing policymakers on relative child care, why parents choose it and which children are likely to use it
Fact Sheets & Briefs
