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
Caring for children of color: The child care patterns of white, black, and Hispanic children under 5
A study of child care arrangement patterns across groups of white, African American and Hispanic children
Reports & Papers
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.
Reports & Papers
Child care instability: Definitions, context, and policy implications
An examination of child care instability, including its definition and characteristics, causes, relationship to child care subsidies, and policy implications
Other
Child care instability: Definitions, context, and policy implications [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of child care instability, including its definition and characteristics, causes, relationship to child care subsidies, and policy implications
Executive Summary
Child care patterns of school-age children with employed mothers
An examination of variations in out-of-school time child care arrangements used by families with working mothers, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies
The second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies [Executive Summary]
Summary of the second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment
Executive Summary
Child care subsidies and TANF: A synthesis of three studies on systems, policies, and parents
A summary of findings from a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect administrators and TANF parents, child care subsidy use by parents in transition to work, and the experiences of current and former TANF recipients with the subsidy system
Other
Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies
First of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies [Executive Summary]
Summary of the first of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents
Executive Summary
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
Children in low-income families are less likely to be in center-based child care
A brief comparing the child care arrangements of children under five from high- and low-income families.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early care and education for children in low-income families: Patterns of use, quality, and potential policy implications
A review of research in four areas: 1) child care and early education usage patterns among children from low-income families, 2) child care and early education quality and its relation to child development, 3) child care and early education quality for children from low-income families, and 4) the policy context shaping child care and early education quality
Other
Early care and education for children in low-income families: Patterns of use, quality, and potential policy implications [Executive summary]
A summary of a review of research in four areas: 1) child care and early education usage patterns among children from low-income families, 2) child care and early education quality and its relation to child development, 3) child care and early education quality for children from low-income families, and 4) the policy context shaping child care and early education quality
Executive Summary
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
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.
Reports & Papers
More than a work support?: Issues around integrating child development goals into the child care subsidy system
A description of issues involved in using the child care subsidy system to support child development
Other
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
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)
Reports & Papers
Recent changes in Alabama welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
A brief on recent changes to social welfare policies in Alabama.
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
