Impact of training and education for caregivers of infants and toddlers
A policy examination of approaches to caregiver training and education touted to improve the quality of care for children under age 3 in family care homes and center-based programs, with data collected through examination of a small number of training initiatives targeting infant and toddler caregivers where quality was observed before and after training
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Infant and toddler child care arrangements
An examination of employed parents’ child care arrangements for their infants and toddlers while working, at school, or otherwise unavailable to provide parental child care, and secondarily what factors influence the types of child care arrangements for children in the United States under the age of 3
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Infant and toddler child care quality
A policy examination of the factors that tend to predict higher quality in child care arrangements- family child care, center-based child care, and relative care- and describes the range of quality found in each type
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Parent employment and the use of child care subsidies [Research brief]
A summary of a review of research studies examining parent employment outcomes associated with the use of child care subsidies
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Predictors of child care subsidy use [Research brief]
An examination of associations among family characteristics, child care arrangements and the use of child care subsidies
Fact Sheets & Briefs
School-age child care arrangements
A summary of current research, drawn from nationally representative surveys, on the types and usage of nonparental child care arrangements for school age children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Toward a national strategy to improve family, friend, and neighbor child care: Report of a symposium hosted by the National Center for Children in Poverty
An overview of current research, practice, and policy in the area of family, friend, and neighbor child care, with recommendations for further research and program improvements by government, nonprofit and private institutions
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