Child care subsidies and the employment of welfare recipients
A study examining the probability that low-income single mothers in California will receive child care subsidies and the effect this has on their employment.
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies and the employment of single mothers
An examination of the relationship between child care subsidies and the employment of single mothers after 1996, based on data collected in 1999 and 2002 from the National Survey of America's Families, and an examination of the relationship between free public kindergarten for 5-year-old children and employment for different groups of mothers and groups of states, based on data from the 2005, 2006 and 2007 rounds of the American Community Survey
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies and the employment of welfare recipients
A study examining the probability that low-income single mothers in California will receive child care subsidies and the effect this has on their labor market activity
Reports & Papers
Exploring Parent Decision-Making: Subsidies, Employment, and Child Care
Decisions that parents make with regard to nonparental child care for their children are tied to other household decisions. Intuitively, we would expect the choice of maternal employment and the setting of care for young children during the mother's employment hours to be a simultaneous decision. While we refer to these decisions as "choices", it is important to recognize that these occur with the context of (often severe) resource constraints and limited information, and are influenced by social and group norms and expectations. Not all of these constraints and influences are observable by researchers, making the detangling of these choices challenging in quantitative analysis. This project uses recent, nationally-representative, longitudinal data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) and innovative statistical methods to examine parents' child care and employment decisions in the context of subsidy receipt. Research questions include: (1) What factors affect parents' decisions about employment, use of non-parental child care and type of child care used?; and (2) what is the role of child care subsidies in these decisions?
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Childcare subsidies, wages, and employment of single mothers
An exploration of the influence of the availability of child care subsidies and potential wages on parents’ employment decisions, using data from the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies, wages, and employment of single mothers
An analysis of the effects of the price of child care and the wage rate on employment and child care decisions among single mothers in the early post-welfare reform period, using data from the National Survey of America's Families
Reports & Papers
Child care devolution in Texas: The relationship of child care policies to subsidy, employment and market durations
An overview of a study of the relationship between child care policies and subsidy, employment, and market outcomes, during the period of localization (devolution) of the management of child care subsidy policy in Texas, based on the findings of an econometric analysis
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies and employment behavior among very-low-income populations in three states
An empirical analysis of the effects of child care subsidies on recipients' transition times to substantial employment, using merged administrative data from Florida, Minnesota, and Connecticut's welfare reform evaluations
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies and employment behavior among very-low-income populations in three states
An estimation of the effect of child care subsidies on single parent welfare recipients’ period of transition to substantial employment
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidy receipt, employment, and child care choices of single mothers
An examination of the effects of child care subsidies on the employment and child care choices of single mothers
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidy receipt, employment, and child care choices of single mothers
A study of the influence of subsidy receipt on the employment rates and child care choices of single mothers, based on questionnaire responses, collected in 1999, from 2,226 single mothers in a nationally representative sample of American families
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidy use and employment outcomes: Key Topic Resource List
A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on the relationship between employment outcomes and receipt of child care subsidies, including research on subsidy receipt and employment outcomes of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low income families
Bibliographies
Rural-urban differences in childcare subsidy use and employment stability
An analysis of the dynamics of program participation and employment stability for rural and urban families in Oregon's child care subsidy program, from an analysis of state adminstrative data from 27,628 single-parent families who entered between October 1998 and September 2000
Reports & Papers
Afterschool child care subsidies and maternal employment among the low-income families
An examination of the relationship between variations in state child care policies and both parental choice of after school child care and their employment, based on a secondary analysis of data from the National Survey of America's Families 2002, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (2000 to 2004), and published aggregate data provided by the Child Care Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Bureau
Reports & Papers
Child Care Subsidies and Entry to Employment Following Childbirth
A study of the relationship between child care subsidies and the length of time between the birth of a child and the mother's entry to employment, particularly among lower-skilled women, who typically spend a larger proportion of their earnings on child care than do women with higher skills and education. The study is based on The Fragile Families and Well-Being Study (a nationally representative data set), and a unique data set of local policy indicators, and tests the hypothesis that child care subsidies cause new mothers to enter the labor force more expeditiously by: (1) reducing the cost of employment relative to earnings; and (2) facilitating stable child care arrangements. It predicts that the receipt of subsidies and the timing of entry to paid employment will vary with child care policies, after controlling for individual and family characteristics that influence the benefits and costs of subsidy use, and of paid employment relative to home production (i.e. caregiving) work.
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Child care subsidies and entry to employment following child birth
An analysis of the effects of child care subsidies on the entry of new mothers into the labor force, using data from the Fragile Families and Well-Being Study
Reports & Papers
Child care subsidies promote mothers' employment and children's development
An exploration of factors associated with the occupational outcomes of urban low income mothers, including child care problems, household characteristics, type of child care used, race/ethnicity, neighborhood characteristics, welfare status, and subsidy usage, based on data collected from a sample of 1,072 low income mothers from poor Philadelphia neighborhoods
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care assistance helps families work: A review of the effects of subsidy receipt on employment
A policy brief presenting research findings on the relationship between child care subsidy receipt and mothers' employment
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care subsidy use and employment outcomes of TANF and other low-income families: Key Topic Resource List
A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on the relationship between employment outcomes and receipt of child care subsidies and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), including research on the subsidy receipt and employment outcomes of former welfare recipients and low-income families
Bibliographies
Child care subsidy use and employment outcomes of TANF mothers during the early years of welfare reform: A three-state study
An analysis of the child care subsidy take-up rate, type of child care chosen, and relation between child care subsidy use and employment outcomes for single working mothers receiving TANF in Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts
Reports & Papers
Maintaining employment: The impact of child care subsidies
A presentation of themes related to parental employment, child care decision-making, child care expenses, and child care subsidies from analyses of 40 baseline and 28 follow-up responses to open-ended survey questions from parents in a larger study of the relationship between child care subsidies and parental employment
Reports & Papers
Parent employment and the use of child care subsidies
A review of research studies examining parent employment outcomes associated with the use of child care subsidies
Literature Review
Maintaining Employment: The Impact of Child Care Subsidies
An examination of the relationship between child care subsidies and child care-related work disruptions that affect mothers' ability to maintain steady employment and work productively, including considerations of whether this relationship is mediated by variables that affect the type of care chosen, and whether subsidies impact the desire to change child care arrangements. The study applies cross-sectional and change regression models and path analysis to two samples: (1) a sample, collected in 2005-2006, of 40 low-income employed mothers who were interviewed twice--once while on the wait list for child care subsidies, and again eight months later, when the majority had subsequently received a subsidy--allowing for a quasi-experimental research design; and (2) a sample of predominately unmarried mothers with children aged 1-3 years from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being study.
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Oregon's employment-related child-care subsidy program: An investment that makes employment work for low-wage families
A summary of a study of Oregon parents' employment, child care arrangements, and child care subsidy experiences before and after changes to state child care subsidy policy in 2007, based on interviews with 44 subsidy recipients and 15 of their child care providers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Examining the Effects of Subsidy Eligibility on Parent Employment, Child Care Arrangements and Children’s Development
Federal law limits eligibility of child care subsidy receipt to a maximum of 85% of a state's median income, but states may choose to set thresholds below this level. As a result, there is a substantial amount of variation in the thresholds states set and variation within states over time. This variation in eligibility is used in the present study to predict changes in parent employment, child care arrangements and child outcomes. Specifically, this project examines the impact of eligibility for child care subsidies, as determined by state income eligibility thresholds, on parents' labor force participation and child care choices. In addition, the study investigates whether the change in child care and parent employment experiences by eligible families has subsequent effects on child behavior and school readiness. Measures include: Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) State Plans; National Household Education Survey (NHES); National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
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