The determinants and consequences of child care subsidies for single mothers in the USA
A study of the effects of child care subsidies on the employment, school, and welfare participation of single mothers following the passage of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
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When families eligible for child care subsidies don't have one: A case study
A study of the employment and child care experiences of 83 New York City families seeking child care assistance and eligible for a subsidy but unable to obtain it
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Contracts, vouchers, and child care subsidy stability: A preliminary look at associations between subsidy payment mechanism and stability of subsidy receipt
An examination of the relationship between contracts paid directly to providers or through vouchers and stability of receipt of care, and if that relationship is dependent upon child care setting--specifically family child care homes or center-based settings, based on data from 311 subsidy recipients who had a history of participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance and administrative files on subsidy recipients in New York City
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Employer-supported child care: Who participates?
A survey of the use of and experiences with the employee child care voucher program at Cornell University, based on the questionnaire responses of 949 employees with children
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An exploratory study of the impacts of an employer-supported child care
A study of relationships among reported employee experiences with an employer-sponsored child care voucher program, satisfaction with child care, and perceived of benefits to work-life balance, based on data from 776 employees with children at Cornell University in Ithaca
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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Final report
A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state and local policies on families' choices
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The impact of child care subsidy use on child care quality
A study of the relationship between government subsidization and both
selection of child care and quality of arrangements, based on data from parents of 456 3-year-olds in 14 cities in the United States
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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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A method for estimating child poverty rates, projections for the short-term and the relationship between child poverty and child care subsidy receipt at the county level
A description of a methodology to estimate poverty rates and make projections, and an examination of the relationship between child poverty and child care subsidy receipt, based on data from several select national data sets and from New York State Office of Children and Family Services databases
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The dynamics of child-care use and some implications for women's employment
A longitudinal study of the patterns of and changes in child care arrangements, and factors associated with the stability of arrangements, over a four-year period in New York City from 1973 to 1976, based on interviews with a sample of 410 mothers
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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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Changing household structure, child-care availability, and employment among mothers of preschool children
An analysis of the changing effects of household structure on the employment, child care availability and continued education of mothers with preschool children in New York City
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Child care in the wake of welfare reform: The impact of government subsidies on the economic well-being of single-mother families
A study of The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and its impact on the economic well being of single low income mothers
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Examining cost fulfillment: Child care policy and strategies
A study of correlations among a variety of characteristics of child care subsidy eligibility policies in 20 cities across 15 states, and an identification of four categories of similar types of city-specific subsidy offerings, based on an examination of the local policies regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies
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Estimates of child care eligibility and receipt for fiscal year 2009
An examination of children's eligibility for and receipt of federal child care subsidies under federal parameters and state-defined rules
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Child Care and Development Fund: Undercover tests show five state programs that are vulnerable to fraud and abuse
Findings from an undercover investigation of the vulnerabilities of states' fraud prevention controls for child care assistance eligibility and billing in 5 states, and an inquiry into the influence of a lack of child care on the ability of parents to maintain employment
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Who pays?: The visible and invisible costs of child care
An examination of how much New York-based parents pay for child care, amount provided by government subsidies, and estimated value of family, friend, and neighbor caregiving
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Child care use by low-income families in rural areas: A contemporary look at the influence of women's work and partner availability
A descriptive analysis of child care patterns of 323 low-income women living in rural counties, in relation to women's employment status, partner availability, and child age
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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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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: State and Community Substudy: Final report
A study of ongoing changes in state and community policies for meeting the child care needs of low-income families as a result of welfare reform implementation, including child care subsidy use and expenditures from 1997 to 2001 and child care subsidy policies and their administration from 1999 to 2002, based on administrative records, policy manuals, and key informant interviews from 17 states and 25 communities
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Head Start, TANF, and child care needs assessments
A description of efforts to assess family needs and provide support services to low-income families receiving Head Start, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies
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Role of services in regional economy growth
An exploration of the role of service sectors, such as child care, in regional economic development through the comparison of output employment and linkage effects, based on a 509 industry input-output model of the 2001 economy in New York State
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Child care services in the JOBS program
A study on the implementation of child care services under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program from 1990 to 1992 in 10 states.
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Supporting family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Findings from a survey of state policies
An examination of state regulatory policies for kith and kin child care providers receiving government subsidies
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Access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, NY
A study of trends in the availability of and access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, New York, based on analyses of demographic and adminstrative data, parent focus groups and interviews, and a literature review
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