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
Predictors of child care subsidy use
A review of research on factors influencing child care subsidy use among eligible families
Literature Review
Child care, women's employment, and child outcomes
A review of the literature on the impact of child care and maternal employment in the preschool years on child outcomes, addressing potential benefits of early intervention on child care programs and effects of maternal employment and child care in the first years of life
Literature Review
A shared early childhood development research agenda: Key research gaps 2010-2015
A review of research on early childhood development in Australia, with a focus on early childhood education and care, to identfy gaps in research evidence on early childhood developmental needs
Literature Review
Early education quality: Higher teacher qualifications for better learning environments: A review of the literature
A study of raising teacher qualifications for better learning environments in early childhood education
Literature Review
Design phase: National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand--2010: Literature review and summary
A review of studies on child care supply and demand for children ages birth through 13 conducted at the local, state, and national levels, and a discussion of the changing labor market and demographics of child care
Literature Review
Financing ECEC services in OECD countries
A report on issues surrounding economically effective funding for early childhood education and care in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries
Literature Review
Assessing the optimal length of parental leave for child and parental well-being: How can research inform policy?
A review of literature on concerns associated with parental leave, encompassing mothers' labor market outcomes, childbirth and maternal recovery, parent-infant bonding, children’s cognitive development, breastfeeding, and gender equity objectives
Literature Review
Child care quality: Does it matter and does it need to be improved?
An investigation of the justification for public intervention to improve the quality of non-parental child care for children from lower-income families adduced from evidence from large- and small-scale studies of the effects of child care on children’s development with a presentation of the economic rationale that emerges from that evidence
Literature Review
Final synthesis report of findings from ASPE ''leavers'' grants
A synthesis of findings on the outcomes of families who exited the welfare system after the passing of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) Act of 1996, based on localized studies of families across the United States
Literature Review
Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States
A review of research on the characteristics of users and providers of family, friend, and neighbor care (FFN), and a review of research on FFN usage patterns by children's age
Literature Review
Early childhood care and education: Lessons and puzzles
A summary and critique of the growing body of literature on child care and early education demonstration programs, with an examination of the public policy implications of this research
Literature Review
Childcare: A review of what parents want
A review of research from the United Kingdom on parent child care preferences, needs, and perceptions of child care quality and on the relationship of child care to child outcomes
Literature Review
Why early care and education deserves as much attention, or more, than prekindergarten alone
A review of the literature examining the effects of a comprehensive approach to early care and education policy on the regional economy, the work-life balance of parents, and the development of children
Literature Review
Wisconsin early childhood system assessment report
An assessment of the components of the early childhood system in Wisconsin, including early care and education, mental health and socioemotional development, parenting education, family support, and safe and healthy families, based on a review of 111 reports and documents
Literature Review
Assessment of the benefits and costs of out of school care
A review of evidence from research conducted in Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the social benefits and economic costs of out-of-school time child care programs
Literature Review
Dollars and sense: A review of economic analyses of pre-k
A review of studies that analyze the economic costs and benefits of investing in prekindergarten programs, particularly focusing on the policy-relevant features of the studies
Literature Review
Literature review of socioeconomic effects and net benefits: Understanding and Addressing Workforce Shortages in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Project
A review of research on the socioeconomic impacts of early childhood education and care on working mothers and participating children and on the economic costs and benefits of early childhood education and care programs
Literature Review
A review of the literature on home-based child care: Implications for future directions: Final
An exploration of the use of family and informal child care initiatives to improve children's development and families' outcomes, based on a review of over 135 research articles on past and present family child care interventions
Literature Review
Is early, high-quality daycare an asset for the children of low-income, depressed mothers?
A review of literature related to child development, poverty, and maternal depression, examining the role of early intervention in the cognitive and social development of children of low income depressed women
Literature Review
Family child care in the United States
A review of research studies examining regulated family child care in the United States, including survey, observation, demonstration, and evaluation research
Literature Review
Making the connections: Using public reporting to track the progress on child care services in Canada
A review and critique of federal, provincial, and territorial reports on the effects of funding agreements on the quality, availability, and affordability of child care, early learning, and other programs for young children across Canada (excluding Quebec)
Literature Review
Informal child care: Choice or chance?: A literature review
A review of research on informal child care in the United Kingdom, including patterns of and factors that influence use, parent and child views of informal child care, parental informal child care decisionmaking, characteristics of providers, and outcomes of informal child care
Literature Review
Quality in family, friend, and neighbor child care settings
A review of research on issues related to the quality of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care, including structural and process quality in FFN child care settings, parental perceptions of FFN care, and the relationship between FFN care and child outcomes
Literature Review
A review of the state of the field of early childhood learning and development in child care, kindergarten and family support programs
A review of research on the relationship of early learning and child care programs in Canada to child development and learning
Literature Review
