Key findings on the decline of family child care in Maryland

Description:

As in other states, Maryland has experienced a decline in family child care (FCC) in recent years. The Maryland Child Care Policy Research Partnership project conducted a mixed methods study that examined the rate of decline in FCC providers in Maryland—including during periods of policy changes to Maryland’s scholarship program prior to the COVID-19 pandemic—and the reasons Maryland’s FCC providers reported closing. (author abstract)

Resource Type:

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Author(s):

Halle Tamara; Banghart Gottesman Patti; Solomon Bonnie; Maxfield Emily; Kelley Sarah; Madill Rebecca

Publisher(s):

Child Trends

Funder(s):

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Country:

United States

State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):

Maryland

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