Access To Child Care For Low Income Working Families
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Access To Child Care For Low Income Working Families
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Access To Child Care For Low Income Working Families written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Child care services categories.
Making Pre Kindergarten Work For Low Income Working Families Clasp Child Care And Early Education Series Policy Paper
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Author : Rachel Schumacher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Making Pre Kindergarten Work For Low Income Working Families Clasp Child Care And Early Education Series Policy Paper written by Rachel Schumacher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
A growing number of state leaders believe that it is essential to expand high-quality early learning and development opportunities for all young children before they reach kindergarten. A key component of this strategy is providing access to voluntary, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs, especially for low-income children. Over the last few years, a number of governors have announced their intention to expand pre-kindergarten. Yet for states to improve the chances of children who might otherwise start school at a disadvantage, pre-kindergarten programs must be designed with their families in mind. It is critical that pre-kindergarten policies promote healthy child development "and" be supportive of the needs of low-income working families. The opportunity to make state pre-kindergarten programs work for working families is often lost. The vast majority of state pre-kindergarten programs offer part-day services limited to the school year. States can help working families who rely on child care access state pre-kindergarten programs by including community-based child care settings in the delivery of pre-kindergarten. This model has the potential to break the traditional barrier between pre-kindergarten and child care policies and to address the needs of children in working families in a coordinated way, as well as to improve the various early care and education settings where children of working families already spend significant time. Although the vast majority of states now allow pre-kindergarten to be delivered in community-based early care and education settings, simply allowing this option does not in itself guarantee that low-income working families' needs will be met. A handful of states are working to realize these opportunities, but more could be done. This paper is based on a review of the first in-depth national research on the 29 states that, as of 2004, allowed mixed delivery in their pre-kindergarten programs. The review focused on promising practices and ideas for improvement. This paper: (1) provides evidence that policymakers need to review their pre-kindergarten initiatives to ensure maximum access for children in working families, especially low-income children; (2) describes some models states and localities are using to be responsive to low-income working families' needs by delivering pre-kindergarten in community-based settings; and (3) highlights key strategies to address the needs of low-income working families and examines the extent to which state pre-kindergarten policies currently do so. (Contains 3 figures and 65 endnotes.).
New Child Care Resources Are Needed To Prevent The Loss Of Child Care Assistance For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children In Working Families
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Author : Sharon Parrott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
New Child Care Resources Are Needed To Prevent The Loss Of Child Care Assistance For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children In Working Families written by Sharon Parrott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Child care services categories.
Child Care For Working Families
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Child Care For Working Families written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Family & Relationships categories.
Child Care Assistance
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Author : Hannah Matthews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Child Care Assistance written by Hannah Matthews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Quality child care enables parents to work or go to school while also providing young children with the early childhood education experiences needed for healthy development. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the primary federal program that provides funding for child care assistance for low-income working parents. Child care assistance is a vital public investment that increases the sustainability of employment for low-income parents and provides stability for parents struggling to gain economic security. It also allows many parents to access higher quality care than they could otherwise afford. In spite of several years of post-recession economic recovery, the percentage of Americans living in poverty remains high. The majority of parents with young children work. More than 30 percent of poor children and half of low-income children--living in families earning less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level--lived in families with at least one worker employed full-time, year round. For parents working in low-wage jobs, paying the high costs of child care is a struggle. The average annual costs of center-based care for a 4-year-old ranges from $4,312 in Mississippi to $12,355 in New York. Nationwide, families living below poverty who pay for child care spend approximately 30 percent of their income, which is significantly higher than families not in poverty who pay 8 percent of their incomes. This brief highlights why child care assistance is an essential work support program for low-income working families and provides evidence that these subsidies are associated with sustainable employment for parents and improved child outcomes. It makes the case for why additional investments at the federal and state level are critical.
Child Care For Low Income Families
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Author : Deborah Phillips
language : en
Publisher: National Academies
Release Date : 1995
Child Care For Low Income Families written by Deborah Phillips and has been published by National Academies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Child care categories.
Child Care For Low Income Families
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Author : Deborah A. Phillips
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1998-05
Child Care For Low Income Families written by Deborah A. Phillips and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-05 with categories.
Child care has become a fact of life for many American families. At the core of current debates about welfare reform and school readiness, child care has moved to the center of discussion about federal policy for children and families. This workshop report addresses the factors affecting patterns of child care use among low-income families; the quality, safety, and continuity of child care and its effects on children's development; the role of child care in families' efforts to prepare for and maintain paid employment; and the structure and consequences of federal child care subsidies. Tables, graphs, and references.
Championing Child Care
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Author : Sally S. Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2001-10-25
Championing Child Care written by Sally S. Cohen and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-25 with Social Science categories.
Why has child care legislation developed along its present course? How did the political players influence lawmakers? What do the politics of child care legislation over the past thirty years indicate for the future? Based on more than one hundred interviews with legislators and executive branch officials, archival research, and secondary sources, this book looks at the politics behind child care legislation, rather than analyzing child care as a work and family issue. Identifying key junctures at which major child care bills were introduced and debated (1971, 1990, and 1996), Sally Cohen examines the politics surrounding each of these events and identifies the political structures and negotiations that evolved in the intervening years. In addition, Cohen looks at the impact the election of President Clinton has had on child care policymaking, and how child care legislation became part of other issues, including welfare reform, crime prevention, school readiness, and tax policy revisions.
Working Families And Growing Kids
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2003-06-15
Working Families And Growing Kids written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-15 with Social Science categories.
An informative mix of data and discussion, this book presents conclusions and recommendations for policies that can respond to the new conditions shaping America's working families. Among the family and work trends reviewed: Growing population of mothers with young children in the workforce. Increasing reliance of nonparental child care. Growing challenges of families on welfare. Increased understanding of child and adolescent development. Included in this comprehensive review of the research and data on family leave, child care, and income support issues are: the effects of early child care and school age child care on child development, the impacts of family work policies on child and adolescent well-being and family functioning, the impacts of family work policies on child and adolescent well-being and family functioning the changes to federal and state welfare policy, the emergence of a 24/7 economy, the utilization of paid family leave, and an examination of the ways parental employment affects children as they make their way through childhood and adolescence. The book also evaluates the support systems available to working families, including family and medical leave, child care options, and tax policies. The committee's conclusions and recommendations will be of interest to anyone concerned with issues affecting the working American family, especially policy makers, program administrators, social scientists, journalist, private and public sector leaders, and family advocates.
Cradle To Kindergarten
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Author : Ajay Chaudry
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2021-03-25
Cradle To Kindergarten written by Ajay Chaudry and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-25 with Education categories.
Early care and education for many children in the United States is in crisis. The period between birth and kindergarten is a critical time for child development, and socioeconomic disparities that begin early in children’s lives contribute to starkly different long-term outcomes for adults. Yet, compared to other advanced economies, high-quality child care and preschool in the United States are scarce and prohibitively expensive for many middle-class and most disadvantaged families. To what extent can early-life interventions provide these children with the opportunities that their affluent peers enjoy and contribute to reduced social inequality in the long term? Cradle to Kindergarten offers a comprehensive, evidence-based strategy that diagnoses the obstacles to accessible early education and charts a path to opportunity for all children. The U.S. government invests less in children under the age of five than do most other developed nations. Most working families must seek private childcare, which means that children from low-income households, who would benefit most from high-quality early education, are the least likely to attend them. Existing policies, such as pre-kindergarten in some states are only partial solutions. To address these deficiencies, the authors propose to overhaul the early care system, beginning with a federal paid parental leave policy that provides both mothers and fathers with time and financial support after the birth of a child. They also advocate increased public benefits, including an expansion of the child care tax credit, and a new child care assurance program that subsidizes the cost of early care for low- and moderate-income families. They also propose that universal, high-quality early education in the states should start by age three, and a reform of the Head Start program that would include more intensive services for families living in areas of concentrated poverty and experiencing multiple adversities from the earliest point in these most disadvantaged children’s lives. They conclude with an implementation plan and contend that these reforms are attainable within a ten-year timeline. Reducing educational and economic inequalities requires that all children have robust opportunities to learn, fully develop their capacities, and have a fair shot at success. Cradle to Kindergarten presents a blueprint for fulfilling this promise by expanding access to educational and financial resources at a critical stage of child development.