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Early care and education: Work support for families and development opportunity for young children
Tout, Kathryn; Zaslow, Martha; Romano Papillo, Angela; Vandivere, Sharon; , 2001

An investigation into the use of nonparental care by families, based on information gathered from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)

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Child care expenses of America's families
Giannarelli, Linda; Barsimantov, James; , 2000

A study of the child care expenses of working families with children under age 13, with particular attention to low-income families.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Texas
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in Texas that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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Families who left welfare: Who are they and how are they doing?
Loprest, Pamela; , 1999

A study of the economic status of a nationally representative sample of families who left welfare in the early period after federal welfare reform

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Getting help with child care expenses
Giannarelli, Linda; Adelman, Sarah; Schmidt, Stefanie; , 2003

An analysis of the relationship between child care help and child care expenses for working families between 1997 and 1999

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: New York
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in New York that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: California
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in California that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Mississippi
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in Mississippi that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Massachusetts
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in Massachusetts that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status

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Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states
Capizzano, Jeffrey; Adams, Gina; Sonenstein, Freya Lund; , 2000

A study of the primary child care arrangements of children under five whose mothers are employed, as well as of the variations in patterns of child care arrangements by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.

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The responses of single mothers to welfare and child care subsidy programs under the new welfare reform act
Tekin, Erdal; , 2001

An analysis of the association between child care prices, wage rates, and state employment policies and child care payment and welfare behavior of single mothers in the post-welfare reform environment, using data from a national survey

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Wisconsin
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

An analysis of child care use in Wisconsin, including types and number of child care arrangements, hours spent in care, and amount of money spent on care, with variations by children's age and family income status

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Alabama
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

An analysis of child care use by children of working mothers in Alabama, including data on types and numbers of child care arrangements, hours children spend in care, and dollar amounts families spend on child care

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Children cared for by relatives: What do we know about their well-being?
Billing, Amy; Ehrle, Jennifer; Kortenkamp, Katherine; , 2002

A discussion of the role of relative child care on child behavioral and cognitive development using data from the 1997 and 1999 Survey of American's Families

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Assessing the New Federalism
Weil, Alan; ,

A multi-year, multi-pronged project that analyzes state policy choices (including policy development and implementation) and family well-being in the context of the significant devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states

Major Research Projects

State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Florida
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in Florida that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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Who's caring for our youngest children?: Child care patterns of infants and toddlers
Ehrle, Jennifer; Adams, Gina; Tout, Kathryn; , 2001

A compendium of child care arrangements and characteristics for children under three years old, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)

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Guide to datasets for research and policymaking in child care and early education
Romero, Mariajose; Douglas-Hall, Ayana; , January 2009

An annotated bibliography of existing large-scale datasets that provide useful information to policymakers, researchers, and others in the field of child care and early education in the United States

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: New Jersey
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in New Jersey that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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Children cared for by relatives: Who are they and how are they faring?
Ehrle, Jennifer; Clark, Rebecca; , 2001

An investigation into the well-being of children living in non-parental family arrangements, based of data from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Caring for children of color: The child care patterns of white, black, and Hispanic children under 5
Capizzano, Jeffrey; Adams, Gina; Ost, Jason; , 2006

A study of child care arrangement patterns across groups of white, African American and Hispanic children

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National Survey of America's Families, 1999
Urban Institute; Child Trends; , 2000

A cross-sectional survey of the economic, health, and social characteristics of families in the United States covering such topics as child health care, child well being, child behavior problems, child care use, child education and cognitive development, and child social and emotional development.

Data Sets

National Survey of America's Families, 2002
Urban Institute; Child Trends; , 2004

A cross-sectional survey of the economic, health, and social characteristics of families in the United States including such topics as child health care, child well being, child behavior problems, child care use, child education and cognitive development, and child social and emotional development.

Data Sets

State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Minnesota
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in Minnesota that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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Encouraging work through child care subsidies
Blau, David M.; Tekin, Erdal; ,

Highlights from a study on the correlation between the receipt of child care subsidies and recipients’ employment rates, based on a subsample of 4,029 families from the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Arranging and paying for child care
O'Brien-Strain, Margaret; Moye, Laura; Sonenstein, Freya Lund; , 2003

A report on the child care arrangements, payment methods, preschool enrollment, and potential costs of universal preschool provision in California

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Michigan
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in Michigan that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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Child care patterns of school-age children with employed mothers
Capizzano, Jeffrey; Tout, Kathryn; Adams, Gina; , 2000

An examination of variations in out-of-school time child care arrangements used by families with working mothers, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)

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National Survey of America's Families. 1997 NSAF questionnaire
Wang, Kevin; Dipko, Sarah; Vaden-Kiernan, Nancy; , 1999

A report of the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families questionnaire as well as full text, the household screener and extended interview, a description of respondent selection, types of interviews, and family definition.

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The number of child care arrangements used by children under five: Variation across states
Capizzano, Jeffrey; Adams, Gina; , 2000

A study of the consistent weekly use of multiple child care arrangements by employed mothers of preschool children, examining variations by state, child age, and family income level, and analyzing combinations of child care types, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)

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Child care and children with special needs: Challenges for low income families: Final report
Ward, Helen D.; Morris, Lisa M.; Atkins, Julie A.; Herrick, Angela; Morris, Patricia; Oldham, Erin; , December, 2006

A multi-method study, focusing predominantly on Maine, of the challenges and barriers facing low-income working families with special needs children in finding and retaining child care services and in balancing work and family, based on parent interviews and focus groups, a field study, a child care provider survey, a parent survey, and an analysis of data from the 1997, 1999, and 2002 rounds of the National Survey of America's Families

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The hours that children under five spend in child care: Variation across states
Capizzano, Jeffrey; Adams, Gina; , 2000

A study of the number of hours that children under five spent in child care while their mothers were at work and the variations in child care use by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.

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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Washington
Snyder, Kathleen; Adams, Gina; , 2001

A profile of child care in Washington that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.

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What are kids getting into these days?: Demographic differences in youth out-of school time participation
Wimer, Christopher; Bouffard, Suzanne; Caronongan, Pia; Dearing, Eric; Simpkins, Sandra; Little, Priscilla; Weiss, Heather B.; , 2006

A study of the demographic characteristics that predict out-of-school youth program participation

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