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Fortner, Alyssa; Ferrette, Tiffany; Johnson-Staub, Christine – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2021
During a time of historic COVID-related federal investment in child care and early education, states are working to leverage this opportunity to provide significant relief and recovery to providers and families. This fact sheet highlights the actions that select states have implemented to make the most of this critical time and opportunity. As…
Descriptors: Child Care, State Policy, Grants, Costs
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Stoll, Marcia; Alexander, David; Nicpon, Christine – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2015
Few issues confound child care policy more than the fact that very large numbers of mothers work evenings, overnight, or weekend hours when fewer child care programs operate. The authors interviewed 50 single Chicago mothers with nontraditional work hours about their experiences finding and using child care. Participants' responses addressed…
Descriptors: Child Care, Scheduling, Mothers, Employed Parents
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Gross, Deborah; Johnson, Tricia; Ridge, Alison; Garvey, Christine; Julion, Wrenetha; Treysman, Anne Brusius; Breitenstein, Susan; Fogg, Louis – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2011
We tested the cost-effectiveness of giving low-income parents childcare discounts contingent on their participation in the Chicago Parent Program, a 12-session preventive parent training (PT) program offered at their child's daycare center. Eight centers were matched and randomized to an experimental condition in which parents received a discount…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Incentives, Prevention, Parent Participation