Provided are a committee report on the Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988, as amended, and dissenting, additional, and individual views on the legislation. The Act, H.R. 3660, authorizes matching grants to states to: (1) assist low- and moderate-income families with their child care costs on a sliding fee scale basis; and (2) carry out…

Examines how states are responding to the increased need for quality child care and the funding issues raised by the costs of such care. Includes sidebars discussing federal child-care proposals, differential reimbursement rates, and programs for families with a stay-at-home parent. (HTH)

A hearing was held to consider H.R. 3660, the Act for Better Child Care Services. The Act authorizes $2.5 billion for a voluntary program of matching grants to states to assist low- and moderate-income families with their child care costs. Funding is also allotted for related activities designed to promote the availability, affordability, and…

Discusses views of some opponents of day care standards compliance legislation. (ED)

This report discusses federal government support of day care services. Two alternatives are presented: (1) services designed, regulated and funded by a central agency, and (2) services provided through a free market industry in which decisions about regulations and care would be made by consumers, with only minimal central regulation. The market…

This document presents testimony from the June 1998 hearing on the Children's Development Act (H.R. 3637) held before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises. H.R. 3637 encourages the lending of resources to child care facilities by allowing a bank or lender access to a federal reinsurance program that…

A discussion of the need to develop explicit, enforceable, and economically realistic federal day care standards. (BD)

Testimony on H.R. 3660, the Act for Better Child Care (ABC), is recorded in this document. The aim of the ABC is to lay a foundation for comprehensively addressing the shortage of child care by providing federal support that will enable states to ensure the availability, affordability, and safety of child care. Testimony concerned: (1) the need…

Recent proposals by President Clinton to increase the availability and affordability of child care address a major issue of concern for many parents. This Harris Poll on child care surveyed 1,000 adults between January 14 and 18, 1998. The findings indicate that: (1) about half of all adults were aware of the president's recent proposal; (2) most…

A national telephone survey of a representative sample of 901 voters was conducted to measure voter attitudes toward child care and, in particular, the Act for Better Child Care Services (ABC). The survey also explored attitudes toward parental leave. Findings indicated that: (1) a majority of Americans think of child care as an urgent need and…

Senate bill S.1885, "Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988," is designed to provide for a federal program for the improvement of child care. The bill aims to strengthen the role of the family by ensuring that parents are not forced by lack of available programs or financial resources to place a child in unsafe or unhealthy child…

This report is a brief summary of the history of Federal Day Care provisions through the sixties and an analysis of the child care legislation pending in Congress during 1971. The 92nd Congress, in attempts to answer the growing demands for Federally-sponsored child care, introduced four separate bills dealing with child care financing: HR. 1…

Discusses results of a child care legislation survey of child care experts and professionals. Survey questions addressed controversies that differentiate among major federal child care proposals. (RJC)

A hearing was held to explore the issue of child care. Opening remarks identifed potentially troublesome issues. Questions considered included: Should money go to parents or providers? Who will regulate and who will be regulated? Should any particular form of care be preferred? What is the magnitude of the child care problem? How much financial…

Provides an in-depth analysis of the postponement of comprehensive child care legislation in Congress. Reiterates National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) concerns regarding child care legislation under debate. (BB)