ERIC Number: ED641577
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jan-23
Pages: 13
Abstractor: ERIC
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Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS): In Brief. CRS Report R47422, Version 3. Updated
Congressional Research Service
Student-parents face unique postsecondary persistence and completion challenges as they balance raising children with the demands of coursework and possibly employment. To help low-income student-parents earn degrees and credentials, the federal government provides Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) grants to institutions of higher educations (IHEs). CCAMPIS grants support or establish campus-based child care services that primarily serve the needs of low-income students. CCAMPIS was first funded in FY1999 after enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (P.L. 105-244). This report briefly describes the postsecondary undergraduate student-parent population and their dependent care costs. It then provides an explanation of CCAMPIS eligibility and program requirements. This is followed by a summary of program appropriations trends, program outcome data, and recent congressional proposals to reauthorize and modify the program. [For Version 2 of this report, see ED629780.]
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Parents, Child Care, Low Income Students, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, College Students, Federal Aid, Grants, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Costs, Campuses, Eligibility, Accreditation (Institutions), Student Characteristics
Congressional Research Service. Web site: https://crsreports.congress.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Child Care and Development Block Grants; Higher Education Act Amendments 1998
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