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Lone Mothers and Work
This paper studies the employment rates of lone mothers in the UK as well as the factors influencing these statistics.
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Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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May 1996
Combining Self-Employment and Family Life
This paper discusses the work-family balance of self-employed parents, and examines their working arrangements, use of childcare, and factors influencing their employment choices.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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June 01, 2003
Adolescents Assuming Adult Roles: Factors Associated with Teens Providing Child Care for Younger Siblings
This paper explores factors which make it more or less likely that parents will rely on their adolescent children to care for younger siblings.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Urban Institute
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December 22, 2004
Women’s Work Supports, Job Retention, and Job Mobility: Child Care and Employer-Provided Health Insurance Help Women Stay on Jobs
This study examines factors that affect the rate of job turnover among low-income working women.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for Women's Policy Research
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November 2004
Early Child Development in Resource-Poor Settings: Balancing Children's Material and Mental Needs - A Personal Account
This paper discusses the importance of quality caregiving for children's growth, development and survival, particularly in resource-poor areas.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Zero to Three
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November 2004
After-School Programs for Low-Income Children: Promise and Challenges
This article looks at the range of after-school programs available for low-income children and discusses the challenges faced by these programs in terms of finding adequate facilities, staffing, and financing.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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Fall 1999
After-School Child Care Programs
This article looks at the varying quality of different after-school programs and discusses the impact that different arrangements have on children's adjustment in school.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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Fall 1999
Links Between Early Childhood Programs and Maternal Employment in Three Countries
This article compares government policies on the provision of child care and family supports in the United States, Sweden and the Netherlands.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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Winter 1995
Changing Demographics: Past and Future Demands for Early Childhood Programs
This paper examines historical changes to the structure of family life and the corresponding changes in the demand for non-parental child care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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Winter 1995
Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Education on Social Outcomes and Delinquency
This article discusses the effectiveness of early childhood intervention programs of education and family support in preventing juvenile deliinquency.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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Winter 1995
Welfare Reform and Child Care Options for Low-Income Families
This article argues that low-income children need access to high-quality child care as it is associated with many developmental benefits.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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2002
Child Care Within the Family
This study examines unregulated, kin-provided child care in an urban, working class community.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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Spring/Summer 2001
International Policies Towards Parental Leave and Child Care
This article examines policies relating to parental leave, child care, and child benefits in a variety of industrialized western countries.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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2001
Employer Supports for Parents with Young Children
This paper looks at the ways in which employers have responded to increasing maternal employment by introducing programs and policies to help parents with young children balance work and family.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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2001
Caring For Our Youngest: Public Attitudes in the United States
This article presents the results of public opinion polls that asked people about their attitudes towards early caregiving, and the role government and parents play.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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Spring 2001
Child Care and Our Youngest Children
This article discusses the important role that caregivers play in shaping infants' minds and personalities, emphasizing the importance of high quality early care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Future of Children
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2001
The Child Care Arrangements of Preschool Children in Immigrant Families in the United States
This paper explores trends in childcare use by immigrant families and compares their patterns of use with those of non-immigrant families.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Foundation for Child Development
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April 01, 2002
The Self-Sufficiency Project at 36 Months: Effects on Children of a Program that Increased Parental Employment and Income
This paper reports the effects of a welfare-to-work program for the participants' children including effects on their income, ...
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
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June 01, 2000
Promoting Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings: Literature Review
This literature review provides an overview of the research on early childhood education programs that focus specifically on the development of early literacy and language skills.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Child Care and Early Education
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September 01, 2003
BC's Annual Reporting on Early Childhood Development (ECD) - Analysis of Impact on Child Care
This report raises concerns about provincial budget cuts to child care funding in British Columbia.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Child Care Advocacy Forum
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March 01, 2004
Child Care in Poor Communities: Early Learning Effects of Type, Quality, and Stability
This report examines the effects of child care participation, quality, and stability on the cognitive outcomes for children in low-income communities.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Berkley University of California
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January/February 2004
Workforce Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care
This paper discusses issues relating to the education, organization, and qualifications of child care workers in various developed countries.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Institute for Child and Family Policy
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May 01, 2000
Myths About Childcare Subsidies A Review of the Empirical Literature
This report looks at literature which suggests that lengthy periods of exposure to formal childcare may have negative effects on child development.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Frontier Centre for Public Policy
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January 2010
Fragile Families One Year Later: Oakland California
This paper examines the characteristics of unwed parents in Oakland, California and the degree to which they are economically stable.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Public Policy Institute of California
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October 01, 2002
The Effects of Children with Disabilities on Mothers Exits from Welfare
This paper examines the effect of child disability on single mothers' ability to leave welfare and return to work.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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September 20-21, 2001
Canadian Attitudes on the Family
This survey asked a broad range of questions dealing with all aspects of the attitudes of Canadians toward marital and family satisfaction, work/family balance, taxation, family size, the impacts of cohabitation, divorce, same-sex marriage, parenting and the impact of children on marital satisfaction, and the significance of religion.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Focus on the Family (Canada)
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June 01, 2002
Outside School Hours Care Services in Australia 1994-97
This paper explores the availability and provision of nonparental child care for school-aged children before and after school, on noninstructional days, and during school holidays.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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June 2000
2008 Survey of Canadian Attitudes towards Learning: Results for learning throughout the lifespan
This annual survey examines Canadian attitudes and beliefs about learning from early childhood through the lifespan.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Canadian Council on Learning
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February 2009
Little Crèche on the Prairies
This backgrounder compares child care in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta on coverage, quality and treatment of for-profit and non-profit day care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Frontier Centre for Public Policy
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May 2009
Quality Counts! Assessing the Quality of Daycare Services Based on the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development
This report offers an overview of the child care services section of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute of Public Policy
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December 2005
Child Care and the Labour Supply
This paper challenges the claim that easily available, government funded child care increases labour participation among women.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Centre for Independent Studies
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July 27, 2008
How Effective are Child Care Subsidies in Reducing a Barrier to Work?
This paper discusses the costs of child care and looks at whether or not subsidies are effective for promoting employment among married and single mothers.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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May 01, 1996
Better Strategies for Babies: Strengthening the Caregivers and Families of Infants and Toddlers
This report discusses ways in which state and local governments can promote the proper development of babies and toddlers in low-income families.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The National Center for Children in Poverty
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2000
The Dynamics of Child Care Subsidy Use: A Collaborative Study of Five States
This paper looks at patterns of child care subsidy use in terms of the nature of the users, the services received by users, the length of use, and the type of arrangements made while using the subsidy.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Center for Children in Poverty
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July 01, 2002
Child Care In Canada
This paper examines child care arrangements for Canadian children ages 6 months to 5 years including the type of care they receive, the hours they spend in care, the backgrounds they come from and the frequency with which their care arrangements change.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Statistics Canada
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April 2006
Playing With Daddy: Social Toy Play, Early Head Start, and Developmental Outcomes
Researchers in this study monitored father-toddler social toy play in relation to child development, fathers' mental/social wellbeing and enrolment in the Early Head Start program.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2004
What Can We Learn from Quebec’s Universal Childcare Program?
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth, this study compares outcomes from parents and children in Quebec’s universal daycare program with a national sample.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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C.D. Howe Institute
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February 1, 2006
Assessing Proposals for Preschool and Kindergarten: Essential Information for Parents, Taxpayers, and Policymakers
This report refutes an Arizona proposal to fund state-wide centre-based preschool and full-day kindergarten arguing that similar programs have failed to improve student achievement.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Goldwater Institute
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February 8, 2005
The OECD and the Reconciliation Agenda: Competing Blueprints
This paper examines different policies recommended by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to meet the economic needs of 'post-maternalist' states.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute of Political Economy, Carlton University
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July 2005
Starting Points: Challenging the "Quiet Crisis"- A Description of the Starting Points Sites
This paper simmary describes strategies and activities executed by 14 Starting Points sites.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Center for Children in Poverty, Harvard Family Research Project
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1997
Australian Social Trends 1995: Family - Family Functioning: Family Support
This article provides a statistical overview of family life in Australia including parental involvement, time spent with children, care of elderly parents, and financial support for children living at home or on their own.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 05, 2001
Canadians Make Choices on Childcare
This survey of 2,012 Canadians conducted in May 2005 finds that ordinary Canadians prefer childcare provided by parents to day care provided by other caregivers; Canadians prefer day care offered by relatives to non-profit day care centres, and when given a choice, Canadians prefer both these systems to either subsidizing day care centres or a national care system.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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Spring 2006
What Childcare Crisis? Irish Mothers Entering the Labour Force
The results of this Irish study suggest that the link between maternal employment and the availability of formal child care is not as significant as many people suggest.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Employment Research Center
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May 10, 2001
Extended Early Childhood Intervention and School Achievement: Age 13 Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study
This study measured the academic performance of a group of black, inner-city children who had participated in the Chicago Child-Parent Center and Expansion Program.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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July 01, 1996
Australian Social Trends 1995: Family - Living Arrangements: Children in Families
This article briefly examines Australian statistics on various issues pertaining to children and the family, including child abuse, parental employment, family structure, childcare, and family income.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 25, 2001
Australian Social Trends: Family and Community - Family Functioning: Balancing family and Work
This document looks at trends in parental employment and the issue of work-family balance.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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June 03, 2003
Australian Social Trends 2001: Family - Family Services: Child Care Arrangements
This paper updates past statistics on childcare trends in Australia, including reasons for use, public and private costs, and type of childcare available.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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May 20, 2002
Australian Social Trends 1994: Family - Family Services: Child Care
This paper presents statistics on childcare trends in Australia, including reasons for use, cost, and type of childcare available.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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February 22, 2001
Too Old for Child Care? Too Young for Self Care?: Negotiations between Preteens and their Employed Parents
In this study the author interviews preteens concerning their negotiations with their parents about care arrangements for after-school hours.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Center for Working Families
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November 01, 1999
Universal Programs and Unintended Divisions: A Case Study of After-School Program Legislation
This paper discusses the shortcomings of a California initiative that provided funding for 'universal' after-school programs.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2001
Myths About the Adequacy of Current Child Care Funding
This paper corrects some common beliefs about child care funding in the United States and argues that funding for this service remains inadequate.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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March 29, 2004
Effects of Nonmaternal Child Care on Inequality in Cognitive Skills
This paper suggests that increased non-maternal care for low-income children may result in increased inequalities in cognitive development because the quality of care they receive is inferior to that received by children with higher income parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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March 01, 1999
Is it Worth Working Now? Financial Incentives for Working Mothers Under Australia's New Tax System
This paper examines the effect that the new tax system (introduced in Australia in 2000) has on incentives to work for mothers of various incomes, family types, and family sizes.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
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July 09, 2003
Enhancing Participation by Aboriginal Families in Early Childhood Services: A Case Study
This report outlines strategies to increase the usage of early childhood services by Aboriginal families in Australia.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Healthy Childhood Research Group
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2003
What Does Government Spend on Children: Evidence from Five Cities
This report provides information about government spending on services for children in five economically disadvantaged cities.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Brookings Institution
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March 01, 2004
The Impacts of Non-Parental Care on Child Development
This report examines the impact of increasing use of non-parental care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Human Resources Development Canada
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August 1999
Investing in Quality Child Care: An Agenda for Action on Child Poverty
This paper focuses on child poverty in Ontario, and assesses the strategies undertaken by the government in tackling child poverty.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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2003
Family Living Costs: 1999
This paper estimates the costs of various family living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and childcare, and gives an overall estimate of the yearly costs of living in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Manitoba Agriculture
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1999
A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A New Look at Data from National Surveys
This paper provides data and research relating to parenting and child development, such as maternal age and education, single and dual income families, employment, parental separation, marriage, infant mortality, child care, and child behaviour/outcomes.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Human Resources Development Canada, Healthy Child Manitoba: Putting Children and Families First
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September 01, 2003
Caregivers of Young Children: Preventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment
This paper explores the causes and effects of child abuse and neglect as well as the responsibilities of caregivers, both in responding to incidents of maltreatment, and in caring for abused children.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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1992
An Economic Analysis of Kin-Provided Child Care
This paper discusses factors affecting mothers' decisions to use family child care, and the effect that child care has on a family's economic well-being.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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November 01, 1995
Concepts of Care in After-school Programs: Protection, Instruction, and Containment
This paper discusses the differing, and sometimes competing, perceptions of the purpose of after school child care held by schools, families, and law enforcement.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
National Data Sets: Sources of Information for Canadian Child Care Data
This paper offers descriptions of Canadian national survey data sets that could be useful in examining issues related to child care use in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Health Analysis and Measurement Group, Statistics Canada
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June 2006
$7 –A-Day Childcare: Are Parents Getting What They Need?
This article evaluates the subsidized childcare system in Quebec, which began in 1997, concluding that the program is ineffective in meeting its goals of universality and equity.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Montreal Economic Institute
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October 2006
Low-fee ($5/child) Regulated Childcare Policy and the Labor Supply of Mothers with Young children: A Natural Experiment from Canada
This paper evaluates the effect of Quebec’s low-fee regulated childcare policy from 1997-2002 on the labour supply behaviour of mothers with children ages 0-5.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations
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March 2005
The Incredible Shrinking $1,200 Child Care Allowance: How to Fix It
This report offers a critical analysis of the National Child Benefit, implemented by the Federal Conservative Government in June 2006.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Caledon Institute of Social Policy
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April 2006
A Profile of the Childcare Services Industry
This report exmaines the childcare services industry in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Statistics Canada
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September 2002
The Progress Of Canada's Children and Youth
This report covers a broad range of childhood indicators in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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April 2006
Children and Youth Research Paper Series: Child Care in Canada
This report examines different types of main child care arrangements in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Statistics Canada
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April 2006
Making Marriage Matter
This lecture highlights the efforts of Frank Keating (the Governor of Oklahoma) to strengthen families and strengthen marriage in Oklahoma.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Heritage Foundation
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September 27, 2000
Inclusion: The Next Generation in Child Care in Canada
This book summarizes the results and recommendations of two studies about the inclusion of children with special needs in Canadian child care programs.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Breton Books
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2004
Pre-School Enrollment: An Analysis by Immigrant Generation
This paper examines preschool enrollment among immigrant children, those who immigrated as children, and native-born children of immigrants in the United States.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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July 2004
The Effect of a Large Expansion of Pre-primary School Facilities on Preschool Attendance and Maternal Employment
This paper explores the outcomes of a large expansion of preschool facilities in Argentina.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies
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August 2005
Stability and Change in Child Care and Employment: Evidence from Three States
This paper assesses the stability of child care arrangements among welfare recipients who have returned to work in Minnesota, Connecticut, and Florida.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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MDRC
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2005
An Early Child Development Strategy for Australia? Lessons from Canada
This paper outlines Canadian developments in the implementation of early childhood care and education programs and provides data pertaining to the relationship between early childhood development and population health.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Commission for Children & Young People
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2002
Trends in Long Day Care Services for Children in Australia, 1991-99
This paper examines trends in the provision and use of government-supported long day care services in Australia in the 1990s.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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2002
Children with Disabilities in Australia
This report provides information about the characteristics, needs, and circumstances of disabled children in Australia.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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2004
Family and Individual Predictors of Child Care Use by Low-Income Families in Different Policy Contexts
This paper examines family and individual predictors of child care use, problems with child care, and receipt of public subsidies among low-income families in the United States.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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MDRC
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January 2002
Instability in Child Care: Ethnographic Evidence from Working Poor Families in the New Hope Intervention
This study examines the degree of child care instability experienced by a sample of low-income families involved in an experimental welfare intervention in Wisconsin.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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MDRC
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April 2003
Out of Their Hands: Patching Together Care for Children When Parents Move from Welfare to Work
This longitudinal study examines the various child care arrangements made by welfare-reliant women in Ohio during a three-year period of welfare reform which required them to return to work and attain self-sufficiency.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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MDRC
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April 2003
The Effects of Welfare and Employment Policies on the Child Care Use of Low-Income Young Mothers
This paper examines the child care arrangements of welfare-reliant mothers aged 24 and under in five US states.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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MDRC
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June 2003
Use of Relative Care by Working Parents
This report uses data from the 1999 and 2002 National Surveys of America's Families to examine working parents' use of relative care for children of different ages.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Urban Institute
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April 2005
Role of Early Childhood Care and Education in Ensuring Equal Opportunity
This policy brief examines the availability of early childhood care and education in various countries around the world.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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UNESCO
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December 2003
The Quality Gap: A Study of Nonprofit and Commercial Child Care Centres in Canada
This report compares the quality of child care provided by non-profit and for-profit centres, and demonstrates that non-profit child care centres in Canada generally offer significantly higher standards of care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Child Care Policy
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December 2004
Child Care Assistance Policies 2001-2004: Families Struggling to Move Forward, States Going Backward
This paper examines state child care policies in the United States from 2001 to 2004 and shows that the availability of child care assistance for families declined during this period.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Women's Law Center
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September 2004
Crimes Against Children by Babysitters
This research bulletin provides data relating to crimes committed against young children by their babysitters.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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September 2001
Strengthening Head Start: What the Evidence Shows
This paper argues that the fragmented approach to early childhood education and care in the United States has prevented programs, such as Head Start, from being as effective as possible.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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June 2003
Home-Based Early Childhood Services: The Case of New Zealand
This policy brief provides information about home-based early childhood care and education programs in New Zealand.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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UNESCO
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September 2002
Childcare, Mothers’ Work, and Earnings: Findings from the Urban Slums of Guatemala City
This study examines the effect of child care availability and cost on the employment decisions and earnings of women in the slums of Guatemala City.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Population Council
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2002
National Estimates of Child Care and Subsidy Receipt for Children Ages 0 to 6: What Can We Learn from the National Household Education Survey?
This research brief provides estimates of child subsidy receipt and child care arrangements for preschool children in the United States.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Child Trends
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October 2004
Missed Opportunities: The Possibilities and Challenges of Funding High-Quality Preschool through Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act
This report examines the benefits and shortcomings of the American government's No Child Left Behind legislation pertaining to the expansion of funding for high-quality preschool education for disadvantaged and at-risk children.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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March 2005
The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidy Receipt by Low-Income Families
This document discusses the impact of child care subsidies on the employment and welfare use of families, and the potential of such financial assistance to help low-income families become economically self-sufficient.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Joint Center for Poverty Research
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January 2001
Family Living Costs: 2001
This paper estimates the costs of various family living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and childcare, and gives an overall estimate of the yearly costs of living in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Manitoba Agriculture
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2001
Family Living Costs: 2004
This paper estimates the costs of various family living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and childcare, and gives an overall estimate of the yearly costs of living in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Manitoba Agriculture
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June 01, 2004
Subsidizing Child Care for Low-Income Families: A Good Bargain for Canadian Governments?
This paper examines the effects child care has on the employment and income of lone-mothers.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for Research on Public Policy
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May 01, 1998
Child Poverty in Canada: Recasting the Issue
This presentation goes beyond addressing the minimal survival needs of the child and focuses on how life chances can be equalized for all children alike.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Canadian Council on Social Development
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April 01, 1998
The National Child Benefit Progress Report: 2002
This paper looks at the aims and accomplishments of the national child benefit program.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Government of Canada
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July 01, 2003
Getting Help With Child Care Expenses
This paper discusses the expenses of child care and focuses on how, and where, employed families recieve childcare assistance.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Urban Institute
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February 01, 2003
Reassessing the Role of Childcare Costs in the Work and Care Decisions of Australian Families
This paper reassesses the costs of childcare and looks at how the expense affects the childcare choices and parental employment of Australian families.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Centre for Economic Policy Research
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August 1999
Child Care Expenses of America's Families
This paper examines child care expenses for working families and briefly outlines the impact of high cost daycare on parental employment, family time, economic stability, and quality of child care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Urban Institute
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December 01, 2000
The High Cost of Child Care puts Quality Care out of Reach for Many Families
This paper studies the economics of child care and how the cost of such care can limit the productivity of low-income workers as well as the development of their children.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Children's Defense Fund
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2000
Child Care Subsidies, Wages, and Employment of Single Mothers
This paper examines the effects of child care subsidies and wage rates on the employment decisions and outcomes of single mothers in the United States.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for the Study of Labor
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June 01, 2002
Family Living Costs: 2002
This paper estimates the costs of various family living expenses such as food, shelter, clothing and childcare, and gives an overall estimate of the yearly costs of living in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Manitoba Agriculture
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December 01, 2002
Giving Mom and Dad a Break: Returning Fairness to Families in Canada's Tax and Transfer System
This paper looks at ways in which the Canadian tax system might be altered in the interests of Canadian families.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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C.D. Howe Institute
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November 26, 1998
Parents' Eye: Building a Vision of Equality and Inclusion in Childcare Services
This report discusses the opportunities available to, and challenges faced by, parents, politicians, policymakers, and child care workers in providing quality child care for children from ethnic minority backgrounds in England.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Daycare Trust
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October 01, 2003
Federal Support for Early Childhood Programs: Caution is Needed
This article argues that non-parental care, including daycare and early childhood education programs, undermines the family.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Heritage Foundation
•
March 29, 1991
Parental Work, Child-Care Use and Young Children's Cognitive Outcomes
This paper researches the effects of parental employment and the use of child-care programs on a child's cognitive development.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Statistics Canada
•
October 01, 2003
Young Children Living with Domestic Violence: The Role of Early Childhood Programs
This paper provides suggestions and resources for staff who are working with young children in early childhood programs and domestic violence agencies.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The University of Iowa
•
January 2004
Profile of Preschool Children's Child Care and Early Education Program Participation
This paper examines children's rates of overall participation in non-parental care including the average hours of weekly use, the various types of early education programs, and the impact of maternal employment on the utilization of these programs.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Center for Education Statitistics
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February 1993
Characteristics of Children's Early Care and Education Programs
This report looks at the characteristics of the early care and education programs children receive.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Center for Education Statistics
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June 1998
Participation of Kindergartners through Third-Graders in Before- and After-School Care
This paper discusses rates of children's participation of different forms of nonparental care before and after school, the amount of time they spend in care, and the financial cost of this care for parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Center for Education Statistics
•
August 1999
Before- and After-School Care, Programs, and Activities of Children in Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade: 2001
This report looks at the number of children who receive nonparental before and after school care, and at the types of arrangements made by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Center for Education Statistics
•
April 2004
The Effects of Time Use and Time Pressure on Parent-Child Relationships
This paper looks at how parent-child relationships have been affected by changes in the labour market, working arrangements, family structure, and division of labour over time.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Health Canada
•
October 2000
The Hours That Children Under Five Spend in Child Care: Variations Across States
This article examines the number of hours American pre-school aged children spend in child care each year due to maternal employment.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
March 2000
Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 1997
This paper examines the use of child care in the United States, including the type of care used, the number of hours spent in care, and the cost of care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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US Census Bureau
•
July 2002
The Use of Grandparents as Child Care Providers
This paper examines the effect of family ties, maternal preferences, and family geographic proximity on a mother's decision to use grandparents as primary childcare providers.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Center for Demography and Ecology University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1999
California's Children 2002
This fact sheet presents data on family issues in California, including child poverty, youth crime, childcare, health, welfare, and child abuse.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Child Welfare League
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2002
Qualities of Caring: Good Practices in Infant and Toddler Group Care
This paper investigates several children's daycare group centers in poor countries where resources and finances are lacking.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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International Center on Care and Education of Children, The World Bank Group
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January 1999
Families in Britain
This paper examines changes in family structure and function in Britain, including a discussion of adoption, single-parenthood, marriage, divorce, and remarriage.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Family Policy Studies Centre
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October 1995
Demands for Childcare and Household Labour Supply in Australia
This paper analyses the demand for formal and informal child care in Australia, assesses the costs of child care, and examines the effects of increasing child care costs on the labour market participation of single and married mothers.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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April 2004
A Forgotten Issue: Distributional Effects of Day Care Subsidies in Germany
This paper looks at which groups benefit most significantly from generous child care subsidies in Germany.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for the Study of Labor
•
September 2000
The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidies for Single Mothers
This paper examines the provision of child care subsidies as part of welfare reforms in the United States.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Institute for the Study of Labor
•
January 2002
Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform
This paper examines the effects of child care subsidies on the standard work decisions of welfare-reliant and non-welfare-reliant single mothers.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Institute for the Study of Labor
•
February 2004
Child Care Subsidy Receipt, Employment, and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers
This paper examines the effects of child care subsidy receipt on single mothers' decisions concerning employment and child care in the United States after welfare reform.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Institute for the Study of Labor
•
April 2004
The Effect of Child Care and Part Time Opportunities on Participation and Fertility Decisions in Italy
This paper investigates possible explanations for low levels of fertility and female labour force attachment in Italy.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Institute for the Study of Labor
•
February 2002
Child Care Choices by Italian Households
This paper seeks to explain the low use of public child care by Italian families, despite generous government subsidies.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Institute for the Study of Labor
•
January 2004
The Excess Demand for Subsidized Child Care in Germany
This paper provides estimates of the demand for subsidized child care in Germany that is not yet being met by existing programs.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Institute for the Study of Labor
•
March 2005
A Matter of Urgency: Including Children with Special Needs in Child Care in Canada
This report discusses the benefits that special needs children can gain from inclusion in child care, the nature and extent of current inclusion in Canada, and how the government can encourage inclusion.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
SpeciaLink National Centre for Child Care Inclusion
•
2000
The Availability of Child Care Centers in China and Its Impact on Child Care and Maternal Work Decisions
This study provides evidence that maternal employment and nonparental child care utilization in urban China are significantly affected by the availability of centre-based child care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
RAND Labor and Population Program
•
December 2002
From Patchwork to Framework: A Child Care Strategy for Canada
This policy document provides an outline of changes to the Canadian child care system that would improve the system's accessibility, effectiveness, and accountability.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
•
September 2004
Indicators of Child, Family and Community Connections
This report provides statistical information on the characteristics and well-being of families.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
•
September 13, 2004
The Effects of Expanded Public Funding for Early Education and Child Care on Preschool Enrollment in the 1990s
This paper examines preschool enrollment by family income in the United States during the 1990s and finds that, although enrollment of children in low-income families has been increasing, a significant income gap still exists.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Russell Sage Foundation
•
2005
Stability and Change in Child Care and Employment: Evidence from Three States
This paper examines the relationship between child care instability and employment instability among women who are moving from welfare to work.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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MDRC
•
2005
Making Child Care Choices: How Welfare and Work Policies Influence Parents' Decisions
This policy brief presents data on the child care arrangements of approximately 20,000 low-income families in the United States who were involved in welfare and employment programs.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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MRDC
•
August 2002
Trends in the Affordability of Child Care Services
This report examines trends in the affordability of child care in Australia over time for families of different types and income levels.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Australian Institute for Health and Welfare
•
May 2001
A Study of Regulated Child Care Supply in Illinois and Maryland
This report describes the availability of adequate child care to low-income families in Illinois and Maryland.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National Center for Children in Poverty
•
1997
Strategies for Promoting Health and Assuring Access to Health Care in Child Care Settings
This book discusses the need for the child and health care communities to work together in order to help low-income children stay healthy.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Center for Children in Poverty
•
1995
Scant Increases After Welfare Reform: Regulated Child Care Supply in Illinois and Maryland, 1996-1998
This report compares and contrasts the changes in the supply of regulated child care between 1996 and 1998 in Illinois and Maryland.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National Center for Children in Poverty
•
June 2000
Patterns and Growth of Child Care Voucher Use by Families Connected to Cash Assistance in Illinois and Maryland
This paper examines families in Illinois and Maryland who are or were previously receiving cash assistance.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National Center for Children in Poverty
•
May 1999
Continuity and Stability: Dynamics of Child Care Subsidy Use in Oregon
This report discusses the results of a recent study on child care subsidies in Oregon.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National Center for Children in Poverty
•
August 2002
Creating the Conditions for Success with Early Learning Standards: Results from a National Study of State-Level Standards for Children's Learning Prior to Kindergarten
This US study examines the contents, development, and use of early learning standards.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
•
Fall 2003
Childcare and Fertility in (Western) Germany
This paper examines the effects of child care availability and cost on women's fertility decisions in western Germany in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
•
July 2001
Does the Availability of Childcare Influence the Employment of Mothers? Findings from Western Germany
This study of the German child care system argues that the availability of care is a more important consideration than the cost of care in determining maternal employment.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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March 2000
Do Child Care Characteristics Influence Continued Childbearing in Sweden? An Investigation of the Quantity, Quality, and Price Dimension
This paper examines the effects of regional variations in child care quantity, quality, and cost on Swedish parents' decision to have a second or third child.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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May 2003
Indicators of Child, Family, and Community Connections
This chartbook uses existing data to present information relating to the social contexts of families and includes indicators relating to family structure, family functioning, work and child care, school involvement, civic engagement, religious committment, and social connections.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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September 13, 2004
Taxing Canadian Families: What’s Fair, What’s Not
This report assesses whether the tax system recognizes the responsibilities and costs of caring for children.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Institute for Research on Public Policy
•
July 01, 2000
Subsidizing Child Care for Low-Income Families Choices: A good bargain for Canadian Governments
The study’s main objective is to review the current child care subsidy system and highlight the main directions shaping its evolution.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Institute for Research on Public Policy
•
May 01, 1998
Quebec Family Policy: Impact and Options
This paper offers an overview of Quebec’s policy reforms and social policy objectives regarding government assistance to families, accessibility of daycare, poverty, work incentives for low-income families, and education changes.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
IRPP
•
January 01, 2000
Preventing Crime With Quality Child Care: A Critical Investment in Ohio's Safety
This report argues that, since research shows that early childhood education and after school programs for children serve to reduce potential criminality later in life, it is vital to invest in such programs.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
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2004
Caring and Learning Environments: Quality in Regulated Family Child Care Across Canada
This study, the third in the 'You Bet I Care' series, looks specifically at in-home daycare services, compares the quality of such care to more formal daycare providers across Canada, and summarizes the factors that optimize child care quality.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, University of Guelph, Ontario
•
2000
Flexible Child Care in Canada: A Report on Child Care for Evenings, Overnight and Weekends, Emergencies and Ill Children, and in Rural Areas
This paper discusses possible ways to meet the needs of families with unusual or exceptional child care issues.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Childcare Resource and Research Unit
•
1994
You Bet I Care! Policies and Practices in Canadian Family Child Care Agencies
This paper provides the results of a survey given to child care agencies in Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, University of Guelph
•
2001
Children in Low-Income Families Are Less Likely to Be in Center-Based Child Care
This brief paper discusses the differences in the use of child care by low and high income families.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
November 01, 2003
Early Learning and Care Survey Results: School Districts Find Innovative Ways to Expand Programs
This document describes ways in which schools in Washington state have developed their own early childhood education and care programs, and discusses the importance of providing funding for these initiatives.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Economic Opportunity Institute
•
August 01, 2003
Past Caring: A History of U.S. Preschool Care and Education for the Poor, 1820–1965
In this paper the author chronicles the history of America's reluctance to provide quality early child care and education for poor children, and discusses the importance of providing care for disavantaged children.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National Center for Children in Poverty
•
January 01, 1989
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: New Jersey
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in New Jersey, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
Before and After School Care, Programs and Activities of Children in Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade: 2001
This paper examines the types, characteristics and preferability of various childcare arrangements and after-school activities, as well as the extent to which children and their parents access these services.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
•
April 01, 2004
Strengthening Families in America’s Cities: Early Childhood Development
This paper explores the importance of childcare and early childhood educational programs, as well as their impact on child behaviour and development.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families
•
2003
Australian Social Trends Education and Training: Attending Preschool
This report documents trends in preschool use, participation, and access by Australian families.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Australian Bureau of Statistics
•
June 15, 2004
Report on the Second Round of the Quality Child Care Initiative (QCCI)
This paper outlines the elements, implementation, and accomplishments of the Quality Child Care Initiative.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Social Policy Research Associates
•
October 01, 2003
Child care arrangements, personal, family and school influences on children’s adjustment to the first year of schooling
This paper is an extended executive summary of a study that provides new research on factors influencing children’s adjustment to the first year of schooling, and adds to previous research on children’s development.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
University of Melbourne, Aust.
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May 01, 2002
The Link Between Early Learning and Care and School Readiness
This paper argues for investment in early childhood education and care programs on the basis that these programs are important in preparing children for success in school.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Economic Opportunity Institute
•
October 01, 2002
Work-Related Child Care in Context: A Study of Work-Related Child Care in Canada
This paper seeks to understand what types of contributions employers make to child care for their employees and how this affects the accessibility of child care for working mothers.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Childcare Resource and Research Unit
•
1993
What Happens When the School Year is Over? The Use and Costs of Child Care for School-Age Children During the Summer Months
This paper examines the child care arrangments made by parents of six- to twelve-year-olds during the summer months, and the amount spent on child care during this period.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
June 01, 2002
Federal Child Care Funding for Low-Income Families: How Much is Needed
This paper discusses the affordability and quality of current child care programs, and focuses on how the government can decrease welfare dependency and promote employment by subsidizing childcare.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National Health Policy Forum
•
July 22, 2002
Primary Childcare Arrangements of Employed Parents: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families
This paper provides information about working parents' primary care arrangements for their children aged 0-12.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
May 01, 2002
Child Care Subsidies Promote Mothers’ Employment and Children's Development
This paper provides an overview of research on the relationship between accessible child care, mother's employment, and children's development, and offers suggestions for improving child care subsidies.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Institute for Women's Policy Research
•
October 01, 2003
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Washington
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Washington, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: California
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in California, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Florida
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Florida including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
Part-Time Work and Family-Friendly Practices in Canadian Workplaces
This paper examines the distribution and prevalence of part-time and flexible working arrangements in Canada, and investigates the effect of these types of arrangements on people's career opportunities and productivity,
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Statistics Canada, Human Resources Development Canada
•
2003
From Home to School - How Canadian Children Cope: Initial Analyses Using Data from the Second Cycle of the School Component of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
This paper uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to examine the impact of early childhood care, education, and literacy activities on children's performance in their early school years.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Statistics Canada
•
October 14, 1999
Final Report: Child Care and Labour - Working Together for Publicly Funded Child Care
This document presents the proceedings and discussions of a meeting between child care advocates and labour advocates.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, Community Social Services Component of the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union
•
November 08, 2003
Making the Right Choice: Investing in High Quality Early Learning and Child Care in Ontario
This report discusses the status of child care in Ontario, emphasizes the importance of high quality child care and early education, and outlines existing and potential government policy on this issue.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
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February 02, 2004
Measuring social progress, starting with the well-being of Canada's children, youth and families
This presentation addresses how Canada measures its social progress and defines poverty.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Canadian Council on Social Development
•
November 25, 1996
Government and Parenting: Is There a Case for a Policy Review and a Parents' Code?
This report addresses such issues as financial support, child care assistance, and the definition of who is a parent.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
•
2003
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Massachusetts
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Massachusetts, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
Rural Child Care in Ontario: A Background Paper for a Conference on Rural Child Care
This paper describes the child care system in rural Ontario and makes recommendations for improvements and changes.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Childcare Resource and Research Unit
•
January 01, 1994
Child Care Choices, Consumer Education, and Low-Income Families
This report discusses the benefits and limitations of educating low-income families about the child care options available to them.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National Center for Children in Poverty
•
1992
Reforming Quebec's Early Childhood Education and Care: The First Five Years
This report discusses Quebec's plan for reforming its child care system by creating a child benefit for low-income families, ensuring high quality services, and improving its parental insurance plan.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Childcare Resource and Research Unit
•
April 01, 2002
Prekindergarten in U.S. Public Schools: 2000-2001
This study of prekindergartens in United States public schools looks at the characteristics of schools that offer general and special education programs and describes the children who are enrolled in them.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
•
March 01, 2003
Architecture for National Child Care
This paper analyzes the Canadian Child Care system by outlining the necessary improvements required in order to meet the demands of a changing nation.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Caledon Institute of Social Policy
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November 01, 2002
Statistics of Education: Children's Daycare Facilities at 31 March 2001 England
This report provides statistical information on the number of day nurseries, playgroups, childminders, after-school clubs and holiday programs available for children under eight in England in 2001.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
National Statistics: Department for Education and Skills
•
October 01, 2001
Provision for Children Under Five Years of Age in England - January 2003
This statistical bulletin provides data pertaining to the number of three and four year olds in England who are receiving private, voluntary, independent, and maintained child care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Office for National Statistics Department for Education and Skills
•
May 27, 2004
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Michigan
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Michigan, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
Child Care in Quebec: Where There's a Will There's a Way
This paper describes the comprehensive early childhood care and education system being developed by the Quebec government.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
•
September 01, 2001
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Alabama
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Alabama including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
The Effects of Early Maternal Employment on Children’s Cognitive Outcomes: The Canadian Experience
This paper demonstrates that maternal employment has a significant negative effect on children's early verbal skills, but not on their math skills.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Statistics Canada
•
April 01, 2004
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Mississippi
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Mississippi, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Minnesota
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Minnesota, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
Child Care by Default or Design? An Exploration of Differences Between Non-Profit and For-Profit Canadian Child Care Centres Using the You Bet I Care! Data Sets
This study explores the issue of the operation of child care programs, and considers the pros and cons in giving the public the operational responsibilities over child care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Childcare Resource and Research Unit, University of Toronto
•
October 01, 2002
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: New York
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in New York, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
Six Myths About Childcare
This paper addresses six common misconceptions about childcare and childcare funding as they relate to public policy.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Heritage Foundation
•
September 19, 2002
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Wisconsin
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Wisconsin, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
Australian Social Trends 1998: Family - Family Services: Child Care
This paper presents statistics on childcare trends in Australia, including reasons for use, cost, hours of use, and type of childcare available.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Australian Bureau of Statistics
•
January 26, 2000
State Child Care Profile for Children With Employed Mothers: Texas
This paper provides an extensive account of child care practices in Texas, including information on the types and number of child care programs utilized by parents.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Urban Institute
•
February 01, 2001
Two Policy Paradigms: Family Responsibility and Investing in Children
This paper maps the changes in social policy and governance caused by the shift from a “Family Responsibility Paradigm” to an “Investing in Children Paradigm”, and examines the strengths and weaknesses of both paradigms in response to high rates of child poverty in Canada.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Canadian Policy Research Networks
•
February 01, 2001
Playgrounds & Peanut Butter: Serious Childhood Risks?
This article discusses policies for child safety which some would consider unnecessary and poorly thought out.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
The Fraser Institute
•
October 01, 2000
Neo-Conservatism and Child Care Services in Alberta: A Case Study
This paper looks at the child care system in Alberta, ...
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
•
Childcare Resource and Research Unit
•
1997
Child Care by Kith and Kin: Supporting Family, Friends, and Neighbors Caring for Children
This report looks at the research on childcare by friends and relatives, particularly in low income communities.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Center for Children in Poverty
•
1998
Child Care Conference [Final Report]
This paper summarizes the findings and conclusion for the conference on child care.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Canadian Policy Research Networks
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October 01, 2002
A Study of Family, Child Care and Well-Being in Young Canadian Families
Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this study examined the effects child care has on child development, and what factors predict a family’s use of child care.
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Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Human Resources Development Canada
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March 01, 2001
In the Neighborhood: Programs that Strengthen Family Day Care for Low-Income Families
This paper examines the pros and cons of family daycare and compares it to public child care programs.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Centre for Children in Poverty
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1994
Family Portrait (2003 Version)
This book contains a compilation of information on various family-related issues such as marriage, adoption, cohabitation, divorce, unmarried childbearing, childcare, stepfamilies, and teen issues.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Family Research Council
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August 01, 2002
More Than the Sum of the Parts: An Early Childhood Development System for Canada
That paper advocates the creation of a system of child care in which every community has access to early childhood education and care, combined with family supports.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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Childcare Resource and Research Unit
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October 01, 2000
Families and Work in the Twenty-First Century
This report draws together the findings of a number of studies into work-family balance, with particular attention paid to such themes as the effect of work on family life, employers' perspectives on their role in work-family relations, and the relationship between work, family, and community resources.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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2003
Statistics of Education: Children's Daycare Facilities at 31 March 2000 England
This report provides statistical information on the number of day nurseries, playgroups, childminders, after-school clubs and holiday programs available for children under eight in England in 2000.
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Category:
Children > Childcare-Daycare
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National Statistics: Department for Education and Skills
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October 01, 2000
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