Subsidizing Child Care for Low-Income Families: A Good Bargain for Canadian Governments?

Author: Gordon Cleveland, Douglass Hyatt Publisher: Institute for Research on Public Policy Publication: Choices Document Date:                  May 01, 1998 Category: Children > Costs of Children Related Categories: Children > Child Care Workers Children > Childcare-Daycare Children > Cost of Child Care Children > Daycare Health Risks Family Economics > Family Assistance Family Economics > Maternal Employment Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Adults Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Children Family Structure > Single-parent Families Parenthood/Childrearing > Single Parenting   This paper examines the effects child care has on the employment and income of lone-mothers.  It focuses on the current Canadian child care subsidy system and recent changes in child care subsidy policies, and discusses possible improvements.  Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link