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Advancing Equity for Fathers in Human Services Programs
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This practice guide is a resource for a broad range of human services programs aiming to be more inclusive of and responsive to fathers. Building on literature from the field and interviews with human services providers that engage fathers in services, this guide outlines strategies for advancing equity in human services programs:
Early Childhood Workforce Data for Impact: Convening Brief and Data Snapshots
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The Early Childhood Workforce Data project highlights exemplary state activities that drive data use to address early childhood workforce issues, including the national early childhood workforce shortage. A U.S.
Understanding Unlicensed Care Homes: Final Report
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Angela M. Greene, Michael Lepore, Linda Lux, Kristie Porter, and Emily Vreeland RTI International Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (81 PDF pages)
Child and Adolescent Mental Health During COVID-19: Considerations for Schools and Early Childhood Providers
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COVID-19 pandemic’s social restrictions have prompted a surge in the mental health needs of children of all ages. Nationwide 4.3 million children/adolescents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 as of August 2021, and many of them have returned to early childhood and school settings. Schools and early childhood programs have long been essential settings for delivery of mental health services.
Initial Implementation of the 2014 Reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant
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This project examines the initial effects of policy changes required by the 2014 reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program as well as the subsequent CCDF final rule published in September 2016 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Improving Programs, Policies and Services to Promote Healthy Development in Middle Childhood in Afterschool Settings
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This project was a collaborative effort by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the Office of Women’s Health (OWH). This work examines how investments by the U.S.
The Cost of Subsidized Child Care: 2005-2016
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This research brief presents findings using national data from child care subsidy administrative records that states submit to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The analysis shows that a greater percentage of subsidized care occurred in licensed child care centers in FY 2016 than in FY 2005.
A Policy to Provide Child Care Access for All Working Families: Effects on Mothers’ Employment and Caseload
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This brief describes the effects of an alternative policy that would expand child care by providing subsidies for children ages three and younger in working families with incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
Research on Early Childhood Homelessness
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This infographic shows that, in the United States, infancy is the age at which individuals are most likely to enter shelter or transitional housing, followed by ages one to five, and homelessness during pregnancy and in the early years is harmful to children’s development. Given the research showing the importance of addressing early childhood homelessness, the U.S.
Trends in the Use of Early Care and Education, 1995-2011: Descriptive Analysis of Child Care Arrangements from National Survey Data
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The authors would like to acknowledge our Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, Ajay Chaudry, for his leadership and vision in the development of this report. The authors would also like to acknowledge Barbara Broman, Ann McCormick, Martha Moorehouse, and Pam Winston for their direction and reviews.
Child Care Subsidy Duration and Caseload Dynamics: A Multi-State Examination
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By Kendall Swenson
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011
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ABOUT THIS ISSUE BRIEF This ASPE issue brief on federal child care assistance eligibility and receipt shows that approximately 17 percent of federally-eligible children received subsidized care through CCDF or related government funding streams in an average month in fiscal year 2011.
Trends in the Use of Early Care and Education, 1995-2011: Descriptive Analysis of Child Care Arrangements from National Survey Data
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By: Kimberly Burgess, Nina Chien, Taryn Morrissey, Kendall Swenson Acknowledgements
Work-Family Supports for Low-Income Families: Key Research Findings and Policy Trends
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By: Pamela Winston Abstract
Child Care Arrangements in Urban and Rural Areas
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By: Kendall Swenson Office of the Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Abstract
Child Care Subsidies in Urban and Rural Counties - Research Brief
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By: Kendall Swenson
Child Care Subsidies in Urban and Rural Counties
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This paper examined the extent to which subsidies from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) served families in urban and rural areas of the country in FY 2004. Overall, the analysis found that the distribution of CCDF caseloads approximately matched the distribution of children (all incomes) residing in those areas.
The Economic Rationale for Investing in Children: A Focus on Child Care
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Project Director: Diane Paulsell Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2009
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By: ASPE Staff Abstract