                                    National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies

                                                          Table 9.1

                                                   Program Impacts on Child Care Use
                                       While Employed During the Two-Year Follow-Up Period

                                                 Sample  Program  Control Difference   Percentage
Site and Program                                   Size    Group    Group   (Impact)   Change (%)

Ever used child care during most recent
or current job (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    33.2    29.0     4.2 **      14.4       vhanycc
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    31.8    29.0     2.9          9.9       vhanycc

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    50.0    43.3     6.7 **      15.5       vhanycc
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    42.5    43.3    -0.8         -1.9       vhanycc

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    42.5    29.4    13.1 ***     44.6       vhanycc
  Lacked high school diploma or basic               1012    39.5    23.3    16.1 ***     69.2       vhanycc
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    30.1    23.3     6.7 **      28.7       vhanycc

Columbus Integrated                                  728    38.3    36.0     2.3          6.4       vhanycc
Columbus Traditional                                 723    36.1    36.0     0.0          0.1       vhanycc

Detroit                                              426    40.6    33.2     7.5 *       22.5       vhanycc

Oklahoma City                                        511    53.3    43.6     9.6 **      22.1       vhanycc

Portland                                             610    48.9    39.0     9.9 **      25.3       vhanycc

Ever used paid child care during most recent
or current job (%)

Atlanta Labor Force Attachment                      1890    25.5    19.7     5.8 ***     29.4       paidcc
Atlanta Human Capital Development                   2199    23.9    19.7     4.2 **      21.2       paidcc

Grand Rapids Labor Force Attachment                 1158    39.6    32.3     7.4 ***     22.8       paidcc
Grand Rapids Human Capital Development              1158    32.0    32.3    -0.3         -0.8       paidcc

Riverside Labor Force Attachment                    1678    28.8    20.9     7.9 ***     37.6       paidcc
  Lacked high school diploma or basic skills        1012    26.1    15.2    10.9 ***     72.1       paidcc
Riverside Human Capital Development                 1350    21.7    15.2     6.6 ***     43.3       paidcc

Columbus Integrated                                  728    28.1    22.7     5.5 *       24.2       paidcc
Columbus Traditional                                 723    25.1    22.7     2.4         10.6       paidcc

Detroit                                              426    35.9    22.9    13.0 ***     56.5       paidcc

Oklahoma City                                        511    36.1    29.5     6.6 *       22.4       paidcc

Portland                                             610    41.3    29.4    11.9 ***     40.6       paidcc






