Child Care – Building Better Programs https://www.buildingbetterprograms.org Resources for Improving TANF and Related Work Programs Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:14:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 OPRE – Provision of Early Care and Education during Non-Standard Hours https://www.buildingbetterprograms.org/2016/01/14/opre-provision-of-early-care-and-education-during-non-standard-hours/ Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:58:19 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterprograms.org/?p=1306 Read more]]> The National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) includes data from four integrated, nationally representative surveys conducted in 2012 to understand the supply of and demand for Early Care and Education in the United States.

This fact sheet on non-standard hours uses data from the NSECE to describe the flexibility of available ECE in the U.S., providing nationally representative estimates of the percentage of ECE providers serving young children (aged birth through 5 years) who offer services during non-standard hours as well as those who permit parents flexibility in scheduling and payment for services. Estimates are presented separately for center- and home-based providers.

Fact Sheet – Provision of Early Care and Education during Non-Standard Hours
Additional reports and analyses of the NSECE are available here

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The National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) is a set of four integrated, nationally representative surveys conducted in 2012 of:

  1. Households with children under age 13
  2. Home-based providers of early care and education (ECE)
  3. Center-based providers of ECE and
  4. The center-based provider workforce.

The four surveys are used to understand the supply of and demand for ECE in the United States. This report focuses on prices charged for ECE by center- and home-based providers, as well as on the incidence of care that is free to all parents. In addition to providing a national overview, the report examines how prices and availability of free care vary by community characteristics such as poverty and urbanicity. Authors conclude with suggestions for further research.

Prices Charged in Early Care and Education – Initial Findings from the NSECE
Additional reports and analyses of the NSECE are available here

]]> Duke University: Impact of Early Childhood Initiatives on Future Special Education Placement https://www.buildingbetterprograms.org/2015/02/12/duke-university-impact-of-early-childhood-initiatives-on-future-special-education-placement/ Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:20:38 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterprograms.org/?p=934 Read more]]> Abstract
This study examines the community-wide effects of investments in two early childhood initiatives in North Carolina (Smart Start and More at Four) on the likelihood of a student being placed into special education. We take advantage of variation across North Carolina counties and years in the timing of the introduction and funding levels of the two programs to identify their effects on thirdgrade outcomes. We find that both programs significantly reduce the likelihood of special education placement in the third grade, resulting in considerable cost savings to the state. The effects of the two programs differ across categories of disability, but do not vary significantly across subgroups of children identified by race, ethnicity, and maternal education levels.

Impact of North Carolina’s Early Childhood Initiatives on Special Education Placements in Third Grade

]]> Low-Income Families & the Cost of Child Care: State Child Care Subsidies, Out-of-Pocket Expenses & the Cliff Effect https://www.buildingbetterprograms.org/2014/07/24/low-income-families-the-cost-of-child-care-state-child-care-subsidies-out-of-pocket-expenses-the-cliff-effect/ Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:53:59 +0000 http://www.buildingbetterprograms.org/?p=768 Read more]]> This report, authored by the Urban Institute, focuses on child care assistance and the effect of no longer being eligible for that assistance on families.

AUTHOR ABSTRACT: Child care subsidies provide assistance for low-income families, often to support work activities. Depending on the state of residence, families’ out-of-pocket expenses can vary widely, both while receiving the subsidy and at the point when families no longer qualify for assistance. In this paper, we look at how state policies affect families’ child care expenses, focusing on the point when families no longer qualify for assistance. We find that when families’ incomes increase just enough to make them ineligible for child care assistance, the potential increase in out-of-pocket child care expenses can be much greater than the increase in income.

Link to report page at Urban Institute
Link to report: Low-income families and the cost of child care: State child care subsidies, out-of-pocket expenses, and the cliff effect

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