1st Edition

From Welfare to Childcare What Happens to Young Children When Mothers Exchange Welfare for Work?

310 Pages
by Psychology Press

310 Pages
by Psychology Press

312 Pages
by Psychology Press

Although federal and state support for childcare has increased dramatically in response to welfare work requirements, low-income families are still facing difficulties balancing work and family obligations. There is wide variation across states in the strictness of welfare work requirements and in the generosity of childcare support. In addition, the level of co-payments required and the... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Part I: The Landscape of Child Care in the Post-Welfare Reform Era. L. Giannarelli, F.L. Sonenstein, M.W. Stagner, Child-Care Arrangements and Help for Low-Income Families With Young Children: Evidence From the National Survey of America's Families. C. Ross, G. Kirby, Welfare-to-Work Transitions for Parents of Infants: Employment and Child-Care Policy Implementation in Eight Communities. A.D. Witte, M. Queralt, Infant and Toddler Care After Welfare Reform: A Cross-State Comparison. Part II: Government Policies and the Nature of Child Care. L.A. Gennetian, D.A. Crosby, A.C. Huston, Welfare and Child-Care Policy Effects on Very Young Children's Child-Care Experiences. C.K.C. Ficano, H.E. Peters, Work, Welfare, and Child-Care Choices Among Low-Income Women: Does Policy Matter? J. Kimmel, L.M. Powell, Nonstandard Work and Child-Care Choices: Implications for Welfare Reform. R.L. Coley, C.P. Li-Grining, P.L. Chase-Landsdale, Low-Income Families' Child Care Experiences: Meeting the Needs of Children and Families. Part III: Government Subsidies and the Nature of Child Care. M.K. Meyers, L.R. Peck, E.E. Davis, A. Collins, J.L. Kreader, A. Georges, R. Weber, D. Schexnayder, D. Schroeder, J.A. Olson, The Dynamics of Child-Care Subsidy Use: A Collaborative Study of Five States. G. Adams, K. Snyder, and Analysis Team, Child-Care Subsidies and Low-Income Parents—Policies and Practices that Affect Access and Retention. S.K. Danziger, E.O. Ananat, K.G. Browning, Child-Care Subsidies and the Transition From Welfare to Work. Part IV: Implications and Future Directions. D. Phillips, Child Care as Risk or Protection in the Context of Welfare Reform. M. Burchinal, Child-Care

Biography

Cabrera, Natasha; Hutchens, Robert; Peters, H. Elizabeth