Child Care Research

Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies, 2001-2010

• Overview

Implementation of Three Language and Literacy Interventions in Project Upgrade:
Two-year test of the effectiveness of three language and literacy curricula on teaching practices and children's language and literacy outcomes (finished in 2005 in Miami, Dade County, FLA).

• Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies, Follow-up Study of the Participants in Project Upgrade in Miami-Dade, June 2010
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• Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Implementation of Three Language and Literacy Interventions in Project Upgrade, June 2010
  [B&W PDF, 296 KB]

• Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies Findings from an Experimental Test of Three Language/Literacy Interventions in Child Care Centers in Miami-Dade County: Final Report, January 2009
  [HTML | Color PDF, 551 KB]

• Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Findings from Project Upgrade in Miami-Dade County, March 2007
  [HTML | Color PDF, 444 KB]

Effects of Child Care Subsidies for Moderate Income Families in Cook County, Illinois:
Random assignment study conducted in Cook County, Illinois, to answer two child care subsidy policy questions: (1) whether providing subsidies to families whose income exceeds the state's usual income eligibility limit affects their child care and employment outcomes, and (2) whether extending the time before families have to reapply – the re-determination period – affects their receipt of subsidies and related outcomes.

• The Effects of Child Care Subsidies for Moderate-Income Families in Cook County, Illinois: Final Report, September 2010
  [B&W PDF, 1.05 MB]

Effects of Reducing Child Care Subsidy Co-payments in Washington State:
Two-year random assignment evaluation in Washington State to provide information on one key state policy decision: the amount families should contribute when they receive subsidies to help pay for child care, or co-payments.

• Effects of Reducing Child Care Subsidy Copayments in Washington State, Final Report, June 2010
  [B&W PDF, 3.17 MB]

Massachusetts Family Child Care Study:
The Massachusetts Family Child Care study was a two-year evaluation designed to examine the impacts on providers and children of an early childhood education program aimed at improving the development and learning opportunities in the care settings and, as a consequence, the outcomes for children in care.

• Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Massachusetts Family Child Care Study, Executive Summary, June 2010
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• Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Massachusetts Family Child Care Study, June 2010
  [Color PDF, 1.54 MB]

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