This Campbell systematic review examines the current empirical evidence on the correlation
between teacher qualifications and the quality of the early childhood learning environments …

Background Poverty is associated with greater risk for child maltreatment. Understanding the
impact of anti-poverty strategies in the United States has been the subject of many research …

We use observations from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and, Youth Development
(SECCYD) to compare structural and process characteristics of child care centers, family …

The availability, affordability, and desirability of quality child care are matters of concern,
especially for children raised in poverty, given the literature showing that young children …

Participation in non‐parental child care arrangements is now the norm for preschool‐age
children in the US However, child care services are becoming increasingly expensive for …

The federal child‐care subsidy program represents one of the government's largest
investments in early care and education, but little is known about whether it increases low …

In 2008, the federal government allotted $7 billion in child care subsidies to low-income
families through the state-administered Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), now the …

Each month, the child care subsidy program helps nearly a million low-income families pay
for child care. The financial support of a child care subsidy might be expected to increase …

Evidence regarding the degree to which child care subsidies support low-income, employed
parents' financial resources is lacking. This study used two samples to evaluate the impact of …

Observed child care quality and parent perceptions of child care quality received by children
in poor (below Federal Poverty Line, FPL), low-income (between FPL and 200% of FPL) …