Impacts of child care subsidies on family and child well-being |
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Institution: | 1. Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America;2. Harry Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States of America |
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Abstract: | This cross-sectional study compares 52 working poor families receiving subsidies for child care with 50 demographically matched families drawn from the subsidy waiting lists across three sets of variables: (1) maternal employment and income, (2) child care, and (3) child well-being. Compared to mothers from waiting lists, mothers receiving subsidies for their child’s care were more likely to be employed, spent half as much of their income on child care, and were less likely to be very poor. Compared to children on waiting lists, children receiving subsidies for child care were more likely to be in a formal licensed child care center, have more stable care, and have mothers who were more satisfied with their child care arrangement. |
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