Department of Health and Human Services |
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Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Activities |
(by HHS Strategic Plan Objective)
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PROGRAM | FY 2001 Actual |
FY 2002 Appropriation |
FY 2003 Presidents Budget Request |
Child Care Research and Evaluation Fund (ACF) | $9,881 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
Head Start (ACF) | $17,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
Total | $26,881 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
CHILD CARE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FUND (ACF)
Research: Funding will facilitate the continuation of child care research to develop critically needed information about child care and its effects on child development and family well-being while assisting low income families to work. These investments will assist in developing data and information on innovative strategies for meeting the needs of low income families; the effects of child care on child development, well-being, and school readiness; the links between child care and workforce success; strategies for improving child care quality as well as caregiver training and compensation; and the most effective ways to meet the specific needs of infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and other groups of families and children, including those living in rural areas. Research initiatives include:
Demonstrations: These funds will be used to develop and test child care policies and initiatives, identifying critical issues, as well as promising policies related to child care, affordability, flexibility, and availability.
Evaluations: Evaluations will examine the impact of various child care policies and programs; evaluation work will be designed to increase our knowledge about the efficacy of policies and programs in providing positive outcomes for children and helping low income families obtain and retain work. The impact and benefits of alternative child care subsidy policies will be measured under rigorous experimental conditions.
Examples of policy topics that lend themselves to evaluation include: eligibility limits and periods, waiting lists, family co-payments, provider reimbursement rates, caregiver background checks, provider monitoring, incentive payments for enhanced quality, and provider training requirements.
(This evaluation work is also related to objective 2.1.)
HEAD START (ACF)
Research: Head Start will continue efforts related to conducting the new research studies required by the recent revisions to the Head Start Act. These studies will include:
Evaluations: These funds will be used to continue:
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