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Child Care In Thirteen Economically Disadvantaged Communities (PDF)
By National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies , Ed.
May
2006
Summary: This report analyzes child care supply and price data collected from Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) agencies serving 13 economically disadvantaged communities across the United States. Licensed or regulated child care arrangements were surveyed within these communities. One of the most critical challenges for families is to find reliable, quality child care that they can afford so they can work. It is important for children to be in a safe environment where they can learn. Compared to the nation, a greater percentage of families in these communities have children who are less than six years old. Nearly one-third of the children who are less than six years live in single parent working families. Almost one-quarter of the families live at or below the poverty line. The supply of child care falls far short of the demand. The supply that is available is not affordable for many of the families given the large percentage of working poor families with young children. Nearly half of the children under six years who need child care have no access to licensed or regulated child care, due to the lack of supply of such spaces. Policymakers are called to expand the supply of licensed or regulated child care and strengthen the quality of available child care.
Index Terms: Child Care Arrangements, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Families, Model Programs, Quality Of Child Care, Child Care, Economic Factors, School Readiness, Supply And Demand
Publication Type: Reports (Descriptive)
Pages: 22 pages
Language: English
URL: http://www.naccrra.org/randd/data/CaseyReport.pdf
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