Strategies that identify or secure long-term, comprehensive funding for a child care system.
Research on projections of costs to implement a child care program over a period of time, based on costs for services, administrative costs, and number of users.
Topics include employer-funded dependent care; onsite, contracted, or back-up child care services; financial support for quality improvement or professional development activities; enhanced child care resource and referral services; or other parent education or consumer education services.
Resources include sources of funding for the child care system, child care services, or initiatives, including private and public sources at the national, State, and local levels.
Strategies that provide tax incentives, deductions, rebates, or credits to families, providers, or employers that directly or indirectly provide funding for child care services, quality improvements, and professional development.