Child Care for Low-Income Families: Directions for Research Summary of A Workshop (1995) / Chapter Skim
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resulting discussions over whether to fund services or research these debates also underscore the importance of identifying the most critical issues in chiTc] care for low-income chiTciren that warrant research attention.
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how to make research choices in the current political climate ancT amid budget cutbacks. They also highlighted the value of connecting research on child care more closely to contemporary policy issues, especially the importance of examining both chiTciren's development and low-income parents' efforts to achieve self-sufficiency.
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They also suggested linking studies of child care to those on related policy issues, such as Head Start, early childhood education, youth development, and after-school care. One participant callecI for connecting chilcI care outcomes to variables that can be manipulated by policy, such as costs through subsidies, quality through regulations and training, and supply through various funding strategies (Hayes et al., 1990; Gormiey, 1~995~.
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The Boars] on Chitciren and Families hopes that this report, along with its predecessors provides a framework for continuecT considerations of a research agenda that can inform efforts to meet the needs of children r whose parents are working or preparing tor work.
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