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abstract: 'To examine whether state child care subsidy policies can combine goals
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of increasing maternal employment and increasing access to quality child
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care for children in low-income families, we studied one state''s
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comprehensive policy, through a cross-sectional survey of 665 randomly
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selected families using centers, Head Starts, family child care homes,
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public school preschools or informal care, including a sample of
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families on the waitlist for child care subsidies. We found that, in
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Massachusetts, families receiving child care subsidies report greater
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access to child care, more affordable child care, and higher quality
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child care, than do similar families not receiving subsidies.
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Lower-income families not receiving subsidies can sometimes access
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affordable, quality child care through Head Start programs and public
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preschools, but, when they have to pay for care, they pay a
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significantly greater proportion of their income than do families
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receiving subsidies. We also found that families on the subsidy waitlist
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are at a particular disadvantage. Waitlist families have the greatest
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difficulty paying for care, the least access, and the poorest quality
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child care. While the child care subsidy policies benefited those
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families receiving subsidies, families outside the system still
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struggled to find and afford child care. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All
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rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Marshall, NL (Corresponding Author), Wellesley Coll, Wellesley Ctr Women,
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Wellesley, MA 02481 USA.
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Marshall, Nancy L.; Robeson, Wendy Wagner; Tracy, Allison J.; Frye, Alice; Roberts,
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Joanne, Wellesley Coll, Wellesley Ctr Women, Wellesley, MA 02481 USA.'
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author: Marshall, Nancy L. and Robeson, Wendy Wagner and Tracy, Allison J. and Frye,
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Alice and Roberts, Joanne
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author-email: nmarshall@wellesley.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Marshall
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given: Nancy L.
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- family: Robeson
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given: Wendy Wagner
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- family: Tracy
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given: Allison J.
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- family: Frye
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given: Alice
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- family: Roberts
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given: Joanne
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.07.008
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eissn: 1873-7706
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files: []
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issn: 0885-2006
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journal: EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH QUARTERLY
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keywords: Child care; Child care subsidies; Work support
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keywords-plus: LOW-INCOME; OF-CARE; POLICY; WORK; FAMILY; EDUCATION; WELFARE; MOTHERS
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number: '4'
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number-of-cited-references: '61'
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orcid-numbers: Marshall, Nancy L/0000-0002-4799-2030
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pages: 808-819
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papis_id: 9382769ffa8a91717ab956d7fcdd454f
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ref: Marshall2013subsidizedchild
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researcherid-numbers: 'Marshall, Nancy L/C-3428-2012
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times-cited: '16'
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title: Subsidized child care, maternal employment and access to quality, affordable
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child care
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000326485500015
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '59'
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volume: '28'
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web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research; Psychology, Developmental
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year: '2013'
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