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Examining Child Care's Intersection with Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development
With support of multiple funders, the Urban Institute is examining the systems, policies, and practices that affect access to child care for parents with low incomes who are seeking education and training to improve their skills and job prospects. Through a phased set of studies, our work lays the framework for a broader conversation and highlights key opportunities for action to meet the child care needs of this group of parents who are seeking improved economic security for themselves and their families.
- Overview of the child care and workforce development systems, their intersection, and implications for policy (Adams, Spaulding, and Heller 2015; full report and policy brief)
- Summary of conference proceedings from “Bridging the Gap: A Strategic Dialogue,” April 29, 2016 (Spaulding 2016)
- Online discussion among practitioners working to bridge the gap between child care and education and training (Derrick-Mills et al. 2016)
- Online feature, fact sheet, and reports on young parents balancing education and work (Sick, Vilter, and Spaulding 2019) and their child care needs (Sandstrom et al. Adams 2019)
- Profile of young-parent families (Sick, Spaulding, and Park 2018)
- Parents who are low-income students and working (Spaulding, Derrick-Mills, and Callan 2016)
- Parents with low incomes and their participation in education and training efforts (Eyster, Callan, and Adams 2014)
- Framework to help states facilitate access to child care for parents with low incomes in need of education and training (Durham et al. 2019)
- CCDF subsidy receipt and use in the 50 states (Gebrekristos and Adams 2019) [This report updates sections of Adams et al. 2014 listed below.]
- CCDF state eligibility policies in 2017 and changes to those polices over the past five years (Minton, Tran, and Dwyer 2019) [This report updates sections of Adams et al. 2014 listed below.]
- The child care implications of the Medicaid work requirements in states that require parents with children to comply (Adams et al. 2019)
- Compilation of Bridging the Gap research insights to inform policy discussions about work requirements for safety net programs (Adams and Spaulding 2018)
- Challenges and opportunities of supporting the child care and workforce development needs of families on TANF (Hahn et al. 2016)
- Implications of new provisions in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for families needing child care to participate (Spaulding 2015)
- Implications of the reauthorized CCDF for parents seeking education and training (Adams and Heller 2015)
- Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) state eligibility policies and services for families in education and training (Adams et al. 2014 full report; Adams et al. 2014 policy brief)
- Findings from a survey of local Workforce Development Board approaches to meeting the needs of families: Fact sheet and report (Spaulding and Gebrekristos 2018)
- Findings from interviews with five local Workforce Development Boards to explore their approaches to meeting the child care needs of families and related challenges (Adams and Gebrekristos 2018)
- Profiles of collaboration between child care and workforce development organizations (Derrick-Mills, Adams, and Heller 2016)
- Programmatic strategies that can support low-income parents seeking education and training (Adams, Derrick-Mills, and Heller 2016; full report and policy brief)
For more information, contact the project codirectors:
Gina Adams
Senior Fellow
[email protected]
202-261-5674
Shayne Spaulding
Senior Fellow
[email protected]
202-261-5966