Welfare Reform: Implications of Increased Work Participation for Child Care

ISBN-10: 0788147757
ISBN-13: 9780788147753
Series: Welfare Reform
Pages: 58
Language: English
Published: 1998-04
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Authors: David P. Bixler, Janet L. Mascia

Description

As States implement the new welfare reform legislation and are required to move larger percentages of their caseloads into work-related activities, greater numbers of welfare recipients are likely to need child care. This report measures the extent to which the current supply of child care will be sufficient to meet the anticipated demand under the new welfare reform law and identifies other challenges that face low-income families in assessing child care. Analyzes child care supply data and estimated child care demand at four sites -- two urban and two nonurban -- in three states. Charts and tables.