State Child Care Assistance Policies Report Series

This nationwide annual analysis by the National Women's Law Center compares child care assistance policies from year to year and to and 2001 in four policy areas: income eligibility, waiting lists for assistance, copayment requirements and reimbursement rates for providers. Some states have made progress, but most states continue to be behind where they were in 2001.  The report series reveals that states continue to fall short of providing low-income parents the support they need to obtain good-quality child care, despite modest gains in some areas.