State Child Care Assistance Policies 2006: Gaps Remain, With New Challenges Ahead

Parents need child care to get and keep a job and support their families. Unfortunately, many low-income families are unable to receive the child care assistance they need. This analysis of trends in four major aspects of state child care assistance policies provides a mixed picture. Some states showed improvements in certain areas between 2005 and 2006, but most states did not make up on ground lost on many policies since 2001.

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State Child Care Assistance Policies 2006: Gaps Remain, With New Challenges Ahead