Research and Advocacy
Child Care Results understands that it's success is linked to the success of the
child care sector. No other consultant, business, for profit or non-profit collects
as much operational data from as many different sources in the California child
care sector. We want to put that data to work. Check out what we've been up
to in our spare time.
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Children who participate in Head Start programs are better prepared to start school,
according to a new study conducted by Child Care Results on behalf of the California
Head Start Association.
The data indicate a significant improvement for Head Start participants across various
developmental areas, including language and literacy, math, motor skills, self regulation
and several other domains. Head Start is the federally funded preschool program for
young children and their parents.
The Child Outcomes Bulletin 2010 were constructed through a creative collaboration of
Child Care Results, the California Head Start Association, and 15 participating California
Head Start programs. This analysis of child assessment data on 6,600 children was
conducted by Child Care Results in the fall of 2009. For more information, click here.
July, 2007 | “A Step Up, But Not Out Tracking the Poverty and
Income Impacts of Child Care Subsidies”
Study Finds Subsidized Child Care Essential For Working Families
Research Indicates Child Care Subsidies An Immense Economic Help
Crystal Stairs, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of
families through child care services, research and advocacy, has released a research
report that tracked poverty and income impacts of child care subsidies.
A Step Up, But Not Out: Tracking the Poverty and Income Impacts of Child Care
Subsidies documents the key role played by child care subsidies in Los Angeles County.
The study reveals that while access to child care subsidies has decreased the percentage
of families in poverty by ten to thirty percentage points, once parents entered the
workforce, there was no evidence of continued income growth, and even some evidence
of declining incomes. Los Angeles County has suffered from a dearth of
well-compensated, upwardly mobile jobs that offer benefits. Most of the employment
opportunities are for low-skilled, low-wage jobs. This puts many families who are
transitioning from welfare, as well as other poor families, at a disadvantage to be able
to quickly escape or rise out from poverty.
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For more information on this research study or to receive a copy of the report, please
contact Sydney Kamlager-Santner 323-421-2631.


