Examining provider participation in the child care subsidy system: a mixed methods study
| Author(s) | Slicker, Gerilyn | |
| Date Accessioned | 2022-11-14T12:20:31Z | |
| Date Available | 2022-11-14T12:20:31Z | |
| Publication Date | 2022 | |
| SWORD Update | 2022-08-10T19:10:23Z | |
| Abstract | Early care and education is not affordable for most U.S. families. The Child Care and Development Fund is a federal program that aims to help families from low-income backgrounds access more affordable care through child care subsidies which offset the cost of care. However, the number of child care providers that accept subsidies is declining, threatening families’ access. This dissertation project is a three-phase mixed methods study aimed at understanding how early care and education centers make decisions about subsidy system participation, paying close attention to the influence of state policies and other factors amenable to policy intervention. Phase I is a mixed methods statewide study that examines how providers make decisions about accepting subsidies. In phase II, nationally representative data is used to examine predictors of subsidy density, or the proportion of children in a program using subsidies. Phase III uses a nationally representative sample of early care and education centers alongside state-specific subsidy policies to examine the unique influence of subsidy policies on provider participation in the subsidy system. This dissertation provides useful insights into how to implement state policies and practices that could incentivize providers’ participation in the subsidy system, and as a result better serve families from low-income backgrounds. | en_US |
| Advisor | Hustedt, Jason T. | |
| Degree | Ph.D. | |
| Department | University of Delaware, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.58088/djj8-1596 | |
| Unique Identifier | 1350738536 | |
| URL | https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/31590 | |
| Language | en | |
| Publisher | University of Delaware | en_US |
| URI | https://login.udel.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/examining-provider-participation-child-care/docview/2700800572/se-2?accountid=10457 | |
| Keywords | Child care subsidies | en_US |
| Keywords | Education centers | en_US |
| Keywords | Policy intervention | en_US |
| Title | Examining provider participation in the child care subsidy system: a mixed methods study | en_US |
| Type | Thesis | en_US |