ED441564 PS028546
Title: Texas Subsidized Child Care Utilization Patterns and
Outcomes.
Author(s): Schexnayder, Deanna T.; Schroeder, Daniel G.; Faliski,
Katherine; McCoy, Jody
Author Affiliation: Texas Univ., Austin. Center for the Study of
Human Resources.(BBB10440)
Pages: 129
Publication Date: June 1999
Sponsoring Agency: Texas Workforce Commission, Austin. (BBB34876)
Contract No: UTA98-0093
Available from: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from
EDRS.
Language: English
Document Type: Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Texas
Journal Announcement: RIENOV2000
To learn more about families and children who have been served by
the Texas Child Care Management Services (CCMS) system, this study
investigated four primary questions: (1) What are the demographic
characteristics of Texas families and children who have received
subsidized child care services? (2) What are the subsidized child care
utilization patterns for these families? (3) What are the labor market
and Aid to Families with Dependent Children/Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (AFDC/TANF) outcomes for families who have received
subsidized child care? and (4) How do the characteristics and outcomes
for eligible families who applied for but who did not receive
subsidized child care differ from those of families who received
subsidized care? A longitudinal dataset was developed by linking a
number of administrative data files across programs and over time;
these files included CCMS data from both the Texas Workforce
Commission and local CCMS offices, employment and earnings data, and
AFDC/TANF recipient data. Findings included the following: (1) most
child care subsidies were provided to children in five major
categories--JOBS/Choices, transitional, food stamps, income-eligible,
and child protective services--and children in the income-eligible
group experienced the most dramatic increase in total subsidies from
1994 to 1997; (2) most children received care so that their parents
could work or attend school or training, and most received their care
through day care centers; (3) child care subsidies seemed to play a
role in both the employment of low-income families and the decision of
families to leave or remain off AFDC/TANF; and (4) eligible families
who applied for but who did not receive subsidized child care fared
worse in all labor market and AFDC/TANF participation measures.
(Contains 59 references.) (EV)
Descriptors: *Day Care; Day Care Effects; Demography; Early
Childhood Education; Employed Parents; Grants; Low Income Groups;
Program Evaluation; *State Programs; Welfare Recipients; *Welfare
Services
Identifiers: Child Care Needs; *Subsidized Child Care Services;
Texas
