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EJ471906 TM517491
Title: Can Government Raise Child-Care Quality? The Influence of Family Demand, Poverty, and Policy.Author(s): Fuller, Bruce; And Others
Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v15 n3 p255-78 Fall 1993
Publication Date: 1993
ISSN: 0162-3737
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1994
Influences
of alternative policies that state governments and the federal government
use to improve child-care centers and preschools are assessed based
on a survey of 1,805 centers in 36 states. Center quality is generally
higher in centers receiving greater subsidies. Implications of findings
for policy in managed choice school settings are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics; *Day Care; Day Care Centers; Family
Influence; Federal Government; *Financial Support; *Government Role;
National Surveys; Poverty; Preschool Education; *Program Improvement;
*Public Policy; School Choice; State Government; Supply and Demand
