These two issues address topics related to state and federal public policy concerning child care. Issue 19 focuses on how various federal agencies work with the Child Care Bureau to strengthen and support child care services across the country. The issue includes articles describing initiatives of the Departments of Transportation, Labor, Education, Agriculture, and Housing and Urban Development; and also contains remarks from the White House Conference on Child Care. Issue 20 highlights the federal government's vision for child care in the year 2000 and includes articles addressing: state systems that incorporate training, compensation, and quality; initiatives that enhance the family child care profession; ways states are building capacity for infant care services and school readiness programs; technical assistance opportunities for states, tribes, and territories; systems of resource and referral services; and new developments in school-age care programs. (KB)