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Allen, David – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Summarizes the child care and welfare provisions of the 1996 welfare reform act. Argues that the new law spells tougher fights ahead to increase or even maintain state child care funding. Urges advocates to "reposition" child care to convince others of its central role in solving social problems. (EV)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Day Care, Federal Aid
PDF pending restorationMiller, Laurie – 1997
This Child Care Action Campaign (CCAC) issue brief details an audio conference convened by CCAC and the Child Care Law Center. Issues discussed include changes and implications resulting from the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Areas covered, in a question-and-answer format, include: (1) Temporary…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Day Care
Peer reviewedGnezda, M. Therese – Young Children, 1996
Examines stresses on the early childhood service system due to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. Discusses elimination of Aid to Families with Dependent Children; creation of state block grants, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Child Care and Development Fund; and restructuring of the Child…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare
Download full textBlank, Helen; Adams, Gina – 1997
Access to quality child care is critical to working parents. Prior to the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, states had a significant level of responsibility for child care, and the 1996 welfare reform law further expanded the state's role. This report examines state efforts in child care and early education in…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Day Care
Peer reviewedPolakow, Valerie; Kahn, Peggy; Martin, Nora – Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1998
Documents the new federal welfare policies' effects on single mothers and their children living in poverty in Michigan, focusing on family health and viability, work requirements and sanctions, postsecondary education restrictions, and access to child care. Critically questions public educators' role and raises social policy issues related to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Role, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This document reports on a congressional hearing on the George W. Bush administration's proposals for welfare reform and legislation to reauthorize the 1996 welfare reform law. Testimony includes statements from United States (US) Representatives John Boehner and Patsy Mink; Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Welfare
