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ERIC Number: ED674450
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Apr-12
Pages: 14
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Enrollment of Priority Populations and Child Demographic Diversity Profiles: Links with State Subsidy Policies
Jason Hustedt; Gerilyn Slicker; Cara L. Kelly; Alex Faucheux
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Philadelphia, PA, Apr 11-14, 2024)
Subsidies via the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) are used to improve child care access, and CCDF law prioritizes specific groups of children/families to promote more equitable access. We conducted a latent profile analysis using a national dataset of centers (n = 3,474) utilizing subsidies. We identified subgroups of centers based on enrollment of children from prioritized populations and diverse backgrounds, then used multinomial logistic regression with state CCDF policies to predict profile membership. Centers either (1) offered a breadth of services for priority populations, (2) responded to specific needs, or (3) placed less emphasis on priority populations. State policies predicted profile membership. Findings suggest states can improve equitable child care access by aligning priority populations with demonstrated needs.
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Child Care and Development Block Grants
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