WORKSHOP ON CHILD CARE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
February 21, 1995
National Research Council
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Institute of Medicine
Board on Children and Families
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Lecture Room
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8:30 - 9:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks Speaker: Jack Shonkoff, Brandeis University |
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9:15 - 10:45 |
Child Care Choices and Preferences of Low Income Parents Findings from the 1990 National Child Care Survey Speaker: April Brayfield, Tulane University Parents' Perspectives and Values of Child Care Options Speaker: Mary Larner, Packard Foundation Center for the Future of Children Children in Head Start and Transition Programs: Experiences During Out-of-School Time Speakers: Beth Miller, Center for Research on Women, Wellesley College Discussant: Evelyn Moore,National Black Child Development Institute |
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 - 1:00 |
Status Report on Quality of Child Care Received byLow Income Families and Implications for Child Development Effects of Typical Child Care on Children in Poverty Speaker: Carollee Howes, University of California at Los Angeles Effects of Child Care on Children by Family Income Level: Cost, Quality and Outcomes Study Speaker: Ellen Peisner-Feinberg, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Early Childhood Experiences: Life in Preschool Study Speaker: Barbara Goodson, Abt Associates, Inc. Quality of Center Child Care on Infant Cognitive and Language Development Speaker: Peg Burchinal, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Effects of After-School Child Care Arrangements Speaker: Deborah Vandell, University of Wisconsin Discussant: Jack Shonkoff, Brandeis University |
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1:00 - 2:00 |
Lunch |
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2:00 - 3:15 |
Recent Research on Child Care Costs Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study Speaker: Suzanne Helburn, University of Colorado at Denver Child Care Prices: A Profile of Six Communities Speaker: Sharon Long,Urban Institute |
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Discussant:James R. Walker, University of Wisconsin—Madison |
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3:15 - 5:15 |
Role of Child Care in Supporting Family Self-Sufficiency The Role of Child Care in Welfare-to-Work Initiatives Speaker: Marcia Meyers, Syracuse University, Center for Policy Research Designing State and Local Child Care Programs to Support Transition to Self-Sufficiency Speaker: Christine Ross, Mathematica Research Policy, Inc. Child Care and AFDC Recipients in Illinois: Patterns, Problems, and Needs Speakers: Gary Siegel and Anthony Loman, Institute of Applied Research Effect of Child Care Subsidies on Low Income Mothers' Decisions to Work Speaker: Alicia Cackley, U.S. General Accounting Office Discussant: Donna Klein, Marriott Corporation |
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5:15 - 5:30 |
Closing Remarks Speaker: Jack Shonkoff |
WORKSHOP ON CHILD CARE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
April 10, 1995
National Research Council
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Institute of Medicine
Board on Children and Families
Cecil and Ida Green Building
Room 104, 2001 Wisconsin Avenue
Washington, D.C.
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8:30 - 9:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 - 9:15 |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks Speaker: Jack Shonkoff, Brandeis University |
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9:15 - 9:45 |
Update of Data on Federal Child Care Programs Speaker: Joan Lombardi, Senior Advisor, Administration on Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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9:45 - 12:00 |
Perspectives of State Child Care Administrators Speaker: Bruce Liggett, Child Care Program, Arizona Department of Economic Security Speaker: Karen Tvedt, Office of Child Care Policy, Washington Department of Social and Health Services Speaker: Stephanie Fanjul, Division of Child Development, North Carolina Department of Human Resources Discussant: Louise Stoney, Stoney Associates |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch |
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1:00 - 3:00 |
Subsidy Child Care Programs: Experiences of LocalCommunities Speaker: Jim Nicholie, Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association Speaker: Bobbie Weber, Family Resource Department, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon Speaker: Kathleen Haight, Oskaloosa-Walton Child Care Services, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, Florida Discussant: Sharon Long, Urban Institute |
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3:00 - 3:15 |
Break |
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3:15 - 5:00 |
Findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Development Study of Early Child Care Speaker: Jay Belsky, Pennsylvania State University Discussant: Ruth T. Gross, Stanford University |
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5:00 - 5:15 |
Closing Remarks Speaker: Jack Shonkoff |
