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Child Care
A Guide to Selected Government Information Available at WIU's Government Publications Library (revised 4/02) Web version of this guide includes links to web resources.
Federal Government Information
Who's Minding Our Preschoolers? This Current Population Report reveals the changes in child care arrangements in the 1990s. March 1996
Child Care. Census Bureau webpage providing child care cost and arrangement statistics.
Child Care Bureau. This webpage of the Administration for Children & Families leads to information about child care and welfare reform and the Child Care and Development Fund. 1997
Child Care: Recipients Face Service Gaps and Supply Shortages. Both the states and the federal government have shortcomings in the supply of child care which dramatically affects low-income mothers in the work force. March 1995
Employment Training: Successful Projects Share Common Strategy. One merit of all successful employment training projects was the provision of child care. May 1996
"Key Child Care and Other Federal Programs for Infants and Toddlers." The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is responsible for several child care programs discussed here in relationship to the changing needs of children and families. 1994
Child Care for Working Families: Real Welfare Reform. This hearing discusses child care as the central issue of welfare reform with testimony from the Child Welfare League, Child Care Connections, Child Care America, etc. 1994
Green Book. This annual reference source for American social policy provides background material and data on child care programs including costs, state and federal statistics, standards, etc. (quadrennial)
Summary of Welfare Reforms Made by Public Law 104-193: The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act and Associated Legislation. A section of this committee print dealing with child care describes the program goals, funding, state administration, etc.1996
Welfare Reform: Reauthorization of Work and Child Care. This hearing discusses the effect of the 1996 welfare reform legislation on the need for child care funding.
Child Care in the 104th Congress: Issues and Legislation. Identifies existing child care programs and issues, describes legislation under consideration, and discusses issues associated with consolidating child care programs into a block grant. 1995
Child Care: A Comparison of House and Senate Welfare Reform Legislation. Compares AFDC with replacement child welfare provisions of the House-passed Personal Responsibility Act and the Senate-passed Work Opportunity Act. 1995
MCH Program Interchange: Focus on Health and Safety in Child Care. Annotated bibliography of materials to be used to improve health and safety in child care programs. 1994
lllinois Government Information
Child Care Programs: Report to the General Assembly, FY 1995. This annual report describes the Illinois
Department of Public Aid child care programs designed to help more families move from welfare to work.
Includes statistics. 1996
Child Care. This webpage from the Illinois Department of Human Services calculates your eligibility to receive child care services available via DHS.
"Have We Let Our Children Down?" This entire issues explores issues relating to Illinois children. A statistical look at poverty, abuse, divorce, teen mothers, immunizations, overscheduling, housing, school, and other factors having an impact on Illinois kids.
Legal Information
"Child Care Assistance Through Tax Relief and Provision of Social Services" in Legal Rights of Children. Concise discussion of federal child care programs detailing U.S. Code citation where their authority may be found. 1994
Ruiz v. Blum. This U.S. District Court Case deals with the denial of child day care benefits in a manner inconsistent with the Social Security Act. 1982
Child Care and Development Block Grant Amendments of 1996. Sections 601-615 of PL 104-193 are entitled Title VI-Child Care and delineate goals, authorization, activities, and funding for this program.
"Welfare Reform at the Limit: The Futility of 'Ending Welfare As We Know It.'" This discussion of the Work & Responsibility Act of 1996 offers the problem of child care for working mothers as one of the troublesome issues. 1995 |