Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States
Susman-Stillman, Amy R., August 2008
(Reviews of Research). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A review of research on the characteristics of users and providers of family, friend, and neighbor care (FFN), and a review of research on FFN usage patterns by children's age

Literature Review

Demographics of family, friend, and neighbor child care: Table of methods and findings
Susman-Stillman, Amy R., 2009
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A table outlining the research methodologies, populations, sources of data, and findings of select studies on the provision and use of family, friend, and neighbor care in the United States

Table Of Findings

Designing subsidy systems to meet the needs of families: An overview of policy research findings [Executive summary]
Adams, Gina, 2008
Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

A summary of a synthesis of strategies used by state and local agencies to support parents through the process of accessing and retaining child care subsidies

Executive Summary

The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report
Paulsell, Diane, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs

Reports & Papers

Family child care in the United States
Morrissey, Taryn, April 2007
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A summary of a review of research studies examining family child care (FCC), addressing questions of FCC definitions, providers, users, and quality

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation
United States. Head Start Bureau, July 28, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, an initiative supporting the quality of kith and kin child care provision for infants and toddlers in Early Head Start, based on site visits, staff telephone interviews, quality observations, caregiver interviews, and administrative records

Reports & Papers

Strategies to support child care subsidy access and retention: Ideas from seven midwestern states
Snyder, Kathleen, 2006
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

An overview of the child care subsidy policies and strategies in place in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin in 2005, focusing on access to and retention of subsidies

Reports & Papers

Supporting child care subsidy access and retention: Strategies from seven midwestern states
Snyder, Kathleen, December 2006
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A summary of the child care subsidy policies and strategies in place in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin in 2005, focusing on access to and retention of subsidies

Fact Sheets & Briefs