Research & Advocacy

Research and Advocacy

Child Care Results understands that it's success is linked to the success
of the child care sector. No other consultant, business, for profit or
non-profit collects as much operational data from as many different
sources in the California child care sector. We want to put that data to
work. Check out what we've been up to in our spare time.

January 19, 2010 | Child Outcomes Bulletin 2010

Children who participate in Head Start programs are better prepared to start school,
according to a new study conducted by Child Care Results on behalf of the California
Head Start Association.

The data indicate a significant improvement for Head Start participants across various
developmental areas, including language and literacy, math, motor skills, self regulation
and several other domains. Head Start is the federally funded preschool program for
young children and their parents.

The Child Outcomes Bulletin 2010 were constructed through a creative collaboration of
Child Care Results, the California Head Start Association, and 15 participating California
Head Start programs. This analysis of child assessment data on 6,600 children was
conducted by Child Care Results in the fall of 2009. For more information, click here .

July, 2007 | “A Step Up, But Not Out Tracking the Poverty and
Income Impacts of Child Care Subsidies”

Study Finds Subsidized Child Care Essential For Working Families
Research Indicates Child Care Subsidies An Immense Economic Help

Crystal Stairs, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of
families through child care services, research and advocacy, has released a research
report that tracked poverty and income impacts of child care subsidies.

A Step Up, But Not Out: Tracking the Poverty and Income Impacts of Child Care
Subsidies documents the key role played by child care subsidies in Los Angeles County.

The study reveals that while access to child care subsidies has decreased the percentage
of families in poverty by ten to thirty percentage points, once parents entered the
workforce, there was no evidence of continued income growth, and even some evidence
of declining incomes. Los Angeles County has suffered from a dearth of
well-compensated, upwardly mobile jobs that offer benefits. Most of the employment
opportunities are for low-skilled, low-wage jobs. This puts many families who are
transitioning from welfare, as well as other poor families, at a disadvantage to be able
to quickly escape or rise out from poverty.

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For more information on this research study or to receive a copy of the report, please
contact Sydney Kamlager-Santner 323-421-2631.

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February, 2011 Child Outcomes Bulletin 2011

Providing the Head Start experience for three-year-olds advances a child’s development
by an average of 4 to 8 months across all areas of development. This finding is the result
of a rigorous analysis of child assessment data from more than 24,500 children collected
from 42 Head Start programs across California.
Using Regression discontinuity, these findings provide direct evidence that California
Head Start programs provide quality child development services and help children to be
better prepared for Kindergarten.