Federal Agency

Public Policy Associates produces high-quality, independent reports that offer analysis and insight to clients and their stakeholders. Here is a sampling:

Child Care Policy Lessons

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Research Document Type: Brief Date: October, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, child care providers, Parents

The Impact of Policy Changes on Program Handbook Complexity

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis Document Type: Brief Date: June, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, child care providers, Families, Great Start to Quality, Handbook, Parents

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Conditions for Change: Michigan’s Great Start to Quality System

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Brief Partner(s): Michigan Department of Education, Office of Great Start; Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC)Date: October, 2023Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Great Start to Quality, Mixed-Methods Evaluation, QRIS

Back to Normal in 2021? Michigan’s Child Care Assistance Usage

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Brief Partner(s): Michigan Department of Education; Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDate: August, 2022Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Data Analysis, Survival Analysis

Michigan Child Care Policy Effects

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Research Document Type: Summary Date: September, 2024Tags: Child Care, child care providers, Families

Effects of an Eligibility-Threshold Increase and Providing Stabilization Grants

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis, Interviews, Research, Survey Document Type: Report Date: March, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, child care providers, COVID-19, Equity, Families, Government, Interviews, Parents, Telephone Interviews

Michigan Child Care Subsidy Policy Changes 2021: Awareness Gaps, Support for Increased Access, and the Implications of Temporary Policies

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Policy Analysis, Research Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Michigan Department of Education; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDate: January, 2023Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Data Analysis, Families, Interviews, Policy Change