Summary

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

Learning About Michigan’s License-Exempt Providers, Non-Traditional Hours Care Services, and Quality of Care Improvement

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis, Interviews, Program Evaluation, Research, Survey Document Type: Summary Date: January, 2025Tags: Child Care, child care providers

Frederick County Child Care Market Study

Topic Area: Early Childhood, Economic Development Client Type: Local Government Service Type: Facilitation, Landscape Scan, Research Document Type: Report, Summary Tags: Child Care, Equity, Families

Upper Peninsula Food As Medicine: Final Pilot Results Summary

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Research Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Upper Peninsula Commission for Area ProgressTags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Interviews, Survey

Year 1 Results Summary: Upper Peninsula Food As Medicine

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Program Evaluation Document Type: Summary Partner(s): Upper Peninsula Commission for Area ProgressDate: October, 2023Tags: Food Access, Food as Medicine, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Health, Interviews, Outcome Evaluation, Process Evaluation, Survey

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

Saginaw Food Access Study

Topic Area: Food and Nutition Client Type: Local Government Service Type: Landscape Scan, Research Document Type: Presentation, Report, Summary Partner(s): City of Saginaw, GuidehouseDate: January, 2024Tags: Food Access, Food Assistance, Food Policy, Food Security, Government, Landscape Scan, Survey

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Restoring the Promise of Adult Education: Strategies to Make Michigan a Leader in Preparing All Adults to Succeed in a Knowledge-Driven Economy

Topic Area: Higher Education, Workforce Client Type: Nonprofit Service Type: Research Document Type: Report, Summary Partner(s): TalentFirstDate: March, 2023Tags: Adult Education, Adult Learners, Data Analysis, Educators, Focus Groups, Interviews, Landscape Scan, Literature Review, Survey, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

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