Families

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

Michigan Child Care Assistance: Reasons for Non-Use and Impacts for Families

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: State Agency Service Type: Research Document Type: Presentation Date: August, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, child care providers, Early-Stage, Families, Government, Interviews, Parents, Research

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

State Perspectives

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: State Agency Service Type: Landscape Scan, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Research Document Type: Brief Date: April, 2024Tags: CDC, Child Care, Equity, Families, Policy Research, Research

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

Michigan’s Child Care Market Rates

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: State Agency Service Type: Survey Document Type: Brief Tags: CDC, Child Care, child care providers, Families, Government, Parents, Survey

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

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