Families

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

Supporting Child Care Businesses While Advancing Nutrition

Topic Area: Early Childhood, Food and Nutition, Public Health Client Type: Grant Service Type: Interviews, Literature Review, Roundtables, Secondary Data Analysis Document Type: Report Date: May, 2026Tags: 1837 Partners, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Investment Corporation, Families, Food Access, Food Assistance, Food Security, Health, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, MiLEAP

Findings from the System Evaluation of Homeless Solutions for Boulder County

Topic Area: Housing and Homelessness Client Type: Foundation Service Type: Analysis, Consulting, Interviews, Literature Review, Research Document Type: Report Partner(s): Homeless Solutions for Boulder CountyDate: May, 2025Tags: Boulder, Families, Homelessness, Housing, Housing First, Interviews, Mixed-Methods Evaluation, Policy

Webinar: Are we making progress?

Topic Area: Early Childhood Document Type: Webinar Date: January, 2025Tags: Child Care, Child Care Development Fund, Child Care Providers, Families

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

The Burden of Change

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: Federal Agency Service Type: Analysis, Research Document Type: Report Partner(s): Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and PotentialDate: May, 2025Tags: CDC, Child Care, Child Care Providers, Educators, Families

CCDF Eligibility and Enrollment Dashboard

Topic Area: Early Childhood Service Type: Analysis, Research Document Type: Dashboard Tags: Child Care, Child Care Development Fund, Child Care Providers, Equality, Equity, Families, Inequality

Are we making progress? Trends in the U.S. Child Care Subsidy Program

Topic Area: Early Childhood Document Type: Brief, Report Tags: Child Care, Child Care Development Fund, Child Care Providers, Families

Detroit & Wayne County Regional Child Care Plan

Topic Area: Early Childhood Client Type: CDFI, Economic Development Organization Service Type: Consulting, Facilitation, Landscape Scan, Research Document Type: Report Partner(s): IFF; Detroit Regional Workforce Partnership; Detroit Regional PartnershipDate: September, 2024Tags: Child Care, Child Care Providers, Families

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