Brief The Child Care and Development Fund and Workforce Development for Low-Income Parents
Gina Adams, Caroline Heller
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The recent reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and the passage of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act provide a unique opportunity to support the child care needs of low-income parents who need education and training by strengthening each system’s approach to these families and by forging partnerships between the child care and workforce development systems. This brief documents opportunities and challenges provided by the reauthorization of CCDF, and lays out strategies states can implement that help them better meet the child care needs of low-income parents who need education and training while also meeting the goals of the new CCDF.
Research Areas Education Families Social safety net Children and youth Workforce
Tags Families with low incomes Subsidized employment Higher education Workforce development Economic well-being Public service and subsidized employment programs Child care Workers in low-wage jobs Job training Work supports Work-family balance Early childhood education Kids in context Child care and workers Child care and early childhood education
Policy Centers Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population Income and Benefits Policy Center
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