Qualitative research based on interviews and focus groups conducted in 12 states. The study examines the challenges low-income parents face in obtaining and maintaining child care subsidies, including application, recertification, and reporting requirements. Gina Adams authored the research, which draws from interviews with administrators, experts, caseworkers, parents, and providers.
Use Cases
- Analyzing administrative burden on parents based on descriptions of application and recertification processes
- Studying policy implementation gaps based on reported mismatches between subsidy policies and local practices
- Identifying barriers to program retention based on descriptions of frequent reporting requirements
- Comparing state-level subsidy administration based on the research conducted across 12 states
Strengths
- Research draws from multiple stakeholder perspectives including administrators, caseworkers, parents, and providers
- Qualitative data covers 12 states, providing a multi-regional view
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the 12 states studied
Provenance
- Source
- Gina Adams
- Collection Method
- Based on interviews with state and local administrators and experts, and focus groups with caseworkers, parents, and providers.
- Geography
- 12 states