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This study investigates the use of and satisfaction with child care among low-income families, who are those likely to be affected by recent changes in public policy that emphasize increased work effort. Data from the Survey of Wisconsin Works Families portray differences in the use of center-based care depending on whether or not the family received a child care subsidy. A multivariate analysis of a measure of parental satisfaction, whether a parent would switch child care sources if all care were available at no charge, suggests that parents tend to be more satisfied with center-based care than with alternative forms of care. The analysis also suggests that mothers who received a child care subsidy were significantly more likely to have their children in center-based care.
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Wolfe, B., Scrivner, S. Child Care Use and Parental Desire to Switch Care Type Among a Low-Income Population. Journal of Family and Economic Issues 25, 139–162 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JEEI.0000023635.67750.fd
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