Human Services News

From 2001 to 2005, it became more difficult for low-income families to get needed child care assistance, according to two new reports released by the National Women’s Law Center. An examination of child care policies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia and interviews with parents and providers about access to child care reveal that most states took steps backward on child care assistance. As a result, many low-income parents struggling to work and support their children are being denied needed child care help.

Child Care Assistance Policies 2005: States Fail to Make Up Lost Ground, Families Continue to Lack Critical Supports, at
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/ChildCareSubsidyReport_September2005.pdf.

In their own voices: Parents and Providers Struggling with Child Care Cuts, at
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/ChildCareVOICESReport_September2005.pdf.