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EFFECTS

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CAUSES

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Available and Reliable Child Care (Enabler)

Definition: The consistent, affordable availability of child care for ages 0-5, particularly for caregivers working nontraditional hours, and the consistent, affordable availability of before- and after-school programs.

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Subsidized wages for child care workers

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Consistent parental employment, increased hours and reliability

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Increase social-emotional development for children, including emotional regulation

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Increase school readiness

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Increase family income

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Increase family well-being

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Decreased child maltreatment

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Streamlined preparation/qualification pathways to bring new ECE teachers into the field

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Advancement opportunities and supportive work environment to retain ECE workforce

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Support families with selecting and enrolling in 'right-fit' providers and accessing all available funding for which they are eligible

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Availability of reliable providers

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Affordability of care

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Incentives for providers to open new or expand existing child care facilities

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Tuition subsidies

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Reimbursement rate (e.g. from tuition subsidies) sufficient to cover the provider's cost of care

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Caregiver

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Child

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Decreased stress

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Related Research: https://www.chapinhall.org/project/increased-access-to-child-care-and-early-childhood-education-promotes-child-safety/

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Decreased home removals when a child welfare referral

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Adequate wages for ECE workforce that reimburses them sufficiently for a difficult job and reduces workforce turnover

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Universal, federally subsidized or federally provided childcare

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Increased stability for parent and child

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Safe, nurturing space for child