To provide empirical evidence on the likely effects of welfare reform on children's early development and school readiness.
Program/Policy Description
Due to current federal and state welfare reform changes, many single mothers will be required to go to work and subsequently place their children in non-parental child care arrangements. The resulting effects are likely: 1) the social environments in which the poor children grow up are likely to change, and 2) the young child’s growth trajectory of development and early learning may change.
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