The Maryland-Minnesota Child Care Research Partnership brought together two states with an interdisciplinary team of researchers experienced in conducting studies on 1) subsidy policy, 2) quality improvement strategies, and 3) parental decision-making. The team was committed to examining critical issues in early care and education and using research findings to inform policy. The Partnership’s work reflects the issues that were of highest priority for administration of the Child Care and Development Fund and other early care and education policy and program efforts.

Recent Research

• Early Care and Education Choices, Quality, and Continuity for Low-Income Families: New Findings from the Maryland-Minnesota Child Care Research Partnership

Minnesota

Minnesota Child Care Choices Research Briefs 

• Stability of Subsidy Participation and Continuity of Care
• Child Care Decision-Making and Perceptions of Quality
• Study and Sample Description
• Families Participation in the Child Care Assistance Program
• Families’ Awareness and Use of a Pilot Quality Rating and Improvement System
• Families’ Employment Patterns and Child Care-Related Work Disruptions
• Parental Perceptions of Quality in Early Care and Education
  
• Families’ Child Care Expenses and Sources of Financial Support
• Continuity of Care and Participation in the Child Care Assistance Program
• Changes in Child Care Arrangements in Minnesota
• Low-Income Parents Experiences’ of Depressive Symptoms

Maryland

Maryland Child Care Choices Baseline Briefs

• Continuity of Child Care Subsidy Receipt: Why Definitions of Spells and Gaps Matter
• Maryland Child Care Choices Study: Changes in Child Care Arrangements of Young Children in Maryland
• Implementation of 12-Month Child Care Subsidy Eligibility Redetermination: A Case Study from Maryland
• Parents Perception of Child Care Quality
• Child Care Decision-Making Process and Child Care Choices among Applicants for Temporary Cash Assistance
• Child Care Expenses and Financial Support for Child Care among Applicants for Temporary Cash Assistance
• Maternal Depression among Applicants for Temporary Cash Assistance
• Study and Sample Description
• Work Patterns Among TANF Applicants: Results from a Maryland Survey of Families with Young Children

Other Maryland Research Briefs

• Getting into the Black Box: How Do Low-Income Parents Make Choices about Early Care and Education in Maryland?
• Subsidy Continuity in Maryland
• Defining School Readiness in Maryland: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective
• Providing High Quality Care in Low-Income Areas in Maryland: Definitions, Resources, and Challenges from Parents and Child Care Providers’ Perspectives
• Maryland Early Childhood Risk and Reach Assessment