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Title: Why Interstate Child Care Scholarship Policy Choices Matter in the Upper Valley: 'You Can Only Charge the Families so Much.' National Issue Brief #167
Language: English
Authors: Boege, Sarah, Carson, Jess, University of New Hampshire, Carsey School of Public Policy
Source: Carsey School of Public Policy. 2023.
Availability: Carsey School of Public Policy. Huddleston Hall, 73 Main Street, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824. Tel: 603-862-2821; Fax: 603-862-3878. e-mail: carsey.school@unh.edu; Web site: http://carsey.unh.edu
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2023
Sponsoring Agency: Couch Family Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Decision Making, State Action, Educational Policy, Interstate Programs, Scholarships, Eligibility, Costs, Access to Education, Parent Financial Contribution, Child Care Centers, State Policy, Family Income
Geographic Terms: New Hampshire, Vermont
Abstract: In this brief, the authors explore how state-level decisions in New Hampshire and Vermont manifest in the early childhood education and care sector, through the lens of the interstate Upper Valley region. They demonstrate the significant differences in the reach and adequacy of child care financial assistance programs ("child care scholarships") across state lines, with Vermont's program setting family income eligibility thresholds higher and delivering higher-value reimbursements to child care providers than New Hampshire's program. While scholarships are key for widening low-income families' access to high quality care, they are not a panacea. Not all eligible families participate in child care scholarship programs. Those who do may still be required to pay substantial cost shares. Similarly, not all providers accept scholarships as payment, due to low reimbursement rates and administrative burdens. The authors identify key policy opportunities to strengthen scholarships' impact, including expanding family eligibility, increasing reimbursement rates to providers, and encouraging providers to participate in scholarship programs. [This brief is part of the "Early Childhood in the Upper Valley Series." For the prior brief in this series, "Changing Child Care Supply in New Hampshire and Vermont's Upper Valley. National Issue Brief #166," see ED629709.]
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Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: ED629671
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