National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families Care in the Home: A Description of Family Child Care and the Experiences of the Families and Children Who Use It: Final Report

This study was conducted under contract to the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. First commissioned in the wake of welfare reform in 1996, this study examined how States and communities implemented programs to meet the child care needs of families moving from welfare to work. Specifically, this report offers information from the In-Depth Study of Family Child Care, one of three components of the National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families.