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Preventive Benefits of U.S. Childcare Subsidies in Supervisory Child Neglect

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Using data from age 3 of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, the current study explores the complex relationships between U.S. child care subsidies and neglect. Specifically, the study examines two research questions: (1) Are U.S. child care subsidies associated with self-reported neglect among low-income mothers? (2) What individual types of self-reported neglect are significantly reduced by receipt of child care subsidy? Using negative binomial regression examining the relationships among mothers who were income-eligible for child care subsidy, we found that child care subsidy was associated with lower levels of supervisory neglect, indicating an important role of subsidy in the lives of low-income families.

Source: Children & Society

DOI: 10.1111/chso.12307

Authors: Kathryn Maguire‐Jack, Kelly M. Purtell, Kathryn Showalter, Sheila Barnhart, Mi‐Youn Yang

Institutions: The Ohio State University, University of Kentucky, Louisiana State University

Language: English

Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation