Brief

Disparities in California’s Child Care Subsidy System

A Look at Teacher Education, Stability and Diversity

By Marcy Whitebook, Fran Kipnis and Dan Bellm • January 1, 2007

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Using data from the California Early Care and Education Workforce Study, this policy brief focuses on disparities in staff professional preparation, stability, and diversity between licensed child care centers that receive public funding solely through vouchers, and those that receive it through a contract with Head Start or the California Department of Education.

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