CHILD CARE ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ANALYSIS

拟议的项目将实现三个目标：1)描述马里兰州补贴连续性的纵向模式；2)审查补贴护理安排的连续性与高质量护理使用之间的关联；3)分析关于补贴重新确定期限管理的新指导与补贴期限长度之间的关联。 具体地说，这个项目将回答以下研究问题：1)在审查补贴持续时间时出现了什么模式？这些连续性模式在儿童、家庭和社区特征上是否有所不同？2)接受认可的补贴照料安排的儿童是否比非认可的补贴安排中的儿童在这些提供者的照料下停留的时间更长？3)关于12个月重新确定行政做法的新指南实施前后，补贴持续时间的中位数是否有所不同？ 研究问题将通过分析2007年6月至2016年1月期间相关的托儿补贴管理数据和提供者许可/认证数据来解决。这些数据将使用严格的分析技术进行分析，包括以人为中心的分析、倾向得分匹配和差异分析。结果将按州政策制定者和儿童保育补贴管理人员感兴趣的子组进行分类。

The proposed project will accomplish three objectives: 1) describe longitudinal patterns in subsidy continuity within Maryland, 2) examine the association between continuity in subsidized care arrangements and the use of high quality care, and 3) analyze the association between new guidance regarding the administration of subsidy redetermination periods and subsidy spell length. Specifically, this project will answer the following research questions: 1) What patterns emerge when examining the continuity of subsidy spells? Do these continuity patterns differ across child, family, and community characteristics? 2) Do children in accredited subsidized care arrangements remain in these providers' care longer than children in non-accredited subsidized arrangements? 3) Does the median length of subsidy spells differ before and after implementation of new guidance regarding 12 month redetermination administrative practices? Research questions will be addressed through the analysis of linked child care subsidy administrative data and provider licensing/accreditation data from June 2007- January 2016. These data will be analyzed using rigorous analytic techniques, including person-centered analyses, propensity score matching, and difference-in-differences analyses. Results will be disaggregated by subgroups that are of interest to state policymakers and child care subsidy administrators.