Child Care Market

Davis, E., W. Lee & A. Sojourner (2019) Family-Centered Measures of Access to Early Care & Education. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 47: 472-486.
In Published Papers
Working Papers

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ChildCareAccess.org: maps and reports on families’ child care access in every Minnesota neighborhood.
Won Lee won University of Minnesota U-Spatial 2019 prize for best use of maps by graduate student.

Press Mentions

UMinnesota: New University of Minnesota tool reveals child care access challenges across the state
Minnesota Daily: UMN researchers create a child care access tool
New Ulm Journal: UM tool shows child care access challenges
Hutchinson Leader: Litchfield child care access below state average, report says
Aitkin Independent Age: Revealing local child care access challenges
SouthernMinn.com: Number of reasons for child care shortage, no easy answers

Topics Child Care Market, Early Childhood

Hamilton Project, Increasing Federal Investment in Children's Early Care and Education to Raise Quality, Access, and Affordability (with Liz Davis)
Press Mentions

Radically Pragmatic, Progressive Policy Institute: video + podcast
Deseret News: Could child care help open the economy and why is its funding such a contentious topic?
Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota researchers craft proposal to improve child care access

Topics Child Care Market, Early Childhood

Flood, Sarah, Joel McMurray, Aaron Sojourner, & Matthew Wiswall. Inequalities in Early Care Experienced by U.S. Children
In Working Papers
Topics Child Care Market, Early Childhood

Center for American Progress: The Coronavirus Will Make Child Care Deserts Worse and Exacerbate Inequality
Summaries

childcaredeserts.org: interactive map illustrating families' child care access in every U.S. community

Press Mentions

U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee: We need to save child care before it's too late
Washington Post: Middle-income and rural families disproportionately grapple with child-care deserts, new report shows
Duluth News-Tribune: University of Minnesota child care research finds urban-rural divide, including in Northland

Topics Child Care Market, Early Childhood