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.
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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

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