Making policies for children : a study of the federal process / Cheryl D. Hayes, editor ; [sponsored by] Panel for the Study of the Policy Formation Process, Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayes, Cheryl D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Government policy--United States.

Children.

Children--Nutrition--Government policy--United States.

Family policy--United States.

Family policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1982.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Making Policies for Children: A Study of the Federal Process; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part 1: Report of the Panel; 1 Introduction; OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY; APPROACH OF THE STUDY; The Policy Determination Literature; The Case Study Approach; The Analysis of the Case Studies; PLAN OF THE REPORT; 2 Three Cases of Federal Policy Formation; THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN; THE FEDERAL INTERAGENCY DAY CARE REQUIREMENTS; THE CHILD CARE TAX DEDUCTION/CREDIT; CONCLUSION; 3 Components of the Policy Formation Process; CONTEXTUAL FACTORS; CONSTITUENCY PRESSURE

PRINCIPLES AND IDEAS; ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS; MEDIA PRESENTATIONS; RESEARCH; INTERACTIONS AMONG COMPONENTS IN FEDERAL POLICY FORMATION; 4 A Policy Framework: Three Levels of Decision Making; THE POLICY FRAMEWORK; The High Level; The Middle Level; The Low Level; OPERATIONAL IMPLICATIONS; 5 Future Federal Policy Formation Affecting Children and Their Families; References and Bibliography; Part 2: Case Studies; The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children; INTRODUCTION; CHILD NUTRITION: THE NEW DEAL TO THE GREAT SOCIETY; Programmatic Antecedents; The Beginnings of WIC

The Advocates and the Courts; Program Evaluations; The Carter Years; NOTES; Appendix A GALLUP PUBLIC OPINION POLLS, 1935-1971; Appendix B Summary of Major Legislative Initiatives Relating to Children's Nutrition and Feeding; Appendix C Summary of Expenditures and Participation in Major Children's Nutrition and Feeding Programs; The Federal Interagency Day Care Requirements; INTRODUCTION; AMERICAN DAY CARE BEFORE THE FIDCR; The 1968 FIDCR; THE FIDCR AND TITLE XX; TO THE APPROPRIATENESS STUDY; TOWARD THE FINAL REGULATIONS; NOTES; Appendix A Proposed Child-Staff Ratios, 1942-1978

Appendix B Federal Expenditures for Child Care, 1977 ( millions); Appendix C Distribution of Children Receiving Full-Time Nonparental Care, 1977 (thousands); Appendix D Care Modes: A Consumer Survey; Appendix E Households Using Various Types of Care, Classified by Youngest Child's Age; The Child Care Tax Deduction/Credit; INTRODUCTION; THE ORIGINS OF THE CHILD CARE DEDUCTION; IMPACT AND REVISION: 1954-1964; FROM TAX RELIEF TO "JOB DEVELOPMENT": 1964-1971; FROM TAX DEDUCTION TO TAX CREDIT: 1971-1978; NOTES; Appendix A Legislative Changes in the Child Care Tax Deduction/Credit, 1953-1978

Appendix B Impact of the Child Care Deduction/Credit, Selected Years

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliography: p. 78-81.

ISBN:

9786610247134

9781280247132

1280247134

9780309563819

030956381X

OCLC:

817959583