Education and Care: Early Childhood Programs and Services for Low-Income Families
HEHS-00-11
Published: Nov 15, 1999. Publicly Released: Nov 15, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal child care funding, focusing on: (1) programs and services funded at the federal and state levels that directly provide early childhood care and education for the general population of low-income children up to age 5; (2) state and local assessments of the relative difficulty low-income parents face in obtaining care for their children; and (3) the collaborative efforts among child care officials and early childhood education officials to address these parents' difficulties.
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Child care programsChildrenDisadvantaged personsGrants-in-aidInteragency relationsPreschool educationPublic assistance programsState-administered programsHead Start programsInfants