early childhood programs
Understanding Spatial Variation in Provision and Access
Given the importance of early care and education (ECE) programs for children’s development and parents’ labor force participation, it is critical to ensure that local communities — particularly those home to historically marginalized populations — have predictable and equitable access to early childhood programming and services. Yet, there are few useful data resources and thus relatively little research examining variation in local access to ECE programs. This set of papers and examines local-level variation in ECE participation and program accessibility in urban, suburban. and rural America.
Pelletier, Elizabeth, Scott W. Allard, Julia Karon, and Taryn W. Morrissey. “The Spatial Inequality of Local Early Care and Education Provision.” Working Paper.
Allard, Scott W. and Elizabeth Pelletier. 2023. “Volatility and Change in Suburban Nonprofit Safety Nets.” RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 9(2): 134–60.
Morrisey, Taryn, Scott W. Allard, and Elizabeth Pelletier. 2022. “Access to Early Care and Education in Rural Communities: Implications for Children’s School Readiness.” RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 8(3): 100-23.
