The remainder of this report explores child care access in Allegheny County and presents detailed findings from this evaluation. It is organized as follows:
Section I provides historical context for the ACCM Pilot Program by describing the child care landscape in Allegheny County and longstanding challenges faced by families and providers. Section II describes the components of the ACCM Pilot Program, as well as the characteristics of families and providers participating in the program. Section III details the experiences of parents and providers participating in the ACCM Pilot Program. Section IV summarizes the key takeaways from the evaluation and considerations for sustaining future support for Allegheny County families.
Acknowledgments This report was funded by the Allegheny County Department of Children Initiatives (DCI) through support from the Eden Hall Foundation. This evaluation would not have been possible without the generous time and input from staff at DCI and the Region 5 Early Learning Resource Center. The authors are especially grateful for the valuable input and guidance throughout the study from Rebecca Mercatoris, Laura Myers, and DaMarra King at DCI. We are also grateful to Rochelle Salih, Charzzi White, and Becky Czekaj-Dengler at the Region 5 Early Learning Resource Center for supporting this work. We also thank all the parents and child care providers in Allegheny County who participated in the focus groups for this evaluation, as well as members of the evaluation’s Community Advisory Committee for providing their crucial insights to improve the design of this evaluation. Community Advisory Committee members included: Missy Fuller, LaRae Cullens, Valisa Dutrieille, Aneia Dutreiulle, Miauana Connor, Alicia Andrews, and Bonny Yeager. We also wish to express gratitude to Shafiqua Little for leading focus group facilitation, Helena Wippick for her feedback and support on administrative data analysis, and Caroline Brent-Chessum for her work on graphics and formatting.
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