Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources
Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey 
Principal Investigator: Daniel Schroeder (beginning March 2007), Deanna Schexnayder (until March 2007) and Laura Lein
Sponsor: Texas Workforce Commission
Research Partners: Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin
Project Duration: April 2003 - February 2009
Description: This project conducts a child care market rate survey to be used by 28 Local Workforce Development Boards that manage the federal child care program in Texas. The goal is to produce up-to-date, reliable data and information to use in setting maximum reimbursements rates that ensure equal access to child care, thereby maximizing public resources.
Reports Available:

2003 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report. Austin, TX: The Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin; and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin, January 2004. Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.

2004 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report. Austin, TX: The Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin; and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin, January 2005. Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.

2005 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report. Austin, TX: The Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin; and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin, February 2006. Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.

2006 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report (February 2007). The Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin. 168pp. (Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.)

2007 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report (February 2008). The Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin. 200pp. (Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.)

Back to Current Projects
   
LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin