Table of Contents
Exploring Approaches to Assess Unmet Need
On Child Care Markets
Implications of Localized Child Care Markets
Demand
On the Relationship between Supply and Demand
Measuring Unmet Need for Child Care
Unmet Need
Our Operational Definition of Unmet Need
Making Adjustments
A simplified method to estimate unmet need for child care services across local communities
Our Simplified Methodology
Steps We Followed
Steps (continued)
Steps (continued)
Rating Scale
Used to Measure Unmet Need
Steps (continued)
Rating Scale
for the Number of Preschool Slots
Steps (continued)
Policy Implications of this practical approach to estimating unmet need
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