DECAL partnered with the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG) to evaluate the Expanding Parents’ Access to Nontraditional Delivery (EXPAND) Grant. The evaluation examines how the grant expanded access to child care during nontraditional hours, including evenings, early mornings, overnight hours, and weekends. The report highlights the experiences of participating child care providers and community collaboratives, families’ needs and experiences, and lessons learned to inform future efforts to expand and sustain nontraditional hour child care in Georgia.

EXPAND Grant Evaluation Report

DECAL partnered with the Urban Institute to further examine a previous finding that some parents needed child care to be open longer hours and beyond traditional hours. In this brief, the Urban Institute presents what parents say is important to them when they seek nonparental care for their children during nontraditional hours. They describe the numbers of parents working nontraditional hours in Georgia, where they live in the state, and what kinds of jobs they work. Finally, they provide recommendations on how Georgia could better support parents with these needs.

Understanding the Need for Nontraditional-Hour Child Care in Georgia