Making Policies for Children: A Study of the Federal Process -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Report of the Panel -- 1 Introduction -- OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY -- APPROACH OF THE STUDY -- The Policy Determination Literature -- The Case Study Approach -- The Analysis of the Case Studies -- PLAN OF THE REPORT -- 2 Three Cases of Federal Policy Formation -- THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN -- THE FEDERAL INTERAGENCY DAY CARE REQUIREMENTS -- THE CHILD CARE TAX DEDUCTION/CREDIT -- CONCLUSION -- 3 Components of the Policy Formation Process -- CONTEXTUAL FACTORS -- CONSTITUENCY PRESSURE -- PRINCIPLES AND IDEAS -- ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS -- MEDIA PRESENTATIONS -- RESEARCH -- INTERACTIONS AMONG COMPONENTS IN FEDERAL POLICY FORMATION -- 4 A Policy Framework: Three Levels of Decision Making -- THE POLICY FRAMEWORK -- The High Level -- The Middle Level -- The Low Level -- OPERATIONAL IMPLICATIONS -- 5 Future Federal Policy Formation Affecting Children and Their Families -- References and Bibliography -- Part 2: Case Studies -- The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children -- INTRODUCTION -- CHILD NUTRITION: THE NEW DEAL TO THE GREAT SOCIETY -- Programmatic Antecedents -- The Beginnings of WIC -- The Advocates and the Courts -- Program Evaluations -- The Carter Years -- NOTES -- Appendix A GALLUP PUBLIC OPINION POLLS, 1935-1971 -- Appendix B Summary of Major Legislative Initiatives Relating to Children's Nutrition and Feeding -- Appendix C Summary of Expenditures and Participation in Major Children's Nutrition and Feeding Programs -- The Federal Interagency Day Care Requirements -- INTRODUCTION -- AMERICAN DAY CARE BEFORE THE FIDCR -- The 1968 FIDCR -- THE FIDCR AND TITLE XX -- TO THE APPROPRIATENESS STUDY -- TOWARD THE FINAL REGULATIONS -- NOTES.

Appendix A Proposed Child-Staff Ratios, 1942-1978 -- Appendix B Federal Expenditures for Child Care, 1977 ( millions) -- Appendix C Distribution of Children Receiving Full-Time Nonparental Care, 1977 (thousands) -- Appendix D Care Modes: A Consumer Survey -- Appendix E Households Using Various Types of Care, Classified by Youngest Child's Age -- The Child Care Tax Deduction/Credit -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ORIGINS OF THE CHILD CARE DEDUCTION -- IMPACT AND REVISION: 1954-1964 -- FROM TAX RELIEF TO "JOB DEVELOPMENT": 1964-1971 -- FROM TAX DEDUCTION TO TAX CREDIT: 1971-1978 -- NOTES -- Appendix A Legislative Changes in the Child Care Tax Deduction/Credit, 1953-1978 -- Appendix B Impact of the Child Care Deduction/Credit, Selected Years.