Nearly 800,000 low-income families across the U.S. receive childcare subsidies through the federal Child Care Development Fund each month.

A new study, led by researcher Wladimir Zanoni and Georgetown University’s Anna Johnson, finds that those subsidies can play a role in a student’s academic performance throughout elementary school.

Zanoni joins CPRE Knowledge Hub managing editor Keith Heumiller to discuss the study, and its potential implications for early childhood policy and future research.

Featured research: Zanoni, Wladimir, and Anna D. Johnson. “Child Care Subsidy Use and Children’s Outcomes in Middle School.” AERA Open, (October 2019).