This article by Dr. Lamisa Mustafa for the Thriving Providers Project delves into the key insights from a Colorado program trialing direct cash transfers to home-based childcare providers. Led by the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, the study found many benefits to the DCT system, including increased family access to basic needs and decreased caregiver stress.
https://thrivingproviders.org/key-learnings-from-the-first-complete-tpp-implementation-announcing-the-18-month-colorado-tpp-report/?sf197801001=1: Thriving Providers Project
