Enhancing the Well-Being of Young Children and Families in the Context of Welfare Reform
Lessons from Early Childhood, TANF, and Family Support Programs

This report examines three questions about emerging approaches to enhance the well-being of young children and families in the context of welfare reform:

• How are child development and family support programs serving low-income families with young children responding to new welfare policies and practices?
• What kinds of partnerships ( e.g., state-local, public-private, interagency) are developing between those serving low-income families with young children and those implementing welfare changes?
• What opportunities and challenges are emerging for early childhood programs and TANF agencies as they work to improve outcomes both for parents and their young children?

The findings are based on in-depth profiles of programs and partnerships that seek to integrate child development and family support strategies with welfare reform implementation.