Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Summary; Study Framework and Approach; Context for ESAC in Santa Monica; Key Issues in ESAC in Santa Monica; Strategies Drawn from Research and Other Communities; Policy Options and Recommendations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Study Framework and Approach; Report Structure; 2. Demographics of Santa Monica Families; Population Profile; Population of Children and Public-School Children; 3. ESAC Funding Streams and Policy Environment; Funding Sources for Direct Care Provision or Vouchers.

Child Care Subsidies Through the Tax CodePolicy Environment Regarding Funding Streams; Implications for Santa Monica; 4. Landscape of ESAC Providers in Santa Monica; ECE Providers in Santa Monica; OST Providers in Santa Monica; Summary of ESAC Inventory in Santa Monica; 5. Parents' Experience with ESAC in Santa Monica; Parent ESAC Survey; Parent Survey Regarding Summer OST; Parent Focus Groups; Summary of Parents' Experiences with ESAC; 6. Perspectives from Providers and Other Stakeholders; Interview Participants, Topics, and Procedures; Access and Participation; Quality of Care.

Service DeliveryFinancing; Summary of Provider and Other Stakeholder Perspectives; 7. Cost of Care in Santa Monica ECE and OST Settings; Provider Sample and Data Collection and Analysis Methods; Provider Characteristics; Provider Costs; Provider Revenue Sources; Provider Fees; Summary of Cost of Care; 8. Models for ECE and OST in Other Communities; ECE Models from Other Communities; OST Models from Other Communities; Summary of Strategies for ECE and OST Provision; 9. Summary of Findings, Policy Options, and Recommendations; Summary of Findings; Policy Options and Recommendations.

A Stronger ESAC System within the SMC2C InitiativeAppendix A. Parent ESAC Survey Instrument; Appendix B. Parent Summer Program Survey Instrument; Appendix C. Parent Focus Group Protocol; Appendix D. Provider and Key Informant Interview Protocol; Appendix E. Methods for Collection of Provider Cost Data; References.