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It defines instability within subsidized care episodes and analyzes predictors including income level, homelessness, race/ethnicity, and bilingual programming at entry. Findings show that children with two or more subsidy spells are less likely to be ready, and accumulating interruptions further reduce readiness likelihood. 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Within these programs it is important to monitor patterns of child care subsidy use and related effects, as some populations may experience persistent interruptions in monthly payments, reflecting potential instability in children's lives (Henly et al., 2015) . Evidence indicates that the consistency of children's subsidized care arrangements and deeper economic instability these patterns may reflect have important implications for children’s development (Sandstrom & Huerta, 2013) . However, it is not clear from the literature whether any negative effects associated with child care instability, or its underlying drivers extend to kindergarten readiness as a distinct outcome.  \nThe recent passage of the Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) in July 2021 has intensified interest in child care continuity as part of broader efforts to enhance access to child care and pre-K. In Washington state, researchers at the Department of Children Youth & Families (DCYF) have begun to evaluate the impacts of FSKA as part of a multi-year effort. The year one evaluation examined impacts of FSKA policy interventions on kindergarten readiness but the available data did not allow for a focused look at childcare stability as a potential driver. This brief summarizes research, drawing on newly available data,  \n\n| Box 1: Defining Instability |\n| --- |\n| \u003Cbr>While instability in child care is a multifaceted concept that encompasses many dimensions (see, Pilarz, Claessens, & Gelatt, 2016 for a review), throughout this report we define instability in subsidized child careas the occurrence of two or more subsidy spells during a given observation period, with a subsidy spell characterized as one or more continuous months of subsidy receipt. For example, payment data may indicate the following pattern of subsidy receipt over an 8-month period:\u003Cbr>Jan\u003Cbr>First\u003Cbr>Payment\u003Cbr>Feb\u003Cbr>Payment\u003Cbr>March\u003Cbr>Payment\u003Cbr>April\u003Cbr>No record\u003Cbr>May\u003Cbr>Payment\u003Cbr>June\u003Cbr>Payment\u003Cbr>July\u003Cbr>No record\u003Cbr>Aug\u003Cbr>Last\u003Cbr>Payment\u003Cbr>Based on this hypothetical example, we can observe that this child experienced three separate subsidy spells between their first and last month of subsidy receipt, the first occurring between January and March, the second occurring between May and June, and the third occurring in the month of August. Another way to say this, is that the child experienced two interruptions in subsidized child care (indicated by one or more months of non-subsidy receipt occurring between two subsidy spells) . |\n\nwhich examines patterns of subsidy participation and stability and their connection to kindergarten readiness as measured by the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) assessment. This information provides a foundation for targeted interventions and policy improvements in the subsidized child care space and aims to inform ongoing evaluative efforts of existing investments through FSKA.  \nKey Findings  \nIn interpreting the results reported here, it is important to note that the identified relationships are not necessarily causal. The statistical association between child care instability and outcomes may reflect underlying and unobserved factors or life events that ultimately led to the occurrence of instability.  \nPredictors of Child Care Subsidy Interruptions  \n1. Income-level. Indicators of socio-economic status are strongly associated with the likelihood of experiencing two or more subsidy spells (see Box 1 for definition) between a child’s first and last month of subsidy receipt. 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