Magaly Queralt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5137254 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Magaly Queralt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Magaly |
| FAMILY NAME | Queralt |
| SIGNATURE | QUERALT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Changing Policies, Changing Impacts
We examine the impact of increased child‐care funding on the employment and earnings of 4,399 current and former welfare families in Miami‐Dade County. We find that the dramatic increase in funding for child care during the early stages of welfare reform significantly increased the likelihood of employment for these welfare clients, even those with substantial barriers to employment. Our results also indicate that very low co‐payment rates may ha…
Childcare regulations
Estimating the Unmet Need for Services
In this article, we use a child‐care illustration to develop a concept of unmet need applicable to the human services and to demonstrate a systematic method of identifying the geographic areas where it may exist. First we catalog the licensed and regulated supply of child care and early childhood education services in Hampden County, Massachusetts. To ascertain the main factors that determine the supply, we estimate a series of reduced‐form equat…
A Map for You? Geographic Information Systems in the Social Services
This article introduces and illustrates the use of geographic information systems for practice, administration, and research in the social services. Our illustrations use 1996/97 child care licensing data for the Lowell/Framingham area of Massachusetts and resource and referral data from the Dade County/Greater Miami area of Florida. The article shows how the location and characteristics of service providers can be depicted on a map that can be m…
Influences on Neighborhood Supply of Child Care in Massachusetts
In examining the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics and neighborhood supply of licensed child care in Massachusetts, we find a limited supply of center care, especially full‐day care, in low‐income neighborhoods. Although there is a better supply of family child‐care providers, it is nevertheless more limited than in higher income neighborhoods. The number of children ages 5 and under emerged as the most important factor determini…
Understanding Cuban Immigrants
Journal Article Understanding Cuban Immigrants: A Cultural Perspective Get access Magaly Queralt, Ph.D. Magaly Queralt, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 29, Issue 2, March-April 1984, Pages 115–121, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/29.2.115 Published: 01 March 1984
Influences on Neighborhood Supply of Child Care in Massachusetts
In examining the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics and neighborhood supply of licensed child care in Massachusetts, we find a limited supply of center care, especially full‐day care, in low‐income neighborhoods. Although there is a better supply of family child‐care providers, it is nevertheless more limited than in higher income neighborhoods. The number of children ages 5 and under emerged as the most important factor determini…
A Map for You? Geographic Information Systems in the Social Services
This article introduces and illustrates the use of geographic information systems for practice, administration, and research in the social services. Our illustrations use 1996/97 child care licensing data for the Lowell/Framingham area of Massachusetts and resource and referral data from the Dade County/Greater Miami area of Florida. The article shows how the location and characteristics of service providers can be depicted on a map that can be m…
Changing Policies, Changing Impacts
We examine the impact of increased child‐care funding on the employment and earnings of 4,399 current and former welfare families in Miami‐Dade County. We find that the dramatic increase in funding for child care during the early stages of welfare reform significantly increased the likelihood of employment for these welfare clients, even those with substantial barriers to employment. Our results also indicate that very low co‐payment rates may ha…
Understanding Cuban Immigrants
Journal Article Understanding Cuban Immigrants: A Cultural Perspective Get access Magaly Queralt, Ph.D. Magaly Queralt, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 29, Issue 2, March-April 1984, Pages 115–121, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/29.2.115 Published: 01 March 1984
Estimating the Unmet Need for Services
In this article, we use a child‐care illustration to develop a concept of unmet need applicable to the human services and to demonstrate a systematic method of identifying the geographic areas where it may exist. First we catalog the licensed and regulated supply of child care and early childhood education services in Hampden County, Massachusetts. To ascertain the main factors that determine the supply, we estimate a series of reduced‐form equat…
Childcare regulations
Understanding Cuban Immigrants
Journal Article Understanding Cuban Immigrants: A Cultural Perspective Get access Magaly Queralt, Ph.D. Magaly Queralt, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 29, Issue 2, March-April 1984, Pages 115–121, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/29.2.115 Published: 01 March 1984
A Map for You? Geographic Information Systems in the Social Services
This article introduces and illustrates the use of geographic information systems for practice, administration, and research in the social services. Our illustrations use 1996/97 child care licensing data for the Lowell/Framingham area of Massachusetts and resource and referral data from the Dade County/Greater Miami area of Florida. The article shows how the location and characteristics of service providers can be depicted on a map that can be m…
Influences on Neighborhood Supply of Child Care in Massachusetts
In examining the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics and neighborhood supply of licensed child care in Massachusetts, we find a limited supply of center care, especially full‐day care, in low‐income neighborhoods. Although there is a better supply of family child‐care providers, it is nevertheless more limited than in higher income neighborhoods. The number of children ages 5 and under emerged as the most important factor determini…
Childcare regulations
Estimating the Unmet Need for Services
In this article, we use a child‐care illustration to develop a concept of unmet need applicable to the human services and to demonstrate a systematic method of identifying the geographic areas where it may exist. First we catalog the licensed and regulated supply of child care and early childhood education services in Hampden County, Massachusetts. To ascertain the main factors that determine the supply, we estimate a series of reduced‐form equat…
Changing Policies, Changing Impacts
We examine the impact of increased child‐care funding on the employment and earnings of 4,399 current and former welfare families in Miami‐Dade County. We find that the dramatic increase in funding for child care during the early stages of welfare reform significantly increased the likelihood of employment for these welfare clients, even those with substantial barriers to employment. Our results also indicate that very low co‐payment rates may ha…
Economics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Child care (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Cartography (2 works)