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Profiting from children: a child care social impact bond in Chicago [1]

Author: 
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
Source: 
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
Format: 
Report
Publication Date: 
28 Feb 2017
AVAILABILITY

 

 

Access online [PDF] [2]
Read online, some additional materials [3]

Description

Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a new form of social program privatization that are being promoted in many areas of Canada. This case study explores some of the drawbacks of SIBs, using the example of Chicago Child-Parent Centres, the largest municipal SIB worldwide.

Region: 
United States [4]
Tags: 
private [5]
child care [6]
family [7]
disadvantaged children [8]
investment [9]
family resource programs [10]
privatization [11]
social policy [12]
for-profit [13]

Source URL (modified on 14 May 2025):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/18/02/profiting-children-child-care-social-impact-bond-chicago

Links
[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/18/02/profiting-children-child-care-social-impact-bond-chicago [2] https://cupe.ca/sites/cupe/files/chicago_sib_case_study_en.pdf [3] https://cupe.ca/profiting-children-child-care-social-impact-bond-chicago [4] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/7865 [5] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/8984 [6] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/child-care [7] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/family [8] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/disadvantaged-children [9] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/investment [10] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/family-resource-programs [11] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/privatization [12] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/social-policy [13] https://childcarecanada.org/category/tags/profit