Discusses the background, philosophy and provisions of the Model State Subsidized Adoption Act, which makes appropriate adoptions possible, through public subsidy, of children who might not otherwise be adopted because of special circumstances (handicaps, race, age). (ED)

Documents the need for seamless funding of child-care services, which allows families to move between child-care services that are funded through different sources without a disruption in service or a need to change providers. Describes the process undertaken by the state of New York to implement such a funding system. (MDM)