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Accountable investments in early learning to improve student performance in Washington
Brandon, Richard N., July 2008
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A presentation and cost analysis of a policy strategy in Washington State to provide all children access to high-quality early learning

Reports & Papers

Accountable investments in early learning to improve student performance in Washington [Executive summary]
Brandon, Richard N., July 2008
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A summary of a presentation and cost analysis of a policy strategy in Washington State to provide all children access to high-quality early learning

Executive Summary

A bright economic future for our children and our state begins with Palmetto STARS
Marsh, Janet G., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A report proposing the adoption of a comprehensive rating system called Palmetto STARS to improve the quality of South Carolina's early care and education

Reports & Papers

A bright economic future for our children and our state begins with Palmetto STARS: Executive summary
Marsh, Janet G., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

An executive summary of a report recommending the Palmetto STARS system to rate and maintain quality in South Carolina's early childhood care and education programs

Executive Summary

Child care subsidy benefit structures: A cross-state comparison
De Wys, Shelley, [n.d.]
Unpublished manuscript

An examination of variations in child care subsidy policies across states, focusing on affordability, financial accessibility, adequacy, work incentives, and equity

Reports & Papers

Counting the child care workforce: A catalog of state data sources to quantify and describe child caregivers in the fifty states and the District of Columbia
Breunig, Gretchen Stahr, 2003
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A report on data sources suitable for use in calculating the size of the child care workforce for individual states

Reports & Papers

Design choices: Universal financing for early care and education
Brandon, Richard N., 2000
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A brief presenting a model designed to compare the costs of different approaches to the universal provision of early care and education

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Determinants of state child care utilization patterns for estimating the size of the child care workforce at the state level: Year 2 full report
Maher, Erin J., 2003
Washington, DC: Center for the Child Care Workforce.

A presentation of a method to calculate the size of a state's child care workforce based on its child care demand

Reports & Papers

Early care and education costs for Shelby County, Tennessee: Report to the First Years Institute ECE Initiative Planning Committee [Executive summary]
Brandon, Richard N., 2005
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

An executive summary of an analysis of public funding access for preschool programs in Shelby County, Tennessee

Executive Summary

Enhancing family friend and neighbor caregiving quality: The research case for public engagement
Brandon, Richard N., 2005
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

An overview of the prevalence and quality of family, friend, and neighbor child care, as well as characteristics of caregivers and caregiving arrangements

Other

Estimating the size and components of the U.S. child care workforce and caregiving population: Key findings from the child care workforce estimate: Preliminary report
Burton, Alice, 2002
Washington, DC: Center for the Child Care Workforce.

A report estimating the size of the United States child care workforce and caregiving population using a model based on child care demand

Reports & Papers

Estimating the size and components of the U.S. child care workforce and caregiving population: Key findings from the child care workforce estimate: Preliminary report: Executive summary
Burton, Alice, 2002
Washington, DC: Center for the Child Care Workforce.

An executive summary of a report estimating the size of the United States child care workforce and caregiving population using a model based on child care demand.

Executive Summary

Exploring the costs and revenues of Head Start and child care partnerships in Ohio
Ohio. Department of Education, 2005
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A study on the costs and revenues of Head Start services for socioeconomically disadvantaged children ages 3 to 5 years old in Ohio

Reports & Papers

Financing access to early education for children age four and below: Concepts and costs
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Paper presented at the the Brookings Institution-University of North Carolina conference on Creating a national plan for the education of 4-year-olds, Washington, DC.

A presentation of considerations and strategies for financing high quality universal early care and education for all children age five and under

Other

Financing access to early education for children age four and below: Concepts and costs
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A paper presenting strategies for financing high quality universal early care and education (ECE) for all children age five and under

Reports & Papers

Financing access to high quality early care and education for all of Illinois' children: Public report of the Illinois Universal Financing Project Team
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A cost benefit analysis from the Illinois Early Care and Education Finance Project to estimate what it would cost to create a system of universal access to high quality early childhood care and education for all of Illinois' children age birth to five

Reports & Papers

Financing access to high quality early care and education for all of Mississippi's children
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A report analyzing and recommending policies to increase access to affordable, high quality early care and education while minimizing state costs in Mississippi

Reports & Papers

Financing access to high quality early care and education for all of Mississippi's children: Executive summary
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

An analysis of the utilization of early child care and education in the state of Mississippi

Executive Summary

Finding the funds: Opportunities for early care and education
Brandon, Richard N., 2003
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A brief discussing the pros and cons of five ways to increase funding for early care and education.

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Illinois Survey of Child Care
Brandon, Richard N., 2001
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center

Instruments

Ohio's school readiness goal: Starting early to close the achievement gap
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

An analysis of the key components of high quality early childhood education in order to help policy makers recognize the true costs of early care and education and to better policies and programs, which ultimately will lead to a cost-effective approach that ensures access to early learning for all children in Ohio

Reports & Papers

Orchestrating access to affordable, high-quality early care and education for all young children
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

An analysis of alternative policies to improve financial access to high-quality early learning opportunities in four states (Ohio, South Carolina, Illinois, and Mississippi)

Reports & Papers

Orchestrating access to affordable, high-quality early care for all young children: Policy brief
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A discussion of a Policy Simulation Model that enables policy makers to explore a variety of options for making high-quality Early Care and Education (ECE) affordable to all children from birth through age 5

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Potential improvements to Ohio’s Step Up to Quality program: Quality-based costs to providers, families, and funding agencies
Brandon, Richard N., January 26, 2009
Seattle, WA: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

An evaluation of the Quality Achievement Awards (QAA) in offsetting provider costs of meeting high quality child care standards, and an analysis of the costs of providing high quality services to participants in the Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) program, Ohio’s quality rating information system (QRIS)

Reports & Papers

Potential improvements to Ohio’s Step Up to Quality program: Quality-based costs to providers, families, and funding agencies [Executive summary]
Brandon, Richard N., January 26, 2009
Seattle, WA: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A summary of an evaluation of the Quality Achievement Awards (QAA) in offsetting provider costs of meeting high quality child care standards, and an analysis of the costs of providing high quality services to participants in the Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) program, Ohio’s quality rating information system (QRIS)

Executive Summary

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