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National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies
United States. Department of Health and Human Services, 2002
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NATIONAL EVALUATION OF WELFARE-TO-WORK STRATEGIES [Data files and documentation on CD-ROM]. New York, NY: Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation [Producer]. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, Research Data Center [Distributor].

A controlled random assignment longitudinal study of the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programs collecting data on child care and child well-being.

Data Sets

Understanding child care demand and supply issues: New lessons from Los Angeles
Jacobson, Linda, 2001
(Early Education Policy Brief No. 01-2). Berkeley, CA: Policy Analysis for California Education.

An exploration of the dynamics between families’ demand for child care and the supply of child care services, and the policy implications in Los Angeles County

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CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Descriptive findings from the child care subsidy interview
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-2). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A survey of of current and former CalWORKs participants on subsidy use and child care selection in California

Reports & Papers

How to pay for child care? Local innovations help working families
Carroll, Jude, 2001
Berkeley, CA: Policy Analysis for California Education.

An exploration of strategies to increase use of child care subsidies by low-income families

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Welfare to work and child care selection: Which families use subsidies and home-based or center care?
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper 02-5). Berkeley, CA: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A study of child care subsidy use and use of home-based or center-based child care for 1,974 parents in California

Reports & Papers

New lives for poor families?: Mothers and young children move through welfare reform: The Growing Up in Poverty Project: Wave 2 findings: California, Connecticut, and Florida: Technical report
Fuller, Bruce, 2002
Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A study of the long-term effects of welfare reform on mothers' employment, children's development, and family well-being among a sample of mothers and preschool-age children who entered new welfare programs in California, Connecticut, and Florida

Reports & Papers

New lives for poor families?: Mothers and young children move through welfare reform: The Growing Up in Poverty Project: Wave 2 findings: California, Connecticut, and Florida: Executive summary
Fuller, Bruce, 2002
Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A summary of a study of 948 mothers and their preschool-age children who entered new welfare-to-work programs in California, Connecticut, and Florida

Executive Summary

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The child-care and preschool workforce: Demographics, earnings, and unequal distribution
Fuller, Bruce, 2001
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 23(1), 37-55

A discussion using the 2000 census data to assess inequalities in the supply and quality of early education organizations and their staff

Reports & Papers

CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Findings from the child care providers focus groups
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-1). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A study of the effects of the child care subsidy system and the CalWORKs program on licensed and license-exempt child care providers in California

Reports & Papers

The economic impact of child care in Kern County: Summary of findings
Community Connection for Child Care, [n.d.]
Bakersfield, CA: Community Connection for Child Care.

A summary of an analysis of the economic impact of the child care and early education industry in Kern County, California

Executive Summary

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Reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in child care and changing provider practices: Lessons learned from a demonstration project
Moon, Jennifer, October 2008
Pediatrics, 122(4), 788-798

A study of the effectiveness of a curriculum and train-the-trainer model of child care providers’ policies with regards to safe infant sleep care to prevent sudden infant death syndrome in 264 programs with 1,212 providers caring for 1,993 infants

Reports & Papers

Differences in perceptions of California license-exempt childcare providers about developmentally appropriate practices
Hernandez, Guillermina, 2010
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA

A comparison of perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs about developmentally appropriate practices for child care based on questionnaire responses of 28 license exempt child care providers with 2 or more years of experience, some who participated in Trustline, an alternative payment program, to some who did not

Reports & Papers

Go where they are: Working with child care programs to reach California's uninsured children [Executive summary]
100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child, 2003
Oakland, CA: 100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child.

A summary of a study of the association between child care and health insurance providers to improve health coverage among children in California

Executive Summary

After school care for children: Challenges for California
Children Now (Organization), April 2001
Oakland, CA: Children Now.

An overview of issues facing after school child care in California

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Santa Barbara County: The Status of Early Care and Education [Executive summary]
Santa Barbara County (Calif.). Child Care Planning Council, 2005
Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara County Child Care Planning Council.

A summary of an assessment of the child care needs of Santa Barbara County, California, including discussions of the county’s demographics, child care market, cost and quality of child care, special populations and their needs, and support for child care

Executive Summary

Supporting and training license-exempt child care providers: Recommendations and strategies for child care resource and referral programs
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network. Task Force on License-Exempt Child Care, 2004
San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network

An overview of license-exempt child care in California, with recommendations for training providers and improving the quality of services provided

Reports & Papers

Go where they are: Working with child care programs to reach California's uninsured children
100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child, 2003
Oakland, CA: 100% Campaign: Health Insurance for Every California Child.

A guide to strategic partnerships between child care providers and health care professionals for the purpose of improving health coverage among uninsured children in child care programs in California

Other

Early care and education in the Golden State: Publicly funded programs serving California's preschool-age children
Karoly, Lynn A., 2007
(TR-538-PF/WKKF/PEW/NIEER/WCJVSF/LAUP). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

The second component of a multicomponent study of preschool education in California, which focuses on features of the state's publicly funded early childhood education programs including their funding sources, eligibility requirements, enrollment, requirements for service delivery, reimbursement mechanisms, and inefficiencies, based on administrative and publicly available data, interviews with key informants, and county case studies of Los Angeles, Merced, San Diego, and San Mateo Counties

Reports & Papers

Understanding child care: A primer for policy makers
Karpilow, Kate, 1999
Sacramento: California State University, Sacramento, Institute for Research on Women and Families.

An overview of the federal and state agencies responsible for overseeing child care programs in California

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State child care regulations regarding infant sleep environment since the Healthy Child Care America-Back to Sleep campaign
Moon, Rachel Y., 2006
Pediatrics, 118(1), 73-83

An examination of the effectiveness of the Healthy Child Care America-Back to Sleep campaign in terms of how licensed child care centers and family child care homes have adapted state regulations for the infant sleep environments

Reports & Papers

The economic impact of the child care industry in Riverside County
First 5 Riverside County, 2005
Riverside, CA: First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission.

A cost-benefit analysis of the child care industry in Riverside County, California

Reports & Papers

Meeting the child care needs of San Diego County families: A report to the San Diego County Child Care Development and Planning Council
Bassoff, Betty Z., 1999
San Diego, CA: San Diego County Child Care and Development Planning Council.

A description of the subsidized child care needs of low-income families and of the child care needs of special populations, including abused and neglected children, children of migrant workers, and children with special needs, in San Diego County, California

Other

The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Fresno County
Fresno County (Calif.). Child Care & Development Local Planning Council, 2007
Fresno, CA: Fresno County, Child Care & Development Local Planning Council.

An analysis of the economic impact of the Fresno County, California, child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation

Reports & Papers

National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being: State child welfare agency survey: Report
United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.

Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) describing available children’s welfare services, based on a survey of 46 state administrators delivering welfare services to children

Reports & Papers

Santa Barbara County strategic plan for early care and education, 2006-2015
Santa Barbara County (Calif.). Child Care Planning Council, [n.d.]
Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara County Child Care Planning Council.

A countywide strategic plan outlining measurable objectives to improve the quality, availability, and sustainability of early care and education in Santa Barbara County, California between 2006 and 2015

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