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The effect of school-based transition policies and practices on child academic outcomes
Schulting, Amy B., 2005
Developmental Psychology, 41(6), 860-871

An inquiry into the influence of a school’s transition policies on children’s achievement, based on a subsample of 17,212 children from 992 schools who participated in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten sample (ECLS-K)

Reports & Papers

Broadening the context: Background for discussion of California child care policy options
Child Care Law Center, 2001
San Francisco: Child Care Law Center.

An overview of California’s child care subsidy system, with public policy recommendations for the improvement of the state’s early childhood education and care system

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Evaluation of mental health consultation in child care centers
Alkon, Abbey, 2003
Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(2), 91-99

An analysis of the influences of four mental health consultation models on 25 San Francisco child care centers to enhance children’s emotional lives and social abilities, and to strengthen child care center staff’s capacity to work with children who have difficult behaviors

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase IV: Funding universal preschool
Tucker-Tatlow, Jennifer, 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

An overview of potential funding sources for a universal preschool initiative in San Mateo County, California

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Report on the first round of the Quality Child Care Initiative: Final
Quality Child Care Initiative, April 30, 2001
Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates.

A history of the development, implementation, and funding activities of the first round of the Quality Child Care Initiative, a Bay Area, California, collaborative of funders whose grantmaking efforts aimed to improve child care quality, based on document analysis and review and interviews with funders and grantees

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A guide to successful public-private partnerships for child care
Child Care Partnership Project (U.S.), 1999
Fairfax, VA: National Child Care Information Center.

A discussion of how to create and maintain public-private partnerships in order to increase and improve child care throughout the United States.

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Public-private partnerships: Lessons for success
Child Care Partnership Project (U.S.), 2000
Fairfax, VA: National Child Care Information Center.

A knowledge base and a series of tools and materials to support and nurture public-private partnerships for child care created by The Child Care Partnership Project, a joint effort of The Finance Project, the National Governors’ Association, and the Families and Work Institute

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The CARES initiative in California: Pursuing public policy to build a skilled and stable child care workforce, 1997-2000
Burton, Alice, 2000
Washington, DC: Center for the Child Care Workforce.

A history of the California Compensation and Retention Encourage Stability initiative from its beginnings in 1997 through the fall of 2000 designed intended to help build and reward a skilled and stable child care workforce throughout the state

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Using mental health strategies to move the early childhood agenda and promote school readiness
Knitzer, Jane, 2000
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

A presentation of highlights of emerging strategies to promote the emotional wellness of young children and their families, including those most at risk; to enhance the skills of families and other caregivers; and to ensure that specialized services are available to meet the needs of young children

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Report on the second round of the Quality Child Care Initiative (QCCI): Executive summary
Quality Child Care Initiative, October 01, 2003
Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates.

A summary of the history of the history, implementation, and funding activities of the second round of the Quality Child Care Initiative, a Bay Area, California, collaborative of funders whose grantmaking efforts aimed to improve child care quality, based on document analysis and review and interviews with funders and grantees

Executive Summary

Financing early care and education in New York State
Stoney, Louise, 2001
Albany, NY: Winning Beginning NY.

An overview of funding mechanisms currently used and proposed for use in the financing of early education and care in New York State

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Strategic financing: Making the most of the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative
Hayes, Cheryl D., 2004
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 5). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A presentation of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s (MCHB) State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (SECCS) Initiative with regards to the delivery and funding of early childhood services

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Financing child care in the United States: An expanded catalog of current strategies (2001 edition)
Mitchell, Anne W., 2001
North Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Profiles of strategies and funding mechanisms used to fund early childhood education and care

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California report card: Focus on children in immigrant families
Grossman-Swenson, Sarah, 2004
Oakland, CA: Children Now.

A report on California's immigrant children and families exploring family characteristics, employment rates, child care arrangements, and parents' backgrounds

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Using Medicaid to support young children's healthy mental development
Johnson, Kay, 2004
Retrieved September 20, 2004, from http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/johnson_medicaidmentalhealth_705.pdf

A discussion of the role that Medicaid plays in promoting healthy social-emotional development in young children, the barriers to using existing services, and how to overcome these barriers in a cost effective manner

Reports & Papers

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

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The profiles project
Fuligni, Allison Sidle, 2003
In J. Brooks-Gunn, A.S. Fuligni, & L.J. Berlin (Eds.), Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives (pp. 16-64). New York: Teachers College Press

An overview of the development and implementation of the Synthesis and Profiles of Research Initiatives on Early Childhood Education and Development Project, created to investigate and report on twenty-eight current, nationally representative, longitudinal studies

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Spending on early childhood care programs and research: An analysis of federal departments, state governments, and foundations
Jones, Pamela, 1998
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A synthesis of federal, state, and organization spending on research and programs in early childhood education and care

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Report on the second round of the Quality Child Care Initiative (QCCI): Final report
Quality Child Care Initiative, October 01, 2003
Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates.

A history of the history, implementation, and funding activities of the second round of the Quality Child Care Initiative, a Bay Area, California, collaborative of funders whose grantmaking efforts aimed to improve child care quality, based on document analysis and review and interviews with funders and grantees

Reports & Papers

Report to the legislature: Child care facility development and financing: Barriers and recommendations
Building Child Care, December 2001
Oakland, CA: Building Child Care.

An analysis and discussion of barriers to the physical development and financing of child care facilities in California, including regulatory and systemic barriers, the limited real estate and finance capacity of the child care sector, and economic barriers

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