The cost and quality of family child care in Maine
Marshall, Nancy L., 2004
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.
A study on the child care quality and workforce issues of family child care providers in Maine
Reports & Papers
The cost and quality of family child care in Maine [Executive summary]
Marshall, Nancy L., 2004
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.
A study of 90 licensed family child care providers in Maine to determine what workforce issues this segment of the child care industry faces, the quality of care they offer, and the costs associated with providing family child care
Executive Summary
The cost and quality of full-day year-round early care and education in Massachusetts: Infant and toddler classrooms
Marshall, Nancy L., 2004
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.
A study examining the costs and quality of infant toddler child care in the state of Massachusetts
Reports & Papers
The cost and quality of full day, year-round early care and education in Massachusetts: Preschool classrooms
Marshall, Nancy L., 2001
Wellesley Centers for Women and Abt Associates Inc.
A report that examines the state of preschool-age, community-based child care in Massachusetts, with findings on quality of care, cost of care, and the relationship between quality and cost.
Reports & Papers
The cost and quality of full day, year-round early care and education in Massachusetts: Preschool classrooms: Executive summary
Marshall, Nancy L., 2001
A summary of findings from first report of the Massachusetts Cost and Quality Study, on preschool-aged children in full-day, year-round, community child care centers.
Executive Summary
The cost of quality full-day, year-round early care and education in Maine: Preschool classrooms
Marshall, Nancy L., 2004
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.
A study funded by the Maine Office of Child Care and Head Start of early child care and education for preschool-aged children in full-day, year-round community child care centers, with principal focus on the range of child care quality and the quality of center-based early care and education in Maine
Reports & Papers
Early care and education in Massachusetts public school preschool classrooms
Marshall, Nancy L., 2002
An investigation into the costs, characteristics, and program quality of school-based preschool programs, using information from 95 preschool classrooms who participated in the Massachusetts Cost and Quality Study
Reports & Papers
Early care and education in Massachusetts public school preschool classrooms: Executive summary
Marshall, Nancy L., 2002
A report examining the quality of early care and education in public school preschool classrooms in Massachusetts.
Executive Summary
Early Childhood and Child Care Study: Final report: Vol. II. Nutritional assessment of the CACFP
United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Consumer Service. Office of Analysis and Evaluation, 1997
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates.
A presentation of the findings of the Early Childhood and Child Care Study, which describes the institutions and children that participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), assessing the nutrient content of meals and snacks offered by participating child care sites
Reports & Papers
Early Childhood and Child Care Study: Final report: Vol. II. Nutritional assessment of the CACFP: Executive summary
United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Consumer Service. Office of Analysis and Evaluation, 1997
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates.
A summary of a report describing the nutrient content of meals and snacks offered under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the contribution of this food to the daily energy and nutrient needs of participating children.
Executive Summary
Family child care home participation in the CACFP: Effects of reimbursement tiering: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-002). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.
An analysis regarding the impact of the revised reimbursement structure on the number of family child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Reports & Papers
Family child care home participation in the CACFP: Effects of reimbursement tiering: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study [Executive summary]
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-002). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.
A summary of an analysis regarding the impact of the revised reimbursement structure on the number of family child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Executive Summary
Massachusetts family child care today: A report of the findings from the Massachusetts cost and quality study
Marshall, Nancy L., 2003
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.
A presentation of findings from a study of workforce issues, the quality of care, and the cost of licensed family child care within the state of Massachusetts
Reports & Papers
Meals offered by Tier 2 CACFP family child care providers: Effects of lower meal reimbursements: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-006). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.
An investigation of the correlation between reimbursement rates for Tier 2 family child care providers who participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the quality of meals offered, based on information from the Family Child Care Legislative Changes Study
Reports & Papers
Meals offered by Tier 2 CACFP family child care providers: Effects of lower meal reimbursements: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study [Executive summary]
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-006). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.
An investigation into the correlation between legislative changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the quantity and nutritional quality of meals served in Tier 2 family child care homes, based on a sample of 542 Tier 2 child care homes from the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Executive Summary
National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Draft
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates
A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state policies on families' choices
Reports & Papers
National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families, September 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.
A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state and local policies on families' choices
Reports & Papers
National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Final report: Executive summary
United States. Administration for Children and Families, September 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.
A summary of a study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state policies on families' choices
Executive Summary
Reimbursement tiering in the CACFP: Summary report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. 22). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.
A study of reimbursement tiering in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) from nationally representative samples of participating family child care homes, their sponsors, and the parents of the children they served during the spring and summer of 1999
Reports & Papers
Reimbursement tiering in the CACFP: Summary report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study [Executive summary]
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. 22). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.
A summary of an investigation into the influence of reimbursement rates on the participation decisions and quality of meals offered by family child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), based on information on providers from 20 states surveyed during the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Executive Summary