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An analysis of the child and adult care food program in child care centers
Kapur, Kanika, 1999
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

An analysis of the characteristics of three types of child care centers: centers that choose to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), centers that are eligible for CACFP but do not participate, and centers that are not eligible for CACFP, focusing on a center’s propensity to participate in CACFP conditional on being eligible

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Assessing costs and benefits of early childhood intervention programs: Overview and applications to the Starting Early Starting Smart program
Karoly, Lynn A., 2001
Seattle: Casey Family Programs; Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A discussion of issues for policymakers to consider in assessing the direct, monetary costs and benefits to early childhood intervention programs, based on information from the assessment of Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS)

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Assessing costs and benefits of early childhood intervention programs: Overview and application to the Starting Early Starting Smart program: Executive summary
Karoly, Lynn A., 2001
Seattle: Casey Family Programs; Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A report summarizing the methodological issues in developing a cost benefit analysis for early childhood programs and their implications for the Starting Early Starting Smart intervention.

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The availability of child care centers in China and its impact on child care and maternal work decisions
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, December, 2002
(Labor and Population Program Working Paper Series 00-20, DRU-2824-NIH). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A study of the relationship of child care center availability in China to maternal employment and child care use, based on data from the longitudinal China Health and Nutrition Survey

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Children at risk: Consequences for school readiness and beyond
Karoly, Lynn A., 2005
(Research Brief No. RB-9144-PNC). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A discussion of findings from a RAND Corporation’s study of early childhood interventions which yielded data about the number of children at risk of school failure and the consequences for their performance in school and subsequent life outcomes

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Directions for cost and outcome analysis of Starting Early Starting Smart: Summary of a cost expert meeting
Cannon, Jill S., 2001
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A document reporting on a meeting convened by RAND on behalf of the Casey Family Programs (CFP) and the Office of Early Childhood, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to discuss issues related to cost-benefit analysis of the Starting Early Starting Smart program

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Early childhood interventions: Proven results, future promise
Karoly, Lynn A., 2005
(Monograph No. MG-341-PNC). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A review of research that addresses the potential for interventions of various forms in early childhood to improve outcomes for participating children and their families, which includes consequences for not increasing investment in such programs, the range of early intervention programs, the benefits of such programs, and the societal returns produced by these programs

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Early childhood interventions: Proven results, future promise [Executive summary]
Karoly, Lynn A., 2005
(Monograph No. MG-341-PNC). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A review of research that addresses the potential for interventions of various forms in early childhood to improve outcomes for participating children and their families, which includes consequences for not increasing investment in such programs, the range of early intervention programs, the benefits of such programs, and the societal returns produced by these programs

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The economics of early childhood policy: What the dismal science has to say about investing in children
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, 2008
(OP-227-CFP). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A review and synthesis of research literature on the economic costs and benefits of early childhood programs

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The effects of state regulations on childcare prices and choices
Heeb, Randal, 2004
(WR-137-NICHD). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

An analysis of the effects of child care regulations on the price of child care, the type of care chosen, and the mothers' decisions to work

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Hawai'i P-3 initiative: Findings from the first year of the evaluation
Zellman, Gail L., 2011
(TR-921-RCUH). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

Findings from the first year of an evaluation of Hawaii's preschool through third grade initiative that examined the initiative's implementation and its strengths and weaknesses from a systems-change perspective, based on document reviews and in-person and telephone interviews at 2 demonstration sites and with other staff

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Hawai'i P-3 initiative: Findings from the first year of the evaluation [Executive summary]
Zellman, Gail L., 2011
(TR-921-RCUH). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of findings from the first year of an evaluation of Hawaii's preschool through third grade initiative that examined the initiative's implementation and its strengths and weaknesses from a systems-change perspective, based on document reviews and in-person and telephone interviews at 2 demonstration sites and with other staff

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The impact of federal and state policy changes on child care in California
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, 1996
In J. Hosek & R. Levine (Eds.), The new fiscal federalism and the social safety net: A view from California (CF-123-RC). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A description of major federal and state policy proposals that are likely to affect child care in California; welfare reform themes are discussed, including welfare-to-work, stricter state regulations, and reinstating child care tax credit

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The Impact of Kindergarten Entrance Policies on the Child Care Needs of Families
Datar, Ashlesha, 2002
Pardee Rand Graduate School

An assessment of the impact of a change in kindergarten entrance age policy on the child care needs of families, using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K) data set to estimate: (1) the number of children who might be affected; (2) the demographic characteristics of the affected families; and (3) the potential child care costs that might result from such a change.

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Impacts of child care regulations
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, 2001
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. http://www.rand.org/child/projects/lp053.html (no longer accessible since September 16, 2005)

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Investing in our children: What we know and don't know about the costs and benefits of early childhood interventions
Karoly, Lynn A., 1998
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

An examination of the benefits and long-term impact of early childhood intervention programs for at risk children and their families

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Proven benefits of early childhood interventions
Karoly, Lynn A., 2005
(Research Brief No. RB-9145-PNC). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A discussion of the beneficial effects of early childhood interventions- programs that provide child development services from the prenatal period until kindergarten entry- and what constitutes effective programs, with an account of the economic returns that are associated with these programs

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Regulating child care: The effects of state regulation on child care demand and its cost
Hotz, V. Joseph, 1995
(Unrestricted Draft No. DRU-956). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation

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Regulating child care: The effects of state regulations on child care demand and its cost
Hotz, V. Joseph, 1996
(Working Paper Series No. 94.5). Chicago: Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies.

An examination of the relationship between existing state-level child care regulations and the cost of non-parental child care, parental demand for non-parental child care, and the mother’s decision to enter the labor force

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