All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
(Child Care and Early Education Series Brief No. 5). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A review of findings from a Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) state survey regarding implementation of the mixed delivery model, in which prekindergarten is provided by community-based settings and schools
Fact Sheets & Briefs
All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states conducted by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), which examined the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community based child care providers as part of the states' prekindergarten programs
Reports & Papers
All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
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 discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs
Reports & Papers
Beacon of hope: The promise of Early Head Start for America's youngest children
Lombardi, Joan, 2005
Washington, DC: Zero to Three
A collection of articles describing the variety of Early Head Start services outlining successes and challenges revealed by the data from the 5-year national evaluation, including such topics as child care for low-income families, services for pregnant women, work with fathers, early learning, teen parents, infant mental health, early intervention, and state partnerships
Reports & Papers
Building bridges from prekindergarten to infants and toddlers: A preliminary look at issues in four states
Lombardi, Joan, 2004
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.
A brief exploring infant-toddler and prekindergarten interactions through interviews with early childhood leaders in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York
Other
The Child Care and Development Fund: An overview
Greenberg, Mark H., 2000
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An overview of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), the principal source of federal funding for child care subsidies for low income families and the principal source of federal funding for initiatives to improve the quality of child care in states
Other
Department of Health and Human Services: Improving services for children and families
Golden, Olivia, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Health and human services policy recommendations for the incoming Obama administration
Other
Governors' forum on quality preschool: Issue brief series
Wright, Elisabeth, 2003
Washington, DC: National Governors Association, Center for Best Practices.
A series of briefs on research and strategies for governors to use in promoting high quality preschool
Other
Head Start comprehensive services: A key support for early learning for poor children
Irish, Kate, 2004
(Head Start Series Brief No. 4). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A brief on the comprehensive services available through Head Start and Early Head Start programs and rates of usage by Head Start families, based on the 2001-2002 Program Information Reports (PIR).
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Head Start: The nation's pride, a nation's challenge. Recommendations for Head Start in the 1990s
Lombardi, Joan, 1990
Young Children, 45(6), 22-29
A discussion of the policy recommendations developed in the Silver Ribbon Panel report commissioned by the National Head Start Association in May 1990, which includes background on the panel, a summary of the Head Start program's successes and challanges, and the implications of the panel's report
Reports & Papers
Infant and toddler care: Meeting the needs of families with options that work
Knitzer, Jane, 2002
Policy brief presented at the meeting of the MacArthur Advisory Committee, July 23, 2002, Washington, DC
Fact Sheets & Briefs
It's time to redesign child care to create 21st century early education
Lombardi, Joan, 2001
Young Children, 56(1), 74-77
A description of an emerging vision for the redesign of child care in the United States based on research, consensus opinion of the child development community, and expertise of the author
Other
Meeting great expectations: Integrating early education program standards in child care
Schumacher, Rachel, August 2003
(Child Care and Early Education Series Policy Brief No. 3). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of a study focusing on integrating early education program standards and initiatives in child care to improve the school readiness of young children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Meeting great expectations: Integrating early education program standards in child care
Schumacher, Rachel, 2003
(Foundation for Child Development Working Paper Series). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A study focusing on integrating early education program standards and initiatives in child care to improve the school readiness of young children
Reports & Papers
Serving America's youngest: A snapshot of Early Head Start children, families, teachers, and programs in 2002
Irish, Kate, 2003
(Head Start Series Brief No. 3). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A brief presenting the first comprehensive examination of Early Head Start Program Information Reports (PIR) data.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Starting off right: Promoting child development from birth in state early care and education initiatives
Schumacher, Rachel, 2006
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
Descriptions of state strategies to improve infant and toddler child care quality
Other
Starting off right: Promoting child development from birth in state early care and education initiatives [Executive summary]
Schumacher, Rachel, 2006
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of descriptions of state strategies to improve infant and toddler child care quality
Executive Summary
State initiatives to promote early learning: Next steps in coordinating subsidized child care, Head Start and state prekindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2001
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A brief on states' efforts to expand and coordinate child care and early learning programs, including subsidized child care, Head Start, and prekindergarten, with a particular focus on Georgia, Massachusetts, and Ohio.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
State initiatives to promote early learning: Next steps in coordinating subsidized child care, Head Start, and state prekindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2001
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
This document addresses the expanded funding for subsidized child care, the Head Start program, and in some states, prekindergarten initiatives. It describes the challenges facing Georgia, Massachusetts and Ohio in addressing the need to provide work supports for families and the need to address school readiness for all children. The paper also offers recommendations to these states.
Other
Time to care: Redesigning child care to promote education, support families, and build communities
Lombardi, Joan, 2003
Philadelphia: Temple University Press
An argument in favor of a significant expansion of the actual United States government effort towards child care based on evidence from science and care practice as well as on the experiences of the author, a former Associate Commissioner of the United States Child Care Bureau
Other
Unfinished agenda: Child care for low-income families since 1996: Implications for federal and state policy
Mezey, Jennifer, 2002
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An in-depth study of the child care experiences of low-income parents, child care providers, and state child care systems since 1996 in Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Texas, and Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Waiting in the shadow of the Capitol: Impacts of the child care subsidy wait list on families, providers, and children in the District of Columbia
Johnson, Doris M., 2003
Washington, DC: University of the District of Columbia, Center for Applied Research and Urban Policy.
An analysis of the consequences of inadequate child care subsidies and the uneven quality of child care for low-income families and providers in the District of Columbia
Reports & Papers