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Annual report of the Minnesota Professional Development System for Early Childhood and School-age Practitioners (2010) A baseline account of professional development opportunities available to early childhood educators in Minnesota, and a description of the development of a coordinated professional development system for early childhood educators |
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Child care assistance and child care use: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey Results from a 2004 survey on child care assistance and center-based child care use among low-income families in Minnesota |
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Child care for children with special needs: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey Results from a 2004 survey on child care arrangements for children with special needs in Minnesota |
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Child care for families with low incomes: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey A fact sheet highlighting child care arrangements and issues encountered by low-income families |
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Child care use in Minnesota: 2004 statewide household child care survey An inquiry into the availability, quality, and affordability of child care, based on information from the 2004 Statewide Household Child Care Survey of 1,363 households in Minnesota |
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Child care use in Minnesota: 2004 statewide household child care survey: Executive summary A summary of an inquiry into the availability, quality, and affordability of child care, based on information from the 2004 Statewide Household Child Care Survey of 1,363 households in Minnesota |
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Child care workforce in Minnesota: 2006 statewide study of demographics, training and professional development: Final report A study of characteristics of the child care workforce in Minnesota, including size and stability, demographics, experience, and education and training, based on focus groups and surveys of licensed child care providers and child care center workers |
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Child care workforce in Minnesota: 2006 statewide study of demographics, training and professional development summary A summary of a study of characteristics of the child care workforce in Minnesota, including size and stability, demographics, experience, and education and training, based on focus groups and surveys of licensed child care providers and child care center workers |
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Child care workforce in Minnesota: 2006 statewide study of demographics, training and professional development: Summary of focus group findings A summary of findings from the focus group portion of a study of characteristics of the child care workforce in Minnesota, including size and stability, demographics, experience, and education and training |
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Children and working parents: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey A fact sheet highlighting child care issues encountered by working families |
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Children in self care: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey Results from a 2004 survey on children in self care arrangements in Minnesota |
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Cost of child care: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey A fact sheet highlighting child care costs in Minnesota |
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Cost of child care: Legislative report on cost containment options in the Child Care Assistance Program A study by the Minnesota Department of Human Services investigating child care costs in the state's rural and metropolitan areas and recommending possible cost containment reforms to the Minnesota Legislature |
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The cost of providing center-based child care in Minnesota Findings from a study of the costs of center-based child care throughout Minnesota and of the cost differences between programs in rural and metropolitan areas, based on data from surveys of 87 centers |
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An early childhood quality rating and improvement system: A report to the Minnesota Legislature Recommendations for early childhood program quality standards and indicators for use in a Minnesota quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) and for the alignment of funding and administrative resources for QRIS implementation |
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An early childhood quality rating and improvement system: A report to the Minnesota Legislature [Executive summary] A summary of recommendations for early childhood program quality standards and indicators for use in a Minnesota quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) and for the alignment of funding and administrative resources for QRIS implementation |
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Early learning study: Move and standards A discussion of the transition of the state monitoring of early childhood education and care program from Minnesota's Department of Human Services to the Department of Education, with a focus on the coordination and collaboration between agencies |
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Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report summary to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature A summary of an evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which provided funding to organizations to educate and support family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, that examined the development of children in family, friend, and neighbor care and the characteristics, knowledge, and caregiving practices of providers |
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Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature An evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which provided funding to organizations to educate and support family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, that examined the development of children in family, friend, and neighbor care and the characteristics, knowledge, and caregiving practices of providers |
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Evaluation of the Minnesota School Readiness Connections project Highlights of findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project |
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Evaluation of School Readiness Connections pilot project: Final report Findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project |
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Evaluation of School Readiness Connections pilot project: Final report [Executive summary] A summary of findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project |
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Facts about child care use in Minnesota: Highlights from the 2009 statewide household child care survey A summary of a study of the characteristics of Minnesota households' child care use, including arrangements, hours, schedules, costs, decisionmaking, and satisfaction, based on a survey of 1,209 households with at least one child 12 years old or younger |
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Family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Results of the 2004 Minnesota statewide household child care survey Results of a statewide telephone survey of the characteristics of family, friend and neighbor caregivers in Minnesota, including group sizes, quality of care, cost, caregiver training and experience, and problems in providing care |
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Family, friend and neighbor care supply and demand: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey A fact sheet exploring the supply of family, friend and neighbor (FFN) care by providers and the demand of FFN care by families |
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