Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low-income families in the South: An analysis of legal issues
An exploration of the legal issues encountered in the Action Plan set forth by the Southern Regional Task Force on Families to increase assistance with child care for low-income families in the Southern United States
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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
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
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
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
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Illinois Child Care Collaboration Program
A summary of efforts in Illinois to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Iowa
A summary of efforts in Iowa to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on an in-depth interview with a state program administrator
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Kansas
A summary of efforts in Kansas to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on an in-depth interview with a state program administrator
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Maine
A summary of efforts in Maine to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on an in-depth interview with a state program administrator
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Maryland
A summary of efforts in Maryland to expand and enhance Early Head Start (EHS) services, based on in-depth interviews with a state program administrator and local EHS grantees
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Minnesota
A summary of efforts in Minnesota to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Missouri
A summary of efforts in Missouri to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Nebraska
A summary of efforts in Nebraska to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Oklahoma
A summary of efforts in Oklahoma to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Vermont
A summary of efforts in Vermont to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on an in-depth interview with a state program administrator
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families
A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Reports & Papers
Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Executive Summary
Build supply of quality care: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the importance of high-quality child care arrangements for healthy child development, with policy recommendations for increasing the supply of high-quality child care arrangements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Center ratios and group sizes: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the relationship of child-adult ratio and group size to child care center quality for infants and toddlers, with policy recommendations for ensuring that ratios and group sizes are small for infants and toddlers in child care centers
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Child care after leaving welfare: Early evidence from state studies
A review of findings from studies of child care subsidy use and child care arrangements among welfare leavers.
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Child care after leaving welfare: Early evidence from state studies [Executive summary]
A summary of findings from studies of child care subsidy use and child care arrangements among welfare leavers.
Executive Summary
The Child Care and Development Fund: An overview
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
Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Comments on the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Other
Continuity of care: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the relationship of continuity of care to infant and toddler development, with policy recommendations for ensuring that infants and toddlers experience continuous relationships with caregivers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Cross system collaboration: A fresh look at working together: Increasing access to quality early learning: State examples
A summary of a meeting of federal, state, and local leaders to discuss opportunities for coordinating multiple funding streams and collaborating to increase the quality of services for children and families
Other
Ensuring quality care for low-income babies: Contracting directly with providers to expand and improve infant and toddler care
An analysis of states' use of contracts to provide subsidized child care for infants and toddlers and the potential for contracts to improve the quality or increase the supply of child care, based on interviews with policymakers and contracted providers
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