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American child care today
Scarr, Sandra, 1998
American Psychologist, 53(2), 95-108

A discussion of the current state of child care in America from the perspective of two disparate goals: the first fostering mothers’ employment and the second children’s development; these two ends demand compromise between the affordability of child care and the ever increasing costliness of new regulations

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The benefits and costs of good child care: The economic rationale for public investment in young children: A policy study
Cleveland, Gordon, 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

A study that utilizes economic theory to argue for publicly funded child care programs

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The benefits and costs of good child care: The economic rationale for public investment in young children: A policy study [Executive summary]
Cleveland, Gordon, 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

A summary of an examination of the economic arguments concerning public funding of child care, using a cost-benefit analysis

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The benefits of early child development programs: An economic analysis: Vol. 1. [Main report]
Gaag, J. van der, 1998
(Report No. 18992). Washington, DC: World Bank.

A proposal of a model for conducting a cost-benefit analysis of early childhood education and care programs, including a discussion of the benefits of investment to society, families, and individuals, based on a case study of the model's application in Bolivia

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The benefits of early childhood development programs: An economic analysis: Vol. 2 Annex 2: ECD calculator
Gaag, J. van der, 1998
(Report No. 18992). Washington, DC: World Bank.

A method for calculating the costs and benefits of investing in early childhood education and care programs

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Care of children in a low fertility setting: Transitions between home and market care for pre-school children in Germany
Ondrich, Jan, 1998
Population Studies, 52(1), 35-48

An analysis of the demand for child care for preschool children in Germany as it relates to household characteristics, the mother’s employment status, and regional supply

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Child care in Texas: A report
Texas Workforce Commission. Child Care/Work and Family Clearinghouse, 1998
Austin: Texas Workforce Commission, Child Care/Work and Family Clearinghouse

A report on child care supply and demand in Texas.

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Child care outcomes: Economic perspectives and issues
Knapp, Martin, 1998
Children & Society, 12(3), 169-179

An analysis of social child care in the United Kingdom from an economic perspective

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Child care subsidies for low-income and TANF families: Availability, access, and relationship to work force participation
Pearlmutter, Sue, 1998
Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change.

A paper on the projected supply of and demand for subsidized child care after welfare reform in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Can intervention early prevent crime later?: The Abecedarian Project compared with other programs
Clarke, Stevens H., 1998
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(2), 319-343

A comparison of the Abercadarian Project’s study of youth crime and delinquency among its participants with other early childhood prevention programs

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Clinton County child care needs assessment: Final report
Elicker, James, September, 1998
West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, Center for Families.

An assessment of the supply of and demand for child care services, types of preferred services, and child care problems facing families in Clinton County, Indiana, based on available primary data sources, a survey of parents, and parent and child care provider focus groups

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Cost-benefit of early childhood interventions
Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), 1998
(Issue Brief No. 5). Providence: Rhode Island Kids Count.

A review of research on the long-term economic and societal benefits of quality early child care programs and interventions

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Cost of pre-school education provision
Gilder, Paula, 1998
(Interchange 53). Edinburgh: Great Britain, Scottish Office, Education and Industry Department.

A summary of a study in Scotland of the components of costs to child care providers of providing care, based on a survey of providers and on provider case studies

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The demand for child care quality: An hedonic price theory approach
Hagy, Alison P., 1998
Journal of Human Resources, 33(3), 683-710

An economic analysis of the role of child care pricing, demand and government subsidization in shaping child care quality

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The demand for quality in child care
Blau, David M., 1998
Journal of Political Economy, 106(1), 104-146

A discussion of the effects of demand on price and quality of child care using an economic perspective

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A dynamic analysis of turnover in employment and child care
Blau, David M., 1998
Demography, 35(1), 83-96

A paper estimating the effects of family characteristics and supply factors on child care turnover

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Early childhood care and development programs in Latin America: How much do they cost?
Waiser, Myriam, August 1998
Washington, DC: World Bank, Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office.

A comparison of the costs of early education and care service provision in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and a comparison of the costs of service provision between early childhood programs in Chile

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Early childhood intervention and juvenile delinquency: An exploratory analysis of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
Reynolds, Arthur J., June 1998
Evaluation Review, 22(3), 341-372

An investigation of the relationship between participation in the Chicago Child-Parent Center and Expansion (CPC) Program, during preschool to third grade, and measures of juvenile delinquency among a sample of low income, mainly African American youths, using data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study

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Early childhood interventions: Benefits, costs, and savings
Karoly, Lynn A., 1998
(Research Brief No. RB-5014). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of a study of the effects of early childhood interventions on low income children, their families, and the government, examining the costs, benefits, and savings resulting from the interventions

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The effect of distributive justice on willingness to pay for municipality child care: An extension of the GEF hypothesis
Eek, Daniel, 1998
Social Justice Research, 11(2), 121-142

A Swedish study assessing public-goods dilemmas, self-interest versus common welfare, as it relates to distributive justice principles and their convergence’s affects on individuals’ willingness to pay for child care social services in hypothetical societies

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Effects of information provision in a vertically differentiated market
Chipty, Tasneem, 1998
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 6493). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A study of the influence of consumer information, in the form of resource and referral agencies (R&Rs), on child care centers' market prices and observable quality, using a database of information collected from the Profile of Child Care Settings (PCS), the 1990 census, various compilations of state regulations, and special surveys by the National Governor’s Association and R&Rs and local regulatory agencies

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Influence of client-based subsidies on the market for child care
Mueser, Peter R., 1998
The Journal of Consumer Affairs, 32(1), 145-175

An examination of subsidies, the stimulation of child care fees, and the resultant impact on child care quality and on the Missouri child care market, with data analysis of past subsidy studies concerning child care markets and survey results of child care providers and randomly selected Missouri households

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Influences on neighborhood supply of child care in Massachusetts
Queralt, Magaly, 1998
Social Service Review, 72(1), 17-46

An analysis of regional child care demand in Massachusetts as associated with demographic characteristics

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Informing ourselves about early childhood services
Moss, Peter, 1998
Children & Society, 12(4), 263-274

A discussion of the inadequacy of information on child care supply, demand, and workforce, as well as on parents' perspectives about services in the United Kingdom and its effects on child care policy and practice.

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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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