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Accountable investments in early learning to improve student performance in Washington
Brandon, Richard N., July 2008
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A presentation and cost analysis of a policy strategy in Washington State to provide all children access to high-quality early learning

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Afterschool programs in Washington: Aligning capacity with family needs: A study of the supply of and demand for afterschool and youth development programs in Washington
School's Out Washington, January 2009
Seattle, WA: School's Out Washington.

A study of the supply of and demand for out-of-school time programs in Washington State, based on analyses of data sets, surveys of programs, and parent and youth focus groups

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Benefits and costs of prevention and early intervention programs for youth
Aos, Steven, September 17, 2004
Olympia, WA: Washington State Institute for Public Policy.

A cost-benefit analysis comparing the return on investment for dozens of programs for children and youth funded by the State of Washington

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Child care in King County: 1999
Child Care Resources, June 1999
Bellevue, WA: Child Care Resources.

A profile of child care in King County, Washington that analyzes the availability, affordability, and quality of child care available to families from the 1996 welfare reform to 1999

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Child care then and now: Child care in King County: 1999-2000
Child Care Resources, June 2000
Bellevue, WA: Child Care Resources.

A profile of child care in King County, Washington that analyzes the availability, affordability, and quality of child care available to families from 1999 to 2000

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The cost of quality out-of-school time programs
Grossman, Jean Baldwin, January, 2009
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

An analysis of the full costs to quality out-of-school time programs of providing services to different age groups of children and during different times of the year, based on data from 111 programs in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago; Denver, Colorado; New York City; and Seattle, Washington, that had been in operation for at least two years and had appropriate child-staff ratios and participation rates

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Essays on modeling limited dependent variables applied to industrial organization and labor markets
Shreay, Sanatan, May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Washington State University: Pullman

An examination of the influence of wages, benefits, position description, age-group assignment, education, center characteristics, and other employee demographic variables on child care of providers' duration of employment from 3,444 usable observations from 137 participating centers from the Washington State Child Care Career Wage Ladder Pilot Project

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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program
Picus, Larry, January, 2009
North Hollywood, CA: Lawrence O. Picus and Associates.

A study of the national and state costs of providing universal, high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education, derived from an evidence-based model for identifying the components and estimating the costs of high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education in a prototypical elementary school

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Factors associated with the dismissal of young children (birth through five) from child care programs
Hampton, Enrica Omoyele, June 2008
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Washington, Tacoma

An examination of factors that result in child disenrollment from child care from 147 questionnaires and 16 telephone interviews with directors of centers in Washington State

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A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies
Schulman, Karen, 2001
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

A report on state-level child care assistance policies and changes that have occurred between 1995 and 2001, examining the impact of policies on families' access to care and child care choices.

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Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences
Adams, Gina, 2002
(Occasional Paper No. 55). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies.

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Going to scale with high-quality early education: Choices and consequences in universal pre-kindergarten efforts
Christina, Rachel, 2005
(TR-237-EDU). Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.

An overview of policy implications for states attempting to provide high-quality prekindergarten access

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The importance of child care in economic development: A comparative analysis of regional economic linkage
Warner, Mildred, 2006
Economic Development Quarterly, 20(1), 97-103

An analysis of the regional economic impact of the child care sector, as compared to the agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors, using state-level input-output models

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Improving nutrition in home child care: Are food costs a barrier?
Monsivais, Pablo, February, 2012
Public Health Nutrition, 15(2), 370-376

An examination of the relationship between food expenditures and the nutritional quality of foods served to children, based on menu and food shopping receipt data from 60 home child care providers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program in King County, Washington State

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Licensed child care in Washington State: 1996
Miller, Marna G., 1998
(Report No. 7.82). Olympia: Washington Department of Social and Health Services.

A 1996 market survey of Washington State child care centers and licensed family homes, providing information about child care rates, child care industry, and subsidized child care

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Licensed child care in Washington State: 1998
Miller, Marna G., 2000
(Report No. 7.100). Olympia: Washington Department of Social and Health Services.

An market survey of licensed child care centers and family child care homes in the state of Washington in 1998

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Licensed child care in Washington State: 2000
Schrager, Laura, 2002
(Report No. 7.102). Olympia: Washington Department of Social and Health Services.

A survey by the Research and Data Analysis Division of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services regarding the status of Washington's licensed child care industry

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Licensed child care in Washington State: 2002
Schrager, Laura, 2004
Olympia: Washington State, Division of Child Care and Early Learning.

A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Washington in 2002, including information on subsidies, provider licensing, capacity, years in operation, specialization, and staff experience, education, compensation, and turnover

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Licensed child care in Washington State: 2004
Schrager, Laura, 2005
Olympia: Washington Department of Social and Health Services.

A study of child care market rates across the State of Washington in 2004 including information on attendance and fees charged for children with subsidized child care and non-subsidized child care

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Licensed child care in Washington State: 2006
Washington (State). Department of Early Learning, February 2008
Olympia: Washington State, Department of Early Learning.

A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Washington in 2006, including information on subsidies, provider licensing, capacity, years in operation, specialization, and staff experience, education, compensation, and turnover, based on surveys of child care centers and licensed family child care providers

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Making the Most of Out-of-School-Time
Halpern, Robert,
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

An evaluation study of strategies planned and implemented by community-based coalitions in three cities, Boston, Chicago, and Seattle, to improve the supply, quality, affordability, and availability of out-of-school programs.

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Migrant and seasonal Head Start and child care partnerships: A report from the field
Kloosterman, Valentina I., 2003
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.

A study conducted by the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Collaboration Office and the Quality in Linking Together (QUILT) to determine the scope of collaborative efforts between Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and state-funded child care services

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National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009
National American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office, 2009
Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development.

A study of the collaboration and professional development activities of American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grantees, based on a survey of 153 grantees

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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2010 update
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, August, 2010
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2009, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies

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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2011 report
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, August, 2011
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2010, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies

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