The 2003 California child care portfolio
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, 2004
San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network.
A report providing statewide and county-by-county statistics regarding child care supply and demand, costs, and current policy trends in the state of California
Other
2003 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand
Action for Children, 2004
Chicago: Action for Children.
An analysis for fiscal year 2003 of child care supply and demand in Cook County, IL.
Other
2004 community needs assessment: ''Child care in New York City--a neighborhood analysis of supply and demand''
Kelly, Jennell, 2005
New York: Child Care, Inc.
A report identifying New York City neighborhoods that have the greatest need for the development of child care programs
Other
2005 California child care portfolio
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, 2005
San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network.
Research on the demographics of child care supply and demand and profiles of family child care options, issues and concerns in counties of California in 2005
Other
2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand [Executive summary]
Illinois Action for Children, 2006
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.
A summary of an examination of the disconnect between child care supply and demand in Cook County, Illinois, with a focus on affordability and hours of care needed by parents
Executive Summary
2006 Utah child care needs assessment
Utah. Office of Work and Family Life, 2006
Salt Lake City: Utah, Office of Work and Family Life.
An assessment of the child population and the number of child care slots and vacancies in Utah by county
Reports & Papers
2007 California child care portfolio
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, 2007
San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013).
An overview of child care supply, demand, and costs in California and its counties in 2006
Other
2007 Utah child care needs assessment
Utah. Office of Work and Family Life, 2007
Salt Lake City: Utah, Office of Work and Family Life.
An assessment of the child population and the number of child care slots and vacancies in Utah by county in 2007
Reports & Papers
2008-2009 needs assessment report: Survey results, trends, and implications
Nebraska Head Start-State Collaboration Office, May, 2009
Lincoln: Nebraska Head Start-State Collaboration Office. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).
An exploration of the difficulty of collaboration between Head Start and Early Head Start programs and service providers in content areas such as child care, family literacy, homelessness, health care, and welfare services, as well as providers of services for children with disabilities, based on responses from 20 grantees of state Head Start and Early Head Start funds in Nebraska
Reports & Papers
Access to programs
Ranck, Edna R., 2003
In D. Cryer & R.M. Clifford (Eds.), Early childhood education and care in the USA (pp. 47-63). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
A review of longstanding problems involved with the supply and demand of early childhood education and care, which offers potential solutions to these problems
Other
All children ready for school: The case for early care and education
Gruendel, Janice M., 2003
New Haven: Connecticut Voices for Children.
A study assessing the potential need for non-parental child care and early education of children under age five in Connecticut
Other
America Cares for Children and Youth: School-Age Care Needs Assessment and Training Project
Todd, Christine M., 2001
University of Georgia
A project documenting the demand and supply of formal and informal school-age care, particularly for ethnic minority or low-income youth, in inner city and remote rural areas of Georgia. The project also develops and evaluates community needs assessment tools and training protocols for informal caregivers.
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Are we meeting the child care needs of low-income families?
Layzer, Jean I., 2001
Paper presented at the Child Care Funding: How Much Is Needed and Is There Enough? Brookings Forum, Washington, DC.
A presentation based on a study of state child care expenditures that examines the adequacy of these resources in meeting the demand for child care subsidies among low-income families and looks at whether states are trying to serve a larger number of families by encouraging parents to use cheaper forms of care.
Other
Assessing the local need for family and child care services: A small area utilization analysis
Percy, Andrew, 2000
Child Welfare, 79(5), 535-553
A study to identify a set of needs indicators to guide resource allocation of family and child care services, by examining the relationship between the costs of services and socioeconomic characteristics in 498 small areas in Northern Ireland
Reports & Papers
Calhoun, Pocahontas & Webster County child care study: Final report
Iowa State University. Community Development-Data Information & Analysis Laboratory, August 2000
(CD-DIAL No. 108). Ames: Iowa State University, Community Development-Data Information & Analysis Laboratory.
A study of the child care arrangements, attitudes, and needs of parents in Calhoun, Pocahontas, and Webster Counties, Iowa, based on a parent survey
Reports & Papers
Changing supply and demand
McDowall, Edith, 1999
In V. Wilson & J. Ogden-Smith (Eds.), Pre-school educational research: Linking policy with practice (pp. 105-118). Edinburgh: Scotland, Education Department.
A summary of a study in Scotland of the supply of and demand for child care and early education, based on population estimates of eligible children and administrative and survey data on provider slots
Other
Chicago early childhood care and education needs assessment [Abridged version]
Chicago (Ill.). Department of Human Services, 1999
Chicago: Illinois Facilities Fund.
An examination of the need for subsidized full-day, full-year child care for low-income, working families with children infants through five years of age in Chicago
Reports & Papers
Chicago early childhood care and education needs assessment [Abridged version executive summary]
Chicago (Ill.). Department of Human Services, 1999
Chicago: Illinois Facilities Fund.
An examination of the need for licensed full-day, full-year child care for low-income, working families with infants through five years of age in Chicago
Executive Summary
Child care and early education programs
Illinois Action for Children, 2007
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.
An overview of the number of child care providers and slots, by provider characteristics, in Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care: Beyond 2001: A report to the Minister for Family and Community Services
Australia. Commonwealth Child Care Advisory Council, 2001
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.
An examination of the future of child care arrangements and demand for child care in Australia in 2001 and beyond
Other
Child care: Beyond 2001: A report to the Minister for Family and Community Services [Executive summary]
Australia. Commonwealth Child Care Advisory Council, 2001
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.
A summary of an examination of the future of child care arrangements and demand for child care in Australia in 2001 and beyond
Executive Summary
Child care choices in a lexicographic framework
Sloss, Ellen S., 1995
Journal of Economic Issues, 29(2), 629-unspecified
A comparison of a lexicographic model to a neoclassical choice model for analyzing parental demand for child care
Reports & Papers
Child care: The family life issue in New York City: A New Yorker's guide to child care expansion
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York,
New York: Citizens' Committee for Children of New York.
A brief calculating the current capacity of and unmet need for child care for children aged zero to five in New York City
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care in thirteen economically disadvantaged communities
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, May, 2006
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
An overview of the child care needs, costs, and supply in economically disadvantaged communities in: Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Denver, Colorado; Des Moines, Iowa; Hartford, Connecticut; Indianapolis, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; New Haven, Connecticut; Oakland, California; Providence, Rhode Island; San Antonio, Texas; and Seattle, Washington
Other
Child care in thirteen economically disadvantaged communities [Executive summary]
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, May, 2006
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
A summary of an overview of the child care needs, costs, and supply in economically disadvantaged communities in: Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Denver, Colorado; Des Moines, Iowa; Hartford, Connecticut; Indianapolis, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; New Haven, Connecticut; Oakland, California; Providence, Rhode Island; San Antonio, Texas; and Seattle, Washington
Executive Summary