2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand
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
Reports & Papers
2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand [Executive summary]
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
An assessment of the child population and the number of child care slots and vacancies in Utah by county
Reports & Papers
Child care in thirteen economically disadvantaged communities
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]
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
Early care and education for all: Needs assessment report
A description of the characteristics of children and families in Alameda
County, California, the supply and demand for child care, and the types of supports the County has in place for families and the early care and education workforce
Reports & Papers
Early care and education for all plan [Executive summary]
An examination of a comprehensive planning effort for early childhood education (ECE) commissioned by Alameda County in California detailing background information about the project, the community?s goals and values for ECE, the program?s needs assessment, an outline of the actions to achieve the program?s goals, and a summary of overarching initiatives
Executive Summary
Early childhood education in Missouri: How well are we doing in providing licensed early childhood programs and subsidy to those who need it
A brief summarizing research findings on child care licensing regulations and subsidy use in Missouri
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Examining child care need among military families
A study of the child care choices and unmet child care needs of military families, based on a survey of families of active-duty military members
Reports & Papers
Examining child care need among military families [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the child care choices and unmet child care needs of military families, based on a survey of families of active-duty military members
Executive Summary
Executive summary: Contra Costa County child care needs assessment and status of children and families 2006 through 2015 [Executive summary]
A summary of an assessment of the child care needs, and a profile of children and families in Contra Costa County, California
Executive Summary
Institutions, politics, and regulatory policy: Analyzing childcare regulation in states
An examination of the influence of state institutions and politics on the policy-making process for child care regulation, and the impact of such regulation and its enforcement on the supply of child care centers
Reports & Papers
Meeting the demand for early childhood teachers in Illinois universal pre-kindergarten efforts
A discussion of a report from the Illinois Education Research Council on whether the supply of state certified teachers will meet the increased demand expected as a result of the Preschool for All initiative, which aims to provide all 3- and 4-year-olds in the state with a quality early childhood education by 2011
Fact Sheets & Briefs
New England after 3 PM
An overview of supply of and demand for afterschool programs in New England, with profiles of existing quality programs and state efforts to increase supply
Other
Orleans Parish, Louisiana, child care assessment: Executive summary
A summary of an assessment of the current child care capacity and need for child care in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 10 months after Hurricane Katrina
Executive Summary
Pipelines and pools: Meeting the demand for early childhood teachers in Illinois
An examination of whether the current and future supply of qualified early childhood teachers in Illinois can meet the expected increase in demand from expanding the state-funded preschool program, based on data from a state reporting system of higher education and on a survey of currently certified teachers who are not working in public schools
Reports & Papers
Pipelines and pools: Meeting the demand for early childhood teachers in Illinois [Executive summary]
A summary of an inquiry into the ability of the current and future supply of qualified early childhood teachers in Illinois to meet the expected increase in demand from the expanding state-funded preschool program, based on data from a state reporting system of higher education and on a survey of currently certified teachers who are not working in public schools
Executive Summary
Providing child care to military families: The role of the demand formula in defining need and informing policy
A study assessing the ability of the U.S. Department of Defense's formula for calculating child care demand to meet the actual child care needs of military families, based on a survey of families of active-duty military members
Reports & Papers
Providing child care to military families: The role of the demand formula in defining need and informing policy [Executive summary]
A summary of a study assessing the ability of the U.S. Department of Defense's formula for calculating child care demand to meet the actual child care needs of military families, based on a survey of families of active-duty military members
Executive Summary
Understanding the social and spatial neighborhood context for working mothers: An examination of child care services and outcomes
A study of the role of neighborhood and local child care market characteristics in mothers' child care decision-making, based on data from the Philadelphia Survey of Child Care and Work, a stratified, random cluster sample of 1,070 mothers, as well as on data from the 2000 Census and on administrative data on licensed child care providers in Philadelphia
Reports & Papers
