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Afterschool programs: Keeping kids--and communities--safe
Afterschool Alliance, April, 2007
(Issue Brief No. 27). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A discussion of the use of after school programs in decreasing youth violence and other illicit activities in the after school hours from 3 to 6 pm

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The economic impact of the Nebraska early care and education industry report: May 2007
University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Bureau of Business Research, May, 2007
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Bureau of Business Research.

Findings from an analysis of the economic impact of the Nebraska child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts

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Economic impact report of child care in Santa Cruz County: Update 2007
ChildCare Ventures, 2007
Santa Cruz County, CA: Childcare Ventures.

An overview of the licensed child care industry’s contributions to the economy of Santa Cruz County, California

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Enriching children, enriching the nation [Individual state fact sheets]
Lynch, Robert G., July, 2007
Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute.

An analysis comparing the costs and fiscal, earnings, and reduced crime benefits of a hypothetical high-quality prekindergarten program for children from low-income families and a hypothetical high-quality universal prekindergarten program in each of the 50 states

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Head Start's benefits likely outweigh program costs
Society for Research in Child Development, 2007
Social Policy Report Brief, 21(3).

A summary of a discussion of the long-term benefits and costs of Head Start and state prekindergarten programs

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High quality early education: A way out of the prison and foster care crises in Iowa
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2007
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

An overview of the large prison and foster care population in Iowa, discussing the long term benefits of investing in quality early child care to insure children's future success and reduce future crime rates

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Invest Early early childhood initiative: Year one evaluation
Wilder Research Center, February 2007
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A presentation of prominent results after one year of a longitudinal and cost-benefit evaluation of the efficacy of the Invest Early collaborative initiative, a comprehensive model family support project of the Blandin Foundation for young children and families in Itasca County, Minnesota, who qualify based on a combination of risk factors and income

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Poverty and early childhood intervention
FPG Child Development Institute, April, 2007
(FPG Snapshot No. 42). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of a discussion of findings from the young adult follow-up of Abecedarian Project participants and estimates of a cost-benefit analysis of the project, with implications for future early intervention efforts

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