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Child care in the southern states: Expanding access to affordable care for low-income families and fostering economic development
Stoney, Louise, 2000
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.

An overview of the financial status of child care in southern United States, which argues that, by allowing both parents to work, child care has contributed to the economic expansion of the nation

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The economic impact of the child care industry in Shelby County, Tennessee
Chang, Cyril F., 2004
Memphis, TN: University of Memphis, Methodist LeBonheur Center for Healthcare Economics.

An analysis of the economic impact of the Shelby County, Tennessee, child care and early education industry in terms of individuals employed and spending on services, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation

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High-quality pre-kindergarten: The key to crime prevention and school success in Tennessee
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids,
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

An investigation into the use of children’s attendance in quality early childhood education and care in Tennessee as a deterrent for later participation in crime, based on longitudinal data from early years programs nationwide

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How does your kindergarten classroom affect your earnings?: Evidence from Project STAR
Chetty, Raj, September 2010
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 16381). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A study of the impact of kindergarten classroom characteristics, such as class size, teacher experience, and classroom quality, on adult outcomes, including college attendance, earnings, home ownership, and marriage, based on data from participants in the Tennessee Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) experiment, who, along with their teachers, were randomly assigned to small or large classrooms in kindergarten through third grade

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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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Power to the people: The effectiveness of ballot measures in advancing early care and education
Chalfie, Deborah, 2005
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An analysis of the effectiveness of state and local ballot campaigns to improve the quality, availability, and affordability of child care and early education, based on legal research, public records, and interviews

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Safe and smart: Making the after-school hours work for kids
United States. Department of Education, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

A report on the benefits of after-school programs with examples of successful programs

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