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America's after-school choice: The prime time for juvenile crime or youth enrichment and achievement
Newman, Sanford, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. (No longer accessible as of September 14, 2012)

An overview of After School programs in the United States outlining the need for programs, current state of programs and calls for further research, presented by Fight Crime, an advocacy organization

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America's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Newman, Sanford, January, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

A review and analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with an emphasis on program quality and the need for public investment

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The benefits and costs of Head Start
Ludwig, Jens, March 2007
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 12973). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A discussion of issues related to the measurement of the benefits and costs of the Head Start program

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The benefits and costs of Head Start
Ludwig, Jens, February 28, 2007
(National Poverty Center Working Paper Series No. 07-09). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, National Poverty Center.

A discussion of issues related to the measurement of the benefits and costs of the Head Start program

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The benefits and costs of Head Start
Ludwig, Jens, 2007
Social Policy Report, 21(3)

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

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Benefits and costs of quality early childhood education
Barnett, W. Steven, Spring 2007
Children's Legal Rights Journal, 27(1), 7-23

A review of the evidence on the benefits of early care and education including characteristics that influence program effectiveness such as qualified teachers, small classes, higher teacher-child ratios

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The benefits of early childhood development programs: An economic analysis: Vol. 2 Annex 2: ECD calculator
Gaag, J. van der, 1998
(Report No. 18992). Washington, DC: World Bank.

A method for calculating the costs and benefits of investing in early childhood education and care programs

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Beyond the comfort zone: New ideas for the early care and education industry: A summary of the Kellogg Venture Grant Initiative
Stoney, Louise, 2005
Ithaca, NY and Raleigh, NC: Cornell Univ. Dept of City and Regional Planning and National Smart Start Technical Assistance Center.

Overviews of six projects receiving $5,000 grants to introduce the need for child care into various other economic development plans and policies

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Boosting New York's economy: Short- and long-term gains through quality early learning
Schaefer, Stephanie A., 2012
Washington, DC: America's Edge.

A discussion of the economic impacts of early care and education programs in New York in terms of their short-term spending on goods, services, and wages, and their long-term returns from contributions to children's development

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Buffalo child care means business: Full study report
Fleron, Lou Jean, 2006
Buffalo, NY: Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

An overview of importance of child care for the economic growth of Buffalo, New York

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The business case for work-family programs
Johnson, Arlene, 1995
Journal of Accountancy, 180(2), 53-unspecified

Highlights of the cost benefits of employer-supported child care services

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California's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2001
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. (No longer accessible as of September 12, 2012)

A review and analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates in California, with an emphasis on program quality and the need for public investment

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The case for investing in disadvantaged young children
Heckman, James J., 2008
In Big ideas for children: Investing in our nation's future (pp. 49-58). Washington, DC: First Focus.

A discussion of investing in early intervention programs for young disadvantaged children on the grounds that participation in these programs increases economic productivity

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Child care and community economic development: Critical roles for legal services
Upp, Stephanie, 2000
Clearinghouse Review, 34(1-2), 3-19

An exploration of the potential role of legal services providers in ameliorating the child care crisis for low-income families, and its potential benefit to the community

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Child care and economic development: Markets, households and public policy
Warner, Mildred, 2007
International Journal of Economic Development, 9(3), 111-121

An overview of the articles in the special issue of the International Journal of Economic Development, examining the link between child care subsidies and economic development and the role of child care in the economies of the United States and Canada, and an overview of the child care market in New York State

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Child care and Economic Development [Special issue]
Warner, Mildred, 2007
International Journal of Economic Development, 9(3-4)

A special issue of the International Journal of Economic Development, examining the the link between child care subsidies and economic development and the role of child care in the economies of the United States and Canada

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Childcare, the 'business case' and economic development: Canadian evidence, opportunities and challenges
Prentice, Susan, 2007
International Journal of Economic Development, 9(4), 269-300

An overview of research on the returns on investment for child care and early education services in Canada, and a discussion of the research's use in policy and government

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Child care for low-income working families
Wolfe, Barbara, 2002
Focus, 22(1), 106-111

A discussion of child care for low income working families and a review of previous research examining the effects of high-quality child care on young children's developmental outcomes and on parental employment options; also discussed are reasons for public funding of child care

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Child care is not child's play: The economic impact of the child care and after-school industry in Washington
Nishioka, Jodi, 2004
Washington: Seattle. Dept. of Housing & Human Services.

A description of the economic impact of the child care industry in the state of Washington

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Child care policy and research: An economist's perspective
Robins, Philip K., 1991
In D.M. Blau (Ed.), The economics of child care. (pp. 11-49). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

An investigation of child care from an economic perspective, including discussion of increased female labor force participation, federal and state policies concerning the subsidizing of child care, regulation of child care facilities, key policy issues surrounding child care, and the role of economic research in analyzing key child care policy issues

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Child care, women's labour market participation and labour market policy effectiveness in Canada
White, Linda A., 2001
Canadian Public Policy, 27(4), 385-405

An analysis of the effects of labor and child care policies on women's labor force participation in Canada

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Child interventions that may lead to increased economic growth: A report to the Pew Charitable Trusts
Wolfe, Barbara, 2005
University of Wisconsin--Madison, Department of Economics.

An overview of preschool intervention programs and their different potential impacts on regional economic growth

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Children and child care
Edelman, Marian W., 1989
The Journal of Negro Education, 58(3), 288-296

A presentation on the benefits of preventative investment in impoverished American children

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Connecting business to innovative strategies for poverty reduction: Economic benefits of early childhood investments
Child Poverty Prevention Council for Louisiana, 2010
Baton Rouge: Child Poverty Prevention Council for Louisiana.

A summary of a seminar that examines the micro- and macroeconomic benefits of spending on early childhood programs

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The contribution of early childhood education to a sustainable society
Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling, 2008
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

Presentations from an international workshop on the contributions that early childhood education can make to sustainable development and incorporating sustainable development values into early childhood education

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