Child care assistance policies 2005: States fail to make up lost ground, families continue to lack critical support
Descriptions of child care financial assistance policies and tables of child care subsidy eligibility criteria state-by-state for the United States, 2001-2005
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A count for quality: Child care center directors on rating and improvement systems
A study of child care center directors' views of child care quality rating and improvement systems and their components, based on interviews with 48 directors from 9 states and a roundtable forum with 15 of the 48 directors
Reports & Papers
Downward slide: State child care assistance policies 2012
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2011 and February 2012 and between 2001 and February 2012, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of child care administrators in each state and the District of Columbia
Reports & Papers
A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies
A report on state-level child care assistance policies and changes that have occurred between 1995 and 2001, examining the impact of policies on families' access to care and child care choices.
Reports & Papers
A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies: Executive summary
A summary of state level child care subsidy policies and policy changes between 1995 and 2001 and the effects of policies on low-income families' access to care.
Executive Summary
Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families
A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States
Reports & Papers
Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families [Executive summary]
A description of child care pressures for working parents and funding and demand discrepancies in United States child care subsidy policy
Executive Summary
State child care assistance policies 2006: Gaps remain, with new challenges ahead
An issue brief discussing results of a survey of state child care administrators investigating state child care policies regarding income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates
Fact Sheets & Briefs
State child care assistance policies 2007: Some steps forward, more progress needed
Results of a survey of state child care administrators investigating changes in state child care policies from February 2006 to February 2007, including changes in income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates
Fact Sheets & Briefs
State child care assistance policies 2008: Too little progress for children and families
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2007 to February 2008, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators
Reports & Papers
State child care assistance policies 2009: Most states hold the line, but some lose ground in hard times
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2008 to February 2009, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators
Reports & Papers
State child care assistance policies 2010: New federal funds help states weather the storm
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2009 and February 2010, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of state child care administrators
Reports & Papers
State child care assistance policies 2011: Reduced support for families in challenging times
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2010 and February 2011 and between 2001 and February 2011, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of state child care administrators
Reports & Papers
State developments in child care, early education, and school-age care: 2000
A compendium of state actions regarding child care, early education, and school age child care issues in the year 2000, including comparative state tables for areas such as subsidies and standards
Other
State developments in child care, early education, and school-age care: 2001
An overview of developments in early education policy and states' investments in early childhood education and care in 2001
Other
The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook
The first of a series of annual reviews of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2001-2002 program year
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook [Executive summary]
A summary of the first of a series of annual reviews of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2001-2002 program year
Executive Summary
The state of preschool: 2004 state preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2002-2003 program year
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2004 state preschool yearbook [Executive summary]
A summary of an annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2002-2003 program year
Executive Summary
Tracking state prekindergarten policy
A description of an effort to track United States state prekindergarten programs, quality standards, and state spending on prekindergarten initiatives
Reports & Papers
