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Access to programs
Ranck, Edna R., 2003
In D. Cryer & R.M. Clifford (Eds.), Early childhood education and care in the USA (pp. 47-63). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A review of longstanding problems involved with the supply and demand of early childhood education and care, which offers potential solutions to these problems

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Across demographic and party lines, Americans clamor for safe, enriching afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, 2003
(Afterschool Alert Poll Report No. 6). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A brief on the high levels of support for continued and expanded afterschool programming, based on a nationwide survey of registered voters conducted in 2003

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Arizona early childhood education standards
Arizona. Division of Adult and Family Literacy Education, 2003
Phoenix: Arizona Division of Adult and Family Literacy Education.

An overview of a proposed standardized curriculum of instruction for use in early childhood educational settings in Arizona

Other


Babies and bosses: Reconciling work and family life: Vol. 2. Austria, Ireland and Japan
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2003
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

An examination of ways in which tax and benefit policies, child care policy, and employment and workplace practices in Austria, Japan, and the Republic of Ireland affect parents trying to balance work and family life

Reports & Papers


Barriers to subsidies: Why low-income families do not use child care subsidies
Shlay, Anne B., 2003
Philadelphia: Temple University, Center for Public Policy.

An investigation into the factors responsible for non-use of child care subsidies among subsidy-eligible families, based on a survey of 196 subsidy-eligible low income African American parents in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reports & Papers


Behind before they begin: Does Hawaii prepare our youngest children for school?
Good Beginnings Alliance, 2003
Honolulu, HI: Good Beginnings Alliance.

A discussion of the state of early childhood education and care in Hawaii, and the presentation of a vision to improve the quality of services

Fact Sheets & Briefs


The Blair government and child poverty: An extra one percent for children in the United Kingdom
Hills, John, 2003
In One percent for the kids: New policies, brighter futures for America's children (pp. 156-177). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.

A description of the Blair government's efforts to reduce child poverty in the United Kingdom, which encourages the United States government to undertake a similar strategy

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Broken promises: How the Bush Administration is failing America's poorest children
Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 2003
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

A study of the changes in federal performance standards and funding for Head Start programs

Other


California's Latino children under age five: Investment in the future
Becerra, Rosina, 2003
In California Policy Options 2003 (pp. 111-123). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Policy and Social Research.

A presentation of recent statistics and policy developments affecting health care and early childhood education for Latino children under five years old in California

Other


Challenges for early childhood education and care policy
Clifford, Richard M., 2003
In D. Cryer & R.M. Clifford (Eds.), Early childhood education and care in the USA (pp. 191-210). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

An overview of recent, significant changes in early childhood education and care policy in the United States, which discusses future implications and trends

Other


Changes in state child and dependent care tax credits in 2002
National Women's Law Center, 2003
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A chart outlining the changes in state Child and Dependent Care Tax Credits taking effect in tax year 2003 in four states

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Changing a policy field?: Policy design and collaboration in early care and education
Sowa, Jessica E., 2003
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

An investigation into how early care and education policies are affected by the development of inter-agency collaborations used to deliver full-day, year round early care and education services in New York and Virginia

Reports & Papers


Child care and employment: Evidence from random assignment studies of welfare and work programs
Gennetian, Lisa A., 2003
(Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 17). New York: MDRC.

An investigation into the effects of welfare reform policies and links between employment and child care choices, using data from random assignment pilot welfare programs begun between 1993 and 1996 in a variety of urban and rural areas in the United States

Reports & Papers


Child care fee subsidy programs
Campaign 2000, 2003
Toronto, Canada: Campaign 2000.

A summary of statistics on allocations for child care provision and subsidies, and percentages of children enrolled in regulated care who receive subsidies, for all provinces and territories of Canada in 2001

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Child care meets health care: What other states can teach us about insuring the child care workforce in Illinois [Executive summary]
Day Care Action Council of Illinois, July, 2003
Chicago: Day Care Action Council of Illinois.

A summary of an exploration of program models for the provision of health insurance to early childhood workers, and recommendations for the development of a framework to provide health care coverage to early childhood workers in Illinois, based on case studies of programs currently implemented in California, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and North Carolina

Executive Summary


Child care newsletter: A report on financing, quality of early care and education issues
National Conference of State Legislatures, 2003
National Conference of State Legislatures Child Care Newsletter, 2(4).

A review of the profiles of three states, Connecticut, Illinois, and North Carolina, that have elected to reduce funding in some areas of child care and early childhood education while maintaining spending in other areas

Other


Child care programs in Vermont: A survey of market rates and capacity
Learning Partners, Inc., 2003
Waterbury: Vermont Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Child Care Services Division.

A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Vermont in 2002, including information on enrollment, capacity, accreditation, nonstandard hour care, additional fees, impact of subsidy rates, and differences between subsidies and program fees

Reports & Papers


Child care programs in Vermont: A survey of market rates and capacity [Executive summary]
Learning Partners, Inc., 2003
Waterbury: Vermont Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Child Care Services Division.

A summary of findings from a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Vermont in 2002, including information on enrollment, capacity, accreditation, nonstandard hour care, additional fees, impact of subsidy rates, and differences between subsidies and program fees

Executive Summary


The child-care squeeze for working-class families
Cherlin, Andrew, 2003
Paper presented at the meeting of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Washington, DC.

Commentary on articles focusing on child care constraints, care support and family welfare situations for working-class families in the United States

Other


Child Care Subsidies and Entry to Employment Following Childbirth
Jordan, Lucy P., 2003
University of Washington, School of Social Work

A study of the relationship between child care subsidies and the length of time between the birth of a child and the mother's entry to employment, particularly among lower-skilled women, who typically spend a larger proportion of their earnings on child care than do women with higher skills and education. The study is based on The Fragile Families and Well-Being Study (a nationally representative data set), and a unique data set of local policy indicators, and tests the hypothesis that child care subsidies cause new mothers to enter the labor force more expeditiously by: (1) reducing the cost of employment relative to earnings; and (2) facilitating stable child care arrangements. It predicts that the receipt of subsidies and the timing of entry to paid employment will vary with child care policies, after controlling for individual and family characteristics that influence the benefits and costs of subsidy use, and of paid employment relative to home production (i.e. caregiving) work.

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Child care subsidies promote mothers' employment and children's development
Henry, Colleen, 2003
(IWPR Publication No. G714). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

An exploration of factors associated with the occupational outcomes of urban low income mothers, including child care problems, household characteristics, type of child care used, race/ethnicity, neighborhood characteristics, welfare status, and subsidy usage, based on data collected from a sample of 1,072 low income mothers from poor Philadelphia neighborhoods

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Child care subsidy programs
Blau, David M., 2003
In R. Moffitt (Ed.), Means-tested transfer programs in the United States (pp. 443-516). Chicago: University of Chicago Press

An examination of child care subsidy programs and a literature review of their implications for families in the United States

Other


The cost of universal access to quality preschool in Illinois: A report to Governor George H. Ryan's Task Force on Universal Access to Preschool [Executive summary]
Golin, Stacie, 2003
(IWPR No. G712). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

A summary of a study of the cost of providing universal quality preschool provision in Illinois

Executive Summary


Costs and benefits of universal childcare: A preliminary economic analysis for the UK
Ambler, Mark, 2003
(Facing the Future: Policy Papers No. 7). London: Daycare Trust.

A cost-benefit analysis of England’s speculative high quality and affordable universal preschool child care provision, including the economic impact for mothers’ employment options, economic output, child poverty reduction, the economic and financial challenges of aging populations, the prospective increase in future worker productivity, and the short-term and long-term costs associated with universal child care

Reports & Papers


Cutting pre-kindergarten will increase crime in New York
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids New York, April, 2003
Albany, NY: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids New York.

An argument for the cost-effectiveness of increased investment in quality pre-kindergarten programs in New York State, based on a review of findings from studies examining the beneficial effects of such programs on children’s school readiness and future criminal activity

Fact Sheets & Briefs


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