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2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education [Summary] A summary of an assessment of the progress made by countries and national organizations toward meeting the goals of equitable provision of learning opportunities to all citizens from infancy to adulthood, expressed at the Jomtien World Conference on Education for All, based on cross-national education statistics, household surveys, consultations, literature reviews and commissioned papers, with a focus on national strategies for creating programs and improving services devoted to early childhood care and education |
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Administrative costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Results of an exploratory study of the reimbursement system for sponsors of family child care homes [Executive summary] A summary of a study of administrative cost reimbursement payment system for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsor organizations, which administer CACFP to participating family child care homes at the local level |
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Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers [Executive summary] A summary of a critique of proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona |
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Assessing the value of 4K in Wisconsin: A study of 4K community approach districts (2005-06): Executive summary A summary of a study of Wisconsin districts offering free, universal pre-kindergarten to four-year-old children, examining characteristics of teachers and families participating in the program as well as parent satisfaction rates |
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Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies [Executive Summary] Summary of the second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment |
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Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies [Executive Summary] Summary of the first of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents |
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Can parents afford to work?: Childcare costs, tax-benefit policies and work incentives [Executive summary] A summary of an assessment of the net costs, adjusting for tax benefits and work incentive policies, to parents of obtaining full-time, center-based child care for their children in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
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Early care and education for all plan [Executive summary] An examination of a comprehensive planning effort for early childhood education (ECE) commissioned by Alameda County in California detailing background information about the project, the community?s goals and values for ECE, the program?s needs assessment, an outline of the actions to achieve the program?s goals, and a summary of overarching initiatives |
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Early Learning Educational Task Force interim report to the Hawai'i state legislature 2007 session [Executive summary] A summary of an overview of progress to develop a plan for a comprehensive early learning system in Hawaii |
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The economic development benefits of universal preschool education compared to traditional economic development programs [Executive summary] A summary of a study comparing the costs and benefits of preschool programs versus traditional economic development policies in terms of increased jobs and earnings for a state's residents, based on models simulating the effects of a hypothetical state universal preschool program and a traditional economic development subsidy program |
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The economic promise of investing in high-quality preschool: Using early education to improve economic growth and the fiscal sustainability of states and the nation: Executive summary A summary of a description of the societal benefits, including economic and fiscal, of high-quality preschool programs, with recommendations for further reaping these benefits |
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Equal access?: Appropriate and affordable childcare for every child [Executive summary] A summary of an argument to increase access and improve the quality of child care and early education in the United Kingdom through increased government funding |
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Evaluating early care and education programs: A review of research methods and findings [Executive summary] A summary of a review of the research designs and findings of notable research initiatives that focus on early care and education programs including Head Start, child care programs, and state prekindergarten programs |
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Evaluation of awareness and utilization of Kids Matter framework: Executive summary A summary of a study of early childhood stakeholders' awareness and use of the Kids Matter plan, a framework for building the early childhood system in Washington State to improve child outcomes, based on a survey of groups and organizations that had been introduced to the plan |
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Implementing the TANF changes in the Deficit Reduction Act: ''Win-win'' solutions for families and states [Executive summary] A summary of an outline of changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requirements under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, with guidance for states regarding potential strategies and future policy choices |
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The integration kit: Policy papers: How can integration of services for kindergarten-aged children be achieved? [Executive summary] A summary of a discussion of policies for integrating the education and child care aspects of services for kindergarten-age children in Canada |
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Investing in the economic vitality of the District of Columbia through pre-k for all: Executive summary A summary of an analysis of the economic costs and benefits of providing universal prekindergarten in the District of Columbia |
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Investing in high quality pre-k: A strategy for school success [Executive summary] A summary of an examination of the costs and benefits to the expansion of Oregon’s Head Start Prekindergarten Program (OPK) so that it serves all of the state’s 3 and 4 year old children |
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Investing in Michigan's future: Meeting the early childhood challenge [Executive summary] A summary of an overview of research on the relationship of early childhood program participation to child developmental outcomes and on the costs and benefits associated with these programs, with a focus on early childhood policy context in Michigan |
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Is there a system supporting low-income working families? [Executive summary] A summary of an investigation of the efficiency of the Medicaid and State Child Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), food stamps, child care subsidies, and the earned income tax credit (EITC) programs in supporting low-income, working families |
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Is universal preschool beneficial?: An assessment of RAND Corporation's analysis and proposals for California [Executive summary] A summary of a study criticizing the accuracy of the RAND analysis of the advantages and disadvantages to California Proposition 82 |
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Keeping the promise: A study of the Massachusetts child care voucher system: Executive summary A summary of a multimethod study of the impacts of the Massachusetts child care voucher system on children, families, and child care providers, based on in-depth interviews with mothers, child care center directors, and family child care providers; surveys of child care resource and referral agency staff, and families; and tracking the flow of vouchers through child care centers over a 12 month period |
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Kids Now evaluation project executive summary 2006 A summary of a 2005-06 evaluation of Kentucky's statewide Quality Rating System (QRS) for center-based child care |
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Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care workforce development plan [Executive summary] A summary of an overview of the early childhood workforce development plan for the state of Massachusetts, including a discussion of quality principles and policy recommendations to improve the standards of the early childhood workforce |
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Parents' perspectives on child care subsidies and moving from welfare to work [Executive Summary] Summary of the third part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, presenting focus group data on the experiences of current and former TANF recipients with the child care subsidy system |
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