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Accreditation as an alternative pathway to quality in QRIS
National-Louis University. McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, Winter 2013
Wheeling, IL: National-Louis University, McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership.

A comparison of the Illinois child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) ratings that child care centers would receive through either their accreditation status or their observed quality, based on data for 55 accredited child care centers applying to the Illinois QRIS

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After child care subsidies for TANF leavers: Implications for child school readiness
Weinraub, Marsha, February, 2011
Philadelphia: Temple University, Family and Children's Policy Collaborative.

A longitudinal study of the child care arrangements of children of former welfare recipients in southeastern Pennsylvania who received child care subsidies after leaving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), based on analyses of secondary and administrative data for 157 children

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After two years of YoungStar, a more complete picture emerges
Peterangelo, Joseph, March, 2013
(Research Brief Vol. 101, No. 2). Milwaukee, WI: Public Policy Forum.

A study of the implementation of YoungStar, the Wisconsin state child care quality rating and improvement system, in Milwaukee County, based on an analysis of administrative data on Milwaukee County providers during the program's first two years

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Analysis of breastfeeding policies and practices in childcare centres in Adelaide, South Australia
Javanparast, Sara, August, 2012
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(6), 1276-1283

A study of director or director designee perceptions towards breastfeeding practice and support within child care centers and the relationship of those perceptions to policy, based on data from 15 child care centers in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards?
Kim, Juhee, July/August 2012
Pediatric Dentistry, 34(4), 317-324

A study of state child care regulations in the United States in terms of their inclusion of selected oral health and nutrition standards related to early childhood dental cavities, based on a review of regulations in 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

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Assessing quality across all STAR levels
Pennsylvania. Office of Child Development and Early Learning, January, 2013
(Research Brief Vol. 2, Issue 1). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania, Office of Child Development and Early Learning.

Findings from a study of the relationship of the observed quality of child care programs participating in Keystone STARS, Pennsylvania's child care quality rating system, to their STARS rating, based on data for 46 randomly-selected programs

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Can't buy mommy's love?: Universal childcare and children's long-term cognitive development
Felfe, Christina, November, 2012
(Discussion Paper No. 7053). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.

A comparison of the language and math performance at age 15 of children who were 3 years old either before or after the implementation of universal child care for 3-year-old children in their respective region of Spain, based on data for Spain from the 2003, 2006, and 2009 waves of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a cross-national assessment of skills and knowledge

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Care or cash?: The effect of child care subsidies on student performance
Black, Sandra E., May, 2012
(NBER Working Paper No. 18086). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A study of the influence on children's junior high school academic performance of variations in household child care expenses produced by income-based eligibility cutoffs for municipal child care subsidies, based on a national longitudinal administrative data set from Norway

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Care or cash?: The effect of child care subsidies on student performance
Black, Sandra E., May, 2012
(Discussion Paper No. 6541). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.

A study of the influence on children's junior high school academic performance of variations in household child care expenses produced by income-based eligibility cutoffs for municipal child care subsidies, based on a national longitudinal administrative data set from Norway

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Caring and learning together: Exploring the relationship between parental leave and early childhood education and care
Moss, Peter, December, 2012
European Journal of Education, 47(4), 482-493

An examination of the relationship between parental leave entitlements and availability of early childhood education and care services in a range of high-income European countries, based on data from 25 countries in the 2012 annual review of leave policies

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Championing success: Business organizations for early childhood investments
ReadyNation, 2013
Washington, DC: ReadyNation.

A study of the early childhood policy and advocacy efforts of formal business membership organizations, based on survey responses from 104 local chambers of commerce and from 121 state business roundtables, state chambers of commerce, and city chambers of commerce

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Assessment of sponsor tiering determinations 2011
United States. Food and Nutrition Service. Office of Research and Analysis, December, 2012
(Special Nutrition Programs Report No. CN-12-IPIA). Alexandria, VA: U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis.

An estimate of improper payments made in 2011 to family child care homes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program as a result of misclassification in provider tiering status, which is determined by a provider's low income status or operation in a low income area and which determines the rate at which providers are reimbursed for the meals and snacks they provide

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Child care assistance: Are subsidies or tax credits better?
Gong, Xiaodong, May, 2012
(Discussion Paper No. 6606). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.

A comparison of the relationship of two Australian child care assistance policies, price subsidies and tax credits, to maternal labor force participation, child care demand and expenses, household income and welfare, and government revenue, based on an analysis of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey

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Child care assistance for families involved in the child welfare system: Predicting child care subsidy use and stability
Lipscomb, Shannon T. , December, 2012
Children and Youth Services Review, 34(12), 2454-2463

An examination of the use and stability of child care subsidies among children from families involved in the child welfare system, based on data from the Child Welfare Services and Employment Related Day Care, Oregon's child care subsidy program

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Child care assistance for families involved in the child welfare system: Predicting child care subsidy use and stability
Lipscomb, Shannon T. , December, 2012
Children and Youth Services Review, 34(12), 2454-2463

An examination of the use and stability of child care subsidies among children from families involved in the child welfare system, based on administrative data from the Oregon Department of Human Services through two linked datasets, the Child Welfare Services and Employment Related Day Care--Oregon's child care subsidy program

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Childcare subsidies and labor supply: Evidence from a large Dutch reform
Bettendorf, Leon J. H.,
(Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper TI 2012-093/I). Amsterdam: Tinbergen Institute.

A study of the relationship of an increase in the generosity of child care subsidies in the Netherlands to maternal labor force participation and hours worked, based on 1995-2009 data from the Dutch Labour Force Survey, an annual cross-sectional survey of approximately 80,000 individuals

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Child-care subsidies and school readiness in kindergarten
Johnson, Anna D., 2013
Child Development, , 1-17

A study of associations between child care subsidy receipt when children are 4 years old and a range of academic and socioemotional school readiness outcomes in kindergarten, including reading and mathematics ability, externalizing and prosocial behavior, and approaches to learning, based on data from 1,400 children from subsidy-eligible families participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort

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Child-care subsidies: Do they impact the quality of care children experience?
Johnson, Anna D., July, 2012
Child Development, 83(4), 1444-1461

A comparison of subsidy recipient low-income children's care quality relative to socioeconomically comparable, subsidy-eligible non-recipients quality of child care, based data from 750 4-year-olds from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, Preschool data

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Child care subsidies, maternal well-being, and child-parent interactions: Evidence from three nationally representative datasets
Herbst, Chris M., January, 2012
Princeton, NJ: Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing.

A study of the relationship of child care subsidy receipt to maternal physical and mental health status and parenting stress and behaviors, based on data from three nationally representative studies: the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99; and the DDB Needham Life Style Survey

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Child care subsidies, maternal well-being, and child-parent interactions: Evidence from three nationally represented datasets
Herbst, Chris M., January, 2012
(Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper Series Working Paper 12-01, W.J. Usery Workplace Research Group Paper Series Working Paper 2012-1-1). Atlanta: Georgia State University, School of Policy Studies.

A study of the relationship of child care subsidy receipt to maternal physical and mental health status and parenting stress and behaviors, based on data from three nationally representative studies: the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study; the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99; and the DDB Needham Life Style Survey

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Child care subsidies: Parental perceptions and differences between recipients and nonrecipients
Moodie-Dyer, Amber, July-September 2012
Families in Society, 93(3), 204-211

A study of child care use differences between recipients and non-recipients of child care subsidies, and an assessment of parental perceptions of the subsidy program, based on data from 156 low income parents in Boone County, Missouri

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Children's mental health and wellbeing: Exploring competencies for the early childhood education and care workforce: Final report
Hunter Institute of Mental Health, September, 2012
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australia, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

Findings from an effort to identify a body of knowledge and skills for the early childhood education and care workforce in Australia that will support children's mental health and well-being, based on data collected through consultation with key informants and stakeholders

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A comparative analysis of subsidized and non-subsidized relative child care homes in Kansas
Curry, Susan Willard, 2011
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Kansas State University, Manhattan

A comparison of the quality of care provided by family, friend, and neighbor caregivers in Kansas who do or do not receive child care subsidies, based on observations of and interviews with 22 caregivers and on focus groups with 5 caregivers

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Contracts, vouchers, and child care subsidy stability: A preliminary look at associations between subsidy payment mechanism and stability of subsidy receipt
Holod, Aleksandra, August, 2012
Child & Youth Care Forum, 41(4), 343-356

An examination of the relationship between contracts paid directly to providers or through vouchers and stability of receipt of care, and if that relationship is dependent upon child care setting--specifically family child care homes or center-based settings, based on data from 311 subsidy recipients who had a history of participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance and administrative files on subsidy recipients in New York City

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The costs of childcare after housing costs
Alakeson, Vidhya, December, 2012
London: Resolution Foundation.

An analysis of the roles of child care expenses and subsidies in the disposable income of families in the United Kingdom, based on a model of child care and housing expenses

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