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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, December 2006
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005

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The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), February, 2009
Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007

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2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2006
Paris: UNESCO Publishing.

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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The 2008 child care licensing study
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), May, 2010
Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007

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Access to child care for low-income working families
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

An exploration of the magnitude of the gap between demand for, and actual acquisition of, child care subsidy assistance among low income, subsidy eligible families

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Access to childcare services: The role of demand and supply-side policies
Farfan-Portet, Maria-Isabel, April, 2011
Population Research and Policy Review, 30(2), 165-183

A study of the relationships between the probability of low income parental use of child care and both individual and contextual variables, different child care tax deduction policies, and the provision of subsidized child care slots, based on nationally representative data from Belgium from the years 1994 through 2000

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Access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, NY
Pryor, Donald E., September 2007
Rochester, NY: Center for Governmental Research.

A study of trends in the availability of and access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, New York, based on analyses of demographic and adminstrative data, parent focus groups and interviews, and a literature review

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Accidents will happen?: Unintentional injury, maternal employment, and child care policy
Currie, Janet, 2001
(JCPR Working Paper No. 268). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

A paper on the impact of selected child care regulations on the risk of injury for children in formal child care settings using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and the Vital Statistics Detail Mortality (VSDM).

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Accountable investments in early learning to improve student performance in Washington
Brandon, Richard N., July 2008
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A presentation and cost analysis of a policy strategy in Washington State to provide all children access to high-quality early learning

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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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ACF strengthened its oversight of Head Start eligibility in fiscal year 2011
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General,
(OEI-05-11-00140). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.

An examination of changes to procedures for monitoring and overseeing eligibility determinations made by Head Start grantees, based on administrative data and on interviews with Head Start grantees and program administrators

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Achieving full-day kindergarten in New Mexico: A case study
Raden, Anthony, October, 2002
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A study of the evolution and development of the universal full-day kindergarten (FDK) program for all five-year-olds in New Mexico

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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (U.S.), January, 2011
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.

A study of the extent to which state child care regulations meet standards related to obesity prevention in the areas of infant feeding, nutrition, and physical activity

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Acute care and antibiotic seeking for upper respiratory tract infections for children in day care: Parental knowledge and day care center policies
Friedman, Jennifer F., April 2003
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 157(4), 369-374

A study of predictors of the parental seeking of acute care and antibiotics for children with upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) who attend child care, based on surveys of 211 parents and staff from 36 child care centers

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Addressing the affordability gap: Framing child care as economic development
Warner, Mildred, 2003
Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 12(3), 294-313

A discussion of child care as a pillar of economic development

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Addressing challenging behaviors in Head Start: A closer look at program policies and procedures
Quesenberry, Amanda C., February, 2011
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 30(4), 209-220

An examination of Head Start policies and procedures related to child guidance and challenging behaviors, based on interviews with program staff and document analysis from 6 Head Start programs in the Midwest

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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
Pettigrew, Iris, March 2006
(Contractor and Cooperator Report No. 16). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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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Adopting innovation in early childhood education: The Child-Parent Center Program
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2000
Young Children, 55(2), 84-88

An overview of the Chicago Child-Parent Center model, with arguments for the national adoption of a similar program

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The adult worker model family, gender equality and care: The search for new policy principles and the possibilities and problems of a capabilities approach
Lewis, Jane, 2005
Economy and Society, 34(1), 76-104

A discussion of principles involved in the theoretical shift towards the adult worker model, involving assumptions of increased individualization and self-sufficiency, especially with regards to women

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Affordability, accessibility, and accountability: Perceived impacts of the pre-primary education vouchers in Hong Kong
Li, Hui, Q1 2010
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 25(1), 125-138

An investigation of the influence of the Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme (PEVS) on the affordability, access, and accountability of kindergarten programs, based on responses to questionnaires from a random sample of 380 parents, principals, and teachers from 79 public and private kindergartens both eligible and ineligible to receive the PVES funding in Hong Kong

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AFS consumer survey: From parents receiving child-care assistance
Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division, 1998
Salem, OR: Oregon, Adult and Family Services Division.

A report of findings from a statewide consumer survey of parents receiving child care assistance through Oregon's Integrated Child Care Program

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AFS provider survey: From child-care providers serving parents who receive child-care assistance
Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division, 1998
Salem, OR: Oregon, Adult and Family Services Division.

A report of findings from a statewide survey of child care providers serving parents receiving child care assistance through Oregon's Integrated Child Care Program

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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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The aftermath of nonsubstantiated child abuse allegations in child care centers
Bordin, Judith A., 1996
Child & Youth Care Forum, 25(2), 73-87

A study of staff, policy and ethical implications of unproven child sexual abuse allegations, examining staff attrition rates, type of allegation, investigatory agency rating and staff support in 28 California child care centers

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Afterschool child care subsidies and maternal employment among the low-income families
Xiang, Gao, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation: University of Washington, Seattle

An examination of the relationship between variations in state child care policies and both parental choice of after school child care and their employment, based on a secondary analysis of data from the National Survey of America's Families 2002, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (2000 to 2004), and published aggregate data provided by the Child Care Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Bureau

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