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
Reports & Papers
The impact of child care subsidy use on child care quality
Ryan, Rebecca, Q3 2011
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(3), 320-331
A study of the relationship between government subsidization and both
selection of child care and quality of arrangements, based on data from parents of 456 3-year-olds in 14 cities in the United States
Reports & Papers
Massachusetts' Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Provisional Standards Study: Final report
Schilder, Diane, 2011
Boston: Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care.
An analysis and research-based revision of the Massachusetts child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) standards
Reports & Papers
Sound bites won't prepare the next generation: Early childhood teacher education policy public-private divide in Massachusetts
Abbate-Vaughn, Jorgelina, January 2011
Educational Policy, 25(1), 215-239
A case study of Massachusetts' policies that govern the credentialing of early childhood teachers, and a study of the consequences of the polices, based on a review of relevant documents and interviews conducted at 30 public and private facilities
Reports & Papers
State child care assistance policies 2011: Reduced support for families in challenging times
Schulman, Karen, October, 2011
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.
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
We can do better: 2011 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March 2011
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
Reports & Papers