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			Duration of subsidized child care arrangements in five areas of Massachusetts: A briefing report [Draft] Witte, Ann D., July 2001 Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics A study of the characteristics of the children and families receiving child care vouchers in Massachusetts, including the type of child care purchased with child care vouchers and the duration of continuous enrollment in the Commonwealth�s voucher program	Reports & Papers
			The dynamics of child care subsidy use: A collaborative study of five states Meyers, Marcia K., July, 2002 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty. A study of characteristics of child care subsidy use in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Texas from July 1997 to June 1999, including examinations of services received, continuity, duration, and stability, based on administrative data collected from state subsidy payment systems	Reports & Papers
			Emerging trends in child care regulation Gazan, Harold S., 1997 Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration. A discussion of recent trends in the regulation of child care, focusing on the increase or decrease in the amount of child care centers regulated, licensing approval waiting time, welfare reform influences on regulation, among others, based on a survey completed by 26 states and the District of Columbia	Reports & Papers
			Ensuring quality care for low-income babies: Contracting directly with providers to expand and improve infant and toddler care Matthews, Hannah, July 2008 (Child Care and Early Education Series Paper No. 3). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. An analysis of states' use of contracts to provide subsidized child care for infants and toddlers and the potential for contracts to improve the quality or increase the supply of child care, based on interviews with policymakers and contracted providers	Reports & Papers
			Estimates of child care eligibility and receipt for fiscal year 2009 United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, December, 2012 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. An examination of children's eligibility for and receipt of federal child care subsidies under federal parameters and state-defined rules	Reports & Papers
			Examining cost fulfillment: Child care policy and strategies Jordan, Lucy P., 2012 Journal of Social Service Research, 38(3), 313-329 A study of correlations among a variety of characteristics of child care subsidy eligibility policies in 20 cities across 15 states, and an identification of four categories of similar types of city-specific subsidy offerings, based on an examination of the local policies regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies	Reports & Papers
			A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies Schulman, Karen, 2001 Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012). A report on state-level child care assistance policies and changes that have occurred between 1995 and 2001, examining the impact of policies on families' access to care and child care choices.	Reports & Papers
			From planning to practice: State efforts to improve early childhood education National Association of State Boards of Education, 2005 Alexandria, VA: National Association of State Boards of Education. A description of six states' efforts to improve young children's school readiness by replanning their early childhood education programs	Reports & Papers
			Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences Adams, Gina, 2002 (Occasional Paper No. 55). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies.	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
			Inside the content: The breadth and depth of early learning standards Scott-Little, Catherine, 2003 Greensboro, NC: SERVE. A study of the content and development of state-level early learning standards for kindergarten through twelfth grade in 2004	Reports & Papers
			K-2 standards and assessments: A 50-state review Kauerz, Kristie, June, 2006 Philadelphia: National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force. A descriptive study of each state's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade content standards and mandatory assessments	Reports & Papers
			Keeping the promise: A study of the Massachusetts child care voucher system: Final report Washington, Valora, 14 February, 2006 Boston: Bessie Tartt Wilson Children's Foundation. (No longer accessible as of October 15, 2012). 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	Reports & Papers
			Labor force supply decisions of rural low-income mothers Mammen, Sheila, March, 2009 Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 30(1), 67-79 A microeconomic study of the associations between both rural low income mothers' decision to work and number of hours worked and mother's individual characteristics, household characteristics, human capital, various household income sources including participation in child care assistance and the Earned Income Tax Credit, and local economic conditions, based on data from 412 families from 23 counties in 13 states	Reports & Papers
			Leaving children to chance: NACCRRA's ranking of state standards and oversight for small family child care homes: 2012 update National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March, 2012 Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. A ranking of state regulation and oversight of family child care homes against 16 benchmarks, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations	Reports & Papers
			Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families Adams, Gina, 1998 Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States	Reports & Papers
			Looking for progress in raising the education levels of early childhood teachers Moulin, Christy, August 2009 Unpublished master�s thesis, Tufts University, Medford, MA An examination of the process by which early childhood programs in Boston with National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation are attempting to conform to the NAEYC timeline to increase teacher education levels from interviews with 18 personnel at 16 programs	Reports & Papers
			Massachusetts' quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) pilot: Final evaluation report Schilder, Diane, June 2010 Boston: Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care. An implementation evaluation of the Massachusetts quality rating and improvement system pilot	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
			Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program evaluation Massachusetts. Department of Early Education and Care, December 2008 Boston: Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care. An exploration of programs� use of state funding for quality improvement, the perceptions of service providers on their improvements in program quality, and the identification of areas that need more support by the Massachusetts Universal Pre-kindergarten program, an initiative to provide all of the state�s children with access to high-quality early education programs	Reports & Papers
			National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Final report United States. Administration for Children and Families, September 2007 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families. A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state and local policies on families' choices	Reports & Papers
			National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: State and Community Substudy: Final report United States. Administration for Children and Families, September 2007 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families. A study of ongoing changes in state and community policies for meeting the child care needs of low-income families as a result of welfare reform implementation, including child care subsidy use and expenditures from 1997 to 2001 and child care subsidy policies and their administration from 1999 to 2002, based on administrative records, policy manuals, and key informant interviews from 17 states and 25 communities	Reports & Papers
			Practices for promoting young children's learning in QRIS standards Smith, Sheila, September, 2012 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty. An analysis of child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) standards in 23 states to identify practices for supporting children's early learning in eight areas, based on coding of state QRIS standards and early learning guidelines	Reports & Papers
			Preliminary findings on the adequacy of child care funding from the child care case studies of the Assessing the New Federalism (ANF) Project Adams, Gina, 2001 Paper presented at the Child Care Funding: How Much Is Needed and Is There Enough? Brookings Forum, Washington, DC. (No longer accessible as of September 14, 2012) An inquiry into factors affecting the utilization of child care subsidies, based on interviews of and focus groups with parents, administrators, and policymakers at 17 sites in 12 states	Reports & Papers
			Preschools and child care expulsion and suspension rates and predictors in one state Gilliam, Walter S., 2006 Infants and Young Children, 19(3), 228-245 An examination of the preschool and child care expulsion and suspension rates in Massachusetts and an investigation of factors associated with expulsion, including class size, distribution of children's ages, and job satisfaction	Reports & Papers

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