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13 indicators of quality child care: Research update
Fiene, Richard, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

An annotated bibliography of research conducted since 1992 on thirteen key child care quality indicators used in developing child care licensing regulations.

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The 2005 Child Care Licensing Study: Executive summary
National Association for Regulatory Administration,
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

Summary of 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 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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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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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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Accountability for CCDBG funds
Child Care Aware of America, March, 2012
Arlington, VA: Child Care Aware of America.

A discussion of oversight of child care services paid for through Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds

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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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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010 [Executive summary]
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 summary of 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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American child care today
Scarr, Sandra, 1998
American Psychologist, 53(2), 95-108

A discussion of the current state of child care in America from the perspective of two disparate goals: the first fostering mothers’ employment and the second children’s development; these two ends demand compromise between the affordability of child care and the ever increasing costliness of new regulations

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An analysis of Florida's Voluntary Pre-K program
Kennedy-Salchow, Shana, 2005
(Occasional Paper 103). New York: Columbia University, National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.

An analysis of regulation, finance and support services of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program in Florida

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An analysis of Utah’s K-3 Reading Improvement Program
Makkonen, Reino, June 2007
(Issues & Answers, REL 2007-No. 002). Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory West.

An analysis of the adherence to state legislation of school districts and charter schools receiving matching state funds through Utah’s Reading Improvement Program

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Announced v. unannounced licensing inspections: Survey report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, 1997
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

Results from a survey about the requirements and practices of announced and unannounced licensing inspections by child care, child welfare, drug and alcohol, adult day care, and mental health licensing professionals in 40 different states/provinces/territories

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Annual child care licensing report: State fiscal year 2009
Ohio. Office for Children and Families, 2009
Columbus: Ohio, Department of Job and Family Services.

An examination of child care licensing activities in Ohio for the 2009 fiscal year, and an investigation into the compliance of child care providers with state child care regulations, based data from more than 8,600 state inspections of child care facilities

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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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Are they prepared?: Raising the bar for New York City's early childhood workforce
New York City Early Childhood Professional Development Institute, Spring 2008
(Vol. I, No. 3). New York: New York City Early Childhood Professional Development Institute.

An overview of the relationships between teacher certification and the quality of early childhood education and care programs, and a profile of the education and certification of early childhood educators in New York City

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Background checks: It is time to protect children in child care
Child Care Aware of America, July, 2012
Arlington, VA: Child Care Aware of America.

A discussion of components of comprehensive background checks for child care workers that ensure the safety of children in child care, and an overview of federal and state comprehensive background check policies for child care providers

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Background checks: It is time to protect children in child care: White paper
Child Care Aware of America, December, 2012
Arlington, VA: Child Care Aware of America.

A discussion of components of comprehensive background checks for child care workers that ensure the safety of children in child care, and an overview of federal and state comprehensive background check policies for child care providers

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Background checks to promote child safety and learning
Child Care Aware of America,
Arlington, VA: Child Care Aware of America.

A summary of a discussion of components of comprehensive background checks for child care workers that ensure the safety of children in child care, and of an overview of federal and state comprehensive background check policies for child care providers

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Balancing accessibility and safety in child care through regulations
Currie, Janet,
JCPR Policy Briefs, 4(1).

An inquiry into the correlation between provider education, child care regulations, and the safety of children in child care programs

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Beyond state regulation of child care: A venture into a public-private partnership in Nebraska
Bergwell, Ethel, 1995
American Journal of Public Health, 85(4), 585-586

A description of a public-private partnership between the county health department and employers in Lincoln-Lancaster County, Nebraska, to increase the quantity and quality of licensed family child care.

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Building capacity in the infant and family field through competency-based endorsement: Three states' experiences
Weatherston, Deborah J., 2006
Zero to Three, 26(3), 4-13

A description of the credentialing process developed by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) to define the required skills and experiences of infant mental health professionals and establish a comprehensive endorsement system for these practitioners, and of the collaborative role of the MI-AIMH in efforts to establish endorsement systems for Texas and New Mexico

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CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Findings from the child care providers focus groups
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-1). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A study of the effects of the child care subsidy system and the CalWORKs program on licensed and license-exempt child care providers in California

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Change and stability among publicly subsidized license-exempt child care providers
Whitebook, Marcy, 2003
University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A study assessing the characteristics of subsidized license-exempt child care providers within Alameda County, California

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The changing demographics of family day care in the United States
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1992
In D.L. Peters & A.R. Pence (Eds.), Family day care: Current research for informed public policy (pp. 28-57). New York: Teachers College Press

An analysis of family day care in the United States examining three issues: first, the number of licensed and unlicensed family day care programs in America and their enrollment; second, the similarities and dissimilarities of characteristics between family day care programs and center-based programs; and third, the differences between regulated and unregulated family day care programs

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