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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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Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers
Meisels, Samuel J., 2007
In Pianta, R. C., Cox M. J., & Snow K. L. (2007). School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the age of accountability (pp. 31-47). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An inquiry into the role of high-stakes testing in early childhood programs in the adoption of early childhood policies, with a suggestion of an alternative method for the assessment of children to inform the decisions of public policymakers

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Advocacy and policy change
Harvard Family Research Project, Spring 2007
The Evaluation Exchange, 13(1)

A discussion of methods in terms of evaluating policy and advocacy changes, specifically looking at early childhood education and care policies

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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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Benefits and costs of quality early childhood education
Barnett, W. Steven, Spring 2007
Children's Legal Rights Journal, 27(1), 7-23

A review of the evidence on the benefits of early care and education including characteristics that influence program effectiveness such as qualified teachers, small classes, higher teacher-child ratios

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Beyond anti-bias education: Changing conceptions of diversity and equity in European early childhood education
Vandenbroeck, Michel, 2007
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 15(1)

An examination of changing perceptions of diversity and equity using a historical analysis of Belgian child care policies

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A call for a more responsive federal policy framework
Knitzer, Jane, Winter 2007
Journal of Early Intervention, 29(2), 111-113

A discussion of the need for a responsive federal policy and reimbursement framework for the screening, early identification, and interventions for children with or at risk of developing social or emotional delays

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Child care and early education: 2007 legislative action
National Conference of State Legislatures, December 2007
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

An overview of state changes to child care and early education legislation in 2007, including legislation regarding quality rating systems, professional development, prekindergarten, child care, early intervention, facilities, task forces, and governance

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Child care and early education legislation summaries: 2006
National Conference of State Legislatures, February, 2007
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

An overview of different states' changes in child care and early education legislation for 2006

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Child care and multiculturalism: A site of governance marked by flexibility and openness
Pacini-Ketchabaw, Veronica, September 2007
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 8(3), 222-232

An examination of multiculturalism and the link between child care, globalization and citizenship derived from a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with 10 early childhood educators who work with migrant children in Canada

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Child Care Collaboration Program evaluation report
Illinois. Department of Human Services. Head Start State Collaboration Office, November 2007
Springfield: Illinois, Department of Human Services.

An evaluation of outcomes, successes, and challenges in the Illinois Child Care Collaboration Program, which facilitates collaboration among child care and other early childhood programs, based on a review of collaboration provider annual reports, administrative data, a survey of program participants, and key informant interviews

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Child care in Colorado: Making care more affordable for working families
Dinan, Kinsey, November, 2007
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

An examination of the effectiveness of child care subsidies in increasing low-income families' access to high-quality child care in Colorado, based on a simulation of public benefits' effects on a hypothetical family's income

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Child care quality in different state policy contexts
Rigby, Dawn Elizabeth, Fall 2007
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 26(4), 887-907

An examination of the influence of differing state regulations and subsidies on child care quality in the for-profit, nonprofit, family, and family, friend, and neighbor child care markets in 14 U.S. cities

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Child care Quality Rating and Improvement System: Considerations for development in Washington State
Washington (State). Department of Early Learning, September 2007
Olympia: Washington State, Department of Early Learning.

A discussion of the development of the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) and the influence of licensing regulations on child care program quality in Washington state, with a focus on process quality, teacher compensation and teacher qualifications

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Child Care Subsidies and the Work Effort of Single Mothers
Guzman, Julio, 2007
University of Chicago

Post-welfare reform has introduced a new set of policy questions around child care subsidy receipt. The present study addresses policy relevant questions that seek to better articulate the relationships between single mothers' decisions about work, child care and subsidy access. In addition, the study explores the relative importance of process and structural measures of child care quality in supporting children's development. Sample: Unmarried mothers with at least one child under age 13. Measures: Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Program Records; National Survey of America's Families (NSAF); Early Childhood Longitudinal Study birth cohort (ECLS-B).

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Child care subsidies in urban and rural counties
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, July 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

A summary of a study comparing features Child Care and Development Fund caseloads in urban and rural counties

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Child care subsidies in urban and rural counties
Swenson, Kendall, July 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

A study comparing features of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) caseloads in urban and rural counties, including: average hours per week in care; percentage of single-parent families; child care settings; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participation; reasons for receiving subsidized child care; and copayments

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Child care subsidies, Low-wage work and economic development
Davis, Elizabeth E., 2007
International Journal of Economic Development, 9(3), 122-158

A longitudinal study of the employment and earnings of low income parents participating in Minnesota’s child care subsidy program and a comparison of their earnings by industry sector

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Childcare subsidies, wages, and employment of single mothers
Tekin, Erdal, Spring 2007
Journal of Human Resources, 42(2), 453-487

An exploration of the influence of the availability of child care subsidies and potential wages on parents’ employment decisions, using data from the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)

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Children eligible for Illinois child care assistance
Illinois Action for Children, 2007
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

An overview the number of children eligible for and participating in the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program in Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois

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Classroom quality and time allocation in Tulsa's early childhood programs
Phillips, Deborah A., March 30, 2007
(CROCUS Working Paper No. 9). Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston.

A study comparing classroom time spent on instruction, instructional quality, and predictors of quality in publicly-funded universal prekindergarten programs with Head Start programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, based on classroom observations and teacher surveys

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Contested, corporatised and confused?: Australian attitudes to child care
Meagher, Gabrielle, 2007
In E. Hill, B. Pocock, & A. Elliott (Eds.), Kids count: Better early childhood education and care in Australia (pp. 137-153). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Sydney University Press.

An examination of the Australian public's attitudes towards working mothers and child care, which organizations are best able to provide child care, and various rationales for child care subsidies

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Cornell child care grant subsidy program: Online survey - evaluation report
Shellenback, Karen, July, 2007
Ithaca, NY: Linking Economic Development and Child Care Research Project.

An evaluation of the Cornell Child Care Grant Subsidy Program (CCCGSP), and an inquiry into the relationship between employees’ subsidy receipt and the quality of child care arrangements chosen, using data from an online survey of grant recipients in 2007

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Cornell child care grant subsidy program: Online survey - evaluation report [Executive summary]
Shellenback, Karen, July, 2007
Ithaca, NY: Linking Economic Development and Child Care Research Project.

A summary of an evaluation of the Cornell Child Care Grant Subsidy Program (CCCGSP), and an inquiry into the relationship between employees’ subsidy receipt and the quality of child care arrangements chosen

Executive Summary


A cost-benefit analysis of universally-accessible prekindergarten education in Texas [Executive summary]
Aguirre, Elisa, May 2007
College Station: Texas A & M University, George Bush School of Government and Public Service.

A summary of a cost-benefit analysis of a plan to introduce high-quality universal prekindergarten in Texas

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