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
Reports & Papers
2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education [Summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2006
Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
A summary of 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
Executive Summary
The answer is readiness: Now what is the question?
Graue, M. Elizabeth, 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(1), 43-56
A discussion of problems with common definitions and models of school readiness, measuring readiness, and systems of policy and practice to support readiness
Other
Apples, giraffes, and Martin Luther King: Curriculum policy in a kindergarten classroom
Davila, Sarah S., 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Tufts University, Somerville, MA
An observational study of how a kindergarten teacher combined her knowledge and beliefs about early education with four state, local, and national curriculum initiatives, including No Child Left Behind and the National Association for the Education of Young Children's accreditation standards
Reports & Papers
Arizona: Total combined child care spending from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds
Center for Law and Social Policy, 2006
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in Arizona in fiscal year 2005, including information on the settings in which they were served
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Arkansas: Total combined child care spending from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds
Center for Law and Social Policy, 2006
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in Arkansas in fiscal year 2005, including information on the settings in which they were served
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers
Olsen, Darcy, 2006
(Policy Study 344). Los Angeles: Reason Foundation.
An analysis of proposals for the universal provision of preschool in California and Arizona, with recommendations for the improvement of the present quality of early childhood education and care services
Other
Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers [Executive summary]
Olsen, Darcy, 2006
(Policy Study 344). Los Angeles: Reason Foundation.
A summary of a critique of proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona
Executive Summary
Assessing the value of 4K in Wisconsin: A study of 4K community approach districts (2005-06): Executive summary
Adams, Diane B., 2006
Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.
A summary of a study of Wisconsin districts offering free, universal pre-kindergarten to four-year-old children, examining characteristics of teachers and families participating in the program as well as parent satisfaction rates
Executive Summary
The best in the nation: A plan for early care and education
Winning Beginning NY, September 2006
Albany, NY: Winning Beginning NY.
An overview of a proposal of strategies for the incumbent governor of New York State to adopt towards the improvement of the state’s early childhood education and care system
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The best in the nation: A plan for early care and education
Winning Beginning NY, June 2006
Albany, NY: Winning Beginning NY.
A proposal of strategies for the incumbent governor of New York State to adopt towards the improvement of the state’s early childhood education and care system
Other
Between ideology and economy: The ''time politics'' of child care and public education in the two Germanys
Hagemann, Karen, 2006
Social Politics, 13(2), 217-260
An examination of the time politics of child care and public education through a comparison of developments in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic after 1945
Reports & Papers
''Bite off only as much as you can chew'': Gambia's policy for early childhood
Choi, Soo-Hyang, 2006
(UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood No. 34). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Excerpts from an interview with a government official and a college administrator on efforts to develop a sustainable national early childhood policy for Gambia
Fact Sheets & Briefs
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
Other
California's preschool for all act (Proposition 82): A policy analysis
Barnett, W. Steven, 2006
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
A policy brief discussing California's preschool for all act, Proposition 82, in terms of its potential impact on preschool children's school readiness, education attainment, and its potential economic benefits
Fact Sheets & Briefs
California: Total combined child care spending from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds
Center for Law and Social Policy, 2006
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in California in fiscal year 2005, including information on the settings in which they were served
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Canadians' attitudes toward national child care policy
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A national telephone survey of Canadians' opinions about a proposed policy to introduce an annual child care allowance for families with children under six years old
Reports & Papers
Canadian early learning and child care and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Friendly, Martha, 2006
(Occasional Paper No. 22). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.
A review of the political and social child care context in Canada and its implications for Canadian commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Other
Caring about employability
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, 2006
Ottawa, Ontario: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
An outline of the potential effects of quality universal child care services on the employment status of parents and the healthy development of their children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The case against universal preschool in California
Snell, Lisa, 2006
(Policy Brief No. 42). Los Angeles: Reason Foundation.
Arguments against the creation of a universal preschool program in California, with an emphasis on the currently public and private market for early childhood education and care
Other
Child care and early childhood education: More information sharing and program review by HHS could enhance access for families with limited English proficiency
United States. Government Accountability Office, 2006
(GAO-06-807). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office.
A study examining access to, participation in, and efforts to assist with child care for families with limited English proficiency, based on analysis of national data sets, focus groups with parents, state and county site visits, and interviews with officials and experts
Reports & Papers
Child care and economic development: The role for planners
Warner, Mildred, 2006
Chicago: American Planning Association.
A discussion of the public benefits of the integration of economic development planning and child care policy, including related principles and strategies
Other
Child care assistance helps families work: A review of the effects of subsidy receipt on employment
Matthews, Hannah, 2006
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A policy brief presenting research findings on the relationship between child care subsidy receipt and mothers' employment
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care assistance in 2005: State cuts continue
Matthews, Hannah, 2006
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An overview of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds that states devoted to child care spending in 2005
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Childcare: A better policy framework for Australia
Pocock, Barbara, 2006
Parent and Citizen, 54(4), 14-15
A framework of principles to guide the development of a system for the provision of early childhood education and care services in Australia
Other