The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
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
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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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010
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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Announced v. unannounced licensing inspections: Survey report
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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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards?
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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Championing success: Business organizations for early childhood investments
A study of the early childhood policy and advocacy efforts of formal business membership organizations, based on survey responses from 104 local chambers of commerce and from 121 state business roundtables, state chambers of commerce, and city chambers of commerce
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Child care: Recent state policy changes affecting the availability of assistance for low-income families
An examination of state policy developments affecting the availability of child care assistance for low-income families
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Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care
A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs
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A comparative report on the frequency and types of human service licensing inspections: A cross-system study of assisted living, child care, developmental disabilities and child residential facilities
Results from a 2001 survey of the frequency and types of licensing inspections in 93 assisted living, special needs and residential child care facilities in the United States, the Virgin Islands and Canada
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Downward slide: State child care assistance policies 2012
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2011 and February 2012 and between 2001 and February 2012, 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 child care administrators in each state and the District of Columbia
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Emerging trends in child care regulation
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
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Estimates of child care eligibility and receipt for fiscal year 2009
An examination of children's eligibility for and receipt of federal child care subsidies under federal parameters and state-defined rules
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Estimating sustainability and comprehensiveness in the Quality Child-Care Initiative: Final report
An analysis of participating states' post-grant prospects for sustaining and broadening programs funded under the Quality Child-Care Initiative, federally funded grants for states to address child care quality and labor issues by applying the apprenticeship training method to the child care workforce
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A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies
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.
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Infant-Toddler early learning guidelines: The content that states have addressed and implications for programs serving children with disabilities
A categorical analysis of the contents of the infant and toddler early learning guidelines (ELGs) published by 21 states, and a discussion of their implications for programs serving children with disabilities
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Inside the content of infant-toddler early learning guidelines: Results from analyses, issues to consider, and recommendations
An analysis of the organization and content of state early learning guidelines (ELGs) for infants and toddlers, based on coding ELG documents
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K-2 standards and assessments: A 50-state review
A descriptive study of each state's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade content standards and mandatory assessments
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Leaving children to chance: NACCRRA's ranking of state standards and oversight for small family child care homes: 2012 update
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
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Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families
A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment
An examination of states' kindergarten assessment practices and use and reporting of school readiness information, based on data from the 25 states that perform kindergarten assessments
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment
An examination of states’ definitions of children’s school readiness and states’ uses of information on school readiness, based on data from 23 states that require universal or near-universal assessment by stature
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Public preschool and maternal labor supply: Evidence from the introduction of kindergartens into American public schools
A comparative analysis of the effect of the availability of public kindergarten programs on the employment patterns of women with five-year-old children, using data from the 1950 through 1990 Decennial Censuses
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State and jurisdictional eligibility definitions for infants and toddlers with disabilities under IDEA
A discussion of how the 50 states and 6 jurisdictions that participate in the Part C program of IDEA define developmental delays and, as applicable, at risk in their definition of eligibility for services
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State child care assistance policies 2008: Too little progress for children and families
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2007 to February 2008, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators
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State child care assistance policies 2009: Most states hold the line, but some lose ground in hard times
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2008 to February 2009, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators
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