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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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Accreditation and teacher education credentials in Boston early care and education: Based on the results of the EQUIP community profiles 2009 report
Boston EQUIP, 2010
Boston: Boston EQUIP.

An examination of accreditation rates among and teacher education levels in early care and education programs in Boston

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Adopting 12-month subsidy eligibility: Impacts on children, families, and state child care programs
Ewen, Danielle, October 2010
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

An examination of the implications for children, families, and state child care programs of states increasing families' eligibility for child care subsidies to 12 months

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Affordability, accessibility, and accountability: Perceived impacts of the pre-primary education vouchers in Hong Kong
Li, Hui, Q1 2010
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 25(1), 125-138

An investigation of the influence of the Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme (PEVS) on the affordability, access, and accountability of kindergarten programs, based on responses to questionnaires from a random sample of 380 parents, principals, and teachers from 79 public and private kindergartens both eligible and ineligible to receive the PVES funding in Hong Kong

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Age-based self-interest, intergenerational solidarity and the welfare state: A comparative analysis of older people's attitudes towards public childcare in 12 OECD countries
Goerres, Achim, October 2010
European Journal of Political Research, 49(6), 818-851

A policy study of the relationships between self interest, associational, functional, and normative solidarity within the family and preferences for publically supported child care, based on data from people 55 and older from 12 OECD countries

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Alabama Early Learning Guidelines training assessment
Auburn University at Montgomery. Center for Government and Public Affairs, November, 2010
Montgomery: Alabama, Child Care Services Division.

An examination of child care workers' experiences of the Alabama Early Learning Guidelines (AELG) training program, based on a survey of 137 child care workers who had received the AELG credential

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An annotated bibliography on policy levers to promote social inclusion and respect for diversity in early childhood
Romero, Mariajose, July 2010
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

An annotated bibliography of research on and discussion about the use of policy to infuse social inclusion and respect for diversity perspectives into early childhood education

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Assessing policy effects on enrollment in early childhood education and care
Greenberg, Joy Pastan, September 2010
Social Service Review, 84(3), 461-490

A study of the relationship between public spending for early childhood education and care and low-income children's enrollment in various types of early childhood education and care settings, based on secondary analyses of nationally representative household data collected between 1991 and 2005

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'At a school like this': Implementing policy in a kindergarten reading program
Harris, Pauline, 2010
International Research in Early Childhood Education, 1(1), 50-59

A case study of the influence of early literacy policy on the practice of a teacher over the period of one year

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Balancing the readiness equation in early childhood education reform
Brown, Christopher P., June 2010
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 8(2), 133-160

A case study of the design and implementation of an assessment tool that defines and aligns teacher academic performance expectations for students with school district standards from field notes, document analysis and interviews with 11 assessment task force members and 15 staff of a prekindergarten program in an urban district in Texas

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Basic concepts in early childhood educational standards: A 50-state review
Bracken, Bruce A., March 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(5), 421-430

An examination of the incidence of basic concepts in early childhood educational standards across the 50 United States that includes eleven conceptual categories, a presentation of an approach to concept instruction, and a state by state examination of the extent to which more than 300 basic language concepts are embedded in early childhood state standards with examples from a variety of states cited for each category

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The best of times, the worst of times: Rising standards and declining staff qualifications in early childhood education
French, Robert, March 2010
YC: Young Children, 65(2), 62-66

A discussion of the importance of and challenges involved in raising early education teacher qualifications, pay, and standards, with policy implications for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

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Better beginnings: The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Impact evaluation findings
Boller, Kimberley, July, 2010
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Findings from an impact evaluation of Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington

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Better beginnings: The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Implementation lessons
Del Grosso, Patricia, July, 2010
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Lessons from the implementation evaluation of Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington

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Beyond ABCs and 123s: Enhancing teacher-child relationship quality to promote children's behavioral development
Whittaker, Jessica E. Vick, July, 2010
NHSA Dialog, 13(3), 185-191

Recommendations for the development of policies and practices designed to both prevent Head Start children's challenging behaviors and promote their socioemotional competence, based on findings from an examination of the association between teacher-child relationship quality and children's externalizing behaviors among 100 Head Start children and their teachers

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Bridging the leadership divide: Aligning preschool and primary education
Wietstock, Cathleen E., 2010
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California State University, Fullerton

A qualitative study of administrator opinions of California's initiatives to align prekindergarten with elementary, secondary, and higher education (P-3 and P-16) from interviews of preschool directors and elementary principals at four elementary schools in Southern California

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Build the future: Creating a roadmap for success: The need for a quality rating and improvement system in New Jersey
Blagman, Amanda, April 2010
Newark, NJ: Association for Children of New Jersey.

A discussion of early care and education quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) and recommendations for the development and adoption of a QRIS for New Jersey

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Building ready states: A governor's guide to supporting a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood state system
Demma, Rachel, October, 2010
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices.

A discussion of state early childhood system-building and of six actions governors can take to promote system development

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Building ready states: A governor's guide to supporting a comprehensive, high-quality early childhood state system [Executive summary]
Demma, Rachel, October, 2010
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices.

A summary of a discussion of state early childhood system-building and of six actions governors can take to promote system development

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California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CAEL QIS) Advisory Committee: 2009 interim report
California Early Learning Quality Improvement System (CAEL QIS) Advisory Committee, January, 2010
Sacramento: California, Department of Education.

An overview of early learning and care in California and an initial proposal for the design and implementation of a child care quality rating and improvement system for California

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A case study of the Pre-k for All DC campaign: How pre-k for all became the law of the land in Washington, DC
Watson, Bernardine H., November, 2010
Washington, DC: Pre-k for All DC.

A study of the history of the campaign to make prekindergarten universally available in the District of Columbia

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Can early childhood education and care help keep Canada’s promise of respect for diversity?
Friendly, Martha, January 2010
(Occasional Paper No. 23). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

An exploration of the role of public policies in Canada’s realization of its commitment to diversity

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The changing shape of the care diamond: The case of child and elderly care in Japan
Abe, Aya, March, 2010
(Gender and Development Programme Paper No. 9). Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.

An examination of recent policy developments in Japan related to care for the elderly and for children

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Child Care and Development Fund: Report of state and territory plans: FY 2010-2011
United States. Child Care Bureau, 2010
Washington, DC: United States, Child Care Bureau.

An overview of the services supported by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and a discussion of how these services will be implemented in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and the five territories from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010

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Child Care and Development Fund: Undercover tests show five state programs that are vulnerable to fraud and abuse
United States. Government Accountability Office, September 2010
(GAO-10-1062). Washington, DC: United States, Government Accountability Office.

Highlights of findings from an undercover investigation of the vulnerabilities of states' fraud prevention controls for child care assistance eligibility and billing in 5 states, and an inquiry into the influence of a lack of child care on the ability of parents to maintain employment

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