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Early learning programs and related delivery systems: Audit performed pursuant to Chapter 2011-142, Laws of Florida An examination of the governance structure, administration, oversight, and service delivery of state-funded early learning programs in Florida, based on audit procedures that include interviews with state agency staff, analyses of administrative data, a survey of 2,000 parents, interviews with 100 child care providers, and 20 provider site visits |
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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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Examining cost fulfillment: Child care policy and strategies A study of correlations among a variety of characteristics of child care subsidy eligibility policies in 20 cities across 15 states, and an identification of four categories of similar types of city-specific subsidy offerings, based on an examination of the local policies regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies |
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First evaluation report for Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System Findings from the first year of a process and outcomes evaluation of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System, a child care quality rating and improvement system in Palm Beach County, Florida, that examine provider participation, quality improvement, education, and satisfaction, as well as partner organization supports, based on multiple data sources, including surveys, administrative data, and provider observations |
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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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Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies. |
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Globalization or hegemony?: Childcare on the brink: Hints from three geographically distant localities in North America A consideration of both the positive and negative ramifications of the developmentally appropriate curriculum framework (DAP), a discussion of National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC) relationship to that framework, and the implications of that relationship for a global model of child care, based on a reexamination of a content analysis of data from fifteen licensed child care programs in metropolitan areas and from government regulations, environmental, learning materials lists, and curriculum forms from three regions in North America--Nova Scotia, Canada; Florida, and Washington state |
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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: The breadth and depth of early learning standards A study of the content and development of state-level early learning standards for kindergarten through twelfth grade in 2004 |
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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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Office of Early Learning and select early learning coalitions: Follow-up on prior audit findings: Operational audit An examination of state-funded Florida early learning programs' and agencies' responses to an investigation of their governance structure, administration, oversight, and service delivery, based on audit procedures that include interviews with state agency staff and analyses of administrative data |
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Parents receiving subsidized child care: Where do they work? A study of the employment patterns of parents receiving public child care subsidies in three Florida areas: Pinellas County, Duval County, and Big Bend Area |
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Preliminary findings on the adequacy of child care funding from the child care case studies of the Assessing the New Federalism (ANF) Project An inquiry into factors affecting the utilization of child care subsidies, based on interviews of and focus groups with parents, administrators, and policymakers at 17 sites in 12 states |
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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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Regional child care trends: Comparing Georgia to its neighbors A study of Georgia’s child care system and its performance as it compares with the child care systems of neighboring states, especially the extent to which Georgia supports vulnerable children and their families’ ability to procure high quality child care |
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Second evaluation report for Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System Findings from the first two years of a process and outcomes evaluation of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System, a child care quality rating and improvement system in Palm Beach County, Florida, that examine provider participation, quality improvement, education, and satisfaction, as well as partner organization supports, based on multiple data sources, including surveys, administrative data, and provider observations |
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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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