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Aligning public finance systems: How can we most effectively maximize resources and build cohesive early care and education systems at the state level?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004

A brief examining the linkages among different components of a high quality early care and education system of financing, program, and practitioner standards

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Benefits of quality child-care environments
Kids Count North Dakota (Project), 2004
North Dakota KIDS COUNT Inform, 2(6).

A summary of the benefits of quality child care environments in North Dakota

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Beyond Abbott: Preschools post progress in other low-income districts, but challenges remain
Association for Children of New Jersey, Spring 2004
Newark, NJ: The Association for Children of New Jersey.

An overview of the child care data from the “non-Abbott” Early Childhood Program Aid (ECPA) districts in New Jersey and policy recommendations for assuring high quality child care in these districts

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Building community systems for young children: Early childhood education
Bassok, Daphna, 2004
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 11). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A discussion of the importance of early care and education quality, access and parenting education

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A call for universal preschool
Smith, Rosa A., 2004
Educational Leadership, 62(3), 38-39

A discussion of the benefits of implementing a universal preschool program providing high quality early education to all children in the United States

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Caring for Rhode Island's infants and toddlers
Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), 2004
Providence: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT.

An issue brief discussing factors related to the healthy development and school readiness of infants and toddlers in Rhode Island.

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Child care: A crucial legislative issue
Cohen, Sally S., 2004
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 18(6), 312-314

An overview of child care legislation, with arguments for the reauthorization of the Child Care Development Block Grant

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Child care subsidies work for Arizona: State funding needed to eliminate the ''waiting list''
Children's Action Alliance, 2004
Phoenix, AZ: Children's Action Alliance.

A brief discussion of the positive impact child care subsidies are having for Arizona families and the state's economy

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Child outcome standards in pre-k programs: What are standards; what is needed to make them work?
Shore, Rima, March 2004
(Preschool Policy Matters Issue 5). New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An overview of child outcome standards in Prekindergarten programs, how they relate to the standards movement in K-12 education, and what conditions are necessary to ensure their effectiveness

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Do states require child care programs to educate children?: Infant/toddler rules to assure early education and strong relationships
LeMoine, Sarah, 2004
(Report No. 3). Champaign, IL: Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting.

An analysis of states' licensing standards for infant/toddler child care centers, examining if regulations mandate an educational program

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Early childhood education in Oklahoma: Pre-kindergarten fact sheet, 2004
Oklahoma. State Department of Education, 2004
Oklahoma City: Oklahoma State Department of Education.

A summary of Oklahoma's policies regarding early childhood education and early school readiness

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Early education for all: Six strategies to build a movement for universal early education
Rayman-Read, Alyssa, January, 2004
(FCD Policy Brief Series No. A-1). New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A summary of a history of a campaign in Massachusetts to introduce universal early education for all three-, four-, and five-year-old children, with strategies for successfully conducting future universal early education campaigns

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Education links: How do we establish universal preschool in a way that builds the early care and education system as a whole?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004

A brief on aspects of the early care and education system which state universal preschool programs can strengthen

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Enrolment gaps in pre-primary education: The impact of a compulsory attendance policy
Choi, Soo-Hyang, 2004
(UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood No. 21). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A consideration of the correlation between policy regarding free compulsory pre-primary education and differences in enrollment levels of preschool age groups in Latin American countries

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Family child care: Recent trends and new directions
Hamm, Katie, 2004
(IWPR Publication No. G716). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

A brief discussing family child care growth and development, including state requirements and regulations, training needs for providers, and programs designed to improve family child care quality

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A head start for poor children?
Kafer, Krista, 2004
(Backgrounder No. 1755). Washington, DC: Heritage Foundation.

A policy brief discussing the effectiveness of Head Start and the implications for policymakers, prior to the publication of the National Head Start Impact Study

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Improving early childhood education: Framing the options and imperatives for state action
Reville, S. Paul, 2004
Boston: Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy.

An overview for improving the system of governance in early childhood services in Massachusetts

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Latino issues and universal preschool
Calderon, Miriam E., 2004
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.

A summary of the percentage of Latino children enrolled in center-based early childhood and education programs

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Low-income women and their families: How they benefit from affordable quality child care & struggle to find it
National Women's Law Center, 2004
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A brief on the benefits from and access barriers to high-quality child care for low-income families

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National Council of La Raza: Universal preschool policy priorities
Calderon, Miriam E., 2004
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.

A summary promoting linguistic- and culturally-appropriate services and universal prekindergarten initiatives for Latino students

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National estimates of child care and subsidy receipt for children ages 0 to 6: What can we learn from the National Household Education Survey?
Kinukawa, Akemi, 2004
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A research brief using data from the National Household Education Survey, 2001, to examine the characteristics and child care arrangements of children aged zero to six receiving child care subsidies.

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Navigating the certification labyrinth
Association for Children of New Jersey, October 2004
(Policy Brief). Newark, NJ: Association for Children of New Jersey.

An identification of problems with the state licensing process that some new New Jersey early education practitioners are required to undergo after their completion of their bachelor’s degrees, based on interviews with 7 early childhood educators in one of the “Abbott” low-income districts

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No Child Left Behind policy brief: Implications for the early learning field
Kauerz, Kristie, 2004
Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States.

A discussion to inform early learning educators and policy makers of specific components of No Child Left Behind Act and to discern what implications the No Child Left Behind Act holds for the early learning field

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Orchestrating access to affordable, high-quality early care for all young children: Policy brief
Brandon, Richard N., 2004
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A discussion of a Policy Simulation Model that enables policy makers to explore a variety of options for making high-quality Early Care and Education (ECE) affordable to all children from birth through age 5

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Preschool for all: Policy recommendations
Huezo, Cristina, 2004
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.

Preschool policy recommendations for Latino and English Language Learner children in California by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and the Early Education Taskforce of California (NCLR) Affiliate Network

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