Browse the Collection

RC Produced by Research Connections

* Peer Reviewed Journal

Current Filters: Resource Type:Other [remove]; Pub Year:2002 [remove]; Classification:Child Care & Early Education Policies [remove];

57 results found.
[1]   2   3     >    >
Select Citation
Result Resource Type

Advocating early childhood education for all: Some thoughts on shaping the political context
Mintrom, Michael, 2002
Albany, NY: Winning Beginning NY.

A discussion of possible strategies to be used to advocate for the improvement of access to quality early childhood education and care programs

Other


America's child care problem: The way out
Helburn, Suzanne W., 2002
New York: Palgrave

Other


Arab Republic of Egypt strategic options for early childhood education
World Bank. Middle East and North Africa Region. Human Development Group, September 2002
(Report No. 24772-EGT). Washington, DC: World Bank, Middle East and North Africa Region.

A presentation of strategies for the expansion of early childhood and kindergarten programs in Egypt

Other


get fulltext

At the starting line: Early childhood education programs in the 50 states
American Federation of Teachers, 2002
(Item No. 39-0391). Washington, DC: American Federation of Teachers.

A review of current state policies regarding early childhood education that offers recommendations for the promotion of adequately funded, high-quality, universal early childhood education programs within the 50 states

Other


get fulltext

*

Child care centers and children with special needs: Rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Shipley, Tracey, 2002
Journal of Law and Education, 31(3), 327-350

A summary providing a definition of children with disabilities and reasonable accommodations for a child with a disability using the current law Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, including information from the Department of Justice (DOJ)

Other


Child care for low-income working families
Wolfe, Barbara, 2002
Focus, 22(1), 106-111

A discussion of child care for low income working families and a review of previous research examining the effects of high-quality child care on young children's developmental outcomes and on parental employment options; also discussed are reasons for public funding of child care

Other


get fulltext

Child care health consultants: Applicable standards from: Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards: Guidelines for out-of-home child care
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002
(2nd ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. (No longer accessible as of April 16, 2013).

A compilation of health and safety standards related to the utilization of child care health consultants in child care settings

Other


Child care helps families work and children learn
Blank, Helen, 2002
In Assessing the Child Care and Development Block Grant: Hearing before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. 107th Cong., 2nd Sess.

A testimony to the United States House of Representative Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness about the difficulties working parents face in finding affordable, high quality child care and how improved access to child care and early education resources not only helps children learn to read but helps parents retain the ability to remain employed

Other


get fulltext

Child care inadequate for vulnerable young children
Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty, 2002
[National Center for Children in Poverty] News & Issues, 12(3), 4

A discussion of the role of child care subsidies in children's school readiness

Other


get fulltext

*

Childcare Policy: An introduction and overview
Wooden, Mark, 2002
Australian Economic Review, 35(2), 173-179

An overview of the child care system and policies in Australia

Other


get fulltext

*

Childcare policy to promote child wellbeing
Wise, Sarah, 2002
Australian Economic Review, 35(2), 180-87

An overview of current evidence on the impact of child care on development to draw conclusions about current and future childcare policy in Australia

Other


get fulltext

Child care: Strengthening families and improving the well-being of children: Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second session, On examining child care: Helping parents work and improving the well-being of children, March 15, 2002
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 2002
(Senate Hearing 107-349). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A presentation to the United States Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to determine what at the federal level can be done to improve child care quality throughout the United States, made a priority by the increase of dual-earning households

Other


get fulltext

Early care and education: The keystone of Pennsylvania's future: Preparing our children for success
Pennsylvania. Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Education, 2002
Camp Hill, PA: Center for Schools and Communities.

A report presenting research-based recommendations for ensuring Pennsylvania children enter school ready to learn

Other


Early childhood education: Meeting the challenge of universal access: Proceedings of the symposium held at the Pocantico Conference Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, November 14-16, 2001
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 2002
(Pocantico Paper No. 4). New York: Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

An anthology of presentations on promoting universal access to early childhood education

Other


Early education and employers' practice: Policy issues in Pennsylvania
Isler, Martha W., 2002
In C. J. Groark, K. E. Mehaffie, R. B. McCall, M. T. Greenberg, & Universities Children's Policy Collaborative (Eds.), From science to policy: Research on issues, programs and policies in early care and education. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Education. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013.)

A summary of early care and education policy issues in Pennsylvania as well as at the federal level pertaining to children between birth and 8 years-old, particularly children?s school readiness, the purpose of high-quality child care and education, children at-risk due to poverty, and the effectiveness of regulation/licensing of professional development

Other


Early learning standards: Creating the conditions for success
National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2002
Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

A statement of recommendations for the development and implementation of early learning standards for children from birth to age five

Other


get fulltext

The economics of education: Public benefits of high-quality preschool education for low-income children
Oppenheim, Jerrold, 2002
Baton Rouge, LA: Entergy Corporation.

An economic analysis of the benefits to society of providing quality early childhood education and care programs to low-income three and four-year-olds, with a focus on information from the Entergy states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas

Other


get fulltext

The federal agenda
Ohl, Joan, 2002
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, Washington, DC.

A speech given by the Commissioner for the Administration of Children, Youth and Families on the quality of child care supporting families and enhancing child development and the administrations role and priorities in child care

Other


Forum on early learning: Investing in our children, investing in our future: Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second session, On examining the quality of early childhood learning programs, focusing on the importance of early childhood cognitive development, January 24, 2002
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Children and Families, 2002
(Senate Hearing 107-256). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A hearing discussing ways to improve early literacy and school readiness through reading programs and government funded programs and policies, including descriptions of Ready to Read, Ready to Learn and the No Child Left Behind Act.

Other


get fulltext

A framework for universal access to quality preschool in Illinois
Illinois. Governor's Task Force on Universal Access to Preschool, 2002
Springfield, IL: Governor's Task Force on Universal Access to Preschool.

A description of the plans for a state-wide public preschool program for Illinois, building on Head Start, State Prekindergarten and Child Care, including program requirements and projected social and economic benefits

Other


get fulltext

From science to policy: Research on issues, programs and policies in early care and education
Groark, Christina J., 2002
Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Education.

A review of effective evidence-based early care and education programs, policies, and practices for infant toddler care, parenting education, family-based intensive services, publicly funded programs, family child care, school readiness, kindergarten transitions, demonstration projects for low income families, afterschool programs, early interventions for at risk children, follow-on services, child care subsidies, and federal and state policies

Other


get fulltext

Good Start, Grow Smart: President Bush's plan to strengthen early learning
United States. White House Office, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. White House Office.

A description of the 2001 Good Start, Grow Smart initiative to improve curriculum quality, standards, staff training, and resources for early child education in the United States

Other


get fulltext

Hawaii Good Beginnings Interdepartmental Council: School Readiness Task Force: Report to the 2003 Legislature
Hawaii. Interdepartmental Council on Children and Families. School Readiness Task Force, 2002
Honolulu, HI: Good Beginnings Alliance.

A presentation of a plan of action for the state of Hawaii to adopt policies and implement programs to improve children’s school readiness

Other


Home-based and family child care: Characteristics and issues of home and family child care
Isler, Martha W., 2002
In C. J. Groark, K. E. Mehaffie, R. B. McCall, M. T. Greenberg, & Universities Children's Policy Collaborative (Eds.), From science to policy: Research on issues, programs and policies in early care and education. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Education.

A description of family and home-based child care financing, regulation and licensing issues in Pennsylvania

Other


Illinois birth to three program standards
Illinois State Board of Education, 2002
Springfield: Illinois State Board of Education.

A presentation of Illinois’ Birth to Three Program, instituted to increase high-quality and developmentally appropriate early childhood care and education in the context of programs for infants, toddlers, and their families, including the standards and quality indicators that should be present in the implementation of these programs

Other


get fulltext

Select Citation
[1]   2   3     >    >

Search Feedback


 



Research Connections is supported by grant #90YE0104 from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the National Center for Children in Poverty and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Google Translate