Access to early childhood programs for children at risk
An investigation into the degree of access at-risk children have to programs providing early childhood education and care services and the quality of those programs, using data from the National Household Education Survey
Other
Access to early childhood programs for children at risk [Executive summary]
A summary of an investigation into the degree of access at-risk children have to programs providing early childhood education and care services and the quality of those programs, using data from the National Household Education Survey
Executive Summary
Addressing the affordability gap: Framing child care as economic development
A discussion of child care as a pillar of economic development
Reports & Papers
After-school for all?: Exploring access and equity in after-school programs
A brief summary of research findings on access and equity in after school programs, focusing on program supply and demand and differences in access related to students' age, race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, urbanicity, and special needs.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing the Effectiveness of State and Local Quality Initiatives
An exploration of initiatives designed to improve the quality and supply of child care. Questions include: (1) What initiatives have states and communities funded to improve child care quality and expand child care supply?; (2) How do states and communities assess the effectiveness of these initiatives?; and (3) What assessment tools/methods would be useful to states and communities? Products include a tool-kit of assessment measures and an analysis of selected programs.
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
The authors respond
A response by authors Edward F. Zigler and Matia Finn-Stevenson and James R. Walker to critiques of the former’s School of the 21st Century child care proposal, advocating the embedding of child care in public schools, and of the latter’s proposal to fund child care for low-income families
Other
Building community systems for young children: Early childhood education
A discussion of the importance of early care and education quality, access and parenting education
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The capacity of early childhood care & education in rural NYS
A summary of a study of the availability of child care and early education slots for children under five in rural New York State and how the availability of slots in different child care and early education settings in rural counties compares with the availability in non-rural counties, based on data from New York State agencies and on U.S. Census data
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care after welfare reform
An investigation into the rates of access to child care funding among former welfare recipients
Other
Child care and early childhood education: More information sharing and program review by HHS could enhance access for families with limited English proficiency
A study examining access to, participation in, and efforts to assist with child care for families with limited English proficiency, based on analysis of national data sets, focus groups with parents, state and county site visits, and interviews with officials and experts
Reports & Papers
Child care and feminism in West Germany and Sweden in the 1960s and 1970s
A comparison paper that examined the fight for expansion of public child care in terms of the West German and Swedish feminist movements during the 1960s and 1970s
Reports & Papers
Child care assistance policies can affect the use of center-based child care for children in low-income families
A study of the effect of expanded child care options in 13 experimental welfare and employment programs on single parents’ use of different types of child care for toddlers, preschoolers, and 5-8 year old children
Reports & Papers
Child care centers and children with special needs: Rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
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 subsidies: Cost to participants and continuity of care
A brief on the state's child care subsidy program and whether or not it has improved access and affordability
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child day care provision: Explaining local variation
An examination of the variations in child care provision and policy influences among British local authorities
Reports & Papers
Comparing universal and targeted prekindergarten programs
A comparison of classroom characteristics and preschooler achievement outcomes in universal and targeted pre-k programs based on a sample of over 400 children in over 800 classrooms
Reports & Papers
Comparison of state policies for access and funding of early childhood education programs
An examination of policy provisions related to access to and funding for state early childhood education programs for 4-year-old children in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
Other
[Department of Defense policies on accommodating children with special needs in child care programs]
A study of United States Department of Defense child care policies for serving children with special needs, based on a review of documents and interviews with key informants
Reports & Papers
Developing child-care provision in England and Germany: Problems of governance
A comparison of national and local child care policy in England and Germany, with a focus on differences in the operation of the mixed economy of child care in each country
Reports & Papers
Does delaying kindergarten entrance give children a head start?
A study of the effect of delayed kindergarten entrance on children's reading and math achievement after two years in school, based on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal StudyKindergarten Class (ECLS-K)
Reports & Papers
Driving transportation and child care together
A discussion of potential links between child care planning and transportation planning, and an overview of select government programs including child care needs in transportation planning for low-income workers
Other
Early care and education costs for Shelby County, Tennessee: Report to the First Years Institute ECE Initiative Planning Committee [Executive summary]
An executive summary of an analysis of public funding access for preschool programs in Shelby County, Tennessee
Executive Summary
Early care and education for all plan
A review of the framework and goals of the Early Education for All Plan, an early child education access initiative in Alameda County, California
Other
Early childhood care and education: An investment that works: Executive summary
An exploration of early childhood education and care as a national investment, and the correlation between the expansions of state programs on the outcomes of children
Executive Summary
Early childhood education for Hispanics in the United States
A summary of key findings from previous research on Hispanic children in the United States, their academic achievements, and access to early education and child care programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
