Assessing the feasibility of family loans for early care and education: Technical report
Davis, Jerry S., 2001
Indianapolis, IN: Lumina Foundation for Education.
An inquiry into the feasibility of adapting higher education loan programs for use by families to fund early childhood education and care
Other
Business leaders and the new education agenda: Investments in our littlest learners
Colvin, Richard Lee, 2010
New York: Hechinger Institute on Education and New Media.
A collection of arguments for the increased investment of private businesses in early childhood education and care programs and services
Other
The Chicago Child-Parent Centers: A longitudinal study of extended early childhood intervention
Reynolds, Arthur J., 1998
In Social programs that work (pp. 110-147). New York: Russell Sage Foundation
An evaluation of the implementation of the early childhood intervention program, Chicago-Parent Center (CPCs), and the Chicago Longitudinal Study among eight-grade students between 1983 and 1989
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Child care matters: Building economic security for low-income women
Women's Economic Security Campaign, September 2010
Women's Economic Security Campaign.
An exploration of the links between child care and women's economic security, and a discussion of the role of private women's funders in the improvements of the availability of quality child care to low-income women
Other
A circle of learning: Children and adults growing together in LA's BEST
Huang, Denise, May 2009
(CRESST Report 758). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.
A study of the impact of using additional private foundation funding to establish 2 demonstration sites of LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, based on survey, interview, and observational data collected in the 2 demonstration sites and 2 matched comparison sites
Reports & Papers
Community endowment funds for early care and education: Technical report
Monroe, Helen, 2001
Indianapolis, IN: Lumina Foundation for Education.
An outline of the process to create an endowment, and an exploration of the feasibility of using community-based endowments to fund early childhood education and care initiatives
Other
Early childhood services: A national challenge
Ford Foundation, 1989
New York: Ford Foundation.
A description of Ford Foundation research, policy analysis, and information dissemination projects in 1989
Reports & Papers
An evaluation of the Child Care and Early Education Fund of New York City: Mid-2004 through 2005: Summative report
Stephens, Samuel A., February 15, 2006
Trenton, NJ: Center for Assessment and Policy Development.
An account of the activities of the Child Care and Early Education Fund, a private funders' collaborative for the improvement of early childhood education within New York City, and a description of initiatives funded by the collaborative
Reports & Papers
An evaluation of the Child Care and Early Education Fund of New York City: Mid-2004 through 2005: Summative report [Executive summary]
Stephens, Samuel A., February 16, 2006
Trenton, NJ: Center for Assessment and Policy Development.
A summary of an account of the activities of the Child Care and Early Education Fund, a private funders' collaborative for the improvement of early childhood education within New York City, and a description of initiatives funded by the collaborative
Executive Summary
Highlights of the quality 2000 initiative: Not by chance
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, 1997
Young Children, 52(6), 54-62
A description of the Quality 2000: Advancing Early Care and Education initiative which would provide accessible high quality early child care programs to all children from birth to age five whose parents choose to enroll them
Other
Investing in Maine's youngest children has great returns for business
Connors, Dana F., Summer/Fall 2009
Maine Policy Review, 18(1), 26-29
A description of business community involvement in the dialogue to help steer planning for investments in early care and education for Maine’s youngest children
Other
Investments in summer learning programs: A scan of resources for summer programming in Indianapolis and Marion County, 2008
Padgette, Heather, 2010
Baltimore: National Summer Learning Association.
A study of funding for summer programs serving children from low-income families in Marion County, Indiana, based on interviews with program sponsors
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Investments in summer learning programs: A scan of resources for summer programming in Indianapolis and Marion County, 2008: Executive summary
Padgette, Heather, 2010
Baltimore: National Summer Learning Association.
A summary of a study of funding for summer programs serving children from low-income families in Marion County, Indiana, based on interviews with program sponsors
Executive Summary
Is pre-k a good investment?: What we know from cost-benefit analyses of early care and education
Ittig, Maureen, 2004
(Early Childhood Research Digest No. 1). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.
An analysis of the costs and benefits of public prekindergarten initiatives
Other
Preschool education for Black South African children: A descriptive study of 32 Educare centers
Stevens, Floraline I., 1997
The Journal of Negro Education, 66(4), 396-408
An evaluation of the implementation of USAIDS-funded early childhood education (ECE) training in Educare centers in urban areas, townships and rural homelands of South Africa
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Resource section
Johnson, Jennifer, 2001
In The ABCs of public financing for early care and education: A research and advocacy resource book. Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.
A directory of federal government agencies, research, policy, analysis, advocacy organizations, philanthropic organizations, and unions providing resources to assist the financing of child care
Other
Trends in private sector development in World Bank education projects
Sosale, Shobhana, 2000
(Policy Research Working Paper No. 2452). Washington, DC: World Bank.
A paper tracking trends in the private sector development of World Bank education projects in eleven different countries
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