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Allied for better outcomes: Child welfare and early childhood
Stepleton, Kate, August 2010
Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy.

A discussion of an approach to child welfare practice that promotes coordination and integration between the child welfare and early care and education systems

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The Arizona Kith and Kin Project
Ocampo-Schlesinger, Sarah, 2005
In R. Rice (Ed.), Perspectives on family, friend and neighbor child care: Research programs and policy (Occasional Paper Series No. 15, pp. 22-25). New York: Bank Street College of Education.

A discussion of Arizona’s Kith and Kin Project, a non-profit aimed at providing services and training for low-income, family, friend, and neighbor childcare providers

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Be all that we can be: Lessons from the military for improving our nation's child care system
Campbell, Nancy D., 2000
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An examination of ways in which the military made significant improvements in its child care system, including the military?s approach to improving quality, keeping care affordable for parents, and expanding availability, with lessons on how similar improvements might be made in civilian child care

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Bringing it together: State-driven community early childhood initiatives
Miller, Laurie, 2002
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

An account of what states and communities can do to successfully implement community based early childhood initiatives and experiences from states already using this approach

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Buenos principios: Latino children in the earliest years of life
Calderon, Miriam E., 2007
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.

An overview of demographic and school readiness characteristics of the Latino infant and toddler population in the United States, with an examination of four federally-funded early childhood education programs that address Latino families' early childhood needs

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Building bridges from prekindergarten to infants and toddlers: A preliminary look at issues in four states
Lombardi, Joan, 2004
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

A brief exploring infant-toddler and prekindergarten interactions through interviews with early childhood leaders in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York

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Building the foundation for bright futures: Final report of the NGA task force on school readiness
National Governors' Association, 2005
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association.

A discussion of the actions that governors and states can take to support families, schools, and communities in their efforts to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their full potential

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Building the foundation for bright futures: A governor's guide to school readiness
National Governors' Association. Center for Best Practices, 2005
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices.

A discussion of the definition of school readiness and the issues and steps involved in making and implementing state school readiness policies

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Building a stronger child care workforce: A review of studies of the effectiveness of public compensation initiatives
Park-Jadotte, Jennifer, 2002
(IWPR Publication No. G711). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

A review of studies on the role of child care provider compensation initiatives in increasing income, education, and retention in the child care workforce the United States

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Building strong systems of support for young children's mental health: Key strategies for states and a planning tool
Smith, Sheila, June, 2011
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

A discussion of strategies to develop a system of supports for young children's mental health, including in early childhood programs, with state examples

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Child care after leaving welfare: Early evidence from state studies
Schumacher, Rachel, 1999
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A review of findings from studies of child care subsidy use and child care arrangements among welfare leavers.

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Conducting market rate surveys: How does your state rate?
USA Child Care, 2000
Lee's Summit, MO: USA Child Care.

A report on issues in the design and implementation of market rate surveys that may affect survey results

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Connections and commitments: A Latino-based framework for early childhood educators
Eggers-Pierola, Costanza, 2002
Newton, MA: Education Development Center.

A presentation providing program design and professional development guidance to early childhood trainers and training institutions interested in building their capacity to respond to the Latino population

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The Early Childhood Education Career and Wage Ladder: A model for improving quality in early learning and care programs
Moon, Jennifer, 2004
Seattle, WA: Economic Opportunity Institute.

A description of the Washington State Early Childhood Education Career and Wage Ladder, a program that rewards early childhood education professionals for advanced education, experience, and job responsibility

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Family, friend, and neighbor care: Crib notes on a complex issue
Porter, Toni, 2005
In R. Rice (Ed.), Perspectives on family, friend and neighbor child care: Research, programs and policy (Occasional Paper Series No. 15, pp. 5-13). New York: Bank Street College of Education.

An overview of family, friend, and neighbor child care, including quality and the characteristics of providers and families who use it

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Final report of the Infant & Toddler Blueprint Advisory Committee
New York State Child Care Coordinating Council, 2003
Albany: New York State Child Care Coordinating Council.

A summary of meetings to develop action plans to enhance early childhood services in New York

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Getting in sync: Revamping licensing and preparation for teachers in pre-k, kindergarten, and the early grades
Bornfreund, Laura, March 2011
Washington, DC: New America Foundation.

An examination of early childhood teacher preparation programs and state policies and practices related to early childhood teacher preparation

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Grandmothers as child care givers: A unique childcare arrangement
Reschke, Kathy L., 2005
In R. Rice(Ed.). Perspectives on family, friend and neighbor child care: Research, programs and policy (Occasional Paper Series No. 15, pp. 33-37). New York: Bank Street College of Education.

A discussion of working mothers in poor rural areas with limited access to childcare, focusing on the benefits and challenges of relying on grandmother care for their children, based on interviews with 42 women

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Infant and toddler state-level caregiver training and workforce initiatives: A Massachusetts Capacity Study report
Johnson-Staub, Christine, 2005
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.

An overview of state-level initiatives to train the child care providers of infants and toddlers, and an assessment of the specific training needs in Massachusetts

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International developments in early childhood education and care: The report of a consultative meeting
Kamerman, Sheila B., 2000
New York: Columbia University, Institute for Child and Family Policy.

A summary of proceedings from a conference on the international state of child care, with a focus on child care worker credentials, program costs, and the quality of services

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Involving fathers in Head Start: A framework for public policy and program development
Levine, James A., 1993
Families in Society, 74(1), 4-21

A review of father involvement and other males in the lives of young children in Head Start

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Lessons from the field: Culturally competent support for family, friend and neighbor caregivers in Seattle
Argo, Mergitu, 2005
In R. Rice (Ed.), Perspectives on family, friend and neighbor child care: Research, programs and policy (Occasional Paper Series No. 15, pp. 38-42). New York: Bank Street College of Education.

An overview of the efforts of the Refugee Women’s Alliance (RWA) in assisting caregivers in immigrant and refugee communities through workshops in bicultural childrearing, CPR and safety, nutrition, child development, school readiness, discipline, and guidance

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Licensing family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Paradoxes and possibilities
Drake, Pamela M., 2005
In R. Rice (Ed.), Perspectives on family, friend and neighbor child care: Research, programs and policy (Occasional Paper Series No. 15, pp. 26-32). New York: Bank Street College of Education.

A discussion of licensing and regulation for family child care providers and the relationship between licensing and child care quality

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Many missing pieces: The difficult task of linking early childhood data and school-based data systems
Bornfreund, Laura, October 2010
Washington, DC: New America Foundation.

An examination of barriers and challenges to the development of integrated state longitudinal education data systems and of federal funds to link early childhood and school-based data systems

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Para nuestros ninos: The school readiness and academic achievement in reading and mathematics of young Hispanic children in the United States
National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics, June 2007
Tempe, AZ: National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics.

A summary of data on the school readiness of Hispanic children in reading and math and their subsequent academic achievements in fifth grade, broken down by national/regional origin, socioeconomic status, generational status, and levels of English proficiency, based on analyses of the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort

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