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2006 Louisiana KIDS COUNT special report on child care
Agenda for Children,
New Orleans, LA: Agenda for Children.

An exploration of the early childhood education and care system in Louisiana, including information on child care quality, the economic impact of the child care market, the early childhood workforce, and children's outcomes, and also a profile of available regulated and unregulated child care programs in all 64 parishes of Louisiana

Reports & Papers


Affordability and accessibility of child care in Virginia
Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth,
(Critical Issues in Child Care White Paper No. 2). Richmond: Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth.

A study of the affordability, accessibility, and sources and methods of funding child care in Virginia

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Afterschool programs in Vermont: Supporting success for all students
Voices for Vermont's Children, March, 2010
Montpelier, VT: Voices for Vermont's Children.

An overview of the features of high-quality after school programs, with a discussion of examples from Vermont

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Almost like family: Family child care
Harper Browne, Charlyn, October 2009
Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy.

An examination of family child care practices and efforts that promote factors associated with the prevention of child abuse and neglect, based on a literature review and surveys, focus groups, and site visits with family child care providers

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Are Denver's communities ready for kids?: A brief for individuals and organizations working to improve child outcomes in Denver, Colorado
Barry, Matthew, September, 2008
Washington, DC: Urban Institute, National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership.

An analysis of neighborhood indicators to determine Denver, Colorado's ability to prepare children to enter school ready to learn and succeed, including information on family demographics, availability of early childhood programs, and children's academic achievement

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Are Denver's communities ready for kids?: A brief for individuals and organizations working to improve child outcomes in Denver, Colorado [Executive summary]
Barry, Matthew, September, 2008
Washington, DC: Urban Institute, National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership.

A summary of an analysis of neighborhood indicators to determine Denver, Colorado's ability to prepare children to enter school ready to learn and succeed, including information on family demographics, availability of early childhood programs, and children's academic achievement

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Assessing factors influencing school readiness
Coulton, Claudia, June, 2008
Washington, DC: Urban Institute, National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership.

A discussion of opportunities to improve the delivery of programs and services through the early childhood system in Cuyahoga County, Ohio through the provision of more services to at-risk children and families and the strategic location of services

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Assessing the New Federalism
Weil, Alan,
Washington, DC: Urban Institute

A multi-year, multi-pronged project that analyzes state policy choices, including policy development and implementation, and family well-being in the context of the significant devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states

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Assessing the New Federalism: Eight years later
Golden, Olivia, 2005
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A compilation of findings from Assessing the New Federalism (ANF), a longitudinal survey-based project analyzing the effects of welfare reform in 1997, 1999, and 2002

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Attending kindergarten and already behind: A statistical portrait of vulnerable young children
Wertheimer, Richard, 2003
(Research Brief No. 2003-20). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

An analysis of vulnerable kindergarten students during the 1998-1999 school year using data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort.

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Better strategies for babies: Strengthening the caregivers and families of infants and toddlers
Gilman, Elizabeth, February 2000
(Children and Welfare Reform Issue Brief No. 7). New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

An overview of state and local efforts to provide assistance to low income parents, currently in or moving into the workforce, in the areas of infant and toddler child care, healthy parent child relationships, and economic security

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Breaking the piggy bank: Parents and the high price of child care
Mohan, Erin, 2006
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A compilation of data from a nationwide survey on the impacts of child care affordability on parents

Reports & Papers


Breaking the piggy bank: Parents and the high price of child care [Executive summary]
Mohan, Erin, 2006
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A summary of a compilation of data from a nationwide survey on the impacts of child care affordability on parents

Executive Summary


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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Building culturally & linguistically competent services to support young children, their families, and school readiness
Hepburn, Kathy Seitzinger, 2004
Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation.

A guide to help communities build culturally and linguistically competent services within preschools to increase the rate of young children's school readiness

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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 our future: The state of Virginia's early childhood system
Rasmussen, Ann, October, 2011
Richmond, VA: Voices for Virginia's Children.

An overview of features of the early childhood system in Virginia, including governance, infrastructure, and early care and education program accessibility and quality

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Business and child care
Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth, 2001
(Critical Issues in Child Care White Paper No. 3). Richmond: Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth.

A study of the economic benefits to employers of offering family friendly employment and benefit options in the State of Virginia

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California report card: Focus on children in immigrant families
Grossman-Swenson, Sarah, 2004
Oakland, CA: Children Now.

A report on California's immigrant children and families exploring family characteristics, employment rates, child care arrangements, and parents' backgrounds

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Caring for children of color: The child care patterns of white, black, and Hispanic children under 5
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2006
(Occasional Paper No. 72). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of child care arrangement patterns across groups of white, African American and Hispanic children

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The Caring for Quality Project: Supporting and connecting home-based child care providers
Hillside Family of Agencies. Crestwood Children's Center, December, 2006
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

Prelimary findings from an evaluation of the Caring for Quality Project, which supports and connects licensed and informal family child care providers through home visits and networking meetings

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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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Changes in Massachusetts welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
Kaye, Laura, 2001
(State Update No. 5). Washington DC: Urban Institute.

An overview of the changes in Massachusetts welfare policy as the focus shifts from families on welfare to those leaving welfare

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Child care aid and quality for California families: Focusing on San Francisco and Santa Clara Counties
Fuller, Bruce, 2001
(Working Paper Series 01-2). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A report on subsidy use and quality of child care selected by single mother welfare recipients in San Francisco and Santa Clara Counties, California

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