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Breaking the piggy bank: Parents and the high price of child care A compilation of data from a nationwide survey on the impacts of child care affordability on parents |
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Breaking the piggy bank: Parents and the high price of child care [Executive summary] A summary of a compilation of data from a nationwide survey on the impacts of child care affordability on parents |
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Caring for children of color: The child care patterns of white, black, and Hispanic children under 5 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 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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Child care arrangements for toddlers and preschoolers: Are they different for youngest children? An analysis of child care arrangements for the youngest children of families, examining the effect of family characteristics on observed differences of child care arrangements |
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Child care experiences in low-income communities: Developmental quality and maternal views A study of child care quality in low-income urban communities, including types of child care used and degree to which settings met children’s and mothers’ needs, based on data from a longitudinal welfare study: Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study |
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Child care in thirteen economically disadvantaged communities An overview of the child care needs, costs, and supply in economically disadvantaged communities in: Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Denver, Colorado; Des Moines, Iowa; Hartford, Connecticut; Indianapolis, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; New Haven, Connecticut; Oakland, California; Providence, Rhode Island; San Antonio, Texas; and Seattle, Washington |
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Child care in thirteen economically disadvantaged communities [Executive summary] A summary of an overview of the child care needs, costs, and supply in economically disadvantaged communities in: Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Denver, Colorado; Des Moines, Iowa; Hartford, Connecticut; Indianapolis, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; New Haven, Connecticut; Oakland, California; Providence, Rhode Island; San Antonio, Texas; and Seattle, Washington |
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Children caring for themselves and child neglect: When do they overlap? A study of how child welfare agencies distinguish between cases of self care and child neglect based on interviews and focus groups with child protective services staff and a review of administrative forms |
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Effective preschool curricula and teaching strategies An exploration of the role of intentional curriculum and professional development in increasing low-income children's achievement in early literacy and early math, with recommendations for researchers, policymakers, administrators, teachers, families, and community leaders |
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Effective preschool curricula and teaching strategies [Executive summary] Summary of an exploration of the role of intentional curriculum and professional development in increasing low-income children's achievement in early literacy and early math, with recommendations for researchers, policymakers, administrators, teachers, families, and community leaders |
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Getting ready for quality: The critical importance of developing and supporting a skilled, ethnically and linguistically diverse early childhood workforce A policy paper on the importance of increasing diversity in the child care and early education workforce |
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Implementing the TANF changes in the Deficit Reduction Act: ''Win-win'' solutions for families and states An outline of changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requirements under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, with guidance for states regarding potential strategies and future policy choices |
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Implementing the TANF changes in the Deficit Reduction Act: ''Win-win'' solutions for families and states [Executive summary] A summary of an outline of changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requirements under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, with guidance for states regarding potential strategies and future policy choices |
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Making care less taxing: Improving state child and dependent care tax provisions A policy paper that reviews the reasons for enacting child and dependent care (CADC) income tax provisions, describes the federal child and dependent care tax credit, gives an overview of the 2005 state CADC tax provisions, and provides policy recommendations |
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Making kids count: Preparing Kansas children for success A discussion of the importance of school readiness, with a focus on the readiness gaps between low-income and minority students and there more affluent and non-minority counterparts |
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Making kids count: Promoting school readiness through healthy children A discussion of the role of children’s overall health in ensuring their readiness for school, based on data from the 2006 Kansas KIDS COUNT survey |
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Maryland's early care and education committee progress report A progress report to an action plan for implementing strategies to improve the school readiness of children in Baltimore |
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Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Child Development Supplement, 2002 A supplement to a longitudinal survey started in 1968 with information on topics such as school progress, academic achievement and cognitive ability, social well-being, emotional well-being, and health. |
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Predictors of paternal involvement for resident and nonresident low-income fathers An evaluation of a conceptual model assessing how child, father, and mother characteristics predict paternal involvement in low-income families |
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The promise of preschool: Local California efforts show the potential of a statewide preschool system Profiles of 10 innovative local preschool efforts in California |
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Rural families choose home-based child care for their preschool-aged children An analysis of the child care arrangements of rural children under five years old based on the nationally representative Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) 2001 Panel |
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Starting off right: Promoting child development from birth in state early care and education initiatives Descriptions of state strategies to improve infant and toddler child care quality |
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Starting off right: Promoting child development from birth in state early care and education initiatives [Executive summary] A summary of descriptions of state strategies to improve infant and toddler child care quality |
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Toward a national strategy to improve family, friend, and neighbor child care: Report of a symposium hosted by the National Center for Children in Poverty An overview of current research, practice, and policy in the area of family, friend, and neighbor child care, with recommendations for further research and program improvements by government, nonprofit and private institutions |
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