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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	Other
			Child care choices of low-income working families Chaudry, Ajay, January, 2011 Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A study of low-income parents' child care decisionmaking and the influence of family characteristics and contextual community factors on their decisions, based on interviews with community experts and stakeholders and in-depth qualitative interviews with parents in 86 families in Providence, Rhode Island, and Seattle-White Center, Washington	Reports & Papers
			Improving the measurement of poverty Hutto, Nathan, March, 2011 Social Service Review, 85(1), 39-74 Alternative estimates of the 2007 national poverty rates, derived from expenditures for shelter, food, clothing, utilities, a measure of family income that includes earnings, cash transfers, near-cash benefits, tax credits, and tax payments, and that accounts for child care, work, and out-of pocket medical expenses, variation in regional cost of living, and mortgage-free home ownership, conceptualized by a 1995 National Academy of Sciences panel and similar to the supplemental poverty measure to be produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, based on data from 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey, the Consumer Expenditure Survey for 2003-2007, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), and other national data	Reports & Papers
			Investing in a bright future for all of Colorado's kids: The importance of providing early childhood care and education to children in immigrant families Hughes, Sarah, December, 2011 Denver, CO: Colorado Children's Campaign. An examination of the characteristics of children in immigrant families in Colorado and their participation in early childhood education programs	Other
			Investing in a bright future for all of Colorado's kids: The importance of providing early childhood care and education to children in immigrant families [Executive summary] Hughes, Sarah, December, 2011 Denver, CO: Colorado Children's Campaign. A summary of an examination of the characteristics of children in immigrant families in Colorado and their participation in early childhood education programs	Executive Summary
			Learning to read: A guide to federal funding for grade-level reading proficiency Hayes, Cheryl D., 2011 Washington, DC: Finance Project. A guide to sources of federal funding to support investments in early literacy programs and infrastructure	Other
			Linking home-based child care and state-funded preschool: The Community Connections preschool program (Illinois Action for Children): Evaluation phase 1: Implementation study Forry, Nicole D., April, 2011 Chicago: Illinois Action for Children. An implementation evaluation of Community Connections, an Illinois program in which children in home-based child care attend state-funded prekindergarten sessions and home-based providers receive educational materials and support as well as additional time to focus on the needs of infants and toddlers in their care	Reports & Papers
			Welfare policies and adolescents: Exploring the roles of sibling care, maternal work schedules, and economic resources Hsueh, JoAnn, December, 2011 American Journal of Community Psychology, 48(3-4), 322-340 A study of the relationship between adolescent school performance and participation and maternal employment and changes in families' reliance on sibling care due to welfare reform, based on data from three longitudinal experimental evaluations of: (1) the Jobs First Evaluation conducted in New Haven and Manchester, Connecticut; (2) the Family Transition Program conducted in Escambia County, Florida; and (3) the statewide Indiana Welfare Reform Program	Reports & Papers

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