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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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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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Child care assistance policies 2005: States fail to make up lost ground, families continue to lack critical support
Schulman, Karen, 2005
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

Descriptions of child care financial assistance policies and tables of child care subsidy eligibility criteria state-by-state for the United States, 2001-2005

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Child care by kith and kin: Supporting family, friends and neighbors caring for children
Collins, Ann, 1998
(Children and Welfare Reform Issue Brief No. 5). New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty

A summary of research on family, friend, and neighbor child care, including traditional policies, innovative program strategies, and outreach recommendations for states and local communities

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Childcare centers and inter-organizational ties in high poverty neighborhoods
Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, 2005
(Fragile Families Research Brief No. 34). Princeton, NJ: Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing.

A determination of the inter-organizational partnerships of child care centers, and the extent that centers use these relationships to offer additional resources to parents, based on information from 23 child care centers in New York City

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Child care in the era of welfare reform: Quality, choices, and preferences
Coley, Rebekah L., 2001
(Policy Brief 01-04). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University.

An examination of the child care experiences of low income families in Boston, Chicago and San Antonio, and a discussion of the types of child care settings used to meet needs and preferences of families

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Child care use by low-income families: Variations across states
Lippman, Laura, June 2008
(Publication No. 2008-23). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A state-by-state and national analysis of features of the child care arrangements of low-income families, including child care type and parents' experiences with child care problems, based on the state and nationally representative 2003 National Survey of Children's Health

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Children cared for by relatives: Who are they and how are they faring?
Ehrle, Jennifer, 2001
(Series B, No. B-28). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

An investigation into the well-being of children living in non-parental family arrangements, based of data from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)

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Children in low-income families are less likely to be in center-based child care
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(Snapshot of America's Families III No. 16). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A brief comparing the child care arrangements of children under five from high- and low-income families.

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Children of current and former welfare recipients: Similarly at risk
Tout, Kathryn, 2002
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A brief comparing the children of welfare recipients and welfare leavers on indicators of health, social behavior, and school engagement

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Can home visiting increase the quality of home-based child care?: Findings from the Caring for Quality Project
McCabe, Lisa A., October 2008
(Cornell Early Childhood Program Research Brief No. 3). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

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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Closing achievement gaps
Haskins, Ron, 2005
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.

A brief proposing the gap between white and ethnic minority children's academic achievement would disappear if disadvantaged children were exposed to high quality early childhood education programs

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Declines in spending on early education and care in Massachusetts
Bernstein, Jeff, 16 January, 2013
Boston: Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center.

An overview of trends in state and federal funding for early education and care in Massachusetts

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Early Head Start and teen parent families: Partnerships for success
Center for Law and Social Policy, February 26, 2007
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A description of Early Head Start services that address the specific needs of teenage parents

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Early learning left out: Public spending on children's education and development in Illinois: A report on local, state and federal expenditures in FY 2003
Voices for Illinois Children, 2005
Chicago: Voices for Illinois Children.

A highlight of the level of public investment made in the development of Illinois children from birth through college for fiscal year 2003 at the local, state, and federal levels

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Every child, every school: Success from the start
PA Partnerships for Children, 2003
Harrisburg, PA: PA Partnerships for Children.

An overview of education finance reform that restores equity and adequacy in early childhood programs in Pennsylvania

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Financial resources for child care
Kaplan, April, 1998
Welfare Information Network Issue Notes, 2(6).

A brief on the sources of funding for child care systems and on ways in which the funds may be used

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High quality child care for Pennsylvania infants and toddlers
PA Partnerships for Children, 2004
Harrisburg, PA: PA Partnerships for Children.

A summary of initiatives to improve the quality of infant and toddler child care in the state of Pennsylvania

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How contextual constraints affect low-income working parents' child care choices
Sandstrom, Heather, February, 2012
(Brief 22). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Findings from a study of low-income parents' child care decisionmaking that examine parents' views on the supply of child care options in their communities, sources of information about their options, and barriers to access, based on in-depth qualitative interviews with parents in 86 families in Providence, Rhode Island, and Seattle-White Center, Washington

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How employment constraints affect low-income working parents' child care decisions
Chaudry, Ajay, February, 2012
(Brief 23). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Findings from a study of low income parents' child care decisionmaking that examines parents' employment contexts and the role of employment in their child care choices, based on in-depth qualitative interviews with parents in 86 families in Providence, Rhode Island, and Seattle-White Center, Washington

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How welfare reform might affect children: Updating the conceptual model
Moore, Kristin A., 2004
(Research Brief No. 2004-30). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A discussion of the ways in which welfare reform may affect children

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Improving quality in early childhood education: Tiered reimbursement, quality ratings, and rated licenses
Voices for Virginia's Children, 2005
(Issue Brief in Early Childhood). Richmond: Voices for Virginia's Children.

Definitions of Tiered Reimbursement Systems (TRS), Quality Rating Systems (QRS), and Rated License Systems (RLS), and recommendations for their use in efforts to improve child care quality in Virginia

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An investigation into the impact of revised eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) in the state of Rhode Island
Ready to Learn Providence, December, 2008
Providence, RI: Ready to Learn Providence.

Highlights of findings from an investigation of the influence of revised eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) on the continued participation of Rhode Island families in the program and the ability of these families to procure child care, based on a survey of 95 families who lost all or some of their subsidies and 366 child care providers who provide services to families affected by the revisions

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Left unsupervised: A look at the most vulnerable children
Vandivere, Sharon, 2003
(Research Brief No. 2003-05). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A data analysis of a national survey of families examining characteristics and family circumstances of low income children and youngest school age children who are left unsupervised

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