The 2003 California child care portfolio
A report providing statewide and county-by-county statistics regarding child care supply and demand, costs, and current policy trends in the state of California
Other
2005 California child care portfolio
Research on the demographics of child care supply and demand and profiles of family child care options, issues and concerns in counties of California in 2005
Other
2007 California child care portfolio
An overview of child care supply, demand, and costs in California and its counties in 2006
Other
2009 California child care portfolio
A presentation of statewide and county-by-county statistics of child care supply and demand, costs, and the availability of licensed child care providers in the state of California
Other
The ABCD Story: A model for learning
A description of the Affordable Buildings for Children?s Development (ABCD) Initiative and its influence on the promotion of the structural quality of child care and early education facilities in California, with a focus on the financing, capacity building, development assistance, and advocacy program components of the initiative
Reports & Papers
Achieving high-quality child care: How ten programs deliver excellence parents can afford
A study of the characteristics and fundamentals of a high quality and affordable early childhood program by highlighting ten highly-rated child care programs
Reports & Papers
Achieving a high-quality preschool teachers corps: A focus on California
An issue brief discussing issues related to increasing California's preschool teachers' effectiveness, including the recruitment of young Hispanic Americans, job requirements, and funding for professional education
Other
Advancing the professional development system for California's early care and education workforce
A summary of an examination of the characteristics and funding of the professional development system for early care and education in California
Fact Sheets & Briefs
After-school programs that promote child and adolescent development: Summary of a workshop
Other
Alaska's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Alaska
Fact Sheets & Briefs
America's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
A review and analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with an emphasis on program quality and the need for public investment
Other
Arizona's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Arizona
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Arkansas' child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Arkansas
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing child-care quality with a telephone interview
A test of the viability of telephone surveys as an alternative to direct observation methods to assess quality in child care sites, based on a comparison of assessments of 89 family child-care homes and 92 centers using both methods
Reports & Papers
Assessing the feasibility of family loans for early care and education: Technical report
An inquiry into the feasibility of adapting higher education loan programs for use by families to fund early childhood education and care
Other
Assessing the New Federalism
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
Major Research Projects
Attending kindergarten and already behind: A statistical portrait of vulnerable young children
An analysis of vulnerable kindergarten students during the 1998-1999 school year using data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Be all that we can be: Lessons from the military for improving our nation's child care system
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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Be all that we can be: Lessons from the military for improving our nation's child care system: 2004 follow-up
Highlights from a 2004 follow-up study on the military’s systematic approach to quality child care by the National Women’s Law Center
Reports & Papers
Beyond homes and centers: The workforce in three California early childhood infrastructure organizations
A profile of workers in three types early childhood infrastructure organizations--child care resource and referral agencies, First 5 commissions, and child care coordinators--based on a survey of 1,558 workers in infrastructure organizations in California in 2009
Reports & Papers
Beyond homes and centers: The workforce in three California early childhood infrastructure organizations: Executive summary
A summary of a profile of workers in three types early childhood infrastructure organizations--child care resource and referral agencies, First 5 commissions, and child care coordinators--based on a survey of 1,558 workers in infrastructure organizations in California in 2009
Executive Summary
Beyond the usual suspects: Developing new allies to invest in school readiness
A resource brief for child care advocates that offered new strategies for recruiting different people and organizations to invest in early childhood education
Other
Broadening the context: Background for discussion of California child care policy options
An overview of California’s child care subsidy system, with public policy recommendations for the improvement of the state’s early childhood education and care system
Other
Buenos principios: Latino children in the earliest years of life
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
Other
Buenos principios: Latino children in the earliest years of life [Executive summary]
A summary of 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
Executive Summary
