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Advancing the professional development system for California's early care and education workforce
Rand Corporation, 2012
(RB-9638-PF/BECF). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of an examination of the characteristics and funding of the professional development system for early care and education in California

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Alaska's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. (No longer accessible as of April 16, 2013).

Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Alaska

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Arizona's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Arizona

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Arkansas' child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Arkansas

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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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Child care assistance policies 2001-2004: Families struggling to move forward, states going backward
Schulman, Karen, 2004
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A discussion of the increased barriers to child care assistance programs that low-income families face

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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 centers, child care subsidies, and faith-based organizations: Preliminary findings on five counties in 2003
Adams, Gina, 2005
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Preliminary findings about the role of faith-based organizations in child care provision, and their rates of participation in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) voucher subsidy system

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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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The child care protection under TANF
Greenberg, Mark H., 1998
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A brief on child care protection under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and its relation to work requirements and time limits

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Child care subsidies promote mothers' employment and children's development
Henry, Colleen, 2003
(IWPR Publication No. G714). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

An exploration of factors associated with the occupational outcomes of urban low income mothers, including child care problems, household characteristics, type of child care used, race/ethnicity, neighborhood characteristics, welfare status, and subsidy usage, based on data collected from a sample of 1,072 low income mothers from poor Philadelphia neighborhoods

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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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Chutes or ladders?: Creating support services to help early childhood students succeed in higher education
Dukakis, Kara, 2007
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

An exploration of efforts in California to support nontraditional students enrolled in higher education early childhood education programs

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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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Colorado's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Colorado

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A comparison of Head Start and school-based pre-k in Tulsa
Gormley, Jr., William T., January, 2011
Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Research on Children in the United States.

A summary of a comparison of the relationship of children's cognitive, socioemotional, and health outcomes to either Head Start or public prekindergarten program participation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, based on child assessments, a survey of parents and teachers, and administrative data

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Compensation and comparable worth: What lies ahead for California's preschool teachers?
Bellm, Dan, 2004
University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A discussion on improving the pay of preschool teachers in California to be comparable to the compensation of elementary school teachers in order to successfully implement a Preschool For All system

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Connecticut's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Connecticut

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The costs and benefits of universal preschool in California
Rand Corporation, 2005
(RB-9118-PF). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A brief discussing the potential costs and benefits of implementing a high quality universal preschool program in California.

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CQO children go to school
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., June 1999
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 11). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.

Key findings of the longitudinal follow-up study to the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study (CQO) that investigates the persistence of children's benefits from participation in early childhood care through elementary school

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Delaware's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

Overview of an analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with related data from Delaware

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Effectively expanding California's after school system: Overcoming the workforce supply obstacle
Children Now (Organization), March 2008
Oakland, CA: Children Now.

A discussion of staffing challenges facing after school programs in California as a result of increased state after school funding

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The effects of Oklahoma's pre-kindergarten program on 3rd grade test scores
Gormley, Jr., William T., January, 2012
Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Research on Children in the United States.

A summary of a study of the relationship of participation in Oklahoma's universal public prekindergarten program to third grade reading and math scores, based on data collected from a cohort of 1,038 third grade children who had participated in the Tulsa Public Schools prekindergarten program and 961 comparison nonparticipants, and from a second cohort of 1,087 participants and 937 comparison nonparticipants

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