The effects of Oklahoma's universal pre-kindergarten program on Hispanic children
A summary of a study of the impacts of Oklahoma's publicly-funded, universal prekindergarten program on the early reading, writing, and math skills of Hispanic students in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Financing a full-day, full-year preschool program in California: Strategies and recommendations
An inquiry into the costs of a high quality, full-day, year-round prekindergarten program in California, and recommendations for the development of criteria for a reimbursement system
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First 5 Power of Preschool: Lessons from an experiment in tiered reimbursement
An exploration of the variations in reimbursement rates within the nine counties who participated in the First 5 Power of Preschool (PoP) program in California, and a comparison of PoP rates with both the state's standard reimbursement rate and the regional market rate for services
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Florida'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 Florida
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Grandma and grandpa taking care of the kids: Patterns of involvement
A summary of the findings from two nationally representative data sets of grandparental child care that examines who provides care, what type and how much is provided, and the financial benefits of this care to the families involved
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Hawaii'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 Hawaii
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High-quality preschool enhances social-emotional development
A summary of an examination of the effects of participation in early childhood education programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on children's socioemotional development at kindergarten entry
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How to pay for child care?: Local innovations help working families
An exploration of strategies to increase use of child care subsidies by low-income families
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Idaho'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 Idaho
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The impact of TANF funding on state child care subsidy programs
An inquiry into the programs and services supported by states’ reallocation of funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant
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The impact of welfare reform on infants and toddlers, their families, and their communities: The role of Early Head Start and Head Start
A summary of the results from a qualitative study investigating the barriers parents experienced in moving from welfare to work and how the Early Head Start and Head Start programs provided resources to meet those needs
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Increasing access to preschool: Recommendations for reducing barriers to providing full-day, full-year programs
A discussion of barriers to and policy recommendations for increasing the availability of full-day, full-year preschool programs in California through the coordination and integration of public funding streams
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Investments pay off
A brief arguing that investments in early childhood education generate benefits for taxpayers, society, and program participants
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Iowa'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 Iowa
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Kansas' 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 Kansas
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Keeping children on the path to school success: How is Connecticut doing?: Highlights
Highlights of an analysis of statewide and local data on child health and development, measuring the effectiveness of state services on the school readiness and success of children from birth to age 6 in Connecticut
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Latino families value early education
A summary of a study of the child care and early education decisions of Latino families in Los Angeles, including perceptions of the availability of and barriers to child care and early education and family factors associated with these perceptions, based on open-ended, in-depth interviews with parents
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Learning begins at birth (the earliest years count)
A description of the essential processes involved in children's early brain development
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Left unsupervised: A look at the most vulnerable children
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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Linked summer programs for youth: Opportunities, challenges and innovations
A summary of an examination of the experiences of 26 summer programs linked to after school programs and schools
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Louisiana'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 Louisiana
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Maine'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 Maine
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Making child care choices: How welfare and work policies influence parents' decisions
A policy brief reviewing nine random assignment evaluations of the child care decisions made by approximately 20,000 low income parents
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Many happy returns: Three economic models that make the case for school readiness
A paper contending that investment in early childhood education provides multiple benefits to society, including positive child outcomes, economic activity, and adult human capital development
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Many young children spend long hours in child care
A fact sheet examining the number of hours that children under age five with working mothers typically spend in nonparental child care, using data from the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) 2002.
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