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			2003 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand Action for Children, 2004 Chicago: Action for Children. An analysis for fiscal year 2003 of child care supply and demand in Cook County, IL.	Other
			2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand Illinois Action for Children, 2006 Chicago: Illinois Action for Children. An examination of the disconnect between child care supply and demand in Cook County, Illinois, with a focus on affordability and hours of care needed by parents	Reports & Papers
			2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand [Executive summary] Illinois Action for Children, 2006 Chicago: Illinois Action for Children. A summary of an examination of the disconnect between child care supply and demand in Cook County, Illinois, with a focus on affordability and hours of care needed by parents	Executive Summary
			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	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			America's after-school choice: The prime time for juvenile crime or youth enrichment and achievement Newman, Sanford, 2000 Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. (No longer accessible as of September 14, 2012) An overview of After School programs in the United States outlining the need for programs, current state of programs and calls for further research, presented by Fight Crime, an advocacy organization	Other
			America's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy Newman, Sanford, January, 2000 Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. 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 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	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			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	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Assessing the New Federalism Weil, Alan, Washington, DC: Urban Institute 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
			Assessing the New Federalism: Eight years later Golden, Olivia, 2005 Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A compilation of findings from Assessing the New Federalism (ANF), a longitudinal survey-based project analyzing the effects of welfare reform in 1997, 1999, and 2002	Reports & Papers
			Assessing quality in family, friend and neighbor care: The Child Care Assessment Tool for Relatives Porter, Toni, 2006 New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of October 10, 2012). A paper describing the Child Care Assessment Tool for Relatives, an instrument designed to measure quality of child care provided by relatives, in terms of its development and the results of a field test where it was used with low income relative caregivers	Reports & Papers
			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.	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			At what age should children enter kindergarten?: A question for policy makers and parents Stipek, Deborah J., 2003 Social Policy Report, 16(2) A review of findings of research on the effects of school entrance age on academic achievement	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Availability of child care in the United States: A description and analysis of data sources Gordon, Rachel A., 2001 Demography, 38(2), 299-316 A description of various indicators of child care availability across United States communities released by the United States Census Bureau	Reports & Papers
			Balancing accessibility and safety in child care through regulations Currie, Janet, JCPR Policy Briefs, 4(1). An inquiry into the correlation between provider education, child care regulations, and the safety of children in child care programs	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families Schumacher, Rachel, April 2008 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators	Reports & Papers
			Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families [Executive summary] Schumacher, Rachel, April, 2008 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A summary of a study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators	Executive Summary
			Build supply of quality care: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale Schumacher, Rachel, September 2008 (Recommendation No. 13). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. An overview of research on the importance of high-quality child care arrangements for healthy child development, with policy recommendations for increasing the supply of high-quality child care arrangements	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Caring for children of color: The child care patterns of white, black, and Hispanic children under 5 Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2006 (Occasional Paper No. 72). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A study of child care arrangement patterns across groups of white, African American and Hispanic children	Reports & Papers
			Can child care assistance in welfare and employment programs support the employment of low-income families? Gennetian, Lisa A., 2004 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(4), 723-743 An investigation of different welfare and employment programs with child care assistance policies and their effects on employment rates and child care decisions of low income families	Reports & Papers
			Center ratios and group sizes: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale Schumacher, Rachel, August 2008 (Recommendation No. 6). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. An overview of research on the relationship of child-adult ratio and group size to child care center quality for infants and toddlers, with policy recommendations for ensuring that ratios and group sizes are small for infants and toddlers in child care centers	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The challenges of change: Learning from the child care and early education experiences of immigrant families Matthews, Hannah, May 2007 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of the child care and early education participation of children of immigrants and barriers to accessing child care and early education services for immigrant families, based on interviews with local leaders, policymakers, child care and early education service providers, and immigrant parents conducted during community site visits	Reports & Papers
			The challenges of change: Learning from the child care and early education experiences of immigrant families [Executive summary] Matthews, Hannah, May 2007 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A summary of a study of the child care and early education participation of children of immigrants and barriers to accessing child care and early education services for immigrant families, based on interviews with local leaders, policymakers, child care and early education service providers, and immigrant parents conducted during community site visits	Executive Summary
			Changes in Massachusetts welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems Kaye, Laura, 2001 (State Update No. 5). Washington DC: Urban Institute. An overview of the changes in Massachusetts welfare policy as the focus shifts from families on welfare to those leaving welfare	Reports & Papers
			Child care aid and quality for California families: Focusing on San Francisco and Santa Clara Counties Fuller, Bruce, 2001 (Working Paper Series 01-2). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education. A report on subsidy use and quality of child care selected by single mother welfare recipients in San Francisco and Santa Clara Counties, California	Reports & Papers

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