10 years post-Neurons to Neighborhoods: What's at stake and what matters in child care?
A discussion of the relationship between the quality of child care environments and child stress, health, and developmental outcomes, and a call for an increase in compensation and training for child care workers
Other
1 to 3-year-old children in day care centres in Finland: An overview of eight doctoral dissertations
A comparative summary of 8 Finnish doctoral dissertations, published from 1994 through 2009, on center-based care for infants and toddlers
Literature Review
2008-09 kindergarten screening results and voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program: 2009-10 fact sheet
A presentation of results from an assessment of children’s school readiness, with a focus on children’s emergent literacy skills, based on data on children who attended, voluntary prekindergarten, non-voluntary prekindergarten, or did not attend prekindergarten
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The 2008 child care licensing study
A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007
Reports & Papers
2009-10 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP)
Highlights of findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of children in poverty
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2009-2010 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an assessment of the quality of preschool classrooms in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at-risk 4-year-olds, based on data from 1,436 classrooms
Reports & Papers
2009-2010 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
Findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2009-2010 program year
Reports & Papers
2009 childcare and early years provider survey
An overview of a comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with only transition classes for four- and five-year-old children, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2010 annual membership survey for the National Childminding Association (NCMA)
A study of English and Welsh family child care providers, including their business practices, pay and working conditions, participation in family child care networks and quality improvement initiatives, and qualifications and training, based on interviews with 1,001 randomly selected members of a national association of family child care providers
Reports & Papers
2010 child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand: FY 2009 (July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009)
An examination of factors influencing the supply of and demand for child care in Cook County, Illinois, in fiscal year 2009
Other
2010 child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand: FY 2009 (July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009) [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of factors influencing the supply of and demand for child care in Cook County, Illinois, in fiscal year 2009
Executive Summary
2010 comprehensive community assessment: Head Start programs: Whom do we serve?
A summary of an examination of the characteristics of children and families served by Head Start in Denver, Colorado
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2010 comprehensive community assessment: Impact on parents, stakeholders, and staff: What differences have Early Head Start and Head Start made?
A summary of an examination of parent, community stakeholder, and staff attitudes toward Early Head Start and Head Start services in Denver, Colorado
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2010 comprehensive community assessment: Overview of children, families, and language groups: The Denver community context
A summary of an examination of the characteristics of children and families in Denver, Colorado
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2010 comprehensive community assessment: Overview of the community assessment
An overview of an examination of the characteristics and service needs of the Head Start-eligible population in Denver, Colorado, and early childhood programs and community resources to serve this population, based on parent surveys and focus groups, Head Start and Early Head Start staff surveys and interviews, community stakeholders surveys, and a review of secondary data
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2010 comprehensive community assessment: Reaching out to the low income families and children in the neighborhoods: Early Head Start and Head Start eligible populations
A summary of an examination of the characteristics of the Head Start-eligible population in Denver, Colorado
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2010 District of Columbia child care market rates and capacity utilization: A study of licensed family home and child care center providers in the District of Columbia: Final report
A study of child care market rates in the District of Columbia in 2010 by provider type and child age, as well as an examination of provider characteristics, compensation, benefits, and out-of-school time services offered, based on a survey of 93 family child care providers and 221 child care centers
Reports & Papers
2010 District of Columbia child care market rates and capacity utilization: A study of licensed family home and child care center providers in the District of Columbia: Final report [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of child care market rates in the District of Columbia in 2010 by provider type and child age, as well as an examination of provider characteristics, compensation, benefits, and out-of-school time services offered, based on a survey of 93 family child care providers and 221 child care centers
Executive Summary
2010 Maine Children’s Growth Council report: School readiness
A profile of families, communities, early childhood education and care programs, and schools in Maine and their influence on children’s school readiness
Reports & Papers
2010 Ohio child care market rate survey analysis: Final report
A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Ohio in 2010 by care type and child age, based on surveys from 4,543 providers
Reports & Papers
2010 Ohio child care market rate survey analysis: Final report [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Ohio in 2010 by care type and child age, based on surveys from 4,543 providers
Executive Summary
2010 Oregon child care market price study
A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Oregon in 2010 by provider type and age of child
Reports & Papers
2010 Oregon child care market price study [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Oregon in 2010 by provider type and age of child
Executive Summary
2010 San Diego County child care needs assessment with projections for 2015 and 2020
An examination of the supply of and demand for child care in San Diego County, California, by geographic area and child age in 2010, with estimations of projected supply and demand in 2015 and 2020
Other
2010 San Diego County child care needs assessment with projections for 2015 and 2020 [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of the supply of and demand for child care in San Diego County, California, by geographic area and child age in 2010, with estimations of projected supply and demand in 2015 and 2020
Executive Summary
