Child care and children with special needs: Challenges for low income families: Parents' voices
Ward, Helen D., 2004
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A qualitative examination of the experiences of a sample of Maine parents and guardians of children with special needs in accessing child care and early intervention services
Reports & Papers
Child care workforce recruitment and retention: A challenge for quality and supply
Stavsky, Sasha,
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
An inquiry into the correlation between the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers and providers’ ability to supply quality early childhood programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Different methods of conducting market rate surveys: Fact sheet
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2001
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A fact sheet on issues in designing and conducting market rate surveys
Other
Introduction to reports on the economic impacts of child care
Hildebrand, Alex, 2002
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A brief describing various aspects of child care economic impact reports
Fact Sheets & Briefs
New Americans: Child care decision-making of refugee and immigrant parents of English language learners
Ward, Helen D., September, 2011
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
Findings from two case studies of refugee and immigrant families' child care beliefs, experiences, and decisions, based on focus groups of Cambodian, Somali, and Sudanese refugee parents in Portland, Maine, and Mexican immigrant parents in Denver, Colorado, as well as interviews and surveys from early care providers and K-2 teachers in both locations
Reports & Papers
New England early care and education workforce: Data resource guide
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2002
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A guide to New England state data sources related to the child care workforce
Other
New England early care and education workforce policies, programs and strategies
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2002
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A compendium of early childhood education and care policies and initiatives in New England, with recommendations for future studies to help further early childhood policy initiatives
Other
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education: Meeting summary report: January 28, 2002
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2002
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A meeting summary report of New England Workforce Partners quarterly meeting.
Other
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education: Summary of first planning meeting: September 20, 2000
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2000
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A summary of proceedings of the first planning meeting New England Workforce Partners (NEW Partners) for early care and education on the issues faced in the delivery of early childhood education and care services in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Other
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education: Summary report of the second quarterly meeting: March 2, 2001
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2001
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A summary of proceedings of the March 2, 2001 planning meeting New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education (NEW Partners) on the issues faced in the delivery of early childhood education and care services in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Other
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education: Summary report of the third quarterly meeting: June 5, 2001
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2001
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A quarterly report from the New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education meeting, with an emphasis on data collection methods for use in studies
Other
Summary report of the fourth quarterly meeting: September 10, 2001
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2001
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.
A summary of proceedings of the September 10, 2001 planning meeting New England Workforce Partners (NEW Partners) for early care and education on the issues faced in the delivery of early childhood education and care services in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Other