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The 2004 market rate survey: Assessing the price of child care in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), October 2005
(Child Care Snapshot No. 3). Providence: Rhode Island Kids Count.

A summary of the 2004 market rate survey assessing the price of child care in Rhode Island as well as rate changes in child care price over two years

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2005 child care in the state of: Montana
Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network, March 2005
Missoula: Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network.

An overview of child care and early education services in Montana in 2005

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Achieving high-quality early learning and care in Washington State: An analysis of workforce and systemic components that influence quality
Paskin, Laura, 2005
Seattle, WA: Economic Opportunity Institute.

A discussion of strategies utilized by Washington State to improve child care and early education, focusing on issues of public funding, workforce indicators, and federal, state, and local programs

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Administration's TANF proposal would not free up $2 billion for child care
Greenberg, Mark H., 2005
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A discussion of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization proposal, and how such changes would not actually free up $2 billion for states to use for child care

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After-school programming in Colorado: Needs assessment highlights
Colorado Trust, October 2005
Denver, CO: Colorado Trust.

A presentation of key findings from a survey and interviews of after-school program providers and participants from five regions of Colorado, with an overview of the status of after-school programming throughout the state focusing on service areas requiring increased support

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Afterschool programs: A wise public investment
Afterschool Alliance, 2005
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 22). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A short investigation into the cost-benefit impacts of after school programs

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Alabama early childhood development facts
Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 2005
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

A statistical fact sheet on Alabama's low income families, preschool children, and its early childhood education system, including the state preschool program, the Alabama Pre-kindergarten Initiative

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Alabama PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A fact sheet detailing statistics on Alabama's preschool children, including comparing the state's expulsion rate with the nation's expulsion rate

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Alaska early childhood development facts
Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 2005
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

A brief review of statistics regarding the dearth of early childhood services available to working families in the state of Alaska

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Alaska PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Alaska State Funded Head Start program as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools

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Alberta: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, October 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.

A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of Alberta, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements

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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
(Child Care and Early Education Series Brief No. 5). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A review of findings from a Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) state survey regarding implementation of the mixed delivery model, in which prekindergarten is provided by community-based settings and schools

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American Indian and Alaska Native young children: Findings from the ECLS-K and ECLS-B baseline data
Mississippi State University. National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, 2005
(Rural Early Childhood Brief No. 4). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

A summary focusing on the school readiness of American Indian and Alaska Native children in rural and non-rural areas

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Approaches for promoting early literacy
First 5 California, September 2005
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

An overview of approaches to early literacy instruction and parental involvement in the literacy initiatives of center-based and home-based child care centers, based on data from 10 case studies on participating programs in the First 5 School Readiness Initiative in California

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Arizona early childhood development facts
Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 2005
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

A statistical fact sheet on Arizona's low income families, preschool children, and its early childhood education system, including state funding for the Early Childhood Block Grant which provides child care assistance for preschool children

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Arizona PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Arizona Early Childhood State Block Grant program as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools

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Arkansas early childhood development facts
Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 2005
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

A statistical fact sheet on Arkansas's low income families, preschool children, and its early childhood education system, including the Arkansas Better Chance program that serves low income preschool children who are considered at risk

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Arkansas PK expulsion fact sheet
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A statistical fact sheet on the expulsion rate of the Arkansas Better Chance program, as compared with the national expulsion rate for state funded preschools

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Arts and afterschool: A powerful combination
Afterschool Alliance, August 2005
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 21). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

An overview of the value of arts education and examples of successful after school arts and music programs

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Assessing strengths-based delivery of services for children and families: Data Trends: #113 March 2005
Portland State University. Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2005

An overview of the development of the Strengths-Based Practices Inventory (SBPI), a measure designed to assess the usage of strengths-based practices within early childhood and family support programs

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Attention in preschoolers: Associations with temperament and motivation
Chang, Florence, 2005
(FPG Snapshot No. 23). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

An overview of findings from a study determining whether characteristics of effortful control and motivation can promote attention skills in low income preschool children

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Babies and bosses: Reconciling work and family life
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Public Affairs Division, March 2005
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

An examination of how tax/benefit policies, child care policy, and employment and workplace practices affect parents trying to balance work and family life in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries

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Bilateral agreement on early learning and care between Ontario and Canada: A fact sheet (June 2005)
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, June 2005
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care.

Highlights of a bilateral agreement between the governments of Canada and Ontario, providing for access to federal funding for child care programs, and collaboration with other government jurisdictions in Canada to create an overarching child care and early education framework

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Birth to School study: A longitudinal evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) 1998-2005
Sure Start (Programme), August, 2005
(Reference No. SSU/2005/SF/017). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A brief summary of a study of an intervention program serving children and families from birth to age five in a disadvantaged area of Oxford

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British Columbia: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, October 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.

A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of British Columbia, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements

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