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Provincial and territorial approaches to inclusion An overview of funded services and eligibility requirements for children with special needs in inclusive child care settings in Canadian provinces and territories |
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Strengthening families in America's cities: Early childhood development A summary of findings from the National League of Cities' Strengthening Families in America's Cities Survey, which examined issues affecting children and families in various American communities. |
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Child care subsidies promote mothers' employment and children's development An exploration of factors associated with the occupational outcomes of urban low income mothers, including child care problems, household characteristics, type of child care used, race/ethnicity, neighborhood characteristics, welfare status, and subsidy usage, based on data collected from a sample of 1,072 low income mothers from poor Philadelphia neighborhoods |
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Welfare and work status under TANF: Effects of barriers to employment and implications for program planning A categorical examination of the employment choices of a sample of 323 single parent welfare recipients in Alameda County, California, between 1997 and 2002, and an identification of supports and barriers that influence the employment decisions of parents in each category |
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Pennsylvania's pre-kindergarten crisis: A crime prevention tragedy A summary of a review and analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates in Pennsylvania, with an emphasis on program quality and the need for public investment |
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South Carolina Readiness Assessment (SCRA): Results of the 2002-03 baseline administration Findings from the 2002-2003 South Carolina Readiness Assessment (SCRA), an annual assessment of children's developmental skills, based on teacher evaluations of more than 46,000 kindergarteners entering first-grade and more than 48,000 first-graders entering second-grade |
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Preparing for success: How Head Start helps children with disabilities and their families A brief on Head Start services for children with disabilities. |
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Across demographic and party lines, Americans clamor for safe, enriching afterschool programs A brief on the high levels of support for continued and expanded afterschool programming, based on a nationwide survey of registered voters conducted in 2003 |
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Behind before they begin: Does Hawaii prepare our youngest children for school? A discussion of the state of early childhood education and care in Hawaii, and the presentation of a vision to improve the quality of services |
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Head Start improves achievement and reduces crime A brief on the effects of Head Start participation on educational attainment and crime rates. |
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Tribal Head Start-child care partnership survey: A summary of results A summary of findings from a survey on Head Start and Child Care partnerships. |
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Child care fee subsidy programs A summary of statistics on allocations for child care provision and subsidies, and percentages of children enrolled in regulated care who receive subsidies, for all provinces and territories of Canada in 2001 |
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Family resource programs An outline of various child care related activities offered by organizations surveyed in the 2002 Status Report on Canadian Family Resource Programs |
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What is regulated child care in Canada? A comparison between regulated and unregulated child care in Canada |
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Changes in state child and dependent care tax credits in 2002 A chart outlining the changes in state Child and Dependent Care Tax Credits taking effect in tax year 2003 in four states |
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Raising work requirements to 40 hours a week will result in a greater child care burden for TANF and low-income working families A fact sheet on the limited affordable child care options for low income working families in the United States and some state-level statistics on subsidy rates and child care costs |
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Improving the readiness of children for school An overview of recommendations for state policy decisions regarding high quality Early Care and Education (ECE) services aimed at advancing school readiness for all children |
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Low-income families need an increased investment in the Child Care and Development Block Grant NOW! A brief on the current forms of child care assistance available to low income families and the implications of legislative budget restrictions |
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Still headed in the wrong direction: Why the July 24th substitute House Head Start Bill (H.R. 2210) is unlikely to make the program better An analysis of the implications of the July 24th substitute version for the House Head Start Bill (H.R. 2210) |
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Teacher education: One strong step to ensuring high quality A discussion of why high quality teachers are essential to ensure high quality early childhood education. |
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Critical hours: Afterschool programs and educational success: Highlights sheet Brief highlights from a larger review of the literature covering the effects of after school programs on the academic achievement and overall development of middle school students |
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Welfare reform, work, and child care: The role of informal care in the lives of low-income women and children A brief documenting the challenges low-income families face as they use both formal and informal arrangements to meet their child care needs |
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Strengthening families in America's cities: Afterschool programs A summary of nationwide findings on afterschool programs from the National League of Cities' Strengthening Families Survey, a study examining issues affecting children and families in American communities |
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Leadership transitions: What do directors experience? A discussion of the opinions of directors of early childhood programs on leadership transition and the role of job socialization and succession planning |
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Staffing and stability in state-funded prekindergarten programs A summary of a report by the Center for the Child Care Workforce regarding staff demographics within state-funded prekindergarten programs in California, Illinois, Georgia, New York, and Texas |
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