The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
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
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America After 3PM
A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households
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Comparison of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) with Department of Defense standards for quality
An analysis of the conformity of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in 19 states with the standards of quality for child care as set by the Department of Defense
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2009, based on a survey of legislative fiscal staff in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories
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Evaluation report VII: State maternal & child health early childhood comprehensive systems grant program
An evaluation of the Early Childhood Comprehensive System (ECCS) program in Indiana, an initiative to promote maternal health and children’s development through the coordinated provision of comprehensive services for children aged birth through 5
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Evaluation report VI: State maternal & child health early childhood comrehensive systems grant program
An evaluation of the Early Childhood Comprehensive System (ECCS) program in Indiana, an initiative to promote maternal health and children’s development through the coordinated provision of comprehensive services for children aged birth through 5
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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program
A study of the national and state costs of providing universal, high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education, derived from an evidence-based model for identifying the components and estimating the costs of high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education in a prototypical elementary school
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Infant-Toddler early learning guidelines: The content that states have addressed and implications for programs serving children with disabilities
A categorical analysis of the contents of the infant and toddler early learning guidelines (ELGs) published by 21 states, and a discussion of their implications for programs serving children with disabilities
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Labor force supply decisions of rural low-income mothers
A microeconomic study of the associations between both rural low income mothers' decision to work and number of hours worked and mother's individual characteristics, household characteristics, human capital, various household income sources including participation in child care assistance and the Earned Income Tax Credit, and local economic conditions, based on data from 412 families from 23 counties in 13 states
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Parents and the high price of child care: 2009 update
A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2008, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies
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Preschool to kindergarten: The role of preschool social competence in the transition to kindergarten
A study of the relationship between parents' reports of children's perceptions of kindergarten and teachers' ratings of kindergarteners' social and academic difficulties and competencies during the transition to kindergarten and a second study of the relationship between preschool social competence and parents' and teachers' reports of children's social adjustment durning kindergarten transition based on data from 211 low-income preschool children in 1 preschool and 7 Head Start centers
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State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership
A study of the characteristics of state-based home visiting programs, including their structure, financing, and design, and of state efforts to strengthen programs, based on a survey of state program staff and administrators and on a roundtable discussion
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State child care assistance policies 2009: Most states hold the line, but some lose ground in hard times
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2008 to February 2009, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators
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State efforts to meet the early childhood transition requirements of IDEA
An examination of early childhood transition policies and their adherence to guidelines set by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), based on information on interagency structure, agreements, and communication in six states
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The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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Unequal opportunities for preschoolers: Differing standards for licensed child care centers and state-funded prekindergarten programs
A comparison of state licensing regulations for center-based child care and early education programs to state prekindergarten program standards, as well as to Head Start standards and military child care regulations, using a quality standards checklist
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We can do better: 2009 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
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