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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005 |
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Beyond parallel play: Emerging state and community planning roles in building early learning systems An examination of the role of community participation in developing early learning systems, particularly in relation to state-level planning, based on six state case studies in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Vermont |
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Building connections: Six state case studies of early childhood system building at the state and local levels Case studies from six states of local efforts to develop a comprehensive system early childhood education and care supported by the Build Initiative |
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The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: A report on the third year A report on the contributions of the Build Initiative in efforts to build statewide systems of early learning and care |
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Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives |
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Child care subsidies and employment behavior among very-low-income populations in three states An empirical analysis of the effects of child care subsidies on recipients' transition times to substantial employment, using merged administrative data from Florida, Minnesota, and Connecticut's welfare reform evaluations |
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Child care subsidies and employment behavior among very-low-income populations in three states An estimation of the effect of child care subsidies on single parent welfare recipients’ period of transition to substantial employment |
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Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies The second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment |
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Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies First of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents |
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: The child care experiences of parents who have children with special needs Findings from a study of child care practices, needs, opinions, and beliefs among low- and middle-income parents of children in Minnesota with physical, developmental or mental health disabilities, including cerebral palsy, asthma, difficulties with hearing and speech, fetal alcohol effect spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder and learning difficulties |
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: Child care experiences of recent immigrants from African countries Findings from a study of child care experiences and perceptions of seven families from Ethiopia, Nigeria and the Congo who lived in urban neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul and had arrived in the United States within the past 2-6 years |
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: Children's perceptions of child care Findings from a study of child care experiences and perceptions of over 40 children of low- and middle-income families in Minnesota, based on structured conversations in which children described their out-of-home care activities |
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: Parent satisfaction and views on child care choices Findings from a study of child care experiences and opinions among low- and middle-income parents in Minnesota |
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: Parents' experiences with the child care assistance program Findings from a study of child care and public assistance practices and opinions among low- and middle-income parents who receive out-of-home child care and/or care-related financial assistance through Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) |
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: Significant male figures' perceptions of child care Findings from a study of child care practices, needs, opinions, and beliefs among significant male figures in a sample of low- and middle-income families in Minnesota, based on interviews with 18 men, including biological fathers, stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, boyfriends, friends of mothers, and other male figures |
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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research? An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness |
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The cost of providing center-based child care in Minnesota Findings from a study of the costs of center-based child care throughout Minnesota and of the cost differences between programs in rural and metropolitan areas, based on data from surveys of 87 centers |
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Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Minnesota An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Minnesota |
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The early gifts of children: A report summarizing early childhood experiences of Somali, African American, Latino, and Hmong children A study of the early education views and practices of Somali, African American, Latino, and Hmong parents in Minnesota, based on culturally-specific focus groups |
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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs |
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Family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Results of the 2004 Minnesota statewide household child care survey Results of a statewide telephone survey of the characteristics of family, friend and neighbor caregivers in Minnesota, including group sizes, quality of care, cost, caregiver training and experience, and problems in providing care |
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Family, friend and neighbor child care providers in recent immigrant and refugee communities An examination of child care practices, needs, and access in recent immigrant and refugee communities in Minnesota, based on focus groups conducted with family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care providers in their home languages |
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Family, friends and neighbors caring for children through the Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program: A survey of caregivers and parents A study of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care in Minnesota, examining its use by families receiving child care subsidies, characteristics of registered FFN providers, and strategies for FFN outreach and support |
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Fathers of U.S. children born in 2001: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) Findings from a survey of biological fathers of sampled children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), including data on fathers' demographic characteristics, attitudes about fathering, and involvement in child care |
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Follow-up study of former Even Start participants: Rochester Even Start (Hand-in-Hand) program An evaluation of the effects of Even Start program participation on new kindergarteners and their families, based on school performance, personal characteristics, and survey responses of former Even Start participants |
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