The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, December 2006
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.
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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The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), February, 2009
Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration.
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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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (U.S.), January, 2011
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.
A study of the extent to which state child care regulations meet standards related to obesity prevention in the areas of infant feeding, nutrition, and physical activity
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Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, January, 2007
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
An evaluation of a joint Air Force-National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies initiative to increase the supply of high-quality family child care in civilian communities near Air Force bases by implementing the Air Force model of family child care among local providers
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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states conducted by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), which examined the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community based child care providers as part of the states' prekindergarten programs
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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
Paper presented at the the Brookings Institution-University of North Carolina conference on Creating a national plan for the education of 4-year-olds, Washington, DC.
A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs
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America After 3PM
Afterschool Alliance, October 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
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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America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand
Afterschool Alliance, May 2010
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households
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Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report
United States. Department of Education. Policy and Program Studies Service, December 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Service.
An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments
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Announced v. unannounced licensing inspections: Survey report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, 1997
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.
Results from a survey about the requirements and practices of announced and unannounced licensing inspections by child care, child welfare, drug and alcohol, adult day care, and mental health licensing professionals in 40 different states/provinces/territories
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Another look at moral panics: The case of satanic day care centers
deYoung, Mary, 1998
Deviant Behavior, 19(3), 257-278
An examination of moral panic and a discussion of its theory and use and future implications in society as an agent of change
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"Are you done?": Child care providers' verbal communication at mealtimes that reinforce or hinder children's internal cues of hunger and satiation
Ramsay, Samantha A., July-August 2010
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 42(4), 265-270
A study of verbal communication between child care providers and preschool children about internal and non-internal hunger and satiation cues at mealtime based on video observation transcripts of 29 Head Start staff and 127 children at 26 licensed centers
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Assembly Bill 563: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: Building a foundation for school readiness and success in k-12 and beyond: FY 2010-11 evaluation report
Leitner, David,
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.
An evaluation of Nevada's publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examines program characteristics and quality, explores the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year, and compares longitudinal developmental and parental involvement outcomes of participants and nonparticipants, based on reports from program directors, program observations, child assessments, and teacher surveys
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Bringing transmedia to expanded learning settings: Emerging practices
Agrawal, Nina, February, 2013
New York: Collaborative for Building After-School Systems.
An examination of efforts by 11 public television stations to incorporate transmedia storytelling, which links interactive games, television series, and websites to established children's educational characters, into out-of-school time programs serving young children, based on site visits, progress reports, and interviews with television station staff
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Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families
Schumacher, Rachel, April 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
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Championing success: Business organizations for early childhood investments
ReadyNation, 2013
Washington, DC: ReadyNation.
A study of the early childhood policy and advocacy efforts of formal business membership organizations, based on survey responses from 104 local chambers of commerce and from 121 state business roundtables, state chambers of commerce, and city chambers of commerce
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The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States
Brandon, Peter D., 2004
International Migration, 42(2), 65-87
A comparison of the use of child care arrangements among immigrant families to non-immigrant families
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Child care choices, consumer education, and low-income families
Mitchell, Anne W., 1992
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty
A policy paper exploring issues surrounding child care choices, consumer advocacy and low-income families
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Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) report to Congress: Submitted January 2003
United States. Child Care Bureau, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.
A report providing various state and federal information regarding the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)
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Child care in rural areas: Top challenges
Smith, Linda K., 09 July, 2010
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
An examination of child care challenges facing child care providers and parents in rural areas, based on survey responses from child care resource and referral agencies in 42 states
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Child care in the state of Nevada: 2006 demographics report
Elquist, Marty, July, 2007
Reno, NV: Children's Cabinet.
An exploration of the child care market in the state of Nevada in 2006, including information on availability of child care, parents' demand for care, child care costs, and trends in bridging the gap between supply and demand
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Child care in the state of Nevada: 2009 demographics report
Elquist, Marty, October, 2009
Reno, NV: Children's Cabinet.
An exploration of the child care market in the state of Nevada in 2009, including information on availability of child care, parents' demand for care, child care costs, and trends in bridging the gap between supply and demand
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Child care: Recent state policy changes affecting the availability of assistance for low-income families
United States. General Accounting Office, 2003
(GAO-03-588). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.
An examination of state policy developments affecting the availability of child care assistance for low-income families
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Child care: State efforts to enforce safety and health requirements
United States. Government Accountability Office, 2004
(GAO-04-786). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office.
A report by the Government Accountability Office to House Representative Sander M Levin regarding the regulation of child care health and safety requirements in states supported by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
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Children's literacy: Children's Books for Healthy Families/Libros de Ninos para Familias Saludables
Kock, Jo Anne, 2003
Journal of Extension, 41(2)
A special issue of the Journal of Extension, summarizing a longitudinal study of the relationship between parent-child reading activities and emergent literacy in children from birth to age three
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