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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards?
Kim, Juhee, July/August 2012
Pediatric Dentistry, 34(4), 317-324

A study of state child care regulations in the United States in terms of their inclusion of selected oral health and nutrition standards related to early childhood dental cavities, based on a review of regulations in 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality
Porter, Toni, 2002
New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012)

A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)

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Building a professional development system for Rhode Island afterschool and summer learning programs: A status report
Keogh-Walker, Shevaun, December, 2009
Providence, RI: Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance.

An examination of both the existing and missing pieces of a potential Rhode Island after school and summer learning professional development system

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Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report
United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, December, 2006
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Healthy Child Care Consultant Network Support Center. (No longer accessible as of September 12, 2012)

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 under the Family Support Act: Early lessons from the states
Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 1992
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund

A study of the Head Start program’s effects on disadvantaged rural students development compared with non-Head Start rural students, based on results from the analysis of variance studies in testing of 144 children in Mississippi enrolled in Head Start I and Head Start II programs, and a non-Head Start control group

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The economic impact of Rhode Island's child care industry
Options for Working Parents, 2003
Providence, RI: Options for Working Parents.

A quantitative analysis of the economic impact of the child care industry on the state economy, highlighting both direct and indirect effects

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Estimating sustainability and comprehensiveness in the Quality Child-Care Initiative: Final report
United States. Employment and Training Administration. Office of Apprenticeship, Training, Employer and Labor Services, 30 April, 2003
Oakland, CA: Social Policy Research Associates. (No longer accessible as of September 12, 2012)

An analysis of participating states' post-grant prospects for sustaining and broadening programs funded under the Quality Child-Care Initiative, federally funded grants for states to address child care quality and labor issues by applying the apprenticeship training method to the child care workforce

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An examination of the child care choices of low-income families receiving child care subsidies
Witte, Ann D., 2004
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics.

A study of the household and community characteristics associated with the child care choices of families receiving child care subsidies, a presentation of econometric models of child care decision making for subsidy-receiving families, and a study of resulting changes in child care choices following a 2001 reform of subsidy policy, based on data collected from all Rhode Island families receiving child care subsidies between May 1996 and June 2002

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An examination of the duration of child care subsidies in Rhode Island: Impacts of policy changes and cross state comparisons
Witte, Ann D., 2005
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics.

A longitudinal comparison of the relationships between the duration of child care subsidy use and family characteristics, the presence of an entitlement system, changes in and use of welfare programs, and increases in access to subsidies, based on data collected from three cohorts of families in Rhode Island receiving their first subsidies in 1996, 1997, or 2000

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A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies
Schulman, Karen, 2001
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

A report on state-level child care assistance policies and changes that have occurred between 1995 and 2001, examining the impact of policies on families' access to care and child care choices.

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Framing early childhood development: Strategic communications and public preferences
Gilliam, Jr., Franklin D., 2004
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 7). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

An examination of approaches to conveying organizational information, and the role of communications methods in early childhood program planning, implementation, and management

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An investigation into the impact of revised eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) in the state of Rhode Island
Ready to Learn Providence, January, 2009
Providence, RI: Ready to Learn Providence.

An investigation of the influence of revised eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) on the continued participation of Rhode Island families in the program and the ability of these families to procure child care, based on a survey of 95 families who lost all or some of their subsidies and 366 child care providers who provide services to families affected by the revisions

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Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families
Adams, Gina, 1998
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund

A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States

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Parents and the high price of child care: 2008 update
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, June, 2008
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. (No longer available as of December 7, 2012).

A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children, 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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Perceived impacts of proposed cuts to RI Department of Human Services Starting Right Child Care Assistance Program
Ready to Learn Providence, June, 2007
Providence, RI: Ready to Learn Providence.

An inquiry into the possible negative influence of statewide budget cuts in Rhode Island for the 2007-2008 fiscal year on the state's Starting Right Child Care Assistance Program

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Poised for shaping results-based early learning systems: A report on child care resource and referral in the United States
Smith, Linda K., June, 2003
Washington, DC: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. (No longer accessible as of September 12, 2012)

A national study of child care resource and referral agencies, including services provided to parents and providers, sources and levels of agency funding, and agency data collecting activities, based on a survey of state child care resource and referral agencies

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Ready to Learn Providence evaluation report 2004
Zuliani, Ivana, June, 2007
Providence, RI: Ready to Learn Providence.

Findings from an evaluation of Ready to Learn Providence, an initiative to improve early childhood education programs and service delivery in eight of Providence, Rhode Island's highest need neighborhoods

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Revisiting school readiness data: An examination of select indicators in Providence
Ready to Learn Providence, May, 2008
Providence, RI: Ready to Learn Providence.

An analysis of neighborhood indicators to assess Providence, Rhode Island's ability to prepare children to enter school ready to learn and succeed, including information on family characteristics, child care market rates, and teacher qualifications

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Seeds of Success: State Prekindergarten Initiatives 1998-1999
Blank, Helen, 1999
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund

A study of prekindergarten initiatives across different states in order to assess the quality of prekindergarten, the accessibility of prekindergarten and the way in which prekindergarten initiatives are integrated with other early childhood programs.

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Trends in child care center licensing regulations and policies for 2011
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 1). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement

An analysis of state child care center licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, child-adult ratios, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements

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Trends in family child care home licensing requirements and policies for 2011
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 2). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement

An analysis of state family child care home licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, group size, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements

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Trends in group child care home licensing regulations and policies for 2011
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 3). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement

An analysis of state group child care home licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, group size, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements

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