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
Reports & Papers
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
Reports & Papers
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
Reports & Papers
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
Reports & Papers
A comparative report on the frequency and types of human service licensing inspections: A cross-system study of assisted living, child care, developmental disabilities and child residential facilities
Kroh, Karen E., 2001
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.
Results from a 2001 survey of the frequency and types of licensing inspections in 93 assisted living, special needs and residential child care facilities in the United States, the Virgin Islands and Canada
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Counting the child care workforce: A catalog of state data sources to quantify and describe child caregivers in the fifty states and the District of Columbia
Breunig, Gretchen Stahr, 2003
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.
A report on data sources suitable for use in calculating the size of the child care workforce for individual states
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Early care and education partnerships: State actions and local lessons
Schilder, Diane, 2003
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.
An inquiry into the nature and durability of partnerships between early childhood education and care providers and community organizations that support parents’ child care needs
Reports & Papers
Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008
Clothier, Steffanie, April 2008
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, based on a survey of the 50 states and territories
Reports & Papers
Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009
Poppe, Julie, May 2009
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.
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
Reports & Papers
Early care and education state budget actions FY 2010
Clothier, Steffanie, April, 2010
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2010, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories
Reports & Papers
Early care and education state budget actions FY 2011
National Conference of State Legislatures, August, 2011
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2011, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories
Reports & Papers
Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1998
(GAO/HEHS-98-65). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.
A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services
Reports & Papers
Map to Inclusive Child Care: Outcomes for year three
University of Connecticut. Health Center. Division of Child and Family Studies,
Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut, Health Center, Division of Child and Family Studies.
A presentation of outcomes of the third year of the Map to Inclusive Child Care, an initiative to promote inclusive early childhood education and care in 10 states, including information on plans for expansion, local initiatives and collaboration, and legislation and policy
Reports & Papers
National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
Carver, Priscilla R., 2006
(E.D. TAB, NCES 2006-076). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care
Reports & Papers
Practices and policies: Market rate surveys in states, territories, and tribes
Weber, Roberta B. (Bobbie), May 2007
Corvallis, OR: Oregon Child Care Research Partnership
Findings from a study examining current child care market rate survey methods, practices, and policies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, territories, and tribes, including descriptions of challenges faced by jurisdictions in conducting surveys, and methods of providing study data
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State and jurisdictional eligibility definitions for infants and toddlers with disabilities under IDEA
Shackelford, Jo, 2005
(NECTAC Notes Issue No. 18). Chapel Hill, NC: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center.
A discussion of how the 50 states and 6 jurisdictions that participate in the Part C program of IDEA define developmental delays and, as applicable, at risk in their definition of eligibility for services
Reports & Papers
Status of efforts to increase the qualifications of Head Start teachers
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 2004
(OEI-07-01-00560). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.
A study assessing factors contributing to Head Start programs’ progress and experiences in increasing teachers’ qualifications
Reports & Papers
Strengthening Latino parental involvement forming community-based organizations/school partnership
Osterling, Jorge P, 2004
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2(1), 270-284
A discussion of the use of partnerships between schools and Latino community-based organizations to improve the involvement of Latino parents in children’s schooling
Reports & Papers
Supporting family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Findings from a survey of state policies
Porter, Toni, 2005
New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012)
An examination of state regulatory policies for kith and kin child care providers receiving government subsidies
Reports & Papers
Vaccination coverage among children enrolled in Head Start programs and licensed child care centers and entering school: United States and selected reporting areas, 1999-2000 school year
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), 2001
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 50(39), 847-855
A compilation of vaccination rates of children in early years settings, based on school-based surveys from 64 programs in the fifty states, eight territories, five cities, and the District of Columbia in the United States
Reports & Papers
Vaccination coverage among children enrolled in Head Start programs or day care facilities or entering school
Jiles, Ruth B., 2000
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: CDC Surveillance Summaries, 49(9), 27-38
A synthesis of reported data on vaccination rates of children in public schools and licensed child care centers, using information gathered through the Center for Disease Control’s National Immunization Program
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