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Minnesota Child Care Choices: Child care decision-making and perceptions of quality Findings from a longitudinal study of the child care decision-making processes of low-income families in Minnesota that examine parents' child care decision-making processes, perceptions of quality, and child care arrangements at baseline, based on a survey of 323 low-income parents with at least one child age 6 or under who have applied for child care assistance or welfare and live in one of seven participating counties |
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Minnesota Child Care Choices: Study and sample description An overview of a study, and its sample, that examines the child care decision-making processes of low-income families in Minnesota |
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Minnesota Child Care Choices: Families' participation in the Child Care Assistance Program Findings from a longitudinal study of the child care decision-making processes of low-income families in Minnesota that examine parents' child care subsidy program participation, based on administrative data from 323 low-income parents with at least one child age 6 or under who have applied for child care assistance or welfare and live in one of seven participating counties |
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Minnesota Child Care Choices: Families' employment patterns and child care-related work disruptions Findings from a longitudinal study of the child care decision-making processes of low-income families in Minnesota that examine parents' employment experiences and connections between child care and work, based on analyses of three subsamples from a survey of 323 low-income parents with at least one child age 6 or under who have applied for child care assistance or welfare and live in one of seven participating counties that consisted of 136 parents in paid employment, 282 labor force participants, and 102 parents with child care problems |
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Minnesota Child Care Choices: Families' awareness and use of a pilot quality rating and improvement system Findings from a longitudinal study of the child care decision-making processes of low-income families in Minnesota that examine parents' awareness and use of pilot quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) ratings and rated programs, based on a survey 270 low-income parents with at least one child age 6 or under who have applied for child care assistance or welfare and live in one of four QRIS pilot counties |
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The Effects of Quality Information and Financial Assistance on Child Care Choices and Employment Outcomes of Low-Income Families in Minnesota This study builds on an existing evaluation of a pilot quality rating system (QRS) by examining how low-income families in Minnesota make child care decisions. It explores how families navigate the complex array of child care settings, financial resources, and information about available child care, and how the implementation of the QRS affects these processes. The project tracks individuals in QRS and non-QRS communities for two years to gather data for descriptive analyses and the testing of econometric models. The following broad groups of research questions are addressed: (1) What factors influence awareness of and use of QRS information in choice of child care setting? What are the characteristics of families using the QRS? How does the QRS affect choice of child care?; (2) Does the QRS affect the use of subsidies? Does the type of setting chosen affect the use of subsidies? Which characteristics of the family are associated with use of CCAP subsidies?; (3) How do subsidies affect choice of child care? Do subsidies change the type of child care chosen? Do subsidies change the quality of child care chosen? Is the use of subsidies associated with more stable child care arrangements over time?; and (4) What factors influence child care stability, reliability, and employment outcomes? Findings are expected to inform the pilot QRS and to provide information to state and federal policymakers about how factors such as the type and quality of care chosen are related to the stability of child care and, in turn, to low-income parents' employment and family outcomes. |
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Child Care and Early Education Policy and Research Analysis and Technical Expertise Project The purpose of the competitive task order (TO) awarded to Child Trends is to support the provision of expert consultation, assessment and analysis in child care and early education policy and research to the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), including activities related to: providing expert advice, assistance and consultation in support of the agency's research priorities and goals; conducting studies to inform policy and practice and the development of new research priorities; identifying and refining measures and instruments to improve the collection of data related to program policies and practices, and to program outcomes for families and children, identifying sources of data and conducting statistical analyses on national and other original data-sets to answer questions of relevance to the Agency on child care utilization, child care supply, and the effects of child care and other early childhood policies on parental and child outcome; and, providing technical assistance and expertise in the preparation of written materials and convening of expert early childhood stakeholders. This task order also covers planning and facilitation of meetings of experts on child care research issues of relevance to the administration for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and other early childhood programs in States, Territories, and Tribes. |
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Findings from the Kentucky Early Care and Education and School-Age Care Household Survey A study of Kentucky households' child care use, selection, options, and expenses, based on interviews with 501 randomly selected Kentucky households with children who are 12 years old or younger and in child care |
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Changes in child care arrangements in Minnesota A study of patterns and changes in the child care arrangements of low income families in Minnesota, based on data from four waves of surveys conducted every five to six months with a cohort of 323 low income families with children under the age of 6 |
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Executive summary A summary of an evaluation of STARS for KIDS NOW, Kentucky's child care quality rating and improvement system, that examines the STARS standards, rating structure, technical assistance system, outreach efforts, service coordination, and administrative processes |
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Kentucky STARS for KIDS NOW process evaluation: Overview of methods A discussion of the research questions, methods, and data sources from an evaluation of STARS for KIDS NOW, Kentucky's child care quality rating and improvement system |
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Multiple purposes for measuring quality in early childhood settings: Implications for collecting and communicating information on quality A discussion of the different purposes for measuring child care and early education quality, including the importance of distinguishing among different purposes when assessing quality and the need for care when assessments are to be used for multiple purposes |
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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: The Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Evaluation Toolkit A guide to planning and conducting child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) evaluations |
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Early care and education for children in low-income families: Patterns of use, quality, and potential policy implications A review of research in four areas: 1) child care and early education usage patterns among children from low-income families, 2) child care and early education quality and its relation to child development, 3) child care and early education quality for children from low-income families, and 4) the policy context shaping child care and early education quality |
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system pilot: Year 3 Findings from an implementation and process evaluation of the third year of Parent Aware, Minnesota?s quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), including information on program characteristics and stakeholder perspectives |
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Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures A compendium, review, and comparison of over 20 instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings |
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