Early care and education state budget actions FY 2010
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
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Making quality count: Lessons from the Ready by 21 Quality Counts initiative
A description of the Ready by 21 Quality Counts initiative, a systems-building model for the improvement of the quality and capacity of out of school time programming, based on information from the implementation of the model at 7 community sites and 6 state sites
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A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care
A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care
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The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2009-2010 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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Professional development for the infant/toddler early care and education workforce
A proposal of a framework for the coordination and development of a professional development system (PDS) for early educators of infants and toddlers, based on examples from state initiatives of professional development programs
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Child care in rural areas: Top challenges
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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Hours of opportunity: Vol. 2. The power of data to improve after-school programs citywide
A study of the use of management information systems in out-of-school time systems in Denver, Colorado, Louisville, Kentucky, and San Francisco, and in initiatives in Boston, Chicago, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC
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Chemung County school readiness project: Prekindergarten assessment community report: 2009-2010 ECERS-R results
An assessment of the classroom quality of prekindergarten programs in Chemung County, New York
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State child care assistance policies 2010: New federal funds help states weather the storm
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2009 and February 2010, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of state child care administrators
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Hours of opportunity: Vol. 3. Profiles of five cities improving after-school programs through a systems approach
In-depth case studies of initiatives to build out-of-school time systems in the cities of Boston, Chicago, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC
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Mending the patchwork: A report examining county-by-county inequities in child care subsidy administration in New York State
An inquiry into the effects of county-level variations in eligibility and payment rules on parents’ and providers’ receipt of child care subsidies, based on an analysis of the administration of child care subsidy programs in the 58 social services districts of New York State from 2007 to 2009
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Hours of opportunity: Vol. 1. Lessons from five cities on building systems to improve after-school, summer school, and other out-of-school time programs
A study of the planning and early progress of initiatives to build out-of-school time systems in the cities of Boston, Chicago, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC
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Rochester After-School Academy 21st Century Community Learning Centers 2009-2010 program quality assessment
Findings from an assessment of the quality of 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) after school programs, based on data for 15 Rochester After-School Academy (RASA) programs in Rochester, New York
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Greater Rochester After School Alliance (GRASA) after-school assessment: 2009-10 fifth annual report
An annual report of the quality of after school programs in Rochester, New York, based on program observations
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Engaging older youth: Program and city-level strategies to support sustained participation in out-of-school time
A study of the characteristics of out-of-school time (OST) programs that sustained the participation and retention of middle and high school students, and an examination of strategies used in city-level initiatives to promote OST program participation, based on survey and in-depth interview data collected from programs in San Francisco; Washington, DC; Chicago; New York City; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Providence, Rhode Island
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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2010 update
A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2009, 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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