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The impact of child care subsidy use on child care quality
Ryan, Rebecca, Q3 2011
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(3), 320-331

A study of the relationship between government subsidization and both selection of child care and quality of arrangements, based on data from parents of 456 3-year-olds in 14 cities in the United States

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Welfare policies and adolescents: Exploring the roles of sibling care, maternal work schedules, and economic resources
Hsueh, JoAnn, December, 2011
American Journal of Community Psychology, 48(3-4), 322-340

A study of the relationship between adolescent school performance and participation and maternal employment and changes in families' reliance on sibling care due to welfare reform, based on data from three longitudinal experimental evaluations of: (1) the Jobs First Evaluation conducted in New Haven and Manchester, Connecticut; (2) the Family Transition Program conducted in Escambia County, Florida; and (3) the statewide Indiana Welfare Reform Program

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State child care assistance policies 2011: Reduced support for families in challenging times
Schulman, Karen, October, 2011
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2010 and February 2011 and between 2001 and February 2011, 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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Promoting healthy practices in child care centers: The role of child care resource and referral agencies
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, August, 2011
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A study of child care center obesity prevention practices and child care resource and referral agency health-related training and technical assistance offerings, based on a survey of 113 agencies from 29 states

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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2011 report
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, August, 2011
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

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 2010, 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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Evaluation of "Paths to QUALITY," Indiana's child care quality rating and improvement system: Final report
Elicker, James, 30 September, 2011
(Technical Report No. 3). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, Department of Child Development and Family Studies.

An evaluation of the influence of Indiana's Paths to QUALITY (PTQ) quality improvement system on the quality of child care offerings, the awareness of child care quality issues, the child care choices of parents, and select child development indicators, based on data collected at hundreds of child care sites throughout the state

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Evaluation of the 40-Hour Initial Pre-Service Training for Entry-Level Child Care Providers
Thorman, Abigail E., July, 2011
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

An evaluation of the 40-Hour Initial Pre-Service Training for Entry-Level Child Care Providers, an interactive online training, that examines participant experiences of and knowledge gains from the training and changes to resource and referral agency training and technical assistance offerings, based on pre- and posttest participant knowledge assessments, individual lesson analyses, participant focus groups, and resource and referral agency staff interviews

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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Defining and measuring quality: An in-depth study of five child care quality rating and improvement systems
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August, 2011
(OPRE Report 2011-29). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

An examination of aspects of child care quality rating and improvement systems related to definitions and measures of quality, including variation in definitions and measures, processes to measure each component and determine the overall level of quality, and availability of data on quality ratings, based on in-depth case studies in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee

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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Child care quality rating and improvement systems: Approaches to integrating programs for young children in two states
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August, 2011
(OPRE Report 2011-28). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

An examination of the role, and how to assess the role, that state child care quality rating and improvement systems can play in early childhood care and education system integration and development, based on document reviews, administrator interviews, and two-day site visits in Indiana and Pennsylvania

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The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

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 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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We can do better: 2011 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March 2011
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations

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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

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The first days of kindergarten and what they mean for preschool teachers
Conn-Powers, Michael, June, 2011
Bloomington: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Early Childhood Center.

A study of classroom and instructional routines in the beginning weeks of kindergarten and the school readiness skills children demonstrated or were expected to demonstrate, based on observations conducted in 34 kindergarten classroom during the first five weeks of the 2010-2011 school year

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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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