Designing subsidy systems to meet the needs of families: An overview of policy research findings [Executive summary]
A summary of a synthesis of strategies used by state and local agencies to support parents through the process of accessing and retaining child care subsidies
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Supporting parents' employment and children's development: Summary
A summary of a discussion of a policy approach to family security issues that integrates child development and parental employment concerns
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The lasting impact of employer-sponsored back-up care [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of the influence of employer-sponsored emergency child care arrangements on the recruitment, retention, productivity and attendance of employees
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The lasting impact of employer-sponsored child care [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of the effect of employer-sponsored child care arrangements on the recruitment, retention, productivity and attendance of employees, based on data from 3,234 employees using full-service child care centers and 839 employees using employer-sponsored emergency child care
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Amador County: Executive summary
A summary of an analysis of the economic impact of the early care and education industry in Amador County, California, in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries, labor force participation and development, and child development
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Calaveras County: Executive summary
A summary of an analysis of the economic impact of the early care and education industry in Calaveras County, California, in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries, labor force participation and development, and child development
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Los Angeles County: Executive summary
A summary of an analysis of the economic impact of the Los Angeles County, California, child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation
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Who's caring for our babies now?: Revisiting the 2005 profile of early care and education for children birth to three in North Carolina: Executive summary
A summary of a 2008 update of an examination of the child care system for infants and toddlers in North Carolina in 2005, including child care enrollment, quality, and subsidy use, and comparisons to the child care system for three- and four-year-old children
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A decade of data: The compensation and credentials of Arizona's early care and education workforce [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the wages, benefits, length of employment, and educational attainment of the Arizona early care and education workforce, based on interviews with 1,358 administrators from center-based child care, Head Start, and public school-based programs
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Lane County Child Care Enhancement Project: Final evaluation report: Executive summary
A summary of the final results from a three-year process and random-assignment outcome evaluation of the Lane County, Oregon, Child Care Enhancement Project--a program to lower families' child care expenses, increase and stabilize child care wages, and improve child care quality through child care subsidies, child care worker wage enhancements, and mentoring and technical assistance--based on program reports, provider and director surveys, parent surveys and interviews, and observations of child care settings
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Child Care Community Fund project: Year 1 evaluation report [Executive summary]
A summary of first year results from a process and random-assignment outcome evaluation of the Child Care Community Fund--a program to lower families' child care expenses, increase and stabilize child care wages, and improve child care quality through child care subsidies, child care worker wage enhancements, and individualized technical assistance--based on program reports, provider and director surveys, parent surveys and interviews, and observations of child care settings
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Access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, NY [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of trends in the availability of and access to subsidized child care in Monroe County, New York, based on analyses of demographic and adminstrative data, parent focus groups and interviews, and a literature review
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Investments in early childhood: An essential industry that is both good for business and vital to Montana's economy: Executive summary
A summary of an analysis of the economic impact of the Montana child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation
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Licensed child care in Washington State: 2006 [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Washington in 2006, including information on subsidies, provider licensing, capacity, years in operation, specialization, and staff experience, education, compensation, and turnover, based on surveys of child care centers and licensed family child care providers
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Economic impact of the early care and education industry in Georgia: Executive summary
A summary of an analysis of the economic impact of the Georgia child care and early education industry in terms of children and parents served, its employment, and its gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting parental labor force participation and positive child outcomes and the increased economic impact of high-quality child care and early education
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Options for improving the military child care system [Executive summary]
A summary of an assessment of the military child care system's success in terms of its U.S. Department of Defense goals and a discussion of options for transforming the system
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Childcare and early years survey 2007: Parents' use, views and experiences [Executive summary]
A summary of a survey of the child care arrangements, child care costs, barriers to access, and feelings about child care of parents of preschool- and school-aged children in the United Kingdom in 2007
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Registered family child care providers: 2008 customer survey report [Executive summary]
A summary of a survey of Oregon registered family child care providers' involvement in the licensing process, perceptions of the availability of training, experiences with the state Child Care Divsion, and knowledge and use of state child care programs, agencies, and professional organizations
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Covering the map: Child care resource & referral agencies providing vital services to parents throughout the United States [Executive summary]
A summary of a survey of services that local child care resource and referral agencies (CCRRAs) provide to parents, including child care referrals, consumer education, helping parents pay for child care, and parent training and workshops, based on a nationally representative sample of local CCRRAs
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Provision of ECE services and parental perceptions: Results of the NZCER national survey of ECE services [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of available early childhood education and care services, and an exploration of parental perceptions of available programs, based on a survey of 624 licensed early childhood directors and teachers and 650 parents in New Zealand
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Charting the course for child care and Head Start: Community needs analysis of early care and education in New York City: Summary report
A summary of an analysis of children served by public and private early care and education providers in New York City and of providers' geographic distribution across the city, based on administrative and census data and city staff and parent surveys
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Learning together: A study of six B.A. completion cohort programs in early care and education: Year 1 report [Executive summary]
A summary of findings from the first year of a five-year longitudinal study of six cohorts of students participating in California early childhood education B.A. completion programs, in which small groups of students pursue a bachelor's degree together and receive support services, that examine students' and institutions of higher education personnel's experiences of the programs
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Partnering for preschool: A study of center directors in New Jersey's mixed-delivery Abbott Program [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the perspectives on program participation, implementation, and improvement of directors of child care and Head Start centers participating in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on in-depth interviews with directors
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Early care & education policy for low income families in Washington State: What we can learn from White Center/Boulevard Park: Executive summary
A summary of a discussion of the utilization of and barriers to accessing high-quality child care and early education services in the White Center/Boulevard Park area of Washington State, with recommendations for improving access to high-quality child care and early education services for low-income families
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2008 Oregon child care market price study [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Oregon by provider type and age of child in 2008
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