An approach to enhance kindergarten transition
A descriptive summary of an approach to enhancing kindergarten transition through a series of activities connecting principals, teachers, parents, children and peers
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Assessing program quality
A discussion of the purposes, strengths and opportunities of the Early Intervention Services Assessment Scale (EISAS) for the comprehensive assessment of the quality of early intervention programs and services
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Caring for the next generation: Child care and after-school activities
A brief report on the importance of child care affordability, quality and access, especially during non-traditional hours Examples of government and industry strategies and model programs were presented
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Characteristics of an exit cohort of AFDC recipients that affect use of child care subsidies
A report on characteristics of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) leavers in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, that predict child care subsidy use
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Child care in California: A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research findings on the gap between the number of children eligible for child care subsidies in California, under both the state and federal income eligibility guidelines, and the number of children actually served. This brief also provides an overview of California's child care administration policies.
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Child care in Connecticut: A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research findings on the gap between the number of children eligible for child care subsidies in Connecticut, under both the state and federal income eligibility guidelines, and the number of children actually served. This brief also provides an overview of Connecticut's child care administration policies.
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Child care in Delaware: A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research findings on the gap between the number of children eligible for child care subsidies in Delaware, under both the state and federal income eligibility guidelines, and the number of children actually served. This brief also provides an overview of Delaware's child care administration policies.
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Child care in Florida: A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research findings on the gap between the number of children eligible for child care subsidies in Florida, under both the state and federal income eligibility guidelines, and the number of children actually served. This brief also provides an overview of Florida's child care administration policies.
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Child care in Louisiana : A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research on the gap between subsidy eligibility and receipt for child care subsidies in Louisiana.
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Child care in Michigan: A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research findings on the gap between the number of children eligible for child care subsidies in Michigan, under both the state and federal income eligibility guidelines, and the number of children actually served. This brief also provides an overview of Michigan's child care administration policies.
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Child care in Pennsylvania: A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research findings on the gap between the number of children eligible for child care subsidies in Pennsylvania, under both the state and federal income eligibility guidelines, and the number of children actually served. This brief also provides an overview of Pennsylvania's child care administration policies.
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Child care in the postwelfare reform era: Analysis and strategies for advocates
An overview of changes to welfare reform under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, with recommendations of strategies for advocates working with families receiving welfare
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Child care in Texas: A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research findings on the gap between the number of children eligible for child care subsidies in Texas, under both the state and federal income eligibility guidelines, and the number of children actually served. This brief also provides an overview of Texas's child care administration policies.
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Child care in Utah: A short report on subsidies, affordability and supply
A summary of research findings on the gap between the number of children eligible for child care subsidies in Utah, under both the state and federal income eligibility guidelines, and the number of children actually served. This brief also provides an overview of Utah's child care administration policies.
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Child care social climate
Key findings from a study on teacher-child relationships and the social environment of child care on children's socioemotional development
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Child care subsidies: Federal grants and tax benefits for working families
A description of federal grants and tax benefits for working families with children, with a focus on the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), the child and dependent care tax credit (DCTC), and the dependent care assistance program (DCAP)
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CQO children go to school
Key findings of the longitudinal follow-up study to the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study (CQO) that investigates the persistence of children's benefits from participation in early childhood care through elementary school
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Creating dedicated local revenue sources for out-of-school time initiatives
An informational brief discussing the advantages and disadvantages of financing strategies used to create dedicated revenue sources for after school programs; the strategies include: special taxing districts, special tax levies; guaranteed expenditure minimums; children's trust funds; fees and narrowly-based taxes, and income tax check-offs
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Decision matrix
A framework for child care policy decision-makers to analyze the efficacy of the desirability and feasibility factors of various public policy options
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Depressed moms & child development
Key findings from a longitudinal study on the correlation between maternal depression and children's development and school readiness, based on data on 1,215 mothers and their children assessed regularly from 1 to 36 months
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Early intervention: What's next?
A discussion of goals for the improvement and development of early childhood intervention services
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Elementary school principals and early childhood directors
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Family outcomes
A discussion of the need for a tool to assess the outcomes and efficacy of the family oriented early intervention programs and services, including a suggested list of 8 questions to be considered in assessing a family’s experiences in the intervention
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Funding inclusive child care
A brief examining federal and state options for financing inclusive child care
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Illinois directors' salaries
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