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The 101st Congress: An emerging agenda for children in poverty
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1993
In J. Chafel (Ed.), Child Poverty and Public Policy (pp. 203-243). Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press

A review of the legislative issues surrounding Project Head Start's reauthorization, the expansion of Medicare, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Child Care and Development Block Grant by the 101st United States Congress

Other

10 new ideas for early education in the 111th Congress
Mead, Sara, February 2009
Washington, DC: New America Foundation.

A discussion of 10 policy proposals to improve early education access, quality, and alignment from preschool through early elementary school

Fact Sheets & Briefs

10 new ideas for early education in the NCLB reauthorization
Mead, Sara, November 29, 2007
(Issue Brief No. 6). Washington, DC: New America Foundation.

A series of recommendations for strengthening provisions in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act to better support high-quality early education

Fact Sheets & Briefs

13 indicators of quality child care: Research update
Fiene, Richard, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

An annotated bibliography of research conducted since 1992 on thirteen key child care quality indicators used in developing child care licensing regulations.

Methods

15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC
Kershaw, Paul, August 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia, Human Early Learning Partnership.

An argument for reducing the percentage of developmentally vulnerable children in British Columbia, Canada, to 15 by 2015, including a policy framework to achieve the goal

Other

15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC [Executive summary]
Kershaw, Paul, August 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia, Human Early Learning Partnership.

A summary of an argument for reducing the percentage of developmentally vulnerable children in British Columbia, Canada, to 15 by 2015, including a policy framework to achieve the goal

Executive Summary

The 2003 California child care portfolio
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, 2004
San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

A report providing statewide and county-by-county statistics regarding child care supply and demand, costs, and current policy trends in the state of California

Other

2004 supplement to Making care less taxing
National Women's Law Center, 2004
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A chart supplementing Appendix A of the 2002 report, ''Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions,'' which describes state child and dependent care for tax year 2003

Other

The 2005 Child Care Licensing Study: Executive summary
National Association for Regulatory Administration, [n.d.]
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

Summary of a compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005

Executive Summary

The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, December 2006
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005

Reports & Papers

The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), February 2009
Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007

Reports & Papers

2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2006
Paris: UNESCO Publishing.

An assessment of the progress made by countries and national organizations toward meeting the goals of equitable provision of learning opportunities to all citizens from infancy to adulthood, expressed at the Jomtien World Conference on Education for All, based on cross-national education statistics, household surveys, consultations, literature reviews and commissioned papers, with a focus on national strategies for creating programs and improving services devoted to early childhood care and education

Reports & Papers

2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education [Summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2006
Paris: UNESCO Publishing.

A summary of an assessment of the progress made by countries and national organizations toward meeting the goals of equitable provision of learning opportunities to all citizens from infancy to adulthood, expressed at the Jomtien World Conference on Education for All, based on cross-national education statistics, household surveys, consultations, literature reviews and commissioned papers, with a focus on national strategies for creating programs and improving services devoted to early childhood care and education

Executive Summary

The 2008 child care licensing study
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), May 2010
Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007

Reports & Papers

2008 supplement to Making care less taxing
National Women's Law Center, February 2008
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An update listing changes to state child and dependent care income tax provisions since December 2005 that are in effect for the 2007 tax year

Other

2009 child nutrition reauthorization: Child and Adult Care Food Program preschool recommendations
National Women's Law Center, April 2009
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A discussion of policy recommendations for legislation reauthorizing the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Fact Sheets & Briefs

2009 supplement to Making care less taxing
National Women's Law Center, April 2009
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An update listing changes to state child and dependent care income tax provisions since December 2005 that are in effect for the 2008 tax year

Other

21st Century Community Learning Centers: A foundation for progress
Afterschool Alliance, 2006
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A description of the programs implemented through the use of federal funds supplied through the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) initiative

Fact Sheets & Briefs

28 million poor and lower-middle income children would not qualify for Dole child tax credit
Larin, Kathryn, 1996
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

A policy brief on the ramifications of proposed changes to the child tax credit by then-Presidential candidate Bob Dole.

Fact Sheets & Briefs

5 ideas for children five years and younger
Stedron, Jennifer, June 2008
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

An overview of five types of policies to support children's development and early learning, with examples from individual states

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Access to child care for low-income working families
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

An exploration of the magnitude of the gap between demand for, and actual acquisition of, child care subsidy assistance among low income, subsidy eligible families

Reports & Papers

Access to child care for low-income working families [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

The executive summary of a research report that explores the gap between the demand for child care subsidy assistance and the actual receipt by low-income, subsidy eligible families.

Executive Summary

Access to early childhood programs for children at risk
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1994
(NCES 93-372). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

An investigation into the degree of access at-risk children have to programs providing early childhood education and care services and the quality of those programs, using data from the National Household Education Survey

Other

Access to early childhood programs for children at risk [Executive summary]
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1994
(NCES 93-372). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A summary of an investigation into the degree of access at-risk children have to programs providing early childhood education and care services and the quality of those programs, using data from the National Household Education Survey

Executive Summary

The Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009, S. 2749/H.R. 4402
National Women's Law Center, 2009
Washington, DC: National Women’s Law Center.

A description of a 2009 legislative proposal for the expansion of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Fact Sheets & Briefs

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