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Quality Initiatives
National, State, or local initiatives that increase access to quality programs by providing parent education/consumer education and quality enhancements or improvements, including training and technical assistance; grants, scholarships, and other financial incentives; and other supports.
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The Library collection contains summaries and availability information for published documents of interest to policymakers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and other members of the child care community. Links to full-text publications about child care and school-age issues are provided when available.
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Beyond Parallel Play: Emerging State and Community Planning Roles in Building Early Learning Systems (PDF) 
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This brief provides concrete ideas for State and local policy-makers about how to address three important after-school challenges: (1) State and local system building, (2) promotion of access to programs,... [view more] | Library |
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Beyond the Mandate: An Analysis of a Survey of School District Early Learning Programs in Washington State (PDF)
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This survey of the quantity and quality of early learning programs in Washington State was conducted as a joint project of the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Economic... [view more] | Library |
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Beyond Marriage Licenses: Efforts in States to Strengthen Marriage and Two-Parent Families: A State-By-State Snapshot (PDF)
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This report provides a State-by-State description of government-related activities in the field of couples and marriage policy. Four main categories of couples and marriage activities are identified: (1)... [view more] | Library |
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Birth Through Age Three Community Special Report: Marquette & Alger Counties, Michigan (HTML)
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This report indicates that citizens of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) are taking action to improve community support for their children and their families. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has launched the... [view more] | Library |
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Birth to 5 and Beyond: A Growing Movement in Early Education (HTML)
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This policy paper indicates that interest in early childhood development continues to grow across the United States. Recently, there has been an effort to develop more unified and comprehensive early education... [view more] | Library |
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Blending and Braiding Funds to Support Early Care and Education Initiatives (PDF)
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This strategy brief highlights the successes and lessons learned in blending early childhood funding streams. Financing strategies are presented that State and local policy makers, community leaders, and... [view more] | Library |
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Blueprint for Action: Implementing the Early Childhood Agenda in Connecticut (PDF)
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This report describes the early childhood agenda in Connecticut. Young children’s and families’ needs can be better met through interagency coordination of resources not only at the local level, but also... [view more] | Library |
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The Bottom Line: Setting the Real Standard for Bay Area Working Families (PDF)
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This report profiles nine counties in the San Francisco Bay Area to show the monthly expenses for families of various sizes and the number of families who are not earning enough to cover these expenses.... [view more] | Library |
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Bridging Gaps Early on in Oklahoma (HTML)
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This article suggests that the combination of quality and scale makes the Oklahoma voluntary prekindergarten program one of the most serious attempts to deal with economic inequality in the United States.... [view more] | Library |
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Brief Summary: Unions in Child Care (PDF)
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This document presents a brief history of unions in child care. Until recently, less than five percent of child care workers belonged to a labor union. Since 1998, both the Service Employees International... [view more] | Library |
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