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Links
Abt Associates: http://www.abtassociates.com
ACF Program Manager's Guide: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/core/pubs_reports/prog_mgr.html
American Public Health Services Association: http://www.aphsa.org
Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov
Center for Law and Social Policy: http://www.clasp.org
Child Care Bureau: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/
Child Trends: http://www.childtrends.org
National Association of Child Care Research and Referral: http://www.naccrra.net
National Center for Children in Poverty: http://www.nccp.org
National Child Care Information Center: http://www.nccic.org
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
National Research Council: http://www.nas.edu/nrc/
Mathematica Policy Research Institute, Inc.: http://www.mathematica-mpr.com
MDRC: http://www.mdrc.org
The Urban Institute: http://www.urban.org
Zero to Three: http://www.zerotothree.org/
Bibliography
STATE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CHILD CARE QUALITY
Park-Jadotte, J., Golin, S. C., & Gault, B. 2002). Building a stronger child care workforce: A review of studies of the effectiveness of public compensation initiatives. Washington, D.C.: Institute for Women's Policy Research. (http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/CCW.pdf)
Rossi, P.H., Freeman, H.E., & Lipsey, M.W. (1999). Evaluation: A systematic approach, (6th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Vandell, D. L., & Wolfe, B. (2000). Child care quality: Does it matter and does it need to be improved? Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison. (http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/ccquality00/)
Research
"How Many is Enough? Estimating the Size of the U.S. Child Care Workforce" Center for Child Care Workforce. University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center
"Who Leaves? Who Stays? A Longitudinal Study of the Child Care Workforce": http://www.iir.berkeley.edu/cscce/reports.html
Regents of the University of California, Institute of Industrial Relations
Georgetown University
University of North Carolina @ Greensboro
Center for Child Care Workforce
"Barriers to Child Care Subsidies" Temple University, Anne Shlay
"Informal Caregiving among the White Mountain Apache and its Impact on Child Health and Well Being" University of Arizona, Shannon Sparks, Scholar
"Minnesota Child Care Research Partnership" Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning, Deb Swenson-Klatt
"A Study of Informal Child Care" Illinois Department of Human Services
"American Cares for Children and Youth: School-Age Care Needs Assessment and Training Project" University of Georgia, Chris Todd
"A Longitudinal Study of Legal, Unregulated Family Child Care Providers Who Participate in the Child Care Subsidy Program" University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Kelly Maxwell
"Informal Social Support Roles of African American Child Care Provifders in Low Income Communities" University of Chicago, Juliet Bromer, Scholar
Literature Reviews/Relevant Resources
(2005) Enhancing Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregiving Quality: The Research Case for Public Engagement: http://www.aphsa.org/Publications/Doc/Brandon-Family-Friend-and-Neighbor-Paper.pdf
(2005) Supporting Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers: Findings from a Survey of State Policies: http://www.bankstreet.edu/gems/ICCC/surveypaperfinal.pdf
(2001) Kith and Kin - Informal Child Care: Highlights from Recent Research: http://www.nccp.org/pub_kkh01.html
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