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State Prekindergarten Initiatives: A Varied Picture of States' Decisions Affecting Availability, Quality, and Access.
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Schulman, Karen; Blank, Helen; Ewen, Danielle – Young Children, 1999
Explores the following aspects of state prekindergarten initiatives: (1) states take varied approaches to prekindergarten initiatives; (2) state policy decisions impact availability of programs; (3) many factors influence program quality; (4) barriers make programs inaccessible to some families; (5) collaboration efforts promote coordination at…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Policy Analysis
Making Pre-Kindergarten Work for Low-Income Working Families. CLASP Child Care and Early Education Series. Policy Paper No. 1
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Schumacher, Rachel; Hamm, Katie; Ewen, Danielle – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
A growing number of state leaders believe that it is essential to expand high-quality early learning and development opportunities for all young children before they reach kindergarten. A key component of this strategy is providing access to voluntary, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs, especially for low-income children. Over the last few…
Descriptors: Child Care, Income, Child Development, Preschool Education
All Together Now: State Experiences in Using Community-Based Child Care to Provide Pre-Kindergarten. CLASP Child Care and Early Education Series. Policy Brief No. 5
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Schumacher, Rachel; Ewen, Danielle; Hart, Katherine; Lombardi, Joan – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2005
This brief is based on the 61-page report of the same name. This paper, commissioned by the Brookings Institution, studies the emergence of the mixed delivery model, in which pre-kindergarten is delivered in community-based settings and schools. It describes findings of a state survey CLASP conducted to understand the policy choices,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Child Care Centers, Delivery Systems, Preschool Education
Using TANF for Early Childhood Programs
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Greenberg, Mark; Ewen, Danielle; Matthews, Hannah – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2006
This document focuses on how states can use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to support early childhood education initiatives. It draws on CLASP's previous report, "Financing Universal Pre-Kindergarten: Possibilities and Technical Issues for States in Using Funds Under the Child Care and Development Fund and Temporary…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Block Grants, Welfare Services
State Budget Cuts Create a Growing Child Care Crisis for Low-Income Working Families.
Ewen, Danielle; Hart, Katherine – 2003
As one of a series of reports concerning state policies and practices in child care and early education, this report identifies reductions in state investments in child care, early education, and school-age care and argues that such reductions will result in many low-income working families losing the assistance they need to stay employed. The…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Child Care, Early Childhood Education
Report on the Activities of the States Using Child Care and Development Block Grant Quality Improvement Funds.
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Ewen, Danielle; Goldstein, Anne – 1996
This report provides an overview of the activities funded in 1994 by states using funds available for quality improvement and supply building in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Information on the activities was obtained through mail surveys conducted by the National Child Care Information Center with 45 states and territories…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Block Grants, Certification, Community Coordination