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Child-Care Subsidies and School Readiness in Kindergarten
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Johnson, Anna D.; Martin, Anne; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Child Development, 2013
The federal child-care subsidy program represents one of the government's largest investments in early care and education. Using data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, this study examines associations, among subsidy-eligible families, between child-care subsidy receipt when children are 4 years old…
Descriptors: Grants, Child Care, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
The Source of Child Care Center Preschool Learning and Program Standards: Implications for Potential Early Learning Challenge Fund Grantees
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Ackerman, Debra J.; Sansanelli, Rachel A. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2010
The proposed federal Early Learning Challenge Fund (ELCF) aims to improve the quality of early care and education programs by promoting the integration of more stringent program and early learning standards than are typically found in child care centers. ELCF grantees also must outline their plans for professional development and technical…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Care, Academic Standards, Grantsmanship