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Redford, Jeremy; Desrochers, Donna; Hoyer, Kathleen Mulvaney – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
Nearly 24 million children age 5 and under resided in the United States in 2014. Previous research has shown that about 60 percent of these children have some type of nonparental care arrangement before entering kindergarten. Studies of nonparental care arrangements are important because it is through such arrangements that many children receive…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Child Care
Whitebook, Marcy; Sakai, Laura; Kipnis, Fran; Lee, Yuna; Bellm, Dan; Speiglman, Richard; Almaraz, Mirella; Stubbs, LaToya; Tran, Paulina – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2006
This report presents the results of First 5 California's 2004 statewide and regional study of the early care and education (ECE) workforce in licensed family child care. The goal of the study was to collect information on the characteristics of this workforce (i.e., educational background and potential need and demand for professional…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Educational Background, Child Care, Child Caregivers
Coulton, Claudia – Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change (NJ1), 2005
Since mid-1999, a bold initiative has been underway in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to improve the well-being of the youngest members of the greater Cleveland community. A community-wide initiative targeting children from birth through age five and their families was launched in July 1999, and in the following 5 years demonstrated substantial success…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Strategic Planning, Program Improvement, Young Children