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General Resources

Reports

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A Policy Primer: Quality Pre-Kindergarten (2004)

Early Childhood = Economic Development (March 2003)

Early Childhood Education: How Important are the Cost-Savings to the School System? (February 2004)

Early Learning Left Out: An Examination of Public Investment in Education and Development by Child Age (February 2004)

Evaluations of School Readiness Initiatives: What are we Learning (March 2004)

On the Path to School Readiness: Key Questions to Consider Before Establishing Universal Pre-Kindergarten (March 2004)

Prekindergarten: Four Selected States Expanded Access by Relying on Schools and Existing Providers on Early Education and Care to Provide Services (September 2004)

Public Schools and Economic Development: What the Research Shows (2004)

Quality Pre-Kindergarten for All: State Legislative Report (September 2004)

The ABC's of ECD: A Discussion of the Economics of Early Childhood Development (December 2003)

The Universal vs. Targeted Debate: Should the United States Have Preschool for All? (April 2004)

NGA Report: Governor Rell's Vision for Early Childhood Investment (February 2005)

Resources

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Child Advocates Making a Difference (November 2004)

Child Care Financing Matrix (2003)

Early Care and Education Collaborative

Financing Universal Early Care and Education for America's Children Project (2004)

National Institute for Early Education Research

Prekindergarten Policy Framework

Smart Start Newsletter: Alliance for Early Childhood Finance (2004)

The Linking Economic Development and Child Care Project

The Price of School Readiness: A Tool for Estimating the Cost of Universal Preschool in the States (2004)

True Cost of Quality Care Toolkit (August 2004)

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