Current Data and Research Information
We will try to keep up to date on any information that could be considered as helpful in understanding the key issues underlying the need for and benefits of Child Care and Maine. As with the other pages on this web site, if you find some study or report that you feel would be appropriate, please feel free to forward this (either in electronic copy or a link to that information) to info@mainechildcare.org.
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Part of the debate around the proposed changes in rates of reimbursement for the Child Care paid for via the Maine Child Care Subsidy System has been centered around two questions:
1) “Does higher cost child care really result in better outcomes for children?” and
2) “Does this greater investment in these children pay dividends to the overall economic prosperity in Maine?”
To assist in these discussions, we’ve gathered a handful of reports, both specific to the State of Maine and from a more national perspective, and put links to these reports below.
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First, to address the question: Is there a link between the “Cost of Care” and the “Quality of Outcomes for Children” in child care settings in Maine.
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Second, to address the question: “Is there any meaningful connection between the “quality” of child care available to our young children and the overall economic prosperity in Maine?”
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Most Recently Posted Research and Data Reports
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Each year, the Foundation for Child Development and the Child and Youth Well-Being Index Project at Duke University issue a comprehensive measure of how children are faring in the United States.
The Overall Composite ChildWell-Being Index (CWI) is based on a composite of 28 Key Indicators of well-being that are grouped into seven Quality-of-Life/Well-Being Domains. These domains are economic wellbeing,safe/risky behavior, social relationships, emotional/spiritual well-being, community engagement, educational attainment, and health. This year?s overall CWI is an updated measure of trends over the 33-year period from 1975 to 2008, with projections for 2009.
You can download this full report by clicking the icon on the left.
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Child Well Being in Americal, 2010 Statisical Report |
The folks at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) have produced a fascinating series of articles on the needs of Infants and Toddlers in “Out of Home Care” and the most effective ways States and systems can best respond to these needs. You can download these reports by clicking on the icons below.
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The Brooking Institute and Urban Institute have combined to provide an analysis of the levels and kinds of investments made by the Federal Government in children ages birth to 11 years of age. You can download these reports by clicking on the icons below.
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Child Care -- Cost, Quality and Outcomes
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Public Funding for Early Care and Education and Child Care Subsidy Policy
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Family Income, Needs, and Poverty
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Additional Information of Interest
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