Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care

Build Supply of Quality Care

Massachusetts conducted a state study of the cost, quality, and outcomes for babies and toddlers in child care centers.
North Carolina Child Care Services Association analyzed available data in the state to assess where babies and toddlers were being served in child care and the quality of that care; it also produced reports by regions of the state.

California Child Care Resource and Referral Agency produces biennial reports on supply and demand for licensed care in the state, including analysis by age of children.
Maryland Child Care Resource Network produces annual reports that map the supply of licensed slots and the population of children across the state.

CLASP and ZERO TO THREE studied state initiatives to build on the Early Head Start model. A report as well as state profiles are available.
CLASP has written about the use of contracts to improve the quality and supply of infant/toddler care.
The National Infant and Toddler Child Care Initiative has released recommendations for ensuring babies and toddlers are addressed in state QRIS.
The Community Investment Collaborative for Kids, a project of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), provides financial and technical assistance to construct quality child care centers or improve existing centers in low-income neighborhoods.

The Institute for a Child Care Continuum at Bank Street School of Education maintains a website dedicated to exploring research and policy ideas related to family, friend, and neighbor care.
Sparking Connections is a multi-site study of efforts to reach family, friend, and neighbor caregivers through community-based strategies.
Close to Home, a report by the National Women's Law Center, documents state child care subsidy policies related to family, friend, and neighbor child care.

Visit page: http://www.clasp.org/babiesinchildcare/recommendations?id=0013