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Center
for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
CLASP regularly publishes articles and reports on issues related to financing
early childhood education.
Child
Care & Early Education Research Connections
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections promotes high quality
research and the use of that research in policy making. Through its web
site, it offers a comprehensive and searchable collection of research
and data resources for researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and
others. Research Connections also prepares research syntheses and reviews,
shares new materials from collaborations of researchers and policymakers,
offers online technical assistance, and welcomes contributions of research,
data and other resources.
Education
Commission of the States
Within the early childhood financing section of this website, you will
find "quick facts", information on what states are doing, state
legislative issues related to early childhood financing, programs and
practices, and key links and resources that you may find helpful in better
understanding what is happening in this field at the state level.
Finance
Project
The Finance Project develops and disseminates information, knowledge,
tools and technical assistance for improved policies, programs and financing
strategies. They have a variety of resources and publications as well
as information on projects and services that you may find helpful.
Human
Services Policy Center
The Human Services Policy Center at the University of Washington has developed
several key projects related to early care and education finance and policy.
The website referenced above specifically relates to their project on
"Financing Universal Early Care and Education for America's Children".
As part of this project, they are analyzing alternative methods of paying
for high quality care.
Linking
Child Care and Economic Development
Mildred Warner, Ph.D., has been using traditional input/output methodologies
to measure the economic impact of the child care industry. Examples of
this work, as well as background information and a powerpoint presentation
on the topic, are available at this website.
National
Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children has made
financing a system of early childhood education one of its top priorities.
A policy issue brief, glossary of terms and other resource materials are
available on the web. An Interest Forum on Finance with a listserv is
offered for members only. Anyone may sign up to receive e-mail policy
information and alerts by going to the website, clinking Children's Champions,
Action Center, then join e-mail list.
National
Economic Development and Law Center (NED&LC)
Within the Children, Youth & Families Division of NED&LC are several
projects related to financing which may be of interest. Check out information
on their work related to economic impact, local investment, and financing
child care facilities.
National
Child Care Information Center
The National Child Care Information Center is a great source of information
on many different child care-related topics, including finance. The resources
are too numerous to list here. Instead, go to the website listed above
and do a search on financing. You will quickly see countless wonderful
resources to peruse.
Self
Help
The nonprofit Center for Community Self-Help and its financing affiliates,
Self-Help Credit Union and Self-Help Ventures Fund, comprise one of the
nation's leading community development financial institutions. Their mission
is to create ownership and economic opportunities for women, minorities,
rural residents and low-wealth families. Child care has been a key focus
of their work to meet this broader mission and they have developed numerous
innovative financing strategies to support their work in this arena. Check
out their website for more information about Self-Help's child care revolving
loan fund, community facilities fund, and "Stars" child care
program.