A Count for Quality: Child care Center Directors on Rating and Improvement Systems - This report examines a range of approaches states and communities are taking in designing and implementing quality rating improvement systems (QRIS). The Center for Law and Social Policy and the National Women’s Law Center interviewed 48 child care center directors from nine states about their experiences with QRIS. The directors offered valuable perspectives on what is working in their QRIS and how the systems could be improved. (National Women's Law Center, February, 2012)...

Improving Access to Child Care and Early Education for Immigrant Families: A State Policy Checklist - This checklist helps state leaders gauge the extent to which state policies help immigrant families gain access to child care and early education programs. (Center for Law and Social Policy, undated)...

Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully (LINKS) - Child Trend’s new online database called LINKS (Lifecourse Interventions to Nurture Kids Successfully) features over 200 evaluated programs that enhance children’s development, including a category on “Child Care/Early Childhood Education.” (Child Trends, June 2011)...

On the Home Front: Early Care and Education a Top Priority for Military Families - This survey of military family members with young children showed that access to child care is a major concern in their everyday life -- even more so than health care -- and that when choosing a provider, quality of the staff and facilities is their highest priority. (Alice Coleman, Pre-K Now, February 2011)...