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Overall Quality Among Licensed and License-Exempt Early Childhood Centers
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
This brief will discuss several important aspects of early childhood centers. The findings presented are those that show statistically significant differences between licensed and license-exempt centers. Each program was observed for two- to three...
The Earned Income Tax Credit: Lifting Working Families Out of Poverty
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008)
22% of Missouri's young children live under the poverty level. Research shows that a child's development is affected negatively by circumstances of poverty. Children raised in poverty are more likely to have poorer physical health and growth, poorer...
The Impact of Welfare Reform On Infants & Toddlers, Their Families, & Their Communities: The Role of Early Head Start & Head Start
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2001-04)
This study is a qualitative inquiry investigating how perspectives of welfare reform implementation may change or evolve from (a) state level policy makers, (b) county or local administrators responsible for implementing the policies, (c) social...
The Missouri Quality Rating System (QRS) School Readiness Study Results
(University of Missouri-Columbia Center for Family Policy and Research, 2009-10)
New findings from the Missouri Quality Rating System School Readiness Study indicate that some aspects of children's school readiness are hurt by low quality early childhood programs. Children in poverty are particularly ...
Parents as Teachers (PAT) for Families with Low Incomes: A Collaborative Approach for Children Birth to Three
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2005)
The Early Childhood Development Act of 1984 mandated that every school district in Missouri provide Parents as Teachers services to families with children birth to age 5. In 2003-04, a total of 45% of families in Missouri who had children birth...
Child Care Quality for Children with Disabilities
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2004-04)
In 2000, university researchers and state child care program partners in four states (Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska) initiated the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium (MCCRC). The focus of the Consortium's work is to conduct a multi...
Missouri Children & Oral Health Care
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2007-11)
Oral health extends beyond a pretty
smile. Oral health is essential to maintaining overall health and quality of
life. Access to regular dental care is
recommended for all children to ensure
healthy growth. Improving ...
Pediatric Dental Health Care: Recommended Practices for Helping Children and Parents
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2003-02)
This brief contains recommendations focused on early childhood education practices that can strengthen pediatric dental care. It included recommendations for educating both parents and children in dental practices....
The uninsured in Missouri
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2003-05)
The uninsurance rate in Missouri has been
decreasing over the last decade, largely due to the implementation of the Missouri's Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP). This program expanded Medicaid services to many ...
Teacher Education and Benefits in Subsidized Child Care Programs
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
Findings from a study of 2,022 indicate subsidized programs tend to be less likely to offer teacher benefits in the area of health insurance, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits. However, they are more likely to offer ...
Early Childhood Education: Improving Children's Early Experiences
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008)
by early childhood professionals. Furthermore, one out of three facilities caring for infants and toddlers were rated as potentially harmful environments. Research findings show poor quality care can have devastating short- and long-term effects on young...
Early Childhood Workforce Retention Rates: What factors impact the statistics?
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
When studying early childhood programs, it is important to look at two areas of workforce statistics: job retention rates and compensation data (salary and benefits). Across the nation, the early childhood field experiences ...
Missouri Early Childhood Programs: Subsidy and Workforce Issues
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2006)
Economic data indicate investments in early childhood education provide substantial, long term dividends among adults who attended high quality programs during their preschool years. Research suggests a significant contributor to these positive...
Insuring Quality Long-Term Nursing Care
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008-04)
, the proportion of elderly citizens in our total population is expected to steadily rise from the present level of approximately 12 percent to an estimated peak of 20 percent in 2030. The needs are great. Researchers, health care professionals, and interested...
Status of Infant and Toddler Programs in Missouri
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2005)
Early childhood is a critical period for cognitive, linguistic, and social-emotional development. Research finds that children who attend high quality infant and toddler programs are better prepared to succeed in school and in the workforce than...
Teacher Education and High Quality Early Education
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
The MCCRC's study on levels of teacher education is presented. The education level of early childhood teachers in Missouri is quite low. Approximately 31% of the teachers had a high school degree or less and another 30% ...
The Effects of HB1519 Funding on Early Childhood Programs
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2003-04)
Scale, the Family Daycare Environmental Rating Scale and the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale-Revised. Furthermore, the intellectual abilities of children who attended high quality programs were compared to the abilities of children who...
Foster Care in Missouri
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2004)
, and emotional problems and require numerous services to ameliorate their problems. Research indicates that the current foster care system does not adequately meet the needs of this population....
Strengthening Missouri's Economic Performance: The Far-Reaching Impact of Investments in Early Childhood Programs
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2010-06)
The current economic climate is challenging for the state of Missouri and its many industries and businesses. Everyone is seeking investments that will yield significant returns. One important, but frequently overlooked, ...
Missouri Tax Credits
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2009)
. This policy brief will explore the history of tax credits, many of the features that tax credits have, and the impact that the tax credits have had on the state's budget in the past and may have on the fiscal situation of the state in the future....