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STATE
CHILD CARE DATA CAPACITY AND RESEARCH PROJECTS
Background
Chart of State Child Care Data Capacity and Research
Projects
Background
The purpose of this priority area is to assist State
CCDF Lead Agencies in improving their capacity to conduct policy-relevant
research and analysis in order to design and implement child care
policies and programs that promote positive outcomes for children,
families and communities.
The primary goal is to create a statewide research infrastructure
to better understand child care needs, services, and outcomes for
families in the context of social, economic and cultural change.
Specific objectives include to: 1) improve the collection, analysis,
interpretation, and reporting of CCDF data; 2) develop or improve
analytic linkages with other State and local data systems such as
those maintained by child care licensing offices, TANF agencies,
and resource and referral networks; 3) encourage collaborative efforts
among institutions of higher education, research organizations,
policy makers, practitioners, and other stakeholders to promote
high quality research; 4) expand the availability of child care
research that is specifically responsive to the needs of States
and local communities; 5) develop leadership skills in management
and interpretation of data; and 6) demonstrate effective dissemination
strategies and means for informing policy decisions with research
results.
Grantees will conduct an assessment of their current CCDF administrative
data systems and research needs, develop and implement a plan for
improving their capacity for data collection and analysis, and conduct
policy relevant research. It is hoped that these efforts will evolve
into a comprehensive strategy for ongoing development of a statewide
research infrastructure.
FY 2001 State Child Care Data Capacity
and Research Projects
| "Connecticut Early Childhood Research and
Development Project: Child care Data CONNections." |
| Grantee: |
Connecticut Department of Social Services, Hartford,
CT |
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| "Massachusetts Research, Analysis, and Evaluation
Project." |
| Grantee: |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of Child
Care Services, Boston, MA |
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| "Oregon Child Care Research and State Capacity
Project." |
| Grantee: |
Oregon Employment Department, Child Care Division,
Salem, OR |
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FY 2001 State Child Care
Data Capacity and Research Projects
| Grant
Information |
Grantee and Contact
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Project Title and Description
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| 9/30/01 - 9/30/04
FY 2001
Year 1 Funding
$250,000 |
Connecticut Department
of Social Services
(Hartford, CT)
Peter Palermino
CT Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney St
Hartford, CT 06106
860-424-5006
peter.palermino@po.state.ct.us
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"Connecticut
Early Childhood Research and Development Project: Child Care
Data CONNections"
Working with six stakeholder panels (research, data, advocacy,
technology, funders, data users) to provide advice and guidance,
CT Department of Social Services and the Child Health and
Development Institute of Connecticut will build the statewide
research infrastructure for well-informed, effective and efficient
program and policy development at state and local levels.
The first year will include building an inventory of databases,
prioritizing recommendations for aligning existing databases
and related information dissemination processes, and developing
a three- to five-year research agenda. |
| 9/30/01 - 9/30/04
FY 2001
Year 1 Funding
$249,600
|
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Office of Child Care Services (Boston, MA) Rodney
Southwick
Office of Child Care Services
1 Ashburton Pl, Room 115
Boston, MA 02108
617-626-2089
Rod.southwick@ofc.state.ma.us
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"Massachusetts
Research, Analysis, and Evaluation Project"
The Office of Child Care Services (OCCS) plans to establish
a state-of-the-art early care and education data warehouse
and build a Research Analysis and Evaluation Unit within the
OCCS. The warehouse will integrate data sets from many sources,
including state administrative databases, census data, and
state initiated research efforts. The warehouse and developing
in-house expertise in research and analysis will support the
evaluation of state quality program initiatives, such as tiered
rate increases. Another strong research focus will be to evaluate
the longitudinal impact of program quality on school readiness.
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| 9/30/01 - 9/30/04
FY 2001
Year 1 Funding
$250,000 |
Oregon Employment Department
Child Care Division
(Salem, OR)
Tom Olsen
Child Care Division, Oregon Employment Dept.
875 Union St SE
Salem, OR 97311
503-947-1409
tom.l.olsen@state.or.us
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"Oregon Child Care
Research and State Capacity Project" The Oregon
project has many partners involved in the creation of and
expected products of the Oregon Data Analysis Unit to operate
within the Child Care Division. This new unit will develop
a comprehensive, systemic performance measurement process
for the Oregon child care system. Redesigning the child care
licensing system will be intrinsic to this endeavor. The Oregon
Data Analysis Unit will also carry out two major research
efforts. The first will continue the Five-State Study of Child
Care Subsidy Durations, addressing questions about the relationship
among use of child care subsidies, employment, and stability
of child care. The second effort will use data on child care
supply and usage to capture the dynamics of the child care
supply. The project will also produce guidebooks of basic
methodologies to support ongoing research and data efforts
in Oregon and across the nation. |
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