Child Care and Development Fund Report of State Plans for the period 10/01/99 to 9/30/01 (PDF) (April 2001) Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Design Choices: Universal Financing for Early Care and Education (PDF) (June 2000) Richard N. Brandon, Sharon Lynn Kagan and Jutta M. Joesch Human Service Policy Center Policy Brief

Economics Of Caring Labor: Improving Compensation In The Early Childhood Workforce (PDF) (January 2000) Foundation for Child Development

Federal Programs for Children & Families: A Tool for Connecting Programs to People (1999) Congresional Research Service

Financing Child Care (June 2000) National Conference of State Legislatures

Financing Child Care in the United States: An Illustrative Catalog of Current Strategies (1997) Pew Charitable Trusts and The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Financing Preschool for All Children (1995) Sherlie S. Svestka - comparison of universal preschool efforts in the U.S. and other countries

Funding Inclusive Child Care (1999) National Conference of State Legislatures

The High Cost of Child Care Puts Quality Care Out of Reach for Many Families (2000) Children's Defense Fund

Looking into New Mirrors: Lessons for Early Childhood Finance and System-Building (October 1998) by Louise Stoney for the Horizons Initiative

Making Investments in Young Children: What the Research on Early Care and Education Tells Us (PDF) National Association of Child Advocates December 2000

The New Child Care Block Grant: State Funding Choices and Their Implications - (1997) Urban Institute

Prekindergarten Programs Funded By the States: Essential Elements for Policy Makers (PDF) (1998) Anne Mitchell, Carol Ripple and Nina Chanana, Families and Work Institute