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Recent 4Cs Publications and Research Projects

• Average Child Care Rates by City (2010)
• The Economic Impact of Child Care (2010)
• Evaluation of the SaMCARE Program (Round 9, 2009)
• Evaluation of SmartKids Program (2009)
• Evaluation of the SaMCARES Program/Executive Summary  Full Report (2008)
• Evaluation of the SmartKids Program (2008)
• Child Care and Transit: Making the Link in CaliforniaTransit Study/1-Page Summary  4-Page Handout  Full Report (2008, in partnership with LINCC)
• Child Care Land Use Study (2007)
• Preschool for All Supply and Demand Study/Final Report  Quantitative Data (2005)
• Supporting Child Care Development in San Mateo County: Best Practices and Recommendations (2003)
• Report: The Economic Impact of Child Care in San Mateo County (1997)

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Links to Relevant External Data Sources

• NEW! Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education's "Informing Child Care on the San Mateo County Coastside: A Study of Parents’ Child Care and Development Needs" (2009)
• California Child Care Resource and Referral Network (Reports on child care supply and demand and the workforce, including The 2009 Child Care Portfolio)
• Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (Miultiple publications regarding the child care workforce)
• Kidsdata.org (Comprehensive data source for information on children in the Bay Area)
• RAND California Preschool Study (Multiple reports on preschool in California)
• San Mateo County Child Care Partnership Council (County Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan)
• Sustainable San Mateo County (2009 Indicators Report includes a Child Care indicator)