Nancy Crowell

Two Years in Early Care and Education: A Community Portrait of Quality and Workforce Stability, Alameda County, California

January 1, 2004 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Philipps, Dan Bellm, Nancy Crowell, Mirella Almaraz and Joon-Yong Jo

This study was the first to provide a comprehensive portrait of early care and education services in one community, (Alameda County, CA) followed prospectively over time, and including all three…

English Literacy Levels of Child Care Providers

January 1, 2003 • Report • By Deborah Philipps, Nancy Crowell, Marcy Whitebook and Dan Bellm

Using the document literacy scale from the Tests of Applied Literacy Skills (TALS), this study finds that the English literacy skills in a sample of child care teachers and providers…

Change and Stability Among Publicly Subsidized License-Exempt Child Care Providers

January 1, 2003 • Report • By Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Philipps, Joon-Yong Jo, Nancy Crowell, Sara Brooks and Emily Gerber

This study examines the continuity of license-exempt home-based providers offering subsidized child care in Alameda County, California over the course of a year. Using lists of providers maintained by agencies…