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CIF ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE FACILITIES INVENTORY REPORTS
The "Building an Infrastructure for Quality An Inventory of Early Childhood Education and Out-of-School Time Facilities in Massachusetts" report is the first-ever inventory of early childhood education and out-of-school time facilities in Massachusetts or anywhere in the country.

CLICK HERE for the full report, the Executive Summary, The Facilities Inventory Project Data Report and The Facilities Inventory Project Boston Data Report.

Other Publications:

Local Initiatives Support Corporations (LISC) & LISC Community Investment Collaborative for Kids (CICK)
"The Community Investment Collaborative for Kids (CICK) is the national early childhood facilities arm of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the nation's largest nonprofit community development support program. CICK increases the quality and capacity of early childhood programs by providing technical assistance and financial support on individual facility projects; crafting new financing mechanisms; influencing public policy; and sharing best practices on facility design and development. The program emphasizes the connection between well-designed facilities and high-quality programming, and the need for capital subsidies and creative financing to make these investments feasible."

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CICK Resource Guide
Volumes 1 - 4

10/13/2005
Volume 1: Developing Early Childhood Facilities
Carl Sussman, Amy Gillman and Cindy Larson

Volume 2: Designing Early Childhood Facilities
Dogan W. Arthur, Cindy Larson, Amy Gillman and Carl Sussman

Volume 3: Equipping and Furnishing Early Childhood Facilities
Mav Pardee

Volume 4: Creating Playgrounds for Early Childhood Facilities
Mav Pardee, Amy Gillman, and Cindy Larson

Click here to download Volume 1.
Click here to download Volume 2.
Click here to download Volume 3.
Click here to download Volume 4.

CICK Resource Guide: Greening early childhood centers

12/01/2010

Authors: Mike Lindstrom and Amy Gillman
"Greening Early Childhood Centers highlights high-impact green design and capital investment strategies that can be implemented over the long term, as well as low-cost/no-cost ideas for physical improvements, environmental education and facilities operations that early childhood centers can undertake right away."

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CICK Resource Guide: Creating Quality School-Age Child Care Space

10/04/2011

Authors: Katie Winter and Ruth Gyuse

"Creating Quality School-Age Child Care Space reflects best practices in the design and improvement of school-age child care environments for children from kindergarten through eighth grade, offering many simple, low-cost solutions in addition to more ambitious strategies."

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CICK Resource Guide -
The ABCs of Child Care

07/31/2008

Authors: Amy Gillman, Cindy Larson,
Mav Pardee and Carl Sussman
"The ABCs of Child Care was created to introduce community development organizations to the child care field, and help them partner effectively with early care and education providers to build or improve their facilities. It includes information about different types of child care programs and settings; steps for finding a suitable program operator; an overview of operating costs and revenue sources; and potential roles for community developers."

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Building Early Childhood Facilities: What States Can Do to Create Supply and Promote Quality

08/06/2007

Authors: Carl Sussman with Amy Gillman

Publisher: National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and LISC
"Fueled by mounting evidence that quality early education helps close the achievement gap, most states are increasing their investments in preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-olds. To help policymakers address the resulting need for new facilities, LISC’s Community Investment Collaborative for Kids partnered with Rutgers University’s National Institute for Early Education and Research to produce a policy brief on Building Early Childhood Facilities. The brief outlines strategies for successfully financing, designing and developing high quality preschool facilities."

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Child Care Facilities: Quality By Design

06/28/2004

Authors: Tony Proscio, Carl Sussman & Amy Gillman

"This report highlights research conducted at a Connecticut early childhood center that demonstrates how a well-designed facility can result in more frequent teacher-child interactions, more productive child-initiated play, higher staff morale, and lower staff turnover - all essential factors in program quality. The paper also offers examples of successful efforts to create high quality child care facilities in communities supported by LISC around the country."

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Policy Archive

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The Economic Impact of the Child Care and Early Education Industry in Massachusetts

Publication Date: January 2004

Publisher(s): National Economic Development and Law Center (U.S.)

Authors Saskia Traill; Jen Wohl

Funder: W.K. Kellogg Foundation
"The child care and early education industry in Massachusetts encompasses a range of programs designed to nurture, support, enrich, and educate children from birth through age 14 outside of traditional K-12 education." Click here to download this report.

White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group

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The Great 35 Square Foot Myth

by Randy White & Vicki Stoecklin

2003
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CICK Resource Guide Volumes 1 - 4 10/13/2005	Volume 1: Developing Early Childhood Facilities Carl Sussman, Amy Gillman and Cindy Larson Volume 2: Designing Early Childhood Facilities Dogan W. Arthur, Cindy Larson, Amy Gillman and Carl Sussman Volume 3: Equipping and Furnishing Early Childhood Facilities Mav Pardee Volume 4: Creating Playgrounds for Early Childhood Facilities Mav Pardee, Amy Gillman, and Cindy Larson	Click here to download Volume 1. Click here to download Volume 2. Click here to download Volume 3. Click here to download Volume 4.
CICK Resource Guide: Greening early childhood centers 12/01/2010 Authors: Mike Lindstrom and Amy Gillman	"Greening Early Childhood Centers highlights high-impact green design and capital investment strategies that can be implemented over the long term, as well as low-cost/no-cost ideas for physical improvements, environmental education and facilities operations that early childhood centers can undertake right away."	Click here to download this report.
CICK Resource Guide: Creating Quality School-Age Child Care Space 10/04/2011 Authors: Katie Winter and Ruth Gyuse	"Creating Quality School-Age Child Care Space reflects best practices in the design and improvement of school-age child care environments for children from kindergarten through eighth grade, offering many simple, low-cost solutions in addition to more ambitious strategies."	Click here to download this report.
CICK Resource Guide - The ABCs of Child Care 07/31/2008 Authors: Amy Gillman, Cindy Larson, Mav Pardee and Carl Sussman	"The ABCs of Child Care was created to introduce community development organizations to the child care field, and help them partner effectively with early care and education providers to build or improve their facilities. It includes information about different types of child care programs and settings; steps for finding a suitable program operator; an overview of operating costs and revenue sources; and potential roles for community developers."	Click here to download this report.
Building Early Childhood Facilities: What States Can Do to Create Supply and Promote Quality 08/06/2007 Authors: Carl Sussman with Amy Gillman Publisher: National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and LISC	"Fueled by mounting evidence that quality early education helps close the achievement gap, most states are increasing their investments in preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-olds. To help policymakers address the resulting need for new facilities, LISC’s Community Investment Collaborative for Kids partnered with Rutgers University’s National Institute for Early Education and Research to produce a policy brief on Building Early Childhood Facilities. The brief outlines strategies for successfully financing, designing and developing high quality preschool facilities."	Click here to download this report.
Child Care Facilities: Quality By Design 06/28/2004 Authors: Tony Proscio, Carl Sussman & Amy Gillman	"This report highlights research conducted at a Connecticut early childhood center that demonstrates how a well-designed facility can result in more frequent teacher-child interactions, more productive child-initiated play, higher staff morale, and lower staff turnover - all essential factors in program quality. The paper also offers examples of successful efforts to create high quality child care facilities in communities supported by LISC around the country."	Click here to download this report.

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The Great 35 Square Foot Myth by Randy White & Vicki Stoecklin 2003	Click here to read this article.