Change in the Early Childhood and School Age Population in Texas, 2000 to 2010, and Projected to 2015

Authors: Steve H. Murdock, Michael Cline, Debbie Perez, and George Hough
Date: September 2012
Publication Type:  Report, 140pp.
Publisher:  The Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, Rice University

Researchers report data on the increase of the early childhood population (children under 13 years) in Texas from 2000 to 2010, and provide growth projections for this group from 2010 to 2015.

Texas Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment: Final Report

Authors: Deanna Schexnayder, Cynthia Juniper, Daniel Schroeder, Steve H. Murdock, Michael Cline, Deborah Perez, P. Wilner Jeanty, and George Hough
Date: November 2012
Publication Type: Report, 80 pp.
Publisher: Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin, and Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, Rice University

This report presents key findings and recommendations from the Texas Early Childhood Education Assessment research project conducted by the Ray Marshall Center and the Hobby Center. The report describes the demand for, the supply of, and the service gaps in early childhood education and school-age care programs and services for the state of Texas and jurisdictions within Texas. The project was the first statewide needs assessment of Texas early childhood education in over 40 years.

2011 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report

Publication Date: February 2012
Publisher: The Center for Social Work Research and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, at The University of Texas at Austin.
Availability: Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.

Since 2003, the Ray Marshall Center has partnered with the Center for Social Work Research at the University of Texas in Austin to conduct an annual survey of child care market rate in Texas. Survey results are to provided to 28 Local Workforce Development Boards that manage the federal child care program in Texas with the goal of providing the Boards with up-to-date, reliable data and information to use in setting maximum reimbursements rates that ensure equal access to child care, thereby maximizing public resources.

2012 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report.

Publication Date: February 2013
Publisher: The Center for Social Work Research and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, at The University of Texas at Austin.
Availability: Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.

Since 2003, the Ray Marshall Center has partnered with the Center for Social Work Research at the University of Texas in Austin to conduct an annual survey of child care market rate in Texas. Survey results are to provided to 28 Local Workforce Development Boards that manage the federal child care program in Texas with the goal of providing the Boards with up-to-date, reliable data and information to use in setting maximum reimbursements rates that ensure equal access to child care, thereby maximizing public resources.

Texas Early Childhood Education Assessment

Author: Deanna T. Schexnayder
Date: Dec. 2, 2011
Publication Type: Presentation (Presented to Texas Early Learning Council)

Deanna Schexnayder, principal investigator for the Texas Early Childhood Education Assessment, presents an overview of the project, including the purpose, scope, and objectives.

2010 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report

Publication Date: February 2011
Publisher: The Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin.
Availability: Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.

2009 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report

Authors: Laura Lein, Daniel Schroeder and Julia Beausoleil
Publication Date: January 2010
Availability: Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.

2009 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey: Final Report

Publication Date: January 2010
Publisher: The Center for Social Work Research, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources, The University of Texas at Austin.
Availability: Copies may be obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission.