The True Cost of Quality Child Care in Washington A report by the Washington Child Care Collaborative Task Force | Page 4

Table of Contents

Executive summary ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Guidance for readers of this report ...................................................................................................................... 13 Task force recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 14 Methodology and functionality ............................................................................................................................ 17 Management , transparency and updates to the cost model ............................................................................... 25 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................ 26 Appendix A : Authorizing legislation .................................................................................................................... 27 Appendix B : Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Appendix C : Early Educator Design Team ........................................................................................................... 30 Appendix D : Case studies ..................................................................................................................................... 31

Appendix E : Understanding the true cost of child care in Washington State : A cost estimation model to inform policy change ........................................................................................................................................................ 36

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