Publications

Interested in learning more about Crystal Stairs? Here is a selection of publications that address various aspects of our organization:

New Publication

Annual Report — 2007-08
Crystal Stairs' 2007-08 Annual Report (PDF)

Crystal Stairs' 2007-08 Annual Report highlights our program and project successes during the last fiscal year. The report celebrates our strength and diversity in our staff, highlights some of our wonderful events and special partnerships, and thanks our supporters and contributors. This annual report also highlights one of our projects, Support Provider Accreditation Now (SPAN). The cover article offers an informative primer on accreditation and talks about how Crystal Stairs has been working to impact the quality and volume of quality child care facilities in our service area.

We hope you enjoy this year's Annual Report.

Crystal Stairs InFocus

Our quarterly newsletter (formerly called Crystal Stairs Quarterly):

• Spring 2008 (PDF, Size 308Kb)
• Fall 2007 (PDF, Size 683Kb)
• Summer 2007 (PDF, Size 518Kb)
• Spring 2007 (PDF, Size 456Kb)
• Summer 2006 (PDF, Size 476 Kb)

New Reports

• A Step Up, But Not Out — Executive Summary (PDF, 178 Kb)
  Crystal Stairs newly commissioned report, “A Step Up, But Not Out” chronicles the poverty levels of families while they received child care subsidies. The findings reveal that while child care subsidies are an effective income supplement, helping families secure affordable child care of their choice, their ability to alleviate poverty is, at best, temporary. In many instances, families were economically worse off because the jobs they held were not high-paying and offered no health benefits.. An increase in income often triggers an increase in expenses if the family no longer qualifies for social support programs that offer no-or low-cost services. Add to that an increase in the cost of living, and you have a working poor population that can never seem to get ahead.
  
  A Step Up, But Not Out — Final Report (PDF, 1.0 Mb)
  
  This is the first of three commissioned reports that Crystal Stairs will be releasing through 2008. Click here to download the executive summary. The full report will be released in October.

Annual Reports

• 2007 Annual Report (PDF, Size 1.0 Mb)
• 2006 Annual Report (PDF, Size 2.1 Mb)
• 2005 Annual Report (PDF, Size 536 Kb)

The Banister: Resource & Referral Newsletter

• Winter 2006 (PDF, Size 604 Kb)
• Winter 2005 (PDF, Size 2.4 Mb)
• Summer 2005 (PDF, Size 1.1 Mb)

Other Publications

• Magnifying Inequality (PDF, Size 1.6 Mb)
  A Look at the Inequities of The 2004-2005 Regional Market Rate (RMR), Survey of California Child Care Providers