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			Child day care: A key building block of family support and family preservation programs Roditti, Martha G., 1995 Child Welfare, 74(6), 1043-1068 An exploration of the role of child care programs within the structure of family preservation and family support services	Other
			Family support: An investigation of services preferred by families of young children enrolled in child-care centers Jones, Nancy N., 1996 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas Woman's University, Denton A dissertation focusing on the differences in preferred child care centers by families who were experiencing various levels of high stress and whose families included preschool children in North Texas	Reports & Papers
			Effectiveness of a comprehensive, five-year family support program for low-income children and their families: Findings from the Comprehensive Child Development Program Goodson, Barbara D., 2000 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 15(1), 5-39 A randomized experiment to evaluate the effects of the Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP), a two-generation program that includes case management and home visiting on the cognitive and socioemotional development of children and the socioeconomic status of their families, from 21 CCDP projects that tracked 4,410 families for five years	Reports & Papers
			Family support through childcare services: Meeting the needs of asylum-seeking and refugee families Dolan, Nicola, April 2010 Child Care in Practice, 16(2), 147-165 A qualitative study of the access to and participation of refugee and asylum seeking parents in local child care services from focus groups and interviews with 16 parents, 5 child care practitioners, and 2 support and development staff in a small county in the northwest of Ireland	Reports & Papers
			Family support: A Key Topic Resource List Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, April 2007 New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on family support, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature and a listing of resources in the areas of: overview of family support; child care, early education, and family support; and evaluation of family support programs	Bibliographies
			Family support: Fostering leadership and partnerships to improve access Thompson, Lisa, 2005 (Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 14). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy. A discussion of the critical role of family support and how family support programs can help to improve care for young children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			State investments in family support: Appendix D Center for the Future of Children, Winter 1995 The Future of Children, 5(3), 218-221 A concise description of components of State family support services, with detailed references to family support initiatives of Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, and Missouri	Other
			Family support initiatives Fuligni, Allison Sidle, 2003 In J. Brooks-Gunn, A.S. Fuligni, & L.J. Berlin (Eds.), Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives (pp. 115-144). New York: Teachers College Press An overview of two national family support initiatives: the National Even Start Evaluation, and the National Evaluation of Family Support Programs (NEFSP)	Other
			Family support in Romania and the UK: Different circumstances, similar challenges Dickens, Jonathan, 1999 Children & Society, 13(3), 155-166 An overview of the challenges of refocusing family social work services towards family support in Romania and the United Kingdom	Other
			Enhancing the well-being of young children and families in the context of welfare reform: Lessons from early childhood, TANF, and family support programs [Executive summary] United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 1999 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. A summary of a study of family support programs serving low-income families with young children responding to welfare policies and practices derived from 11 programs in initiatives early at an early point in time of implementation	Executive Summary
			Sustaining employment among low income parents: The problems of inflexible jobs, child care and family support: A research review United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 31, 1998 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. A review of research examining the relationship between employment retention and flexibility in family support, jobs, and child care arrangements among low-income families	Other
			Family support: Fostering leadership and partnership to improve access and quality Thompson, Lisa, 2004 (Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 14). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy. A discussion of the family support component of the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (SECCS) Initiative	Reports & Papers
			Creating family support systems: In Head Start and beyond Gage, Jim A., 1994 Young Children, 50(1), 74-77 A discussion of the public policy interest in creating adequate family support systems through early childhood programs funded by state and federal initiative, such as the Family Services Center funded by the Head Start and Even Start programs and projects funded by the Child Care and Development Care Block Grant	Reports & Papers
			National evaluation of family support programs: Final report Volume A: The meta-analysis United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, April 2001 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Findings from an analysis of the results of the mass of research studies and evaluations of family support interventions conducted within the last 25-30 years, including assessment of the collective outcomes of the primary research and of the effectiveness of the programs studied	Reports & Papers
			Child care as family support: Caregiving practices across child care providers Bromer, Juliet, 2004 Children and Youth Services Review, 26(10), 941-964 A conceptual model of the family support role played by child care providers	Other
			Family support policy in Central and Eastern Europe: A decade and a half of transition Rostgaard, Tine, 2004 (Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 8). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. A synthesis report comparing and contrasting developments in family support policies in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine since the early 1990s	Other
			Child care under the Family Support Act: Early lessons from the states [Executive summary] Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 1992 Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund A summary of a study into the risks and inadequacies that welfare and Family Support Act social policies pose on child care arrangements and access	Executive Summary
			Prevention as cumulative protection: Effects of early family support and education on chronic delinquency and its risks Yoshikawa, Hirokazu, 1994 Psychological Bulletin, 115(1), 28-54 A study of the effects of early family support and education prevention in curbing chronic juvenile delinquency and crime	Reports & Papers
			Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: The impact on families and the supports available to them Cassidy, Arlene, February 2008 Early Child Development and Care, 178(2), 115-128 A study of parents of children with autism regarding their perceptions of their childrens' difficulties and impact on family life, and the support programs available and potentially available to their families, based on a survey of 104 parents in Northern Ireland	Reports & Papers
			Comparison of accredited and non-accredited family child care programs on program quality, provider professionalism, and family support Smith, Anita, 1996 Child & Youth Care Forum, 25(6), 353-378 A 1996 examination of the differences between accredited and non-accredited family-based child care programs in program quality, job professionalism, spousal support, and family functioning through analysis of the Family Day Care Assessment Profile and questionnaire results obtained from 39 registered Georgia family child care providers	Reports & Papers
			The work-family support roles of child care providers across settings Bromer, Juliet, Q3 2009 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(3), 271-288 A qualitative investigation of provider perceptions of their supportive roles for families meeting work- and family-related needs, based on interviews and questionnaire responses of a sample of 29 child care providers serving low income families in the Chicago area	Reports & Papers
			Family support: The role of early years' centers Kirk, Rosalind, 2002 Children & Society, 17(2), 85-99 A longitudinal mixed quantitative and qualitative examination of changes in parents� support networks and family well-being among 85 families using child care services in 6 child care centers in a disadvantaged urban area in Scotland	Reports & Papers
			Family child care, family support, and community development in low-income neighborhoods Bromer, Juliet, November 2002 Zero to Three, 23(2), 33-37 A study of the formal and informal support offered to families, children, and communities by a selection of family child care providers from low income neighborhoods, based on interviews with 7 African American providers and 14 parents from 2 neighboring Chicago communities	Reports & Papers
			Evaluating parent involvement and family support in early intervention and preschool programs Bailey, Jr., Donald B., 2001 Journal of Early Intervention, 24(1), 1-14 A description of potential accountability areas for use in assessing the provision of supportive services to families participating in early intervention and preschool programs for children with special needs	Other
			Family support in the home: Programs, policy and social change Roberts, Richard N., 1991 American Psychologist, 46(2), 131-137 A discussion of research and policy on home visiting parent support programs and their potential benefits for families	Reports & Papers