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Australian family day care educators: A snapshot of their qualifications, training and perceived support
Williamson, Lara, December, 2011
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(4), 63-68

A description of characteristics of Australian family day care educators, including their qualifications, professional training, characteristics the children in their care, and connections to both their professional organization and to community organizations, based on cross sectional data from 207 family day care educators from Wave Two of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, Birth Cohort

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Child care and early education in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
Harrison, Linda, 2009
(Social Policy Research Paper No. 40). Canberra Business Centre, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

A study of child care attendance patterns and quality indicators, parent child care decisionmaking and satisfaction, and developmental outcomes of infants and preschool-age children in Australia, based on data from 5,107 infants and 4,983 preschool-age children from the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

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Child care and early education in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children [Executive summary]
Harrison, Linda, 2009
(Social Policy Research Paper No. 40). Canberra Business Centre, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

A summary of a study of child care attendance patterns and quality indicators, parent child care decisionmaking and satisfaction, and developmental outcomes of infants and preschool-age children in Australia, based on data from 5,107 infants and 4,983 preschool-age children from the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

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Child care choices: A longitudinal study of children, families and child care in partnership with policy makers
Bowes, Jennifer M., 2004
Australian Educational Researcher, 31(3), 69-86

An investigation of possible impacts on child development of multiple care settings and changes to care arrangements in the early years from an Australian longitudinal study of children ages birth to three years old spanning a three years

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Child care quality matters: How conclusions may vary with context
Love, John M., 2003
Child Development, 74(4), 1021-1033

An analysis of three national studies on child care quality and the impact of quality on child development

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Does child care quality matter?: Associations between socio-emotional development and non-parental child care in a representative sample of Australian children
Harrison, Linda, 2008
Family Matters, 79, 14-25

A study of the relationship between socioemotional development and both time in care and quality of care, based on a secondary analysis of data collected from both 3,244 Australian children and their care environments

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Early learning programs that promote children's developmental and educational outcomes
Harrison, Linda, August, 2012
(Resource Sheet No. 15). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Closing the Gap Clearinghouse.

A discussion of the characteristics of early learning programs associated with children's positive developmental and learning outcomes, with particular attention to indigenous children in Australia

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Family day care educators: An exploration of their understanding and experiences promoting children's social and emotional wellbeing
Davis, Elise, September, 2012
Early Child Development and Care, 182(9), 1193-1208

An exploration of family day care (FDC) educators' knowledge of child social and emotional wellbeing and mental health problems, the strategies used to promote children's wellbeing, and barriers to and opportunities for its promotion, based on interviews with 13 FDC educators in southwest Melbourne, Australia

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From child care to school: Influences on children’s adjustment and achievement in the year before school and the first year of school
Bowes, Jennifer M., July 2009
Ashfield, Australia: New South Wales, Department of Community Services.

A longitudinal inquiry into the factors that influence children’s school readiness and transition into formal school, based on data gathered from 677 families whose children attended full-day child care centers and family child care programs in urban and rural New South Wales, Australia

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From child care to school: Influences on children’s adjustment and achievement in the year before school and the first year of school [Executive summary]
Bowes, Jennifer M., July 2009
Ashfield, Australia: New South Wales, Department of Community Services.

A summary of a longitudinal inquiry into the factors that influence children’s school readiness and transition into formal school, based on data gathered from 677 families whose children attended full-day child care centers and family child care programs in urban and rural New South Wales, Australia

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Identifying high-quality centre-based childcare using quantitative data-sets: What the numbers do and don't tell us
Fenech, Marianne, December 2010
International Journal of Early Years Education, 18(4), 283-296

A study of the consistency and correspondence over time of three center based quality measures: the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised, the Infant-Toddler Environment Rating Scale, and Australia’s nationally administered Quality Improvement and Accreditation System, based on two sources of quantitative data collected over five years at 74 full-day child care centers in Australia

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Insider perspectives on developing Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia
Sumsion, Jennifer, December 2009
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 34(4), 4-13

Reflections on conversations and collaborations with respect to the development of Australia's first national framework for guiding early childhood curriculum and pedagogy

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Parent users of high-quality long day care: Informed consumers of child care?
Fenech, Marianne, March, 2011
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(1), 95-103

A study of parents' perspectives of center quality, based on data from 139 parents whose children attend six high quality child care model centers in New South Wales, Australia

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Partnerships in Early Childhood program: Final evaluation report
Thomson, Cathy, November, 2010
(SPRC Report 7/10). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: University of New South Wales, Social Policy Research Centre.

A process and outcomes evaluation of Partnerships in Early Childhood, a program in New South Wales, Australia, to support children's socioemotional development by placing child and family workers in child care centers, that examines program implementation, parent and staff views of the program, changes in children's attachment relationships and socioemotional development, and changes in parenting and community connectedness, based on longitudinal data collected through parent and staff interviews and questionnaires

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Partnerships in Early Childhood program: Final evaluation report [Executive summary]
Thomson, Cathy, November, 2010
(SPRC Report 7/10). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: University of New South Wales, Social Policy Research Centre.

A summary of a process and outcomes evaluation of Partnerships in Early Childhood, a program in New South Wales, Australia, to support children's socioemotional development by placing child and family workers in child care centers, that examines program implementation, parent and staff views of the program, changes in children's attachment relationships and socioemotional development, and changes in parenting and community connectedness, based on longitudinal data collected through parent and staff interviews and questionnaires

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A shared early childhood development research agenda: Key research gaps 2010-2015
Harrison, Linda, 04 March, 2011
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australia, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

A review of research on early childhood development in Australia, with a focus on early childhood education and care, to identfy gaps in research evidence on early childhood developmental needs

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