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			Building the workforce our youngest children deserve Rhodes, Holly, 2012 Social Policy Report, 26(1), 1-31 A discussion of themes from a workshop to examine the early childhood care and education workforce, including a definition and description of the current workforce, an exploration of workforce characteristics associated with child development outcomes, and a discussion of issues related to developing the workforce as a profession through education and training	Other
			Can child care assistance in welfare and employment programs support the employment of low-income families? Gennetian, Lisa A., 2004 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(4), 723-743 An investigation of different welfare and employment programs with child care assistance policies and their effects on employment rates and child care decisions of low income families	Reports & Papers
			Child care and child development Huston, Aletha C., 2002 In N.J. Smelser & P.B. Baltes (Eds.), International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences (pp. 1682-1686). New York: Pergamon Press A summary of the benefits and adverse effects that child care can have on early development	Other
			Child care assistance policies can affect the use of center-based child care for children in low-income families Crosby, Danielle A., 2005 Applied Developmental Science, 9(2), 86-107 A study of the effect of expanded child care options in 13 experimental welfare and employment programs on single parents� use of different types of child care for toddlers, preschoolers, and 5-8 year old children	Reports & Papers
			Child-care debate: Transformed or distorted? Huston, Aletha C., 1993 American Psychologist, 48(6), 692-693 A critique focusing on reforming psychological research by the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)	Other
			Child care for low-income families: Problems and promises Huston, Aletha C., 2004 In Work-family challenges for low-income parents and their children (pp. 139-164). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. A discussion of the challenges faced by low income families seeking high quality child care, based on data from the Next Generation Project.	Other
			Children's early child care and their mothers' later involvement with schools Crosnoe, Robert, March/April 2012 Child Development, 83(2), 758-772 A study of the relationship between quality and type of early child care children attend and their mother's involvement at their children's elementary schools, with an examination of the influence of children's social skills, academic skills, and home environments on that relationship, based on data from 1,353 children, 1 month through 6 years old, from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development	Reports & Papers
			Connecting the science of child development to public policy Huston, Aletha C., 2005 Social Policy Report, 19(4) A discussion of the role of research on child development in the public policy-making process	Other
			Does child care assistance matter?: The effects of welfare and employment programs on child care for preschool- and young school-aged children Crosby, Danielle A., 2001 (The Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 3). New York: MDRC. An examination of the effects of welfare and employment policies on child care outcomes for single parents, and their preschool- to young school-aged children, using data from experimental programs implemented between the late 1980s and the mid-1990s	Reports & Papers
			Does child care assistance matter?: The effects of welfare and employment programs on child care for very young children Gennetian, Lisa A., 2001 (The Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 2). New York: MDRC. An analysis of the effects of child care assistance on infant toddler child care use by low-income single-parent families, using data from five experimental evaluation studies of welfare and employment programs	Other
			Effects of employment-based programs on families by prior levels of disadvantage Alderson, Desiree Principe, September, 2008 Social Service Review, 82(3), 361-394 A study of the effects of employment-based programs on maternal depression, usage of home- and center-based child care , child test scores, parent-child interactions, and child behavior, based on a secondary analysis of data from 6 experimental studies of low income families at several levels of disadvantage	Reports & Papers
			The effects of welfare and employment programs on children's participation in Head Start Chang, Young Eun, February 2007 Economics of Education Review, 26(1), 17-32 An analysis of the effects of 10 welfare and employment programs on the employment, income, and use of Head Start by single mothers of children aged 3-5, using data from the New Hope, New Chance, National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies, and Minnesota Family Investment Program studies	Reports & Papers
			Evaluation of Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC): An on-site training of caregivers Weinstock, Phyllis, March, 2012 (NCEE 2012-4003). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. A study of the impact of Program for Infant/Toddler Care, which provides on-site training to center-based and family child care providers, on global and process child care quality and children's cognitive, language, social, and behavioral skills, based on data collected from 92 randomly assigned child care centers and 159 randomly assigned family child care homes and from 936 children enrolled with those providers	Reports & Papers
			Evaluation of Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC): An on-site training of caregivers [Executive summary] Weinstock, Phyllis, March, 2012 (NCEE 2012-4003). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. A summary of a study of the impact of Program for Infant/Toddler Care, which provides on-site training to center-based and family child care providers, on global and process child care quality and children's cognitive, language, social, and behavioral skills, based on data collected from 92 randomly assigned child care centers and 159 randomly assigned family child care homes and from 936 children enrolled with those providers	Executive Summary
			Family and individual predictors of child care use by low-income families in different policy contexts Huston, Aletha C., (Summary of Key Findings for Working Paper No. 9) New York: MDRC. A summary of findings from an exploration of factors influencing the use of child care by low-income families	Other
			Family and individual predictors of child care use by low-income families in different policy contexts Huston, Aletha C., 2002 (The Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 9). New York: MDRC. A study of the impact of family and child characteristics on low income parents' use of child care, child care quality and receipt of child care subsidies.	Reports & Papers
			Higher ground: New Hope for the working poor and their children Duncan, Greg, 2007 New York: Russell Sage Foundation An evaluation of the short- and long-term effects of the New Hope program on the outcomes of the low-income participants and their children	Reports & Papers
			How child care assistance in welfare and employment programs can support the employment of low-income families Gennetian, Lisa A., 2002 (Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 11). New York: MDRC. An analysis of the effects of changes in child care policies on the child care choices of families participating in pilot welfare and employment programs from the late 1980s to the early 1990s	Reports & Papers
			How can public policy improve quality of early care and education? Huston, Aletha C., June, 2008 International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2(1), 1-14 An overview of policies for the provision of early care and education to children from birth through 5-years-old and public policy suggestions to improve its quality both in the United States and elsewhere	Other
			Lessons from New Hope: The impact on children's well-being of a work-based antipoverty program for parents Mistry, Rashmita S., 2001 In For better and for worse: Welfare reform and the well-being of children and families (pp. 179-200). New York: Russell Sage Foundation. A longitudinal, randomized study evaluating New Hope's (an employment-based antipoverty program) effects on children's well being and an investigation of why the effects occurred	Reports & Papers
			A longitudinal study of the effects of family participation in the New Hope intervention on the social, academic, and behavioral development of children eight years after participation Huston, Aletha C., 2011 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, , 1-32 A longitudinal study of the effects of family participation in the New Hope employment-based poverty intervention on the social, academic, and behavioral development of several hundred children eight years after participation	Reports & Papers
			Making child care choices: How welfare and work policies influence parents' decisions Gennetian, Lisa A., 2002 (Next Generation Policy Brief). New York: MDRC. A policy brief reviewing nine random assignment evaluations of the child care decisions made by approximately 20,000 low income parents	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Mothers' time with infant and time in employment as predictors of mother-child relationships and children's early development Huston, Aletha C., 2005 Child Development, 76(2), 467-482 A study of the relationship between maternal time with infants and the quality of mother-child relationships and children�s development, based on a sample of 1,053 mothers taken from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care, using time diaries, interviews, and home visit assessments using the Home Observation for Measure of the Environment (HOME) scale	Reports & Papers
			New hope for children and families: Five-year results of a program to reduce poverty and reform welfare: Executive summary Huston, Aletha C., 2003 New York: MDRC. A summary of research findings evaluating a program designed to assist low income people secure employment and reduce poverty	Executive Summary
			New hope for families and children: Five-year results of a program to reduce poverty and reform welfare Huston, Aletha C., 2003 New York: MDRC. An evaluation of a program designed to help low income families find and maintain employment, reduce poverty and improve overall family well-being	Reports & Papers

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