Attachment behavior of day-care children: Naturalistic and laboratory observations
Ragozin, Arlene S., 1980
Child Development, 51(2), 409-415
A study of the relationships between child care and attachment behavior through naturalistic and laboratory observations
Reports & Papers
Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Early Education and Development, 12(4), 545-576
A study of a large sample of three-year-old children relating ethnic background, three levels of family income, family characteristics and experiences in child care to child development
Reports & Papers
Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 127-139). New York: Guilford Press
A description of demographic, family context, income, and developmental characteristics of Head Start children and their families at 3 years of age, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
An interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, analyzing child and family outcomes through the first two years of children's lives.
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Change in family income-to-needs matters more for children with less
Dearing, Eric, November/December 2001
Child Development, 72(6), 1779-1793
An examination of changes in family income-to-needs and its effect on young children's cognitive, language, and behavioral development and outcomes using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Characteristics of effective collaboration among innovative early childhood intervention programs
Wilder, Erin M., 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Seattle University, WA
A qualitative study of collaboration and communication processes between early childhood intervention programs and the families and the community, based on a survey and observations of two sites serving a low-income, high needs population
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Child care and child development: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1994
In Developmental follow-up: Concepts, domains and methods. (pp. 377-396). San Diego, CA: Academic Press, Inc.
A description of the theoretical framework for the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care, assessing relationships among family life, child care processes and child behavioral development
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Child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Child Development, 72(5), 1478-1500
A study of how time spent in child care, child care quality, and availability of peers relate to children's peer social competence at 23 and 36 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Child care and common communicable illnesses [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 175-183). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the relationship between children’s experience in nonmaternal care and rates of respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and ear infections during the first 3 years of life
Reports & Papers
Child care and common communicable illnesses in children aged 37 to 54 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2003
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 157(2), 196-200
A study of the relationship between experience in child care and common communicable illnesses in children aged 37 to 54 months
Reports & Papers
Child care and common communicable illnesses in children ages 37-54 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 184-190). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the relationship between children’s experience in nonmaternal care and rates of respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and ear infections from 3 to 41/2 years old in a sample of approximately 1,100 children
Reports & Papers
Child care and common communicable illnesses: Results from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 155(4), 481-488
An examination of the relationship between experiences in child care and communicable illnesses (gastrointestinal tract illness, upper respiratory tract infection, and ear infections or otitis media) through a child's first 3 years of life, and an investigation of the relationship between the increased frequency of these illnesses and language development, school readiness, and behavior problems
Reports & Papers
Child-care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Developmental Psychology, 37(6), 847-862
An analysis of the relationship between family factors and infant and toddler child care experiences and preschool attachment, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1999
Developmental Psychology, 35(6), 1399-1413
An analysis of the effects of child care on maternal sensitivity and child engagement during the first three years of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 231-245). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life
Reports & Papers
Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2000
(Series B, No. B-7). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
A study of the primary child care arrangements of children under five whose mothers are employed, as well as of the variations in patterns of child care arrangements by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.
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The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States
Brandon, Peter D., 2004
International Migration, 42(2), 65-87
A comparison of the use of child care arrangements among immigrant families to non-immigrant families
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Child-care characteristics of infants with and without special needs: Comparisons and concerns
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L., 1998
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(4), 603-621
An analysis comparing the maternal employment patterns and child care arrangements and their quality for children with and without special needs, using two studies: a study of children with special needs, and data from the Seattle, Washington, a site of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child care characteristics of infants with and without special needs: Comparisons and concerns [Abridged]
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L., 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 67-77). New York: Guilford Press
A study of employment and child care characteristics, concerns, and problems in a sample of 166 families with children with diagnosed disabilities by 12 months old, as compared to a sample of 139 typically developing children and their families from the Seattle site of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child Care Consultation Pilot Project: Evaluation report
Fung, Jennifer, June 2010
Olympia: Washington State, Department of Early Learning.
An investigation into the relationship between providers' access to children's mental health professionals and improvements in providers' knowledge and children's behavior, based on information gathered from 61 child care providers who received classroom consultation services and 6 mental health classroom consultants in King, Thurston, and Yakima Counties in Washington
Reports & Papers
Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2006
American Psychologist, 61(2), 99-116
A report of findings on the effect sizes for exclusive maternal care and, for children in child care, for type, quality, and quantity of care, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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Child care expenses of America's families
Giannarelli, Linda, 2000
(Occasional Paper No. 40). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
A study of the child care expenses of working families with children under age 13, with particular attention to low-income families.
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Child care for children in poverty: Opportunity or inequality?
Phillips, Deborah A., 1991
Child Development, 65(1), 472-492
A study of child care quality in child care centers serving children from low-income families, its relationship to type of center-based programming, and its comparability to child care quality in centers serving upper- and middle-income families, based on data from the nationally representative Profile of Child Care Settings study and the National Child Care Staffing Study, which collected observational data on child care quality in 227 child care centers in five cities
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Child care in the first year of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 340-360
An analysis of the hours, type, and stability of child care used in infants' first year of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Child care structure, process, outcome: Direct and indirect effects of child care quality on young children's development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
Psychological Science, 13(3), 199-206
A study exploring whether process measures of child care quality mediate the relationship between structural features of child care quality and child outcomes, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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