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Associations between center-based care accreditation status and the early educational outcomes of children in the child welfare system
Dinehart, Laura H., May, 2012
Children and Youth Services Review, 34(5), 1072-1080

A study of the relationship between child care center accreditation and the developmental and early academic outcomes of children in the child welfare system receiving child care subsidies, based on data from two groups of 82 low income three- and four-year old children, one group in the child welfare system and one not, enrolled in community-based early care and education centers in Miami-Dade County, Florida

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The attitudes of early childhood teachers toward gender roles and toward discipline
Tantekin-Erden, Feyza, 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, Tallahassee

An examination of teachers’ attitudes toward gender roles and discipline of male and female students, based on a sample of 131 early childhood teachers

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A case study of children's literacy development in a voluntary pre-kindergarten classroom
Sylvester, Ruth, January-March 2012
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 26(1), 122-140

A study of oral language and literacy development strategies and opportunities available to at risk 4-year-old children in a public voluntary pre-kindergarten, and a comparison of children's expressive and receptive vocabulary and early reading development both prior to and after one year in the program, based on data from 3 teachers and 13 children in one inclusive classroom

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The challenges of change: Learning from the child care and early education experiences of immigrant families
Matthews, Hannah, May 2007
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A study of the child care and early education participation of children of immigrants and barriers to accessing child care and early education services for immigrant families, based on interviews with local leaders, policymakers, child care and early education service providers, and immigrant parents conducted during community site visits

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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 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 in poor communities: Early learning effects of type, quality, and stability
Loeb, Susanna, 2003
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 9954). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A study on the influence of child care type, quality, and stability on the social and cognitive development of the preschool children of low-income single mothers

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Child care in poor communities: Early learning effects of type, quality, and stability
Loeb, Susanna, 2004
Child Development, 75(1), 47-65

A longitudinal analysis of the effects of child care type, quality, and stability on the social and cognitive development of preschool children of low-income single mothers

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Child, family, and childcare predictors of delayed school entry and kindergarten retention among linguistically and ethnically diverse children
Winsler, Adam, September, 2012
Developmental Psychology, 48(5), 1299-1314

A study of potential predictors of both delayed entry into kindergarten and kindergarten retention, including child characteristics, family characteristics, and child care participation, based on a sample of 13,191 ethnically and linguistically diverse at risk children that participated in The Miami School Readiness Project

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Children's experiences in center-based child care as a function of teacher background and adult:child ratio
Howes, Carollee, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 404-425

An examination of child care quality in relation to adult: child ratio and teacher education, using the Cost, Quality and Outcome (CQO) and Florida Quality Improvement study datasets

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Cognitive flexibility, approaches to learning, and academic school readiness in Head Start preschool children
Vitiello, Virginia E., May, 2011
Early Education and Development, 22(3), 388-410

A study of the relationship between cognitive flexibility and a measure of pre-academic knowledge indicative of success in the early school years, and an examination of the mediating potentials of attention, persistence, and both attitudes towards and motivation for learning, based on measures of 191 children in Head Start classrooms

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The Collier County Early Literacy Partnership for Educational Success: 2004-2005: Year 1 implementation and evaluation report
Wehry, Stephanie, Fall 2005
Jacksonville, FL: Florida Institute of Education.

Findings from the first year of the implementation and program evaluation of the Early Literacy and Learning Model (ELLM) and the Skills-based Educational Experiences Delivery System (ELLM/SEEDS) programs to improve children's early literacy skills in Collier County, Florida, during the 2004-2005 year

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The Collier County Early Literacy Partnership for Educational Success: 2006-2007: Year 3 implementation and evaluation report
Wehry, Stephanie, Summer 2007
Jacksonville, FL: Florida Institute of Education.

Findings from an implementation and program evaluation of the Early Literacy and Learning Model (ELLM) and the Skills-based Educational Experiences Delivery System (ELLM/SEEDS) programs to improve children's early literacy skills in Collier County, Florida, during the 2006-2007 year

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Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care
Mezey, Jennifer, 2003
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs

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Commitment to classroom model philosophy and burnout symptoms among high fidelity teachers implementing preschool programs for children with autism spectrum disorders
Coman, Drew, February, 2013
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43(2), 345-360

An examination of both shared and differing levels of commitment to the philosophical tenets underlying both the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACH) and the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) classroom-based approaches among three groups of teachers implementing the programs with a high level of fidelity of implementation, based on data from 53 early care and education teachers North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, and Minnesota working in special education classroom environments

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Community child care inclusion: The development of two children
Hanline, Mary Frances, 1998
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 45(4), 469-488

An analysis of the progression of children with severe disabilities within a child care setting using a play-based curriculum

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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research?
Scott-Little, Catherine, 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 153-173

An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness

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Contributions of emergent literacy skills to name writing, letter writing, and spelling in preschool children
Puranik, Cynthia S., Q4 2011
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(4), 465-474

A study of the relationship between preschool children's emergent literacy skills and their name writing, letter writing, and spelling skills, based on data from 296 children 4- and 5-years-old at 30 private preschools and both public and private child care centers in north Florida

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Can quality improvement system improve childcare site performance in school readiness?
Ma, Xin, February, 2013
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 106(2), 146-156

A comparison of growth in children's school readiness over three years in child care sites using a Quality Improvement System (QIS) versus non-QIS sites, based on data from 79 children in 46 sites in Palm Beach County, Florida

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Developmentally appropriate emergent literacy activities for young children: Adapting the Early Literacy and Learning Model
Elliott, Elizabeth M., June 2008
Early Childhood Education Journal, 35(6), 551-556

A test of the efficacy of an adaptation for preschool classrooms of the Early Literacy and Learning Model (ELLM) in the development of alphabet recognition skills among a sample of 8 preschool children

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Differential effects of high-quality child care
Hill, Jennifer, 2002
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 21(4), 601-627

An analysis of data collected from the Infant Health and Development Program examining the differential causal effects of access to high quality child care for at risk children who would otherwise have participated in one of three child care options: no non-maternal care, home-based non-maternal care, and center-based care

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Early childhood programs: Parent education and income best predict participation
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1994
(GAO/HEHS-95-47). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

A report on the demographic factors of children that best predict preschool participation

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The early developmental competencies and school readiness of low-income, immigrant children: Influences of generation, race/ethnicity, and national origins
De Feyter, Jessica Johnson, Q4 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(4), 411-431

A study of the socioemotional, behavioral, and cognitive development of first-generation, second-generation, and non-immigrant children, by immigrant status, race, and both country and region of origin, based on a sample of 2,914 subsidy-receiving Miami-area 4-year-old children attending child care or preschool

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Early intervention in low birth weight premature infants: Results at 18 years of age for the Infant Health and Development Program
McCormick, Marie C., 2006
Pediatrics, 117(3), 771-780

Findings from a follow-up study on the persistence of cognitive and behavioral benefits from early childhood program participation in 18-year-olds who were born with low birth weight and participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP)

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