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			America After 3PM: From big cities to small towns Afterschool Alliance, October 2010 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students by urbanicity during the 2008-2009 school year, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM: From big cities to small towns: Key findings Afterschool Alliance, October 2010 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A summary of a study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students by urbanicity during the 2008-2009 school year, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Assessing capacity: Early childhood education in rural New York State [Draft] Sipple, John W., December 2007 Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Community and Rural Development Institute. A study of the availability of child care and early education slots for children under five in rural New York State and how the availability of slots in different child care and early education settings in rural counties compares with the availability in non-rural counties, based on data from New York State agencies and on U.S. Census data	Reports & Papers
			Building a literacy community: The role of literacy and social practice in early childhood programs Britsch, Susan J., 1999 Early Childhood Education Journal, 26(4), 209-215 A study of ways to strengthen existing literacy practices for children, families, and teachers in both rural and urban child care settings, based on qualitative studies of a publicly funded child care center in Northern California and two Head Start programs in the Midwest	Reports & Papers
			The capacity of early childhood care & education in rural NYS Sipple, John W., January 2008 (Research & Policy Brief Series Issue No. 13). Itaca, NY: Cornell University, Community and Rural Development Institute. A summary of a study of the availability of child care and early education slots for children under five in rural New York State and how the availability of slots in different child care and early education settings in rural counties compares with the availability in non-rural counties, based on data from New York State agencies and on U.S. Census data	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Child care arrangements in urban and rural areas Swenson, Kendall, 2008 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. A study comparing features of child care arrangements of children in urban and rural areas, including: type of arrangement, weekly hours in child care, auspice or sponsorship of center-based child care programs, child-adult ratio, and parent child care expenses, based on data from the nationally representative National Household Education Survey, 2005	Reports & Papers
			Child care subsidies in urban and rural counties United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, July 2007 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. A summary of a study comparing features Child Care and Development Fund caseloads in urban and rural counties	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Child care subsidies in urban and rural counties Swenson, Kendall, July 2007 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. A study comparing features of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) caseloads in urban and rural counties, including: average hours per week in care; percentage of single-parent families; child care settings; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participation; reasons for receiving subsidized child care; and copayments	Reports & Papers
			Children's Support Services: Providing a system of care for urban preschoolers with significant behavioral challenges Tewhey, Karen, 2006 Childhood Education, 82(5), 289-292 A description and overview of the outcomes of Massachusetts' Children's Support Services project, an interagency, multidisciplinary program designed to help young children with significant behavioral problems who have been asked to leave their preschool programs	Other
			Cost of child care: Legislative report on cost containment options in the Child Care Assistance Program Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2005 St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Human Services. A study by the Minnesota Department of Human Services investigating child care costs in the state's rural and metropolitan areas and recommending possible cost containment reforms to the Minnesota Legislature	Reports & Papers
			Differential impact of preschool models on development and early learning of inner-city children: A three-cohort study Marcon, Rebecca, 1999 Developmental Psychology, 35(2), 358-375 An investigation into the influence of the type of early education program on children�s development of social and motor skills, based on teacher ratings of 721 four-year-old children using the Pre-K Survey of Beliefs and Practices	Reports & Papers
			The dynamics of child care subsidy use by rural families in Oregon Davis, Elizabeth E., 2001 American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 83(5), 1293-1301 A comparison of child care subsidy duration, in Oregon's rural and urban communities, based on analysis of state child care administrative data collected between October 1997 and September 1999	Reports & Papers
			Early academic skills and childhood experiences across the urban-rural continuum Miller, Portia, Q2 2013 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(2), 234-248 An examination of differences in children's academic skills at kindergarten entry across large urban, small urban, suburban, and rural areas, based on data from approximately 6,050 children and their families from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort	Reports & Papers
			Evidence for social and behavior problems in low-income urban preschoolers: Effects of site, classroom, and teacher Anthony, Bruno J., 2005 Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 34(1), 31-39 An examination of the influence of contextual factors on the prevalence of social and behavior problems among low income, urban preschool children	Reports & Papers
			An examination of the contributions of interactive peer play to salient classroom competencies for urban Head Start children Fantuzzo, John W., 2004 Psychology in the Schools, 41(3), 323-36 A journal article on the relationship of urban Head Start children's peer play competence to emotional regulation, autonomy, receptive language skill, and later cognitive, social, and motor outcomes	Reports & Papers
			A feminist poststructuralist study of children ''doing'' gender in an urban kindergarten classroom Blaise, Mindy, 2005 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 20(1), 85-108 An examination of kindergarten children's gender identity enactments in an urban kindergarten classroom	Reports & Papers
			Financing and sustaining out-of-school time programs in rural communities Sandel, Kathryn, January 2008 Washington, DC: Finance Project. A description of funding sources and financing strategies to assist service providers, community leaders, and other stakeholders in securing and sustaining funds for rural out-of-school-time programs	Other
			Help or hindrance: A policy review of early childhood education and care in rural Manitoba and Saskatchewan Rural Voices, Langruth, Manitoba, Canada: Rural Voices. A qualitative study of the effectiveness of provincial policy in addressing the funding and professional development challenges of rural child care centers in two of Canada�s Prairie Provinces	Reports & Papers
			The impact of full day kindergarten on rural child care Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, April, 2011 (Policy Monitor No. 5). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development. A discussion of the challenges to implementing the Full Day Early Learning Kindergarten Program in rural areas of Ontario, Canada	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Implementing a state-wide universal prekindergarten program: A rural case study Watamura, Sarah, 2004 Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program. A case study of the implementation of a state-wide universal prekindergarten program in a public school district in rural, upstate New York, based on interviews with members of the early education community in the school district	Reports & Papers
			Improving urban student achievement through early childhood reform: What state policymakers can do Kagan, Sharon Lynn, 2004 Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States. An article on education reform in urban schools looking at early childhood education programs and school readiness; critical problems are identified and policy recommendations are offered	Other
			Languages and literacies in early childhood: At home and in early childhood settings Beecher, Bronwyn, 2002 European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 10(1), 67-84 A study of understandings and attitudes toward language and literacy learning of 158 educators and 60 families across a range of language, cultural, and socio-economic groups in 79 early childhood settings in urban, semi-urban, and semi-rural areas of Australia	Reports & Papers
			Linking past to present to create an image of the child Hughes, Eileen, 2007 Theory into Practice, 46(1), 48-56 An observational study of the process implemented by a rural Alaskan Head Start program to incorporate an aspect of the Reggio Emilia approach concerning how to observe children's actions to construct images of the children	Reports & Papers
			A multilevel analysis of consultant attributes that contribute to effective mental health consultation services Allen, Mary Dallas, May/June 2012 Infant Mental Health Journal, 33(3), 234-245 A study of the relationship between attributes of mental health consultants (MHCs) and both staff reports of improved child outcomes and of a positive relationship with the MHCs, and if those relationships are moderated by rural versus urban/suburban Head Start program status, based on data from 57 MHCs and 407 Head Start staff who responded to the Head Start Mental Health Services Survey	Reports & Papers
			Out-of-school time programs in rural areas Harris, Erin, March, 2011 (Research Update: Highlights from the Out-of-School Time Database No. 6). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project. A review of research studies on nine out-of-school time programs located in rural areas	Fact Sheets & Briefs

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