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			Barriers to inclusive child care: Research study findings and recommendations WestEd. Center for Prevention and Early Intervention, 2001 Sacramento: California Children and Families Commission. A study of the potential barriers faced by children with special needs and their families in accessing and succeeding in child care.	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
			Beginning school ready to learn: The impact of the Head Start Early Childhood Education Program on Hispanic children Reyes-Dott, Kimberly Cummings, 2008 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Alliant International University, Fresno, CA An examination of the relationship between attendance at Head Start's Early Childhood Education Program and Hispanic children's ability to begin kindergarten ready to learn from in depth interviews with 11 female employeees at a Head Start program in Southern California	Reports & Papers
			Can the age of entry into child care and the quality of child care predict adjustment in kindergarten? Howes, Carollee, 1990 Developmental Psychology, 26(2), 292-303 A longitudinal study of the effects of quality and length of child care attendance on adjustment to kindergarten	Reports & Papers
			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	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: 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 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 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.	Reports & Papers
			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.	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			Children's social and cognitive development and child-care quality: Testing for differential associations related to poverty, gender, or ethnicity Burchinal, Margaret, 2000 Applied Developmental Science, 4(3), 149-165 A study of the influence of poverty, minority ethnic background, gender, and parental authoritarian beliefs on the relationship between child care quality and children�s developmental outcomes	Reports & Papers
			Cracks in the seams: Durability of child care in JOBS welfare-to-work programs Meyers, Marcia K., 1997 Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 18(4), 379-406 An analysis of the integration of targeted child care subsidies and services and transitions for low-income participants in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) welfare-to-work program	Reports & Papers
			Diversity, child care quality, and developmental outcomes Burchinal, Margaret, 2003 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(4), 401-426 A study investigating the relationship between children's ethnicities and the validity of standardized child care quality measures, using data from the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study and the NICHD Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Does amount of time spent in child care predict socioemotional adjustment during the transition to kindergarten? NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2003 Child Development, 74(4), 976-1005 A study of the links between children's socioemotional development and both the cumulative amount of time spent in nonmaternal care from birth to the preschool years, and the quality, type, and other characteristics of child care	Reports & Papers
			Does amount of time spent in child care predict socioemotional adjustment during the transition to kindergarten? [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. 297-317). New York: Guilford Press An abridged reprint of a study of how children's socioemotional development is affected by the cumulative amount of time spent in nonmaternal care from birth to the preschool years, and the quality, type and other characteristics of child care, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Duration and developmental timing of poverty and children's cognitive and social development from birth through third grade NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 Child Development, 76(4), 795-810 A study of the relationship between duration and developmental timing of poverty and children�s development from birth to age 9, using comparisons of children from families who were never poor, poor only during their children�s infancy, poor only after their children's infancy, or chronically poor	Reports & Papers
			Early care experiences: Their relation to social skills and behavior in kindergarten Smith, Amanda Potoczak, August 2009 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California State University, Long Beach An investigation of the relationship between the number of years children receive parental care and their social skills in kindergarten, and an examination of the mediating variables of gender and socioeconomic status, based on data collected from 43 children at a kindergarten in Murrieta, California	Reports & Papers
			Early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2003 Infant Behavior & Development, 26(3), 345-370 A study of the relationship between early child care experiences in a child's first 3 years of life and mother-child interaction through the child's transition to school	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			Enhancing young children's mathematical knowledge through a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention Starkey, Prentice, 2004 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(1), 99-120 A study which implemented a specialized mathematics intervention in the classrooms of pre-kindergarteners from different socioeconomic backgrounds to improve their math skills	Reports & Papers
			Examining the relationship between LA's BEST program attendance and academic achievement of LA's BEST students Huang, Denise, December 2008 (CRESST Report 749). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing. A study of the relationship of different levels of participation in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, to students' academic achievement	Reports & Papers
			Exploring the relationship between LA's BEST program attendance and cognitive gains of LA's BEST students Huang, Denise, April 2009 (CRESST Report 757). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing. A study of the relationship of different levels of participation in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, to students' academic achievement	Reports & Papers
			Familial factors associated with the characteristics of nonmaternal care for infants NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997 Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59(2), 389-408 An analysis of the familial, social, economic, and psychological factors associated with child care type and quality for infants, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1998 (GAO/HEHS-98-65). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services	Reports & Papers

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