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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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Counting the child care workforce: A catalog of state data sources to quantify and describe child caregivers in the fifty states and the District of Columbia
Breunig, Gretchen Stahr, 2003
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.

A report on data sources suitable for use in calculating the size of the child care workforce for individual states

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Does quality of child care affect child outcomes at age 4 1/2?
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2003
Developmental Psychology, 39(3), 451-469

A study exploring the causal nature of relations between child care quality and children's development, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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The Early Head Start Father Studies: Design, data collection, and summary of father presence in the lives of infants and toddlers
Boller, Kimberley, 2006
Parenting: Science and Practice, 6(2-3), 117-143

An overview of the Early Head Start Father Studies, describing the study methodology, response rates, father demographics, and father child relationship

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Empirically-derived, person-oriented patterns of school readiness in typically-developing children: Description and prediction to first-grade achievement
Konold, Timothy R., 2005
Applied Developmental Science, 9(4), 174-187

A study using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care to examine the relation between young children's school readiness and variables including social skill, parent interactions, problem behavior, cognitive processes, and self regulation

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Home environment and cognitive development in the first 3 years of life: A collaborative study involving six sites and three ethnic groups in North America
Bradley, Robert H., 1989
Developmental Psychology, 25(2), 217-235

Examines the generalizability of relationships between home environment and children's early development status across groups of white, African American and Mexican American children one to three years of age

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K-2 standards and assessments: A 50-state review
Kauerz, Kristie, June, 2006
Philadelphia: National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force.

A descriptive study of each state's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade content standards and mandatory assessments

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Language environments and language outcomes: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
McCartney, Kathleen, 18 October, 2002
In L. Girolametto & E. Weitzmman (Eds.), Enhancing caregiver language facilitation in child care settings: Proceedings from the Symposium (pp. 3.1-3.10). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Hanen Centre. (No longer accessible as of September 14, 2012)

An overview of the purpose, methods, and findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, including study characteristics that set it apart from other large scale, longitudinal studies

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Measuring improper payments in the child care program: A pilot project of the ACF Child Care Bureau: Final report
United States. Child Care Bureau, 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Child Care Bureau.

A study conducted to find and reduce erroneous payments in specific Health and Human Services programs in California, Nebraska, Arizona, Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Ohio and New Hampshire

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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
Carver, Priscilla R., 2006
(E.D. TAB, NCES 2006-076). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care

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Practices and policies: Market rate surveys in states, territories, and tribes
Weber, Roberta B. (Bobbie), May 2007
Corvallis, OR: Oregon Child Care Research Partnership

Findings from a study examining current child care market rate survey methods, practices, and policies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, territories, and tribes, including descriptions of challenges faced by jurisdictions in conducting surveys, and methods of providing study data

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State assessment of internal controls: Final report
United States. Child Care Bureau, May, 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Child Care Bureau.

A description of the development and pilot of the State Internal Control Self-Assessment Instrument, an instrument for assessing states' internal controls for preventing improper payments in their administration of the Child Care and Development Fund

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