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Assessing the quality of early years learning environments
Walsh, Glenda, 2005
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 7(1)

A study on the design and validation of instruments used to measure aspects of high quality in early child learning environments in Northern Irish primary schools and Danish kindergartens

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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

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A birth cohort study: Conceptual design considerations and rationale
Moore, Kristin A., January 1999
(Working Paper No. 1999-01). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A discussion of issues related to the conceptualization and design of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort

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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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Data watch: The national longitudinal surveys
Pergamit, Michael, 2001
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 15(2), 239-253

A discussion of the kinds of research questions regarding employment, education, training, family relations, financial well-being and health, that can be addressed with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for center-based provider questionnaire
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A discussion of the methodology of the design and content of a questionnaire to survey center-based child care providers for their participation in the assessment of the national supply of child care

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for center-based provider questionnaire [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A summary of a discussion of the methodology of the design and content of a questionnaire to survey center-based child care providers for their participation in the assessment of the national supply of child care

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for demand questionnaire
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A presentation of the development and content of a survey for the assessment of parental demand

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for demand questionnaire [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A summary of a presentation of the development and content of a survey for the assessment of parental demand

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for home-based provider questionnaire
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A discussion of the methodology of the design and content of a questionnaire to survey home-based child care providers for their participation in the assessment of the national supply of child care

Methods


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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for home-based provider questionnaire [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A summary of a discussion of the methodology of the design and content of a questionnaire to survey home-based child care providers for their participation in the assessment of the national supply of child care

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Feasibility test report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2009
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A description of the method used to evaluate the feasibility of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand, including an assessment of the study to answer its research questions while remaining within budget constraints

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Final recommendations for the center-based provider questionnaire
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

Recommendations for the improvement of the design and content of a survey instrument for the assessment of the national supply of center-based child care services

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Final recommendations for the demand questionnaire
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

Recommendations for the improvement of the design and content of a survey instrument for the assessment of the parents' demand for child care services across the United States

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Final recommendations for the home-based provider questionnaire
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

Recommendations for the improvement of the design and content of a survey instrument for the assessment of the national supply of home-based child care services, including comments of changes to the actual survey

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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Revised sampling report and addendum
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A presentation of alternate designs of sampling methods for achieving a representative number of sample respondents for the assessment of the supply and demand of the national child care market

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Design phase of the National Study of Early Child Care Supply and Demand (NSECCSD): Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A description of a proposed design for a study on the functions of supply and demand in the child care market, including a discussion of public policy questions addressed through the implementation of the proposed study

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Design phase of the National Study of Early Child Care Supply and Demand (NSECCSD): Final report [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 31, 2010
Chicago: National Opinion Research Center.

A summary of a description of a proposed design for a study on the functions of supply and demand in the child care market, including a discussion of public policy questions addressed through the implementation of the proposed study

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Different methods of conducting market rate surveys: Fact sheet
New England Workforce Partners for Early Care and Education, 2001
Portland, ME: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service.

A fact sheet on issues in designing and conducting market rate surveys

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Early childhood programs: The use of impact evaluations to assess programs effects
United States. General Accounting Office, 2001
(GAO-01-542). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

An examination of current evaluations and evaluation proposals of 11 government sponsored early childhood care and education programs to understand the use and value of using impact evaluations for these programs and to discuss the value of other study types for government sponsored studies.

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Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: Introduction
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, October 2003
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A discussion of the Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project commissioned by Great Britain’s Department of Education and Skills that provides an introduction to issues in cross-national work, to the methods used in this study, and to the countries that have been included

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The effects of the New Mexico PreK Initiative on young children’s school readiness
Hustedt, Jason T., August 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A study of the effects of the New Mexico PreK initiative on the receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills of children entering kindergarten, using data from a sample of 886 children from across New Mexico

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Estimating the unmet need for child care: A practical approach using a child care illustration
Queralt, Magaly, 1999
(Wellesley College Working Paper 99-05). Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics

A description and illustration of a method for locating and estimating unmet demand for child care services in Massachusetts neighborhoods, redesigned for social agency interpretation and practical application

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Estimating the unmet need for services: A middling approach
Queralt, Magaly, 1999
Social Service Review, 73(4), 524-559

A description of the method and results of an unmet demand estimate for child care services in neighborhoods in Hampden County, Massachusetts

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Evaluating early care and education programs: A review of research methods and findings
Horton, Carol, May 2007
Chicago: Herr Research Center.

A review of the research designs and findings of notable research initiatives that focus on early care and education programs including Head Start, child care programs, and state prekindergarten programs

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