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Child care and the family: An opportunity to study development in context
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1996
Newsletter of the Society for Research in Child Development, 4-7

An overview of the Study of Early Child Care by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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Child care costs in the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC): A comparison to SIPP
Macartney, Suzanne E., January 2011
(SEHSD Working Paper No. 2011-1). Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

A comparison of household child care expenses estimates in the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement and the Survey of Income and Program Participation

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Children, labour supply and child care: Challenges for empirical analysis
Kalb, Guyonne, September 2009
Australian Economic Review, 42(3), 276-299

An economic discussion of the relationships between labor supply, child care, and work, as well as analytical problems and challenges

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Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth: A unique research opportunity
Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay, 1991
Developmental Psychology, 27(6), 918-931

A description of the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) data set and its importance and relevance to future studies in multiple disciplines

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Children's perspectives on their learning: Exploring methods
Smith, Anne B., 2005
Early Child Development and Care, 175(6), 473-487

A discussion of conversational contexts and methods used to study 4 year old children’s interpretations of their school activities and learning experiences, in a sample of 27 children attending 5 early childhood centers

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Common challenges in the study of continuity of child care subsidy participation: CCPRC subsidy workgroup methodology research brief series
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December, 2012
(Methodological Brief OPRE 2012-55). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A discussion of issues in designing studies of the dynamics of child care subsidy receipt

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Comparative childcare statistics in Europe: Conceptual and methodological fallacies
Keck, Wolfgang, November, 2011
(Multilinks Insights No. 1). Berlin, Germany: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung (Social Science Research Center Berlin).

A discussion of methodological and conceptual challenges to the collection of data for making cross-national comparisons of child care arrangements in the European Union

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Comparative childcare statistics in Europe: Conceptual and methodological fallacies
Keck, Wolfgang, December, 2011
(Carlo Alberto Notebooks No. 229). Turin, Italy: Collegio Carlo Alberto.

A discussion of methodological and conceptual challenges to the collection of data for making cross-national comparisons of child care arrangements in the European Union

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Comparison between two common methods for reporting cold and diarrhoea symptoms for children in daycare centre research
Carabin, Helene, 2000
Child: Care, Health and Development, 26(6), 471-487

A study comparing the rate that Canadian child care center staff reported toddlers' cold and diarrhea symptoms to the rate of parent reports

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Conducting market rate surveys: How does your state rate?
USA Child Care, 2000
Lee's Summit, MO: USA Child Care.

A report on issues in the design and implementation of market rate surveys that may affect survey results

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Conducting research with young children: Some ethical considerations
Flewitt, Rosie, 2005
Early Child Development and Care, 175(6), 553-565

A discussion of experiences conducting ethnographic video case studies with young children, including the processes of negotiating initial and ongoing consent, problems with the notion of informed consent in exploratory research with young children, and questions of anonymity when collecting and reporting on visual data

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Connecticut Early Childhood Research and Development Project: Child Care Data CONNections
Palermino, Peter, 2001
Connecticut, Department of Social Services

A project undertaken by the Connecticut Department of Social Services, and the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, to build a statewide research infrastructure for well-informed, effective and efficient program and policy development at state and local levels, with the advice and guidance of six stakeholder panels (research, data, advocacy, technology, funders, and data users). Activities include building an inventory of databases, prioritizing recommendations for aligning existing databases and related information dissemination processes, and developing a three- to five-year research agenda.

Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects


Considerations for future research with young dual language learners
Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners, 2011
(Research Brief No. 3). Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Early Care and Education Research: Dual Language Learners.

A summary of a meeting convened to identify gaps in knowledge and methodological challenges in conducting research with young dual language learners

Fact Sheets & Briefs


The cost, quality and child outcomes study: A critique
Glantz, Frederic B., 2000
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates.

A critical assessment of the robustness of findings of the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study (Cost, quality and child outcomes in child care centers study (1995) and The child of the cost, quality and child outcomes study go to school (2000)).

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The costs and benefits of earlier identification and effective intervention
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, January 2004
(Research Brief No. RB505). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A discussion of the background, goals and data requirements of a potential cost-benefit analysis of early detection and intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorders or at risk of low educational attainment

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Critical Incident Technique: A valuable research tool for early intervention
University of Kentucky. National Early Childhood Transition Center, May 2006
Lexington: University of Kentucky, National Early Childhood Transition Center.

An overview of Critical Incident Technique, a research method based on studying participants' experiences of critical incidents, and its use in a study of early childhood transition practices

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Can we trust parental reports of child care subsidy receipt?
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December, 2012
(Methodological Brief OPRE 2012-53). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A study of the incidence and implications of measurement error in parental reports of child care subsidy receipt in survey data, based on parent and provider reports of subsidy receipt from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national longitudinal cohort study

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Data collection and system monitoring in early childhood programs
Olmsted, Patricia P., 2002
(Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 5). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Guidelines for early childhood policy-relevant data collection and system monitoring

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Data collection for building early learning systems: Using data for real world decision-making
Vinci, Yasmina, 2002
Washington, DC: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A report comparing potential sources of data for use in child care decisionmaking

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Data needs in early childhood education and care
Bennett, John, 2002
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

A paper on improving early childhood education and care data collection and developing national indicators of school readiness

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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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The demand for child care quality: An hedonic price theory approach
Hagy, Alison P., 1998
Journal of Human Resources, 33(3), 683-710

An economic analysis of the role of child care pricing, demand and government subsidization in shaping child care quality

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Design for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Survey: Final design report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, May 13, 2011
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A discussion of options and suggestions for the design of an ongoing survey of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs, staff, families, and children, including considerations for sampling, site outreach, instrumentation, data collection, and data analyses

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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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