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1999 census of child care services
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services, 2000
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.

A report of findings from the 1999 Australian Government census of all child care providers receiving government funding, which provided information on services offered, children served, and child care staff

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All day provision for 3- and 4-year olds
Stephen, Christine, 2000
(Interchange 68). Edinburgh: Scotland, Education Department. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013).

A summary of a study examining the features of full-day child care provision in Scotland, including perceptions of quality, based on eight case studies of child care settings

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Assessing the local need for family and child care services: A small area utilization analysis
Percy, Andrew, 2000
Child Welfare, 79(5), 535-553

A study to identify a set of needs indicators to guide resource allocation of family and child care services, by examining the relationship between the costs of services and socioeconomic characteristics in 498 small areas in Northern Ireland

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Beginning reading instruction: Towards levelling the playing field
Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth, 2000
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 7(1), 1-9

A comparison of the reading-related test scores of 7 children before and after an 8 week shared reading intervention, based on data collected from 6 voluntary participant low income families living in a small city in New South Wales

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Child care arrangement and preschool development
To, Teresa, 2000
Canadian Journal of Public Health, 87(1), 62-65

An analysis of the relationship between child care arrangement and poor development attainment in Canadian children aged 2 to 3, using data from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

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Consultancy on support to Childcare Partnerships
Scotland. Scottish Executive, 2000
Edinburgh: Scotland, Scottish Executive.

A study of the practices of local Childcare Partnerships in Scotland, based on interviews with partnership members and stakeholders

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Creating sustainable nursing interventions: An innovative health promotion strategy for handwashing in child care centres
Williams, L. Alison, 2000
Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing, 3(4), 17-20

A description of an evidence-based, cost effective pilot program using community child health nursing interventions to promote handwashing among child care center staff

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Descriptive data on child care and schools in Sweden in 2000
Sweden. Skolverket (Sweden. National Agency for Education), October, 2000
(National Agency for Education Report No. 192). Stockholm: Sweden, Skolverket (Sweden, National Agency for Education).

A comprehensive description of educational activities in Sweden, including preschool and school age child care activities

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Directiveness in teacher's language input to toddlers and preschoolers in day care
Girolametto, Luigi, 2000
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 43(5), 1101-1114

An investigation of the correlation between teacher-child directive interaction and child language development, based on a sample of 20 early childhood teachers and their 80 toddler and preschool students in Toronto, Canada

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Does the village still raise the child?: A collaborative study of changing childrearing and early education in Kenya
Swadener, Elizabeth Blue, 2000
Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

A collaborative study investigating how cultural, social, and economic changes have influenced child rearing and early education of Kenyan children, particularly the degree to which they are raised communally.

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Family ecology as a predictor of maternal involvement in child-care
Singh, Shalini N., 2000
Psycho-lingua, 30(2), 115-120

An examination of maternal involvement in the care and development of a child, with a focus on the influence of socio-economics, education, employment, and culture in India

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Good practice in the care of very young children
Scotland. Education Department, 2000
Edinburgh: Scotland, Education Department.

An exploration of practices in early childhood education and care in Scotland

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Indicators of children's adjustment to the first year of schooling
Margetts, Kay, 2000
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 7(1), 20-30

A search for portions of the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) Teacher Form Elementary Level that can serve as indicators of successful school adjustment in an Australian context, based on data collected from 213 children at four primary schools across Melbourne

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Leadership in child care centres: Is it just another job?
Waniganayake, Manjula S., 2000
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 25(1), 13-19

An examination of leadership in child care centers, focusing on the perceptions of child care center directors, staff, and assistants in Australia

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Measuring non-parental care in the NLSCY: Content and process issues
Canada. Human Resources Development Canada. Applied Research Branch, 2000
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Human Resources Development Canada.

An examination of the data and the process of data collection on the topic of non-parental care within the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

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Measuring non-parental care in the NLSCY: Content and process issues [Executive summary]
Canada. Human Resources Development Canada. Applied Research Branch, 2000
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Human Resources Development Canada.

A summary of an examination of the data and the process of data collection on the topic of non-parental care within the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth

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Multiage groupings: A viable child care option
Corson, Patricia, 2000
Childhood Education, 76(3), 160E

An overview of the use of multiage grouping of children in early childhood education and care settings in Canada

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Policies and practices that create multicultural contexts in child care
Prasad, Rekha, 2000
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 25(4), 9-15

A study identifying policies and practices that create a multicultural context in child care and director's opinions of child care centers on the use of their centers by non-English speaking families in southern Australia

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The politics of child daycare in Britain
Randall, Vicky, 2000
New York: Oxford University Press

A historical view of the intersection of politics and child day care issues from the 1940s to the end of the 20th century in Britain, providing a feminist perespective on how and why day care has not become a universally accessible public service for families in Britain

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Premarital childbearing in urban Cameroon: Parental recognition, child care and financial support
Calves, Anne-Emmanuele, 2000
Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 31(4), 443-461

An examination of the determinants of paternal recognition and its influence on sources of care and support received by children living with unmarried mothers in Cameroon

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Quebec's family policy and strategy on early childhood development and childcare
Tougas, Jocelyne, 2000
Education Canada, 39(4), 22-23

A discussion of Quebec’s Family Policy and Strategy on early childhood development and child care

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Reassessing the role of child care costs in the work and care decisions of Australian families
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A, 2000
Australian Bulletin of Labour, 26(4), 279-297

An examination of the influence of the costs associated with child care on the work and child care arrangements of Australian families, using the Negotiating the Life Course Survey

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Reconceptualising child care in rural areas: Meeting the needs?
Morda, Romana, 2000
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 25(2), 7-11

An assessment of child care service needs and expectations among rural families in remote areas of Victoria, Australia

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Reframing the early childhood curriculum: Educational imperatives for the future
Page, Jane, 2000
New York: Routledge

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Regulating the early childhood field
Grieshaber, Susan, 2000
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 25(2), 1-6

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