A 21st Century Community Learning Center: A case study of collaboration and partnerships
A case study examining the amount of collaboration between a 21st Century Community Learning Center after school program and the cooperating stakeholders, investigating the effect of collaboration on the community outside of the school and on the children participating in the program
Reports & Papers
4th survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 1999 to spring 2000)
Findings from a survey of parents of three- and four-year-old children on their use of early childhood education and care services, based on a survey sample of 5955 parents in England
Reports & Papers
Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low-income families in the South: An analysis of legal issues
An exploration of the legal issues encountered in the Action Plan set forth by the Southern Regional Task Force on Families to increase assistance with child care for low-income families in the Southern United States
Other
After preschool inclusion: Children's educational pathways over the early school years
A longitudinal interview-based study of factors influencing families' decisions to place young children with disabilities in inclusion programs
Reports & Papers
American grandparents providing extensive child care to their grandchildren: Prevalence and profile
An examination of the prevalence and profile of grandparent care from 1992-1994 National Survey of Families and Households
Reports & Papers
Amongst women: Exploring the reality of rural childcare
A study of the provision and use of child care in rural Devon, England
Reports & Papers
''Are two better than one?'': The impact of years in Head Start on child outcomes, family environment, and reading at home
An examination of the relationship between length of participation in Head Start and family and child outcomes, using data collected by the Neighborhood House Association Head Start Program of San Diego County
Reports & Papers
Assessing the feasibility of family loans for early care and education: Technical report
An inquiry into the feasibility of adapting higher education loan programs for use by families to fund early childhood education and care
Other
Attributions of service switching: A study of consumers’ and providers’ perceptions of child-care service delivery
An examination of factors that surround families’ switch between child care providers, and service providers’ perceptions of factors that influence switching behavior, based on survey responses from 84 families who had switched child care centers and 107 early childhood service providers from Australia
Reports & Papers
Beginning literacy with language: Young children learning at home and in school
An edited text with multiple authors reporting on research regarding the relationship between early interactions and children's language and literacy skills, as part of the Home School Study of Language and Literacy Development
Other
Benefits and risks of reverse inclusion for preschoolers with and without disabilities: Parents' perspectives
An inquiry into the benefits of combining children with and without disabilities in preschool, based on a sample of 244 preschool aged children attending a community-based reverse inclusion program in New York State
Reports & Papers
Building equitable staff-parent communication in early childhood settings: An Australian case study
An exploration of strategies for creating staff-parent relationships that involve parents more in the early education and care of children, based on information from interviews and surveys of 15 child care workers from 3 centers in Victoria, Australia
Reports & Papers
Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families
An interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, analyzing child and family outcomes through the first two years of children's lives.
Reports & Papers
Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families: Summary report
A summary of findings from the interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project.
Executive Summary
Care of mildly ill children: Issues and national policy directions in child care: Executive summary
An executive summary of a study of parent and child care provider concerns about the care of mildly ill children.
Executive Summary
Caring for infants and toddlers: Analysis and recommendations
An overview of child development and parenting issues, with recommendations for how government, employers, and the community can improve the caregiving options for parents of very young children
Other
Caring for infants and toddlers [Executive summary]
A summary report on caregiving options and supports, including parental leave and child care, for families with children under three in the United States and abroad.
Executive Summary
Caring for our youngest: Public attitudes in the United States
A summary of public opinion research on the role of parents and the government in children's care.
Other
Can consumers detect lemons?: Information asymmetry in the market for child care
A report comparing parent ratings of child care quality with actual child care quality and examining the effects differences in these ratings have on the child care market
Reports & Papers
Change in family income-to-needs matters more for children with less
An examination of changes in family income-to-needs and its effect on young children's cognitive, language, and behavioral development and outcomes using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Characteristics of children and families entering early intervention
A detailed description of the population of disabled infants and toddlers using early intervention services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including birth histories, types of disabilities, health status, behavior characteristics, and family demographics
Reports & Papers
Characteristics of families enrolled in an isolated, mountain Head Start program: Managing social capital
A study of Head Start participating families in a geographically-isolated community in California, identifying their educational, religious, financial and neighborhood characteristics
Reports & Papers
Child care after welfare reform
An investigation into the rates of access to child care funding among former welfare recipients
Other
Child care aid and quality for California families: Focusing on San Francisco and Santa Clara Counties
A report on subsidy use and quality of child care selected by single mother welfare recipients in San Francisco and Santa Clara Counties, California
Reports & Papers
Child care and abuse in China
An account of child rearing practices, considered to be child abuse by current western standards, carried out in China during the period of 1000 B.C. to 1644 A.D.
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