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			2012 report: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement to the National Agricultural Worker Survey United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March, 2012 (OPRE Report No. 2012-13). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Findings on the characteristics of families with children under 6 years old from the National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS), a national random sample survey of crop farmworkers, and findings on families' child care experiences from the NAWS Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement, which is administered to NAWS respondents with children under the age of 6	Reports & Papers
			After-school programs in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California Huh, Cheong Rhie, 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles An exploration of after school programs in Koreatown in Los Angeles, examining what constitutes a program, why parents send their children, and why children attend these programs	Reports & Papers
			''Are two better than one?'': The impact of years in Head Start on child outcomes, family environment, and reading at home Ritblatt, Shulamit, 2001 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(4), 525-537 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
			Arranging and paying for child care O'Brien-Strain, Margaret, 2003 San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California. A report on the child care arrangements, payment methods, preschool enrollment, and potential costs of universal preschool provision in California	Reports & Papers
			Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development [Abridged] NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 127-139). New York: Guilford Press A description of demographic, family context, income, and developmental characteristics of Head Start children and their families at 3 years of age, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			The best laid plans: Expectations, preferences, and stability of child-care arrangements Gordon, Rachel A., 2006 Journal of Marriage and the Family, 68(2), 373-393 A study using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to examine whether timing and extent of the search for child care is associated with stability in child care arrangements	Reports & Papers
			Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 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
			California's young children: Demographic, social, and economic conditions Reed, Deborah, 2002 California Counts: Population Trends and Profiles, 4(2). An overview of the social and economic well-being of young children as it relates to parental education, employment, family income, and health insurance in California	Reports & Papers
			California subsidized childcare characteristic study Smith, Amy, July, 2011 Sacramento: California, Department of Education. A study of the characteristics of families and children served by California's subsidized child care programs and the child care expenses of families receiving subsidized care, based on an analysis of administrative data and case studies in 3 counties	Reports & Papers
			Caregiver involvement in infant peer interactions: Scaffolding in a social context Williams, Shannon, Q2 2010 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 25(2), 251-266 An examination of child care provider guidance of young children and their early social experiences with peers during infancy from videotapes of 36 infants in three center-based infant child care programs in a medium-sized city in Northern California, that were part of a larger study infant development within the contexts of child care and home environments	Reports & Papers
			Can consumers detect lemons?: An empirical analysis of information asymmetry in the market for child care Mocan, H. Naci, October, 2007 Journal of Population Economics, 20(4), 743-780 A study and comparison of parent and trained observer ratings of child care quality based on data from a stratified random sample of infant-toddler and preschool classrooms in approximately 100 child care centers	Reports & Papers
			Can consumers detect lemons?: An empirical analysis of information asymmetry in the market for child care Mocan, H. Naci, October, 2007 Journal of Population Economics, 20(4), 743-780 An examination of the influence of asymmetrical information and adverse selection on the quality of available child care, as well as parents' ability to discern different qualities of care, based on data gathered from 228 infant and toddler classrooms and 518 preschool rooms from 100 programs in California, Colorado, Connecticut, and North Carolina	Reports & Papers
			CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Descriptive findings from the child care subsidy interview Hirshberg, Diane, 2002 (Working Paper Series 02-2). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education. A survey of of current and former CalWORKs participants on subsidy use and child care selection in California	Reports & Papers
			Change in family income-to-needs matters more for children with less Dearing, Eric, November/December 2001 Child Development, 72(6), 1779-1793 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 families enrolled in an isolated, mountain Head Start program: Managing social capital Harr, Judith, 2001 Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 24(2), 117-135 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 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	Reports & Papers
			Child care and early childhood education: More information sharing and program review by HHS could enhance access for families with limited English proficiency United States. Government Accountability Office, 2006 (GAO-06-807). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office. A study examining access to, participation in, and efforts to assist with child care for families with limited English proficiency, based on analysis of national data sets, focus groups with parents, state and county site visits, and interviews with officials and experts	Reports & Papers
			Child-care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001 Developmental Psychology, 37(6), 847-862 An analysis of the relationship between family factors and infant and toddler child care experiences and preschool attachment, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Child care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy [Abridged] NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 208-223). New York: Guilford Press An abridged version of an analysis of the relationship between family factors and infant and toddler child care experiences and preschool attachment, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life [Abridged] NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 231-245). New York: Guilford Press A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life	Reports & Papers
			Child care as poverty policy: The effects of child care on work and family poverty Press, Julie E., 2000 In Prismatic metropolis: Inequality in Los Angeles (pp. 338-382). New York: The Russell Sage Foundation. A discussion of the role of child care arrangements in parents� decision to work and familial poverty, based on a subsample from the Los Angeles Study of Urban Inequality	Reports & Papers
			Child care choices, consumer education, and low-income families Mitchell, Anne W., 1992 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty A policy paper exploring issues surrounding child care choices, consumer advocacy and low-income families	Reports & Papers
			Child care choices for working families: Examining child care choices of Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 members working in San Francisco's hospitality industry King, Carlise, 2002 San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012). A study examining the links between parental employment schedules, care decisions, cost of child care and demographics amongst members in Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 2 of San Francisco and their children	Reports & Papers
			Child care choices of Hispanic families: Why aren't families using center care? Daugherty, Lindsay, 2010 (RGSD-258). Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Pardee Rand Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA. An examination of the relationship between families? access to child care by relatives, access to child care centers, and the role of language barriers in child care decisions by Hispanic families, based on data from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey (L.A.FANS) on children aged birth through 5 and not enrolled in kindergarten	Reports & Papers
			Child care demand and supply under CalWORKS: The early impacts of welfare reform for California's children, 1998-2000 Hirshberg, Diane, 2002 (Working Paper Series 02-3). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education. An overview of the effects of welfare reform and capacity building efforts on the supply and demand of child care in California	Reports & Papers

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