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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
			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
			''Bringing reality to the table'': Contributors to the lack of parent participation in an early childhood service program Peart, Norman A., 2000 Administration in Social Work, 24(4), 21-38 An examination of hindrances to parent participation in an early childhood service program, Smart Start, focusing on enhancing family involvement in collaborative social service partnerships	Reports & Papers
			Building momentum--taking action: Southern states collaborate on child care financial aid and quality initiatives Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care, 2002 Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families. A summary of efforts to implement the Southern Regional Task Force on Child Care Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low income families in the South, based on a survey of Task Force members and summaries of a regional child care forum and state site visits	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
			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
			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 early education: Satisfaction with services among rural families Teleki, Jane, 2002 Early Childhood Education Journal, 29(3), 161-166 An inquiry into the satisfaction of parents with the service provision early childhood education and care programs, based on a survey of 65 families in rural areas, assessed using a 5-point Likert scale	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 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 for preschoolers with autism: An exploration of mothers' beliefs, decision-making, and knowledge Haussler, Annemarie, 1998 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(3), 485-499 A discussion of preschool age child care program selection factors for children with autism	Reports & Papers
			Child care in the first year of life NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997 Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 340-360 An analysis of the hours, type, and stability of child care used in infants' first year of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Child care in rural areas: Top challenges Smith, Linda K., 09 July, 2010 Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. An examination of child care challenges facing child care providers and parents in rural areas, based on survey responses from child care resource and referral agencies in 42 states	Reports & Papers
			Child care under the Family Support Act: Early lessons from the states Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 1992 Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund A study of the Head Start program�s effects on disadvantaged rural students development compared with non-Head Start rural students, based on results from the analysis of variance studies in testing of 144 children in Mississippi enrolled in Head Start I and Head Start II programs, and a non-Head Start control group	Reports & Papers
			Child-care usage and mother-infant ''quality time'' Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L., 2002 Journal of Marriage and the Family, 64(1), 16-26 A study of mother�s time use and mother-infant interaction in families where infants spent more than 30 hours pet week in child care vs. 0 hours per week from birth to age 6 months	Reports & Papers
			Child-care use among welfare mothers: A dynamic analysis Wolf, Douglas A., 1991 Journal of Family Issues, 12(4), 519-536 A study of welfare mothers' child care arrangements and usage trends, particularly the durability of child care arrangements in relationship to child care type and cost, and mothers� subjective ratings of quality and their impact on the probability of changing or ending their current child care arrangements	Reports & Papers
			Children's experiences in family child care and relative care as a function of family income and ethnicity Kontos, Susan, 1997 Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 386-403 A study of the role of family variables like ethnicity and income in the choice between family or relative child care arrangements, and the relationship between family variables and child care provider behavior and quality	Reports & Papers
			Chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms, maternal sensitivity, and child functioning at 36 months [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. 151-162). New York: Guilford Press A study of the link between maternal depression and mother-child interaction as it relates to children�s functioning at 36 months, based on data from 89 percent of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care sample	Reports & Papers
			Compensatory education or maximum feasible participation: Voices of Head Start mothers/teachers from the Blue Ridge Mountain Foothills Hamlin, Amy K., 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro A study using a narrative research approach to examine the impact of Head Start on eight women who are both mothers of Head Start children as well as teachers in the program	Reports & Papers
			Contextual and social network factors related to child care and child health among low-income families Jenkins, Robert H., 1999 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh A study of the relationship between families and their support providers, including associations among child care and child health components and systematic arrangements of egocentered networks	Reports & Papers

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