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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Different types of day care and their relationships to maternal satisfaction, perceived support, and role conflict
Erdwins, Carol J., 1994
Child & Youth Care Forum, 23(1), 41-54

A study of the relationships among mothers’ demographic characteristics, child care choices, and attitudes and satisfaction concerning child care arrangements

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Duration and developmental timing of poverty and children's cognitive and social development from birth through third grade
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
Child Development, 76(4), 795-810

A study of the relationship between duration and developmental timing of poverty and children’s development from birth to age 9, using comparisons of children from families who were never poor, poor only during their children’s infancy, poor only after their children's infancy, or chronically poor

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Early child care and children's development in the primary grades: Follow-up results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
American Educational Research Journal, 42(3), 537-570

A follow-up investigation into the effects of the quality, quantity, and type of child care on children’s development through primary school, using longitudinal data collected on child care settings and children's cognitive and social functioning

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The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security: Results of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Child Development, 68(5), 860-879

A study of the relationship between nonmaternal infant child care arrangements and infant and mother attachment security and relationships

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Empirically-derived, person-oriented patterns of school readiness in typically-developing children: Description and prediction to first-grade achievement
Konold, Timothy R., 2005
Applied Developmental Science, 9(4), 174-187

A study using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care to examine the relation between young children's school readiness and variables including social skill, parent interactions, problem behavior, cognitive processes, and self regulation

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Family income and its relation to preschool children's adjustment for families in the NICHD study of early child care
Mistry, Rashmita S., 2004
Developmental Psychology, 40(5), 727-745

A longitudinal study examining the relation between family income and family processes to child outcomes, investigating whether income has a greater impact for children from low income families

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Family socioeconomic status and consistent environmental stimulation in early childhood
Crosnoe, Robert, May/June 2010
Child Development, 81(3), 972-987

A study of the relationship between both math and reading achievement and growth and both family socioeconomic status and environmental stimulation at home, in preschool, in child care, and in 1st-grade classrooms, from a secondary analysis of data on 1,364 children

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Fathering attitudes and practices: Influences on children's development
Shears, Jeffrey, 2005
Child Care in Practice, 11(1), 63-79

An investigation into the influence of fathers' parenting beliefs and level of modernity on their children's development, based on a sample of 525 biological fathers and stepfathers participating in the Early Head Start Research and Demonstration Project

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Fathers' and mothers' work and family issues as related to internalizing and externalizing behavior of children attending day care
Hart, Margaret S., 2006
Journal of Family Issues, 27(2), 252-270

A study of the relation between fathers' and mothers' parenting stress and work-family conflict and children's internalizing and externalizing behaviors among middle and upper middle class, dual-earner couples with 18 to 48 month old children

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Fathers of U.S. children born in 2001: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Avenilla, Frank, July 2006
(E.D. Tab, NCES 2006-002). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

Findings from a survey of biological fathers of sampled children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), including data on fathers' demographic characteristics, attitudes about fathering, and involvement in child care

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Home literacy exposure and early language and literacy skills in children who struggle with behavior and attention problems
Haak, Jill, September, 2012
Early Education and Development, 23(5), 728-747

A study of the relationships of the behavior and attention problems and of the early home literacy environment, as well as of the interaction between the two, to the language and literacy skills of 4-year-olds, based on data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

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Immigrants families and childcare preferences: Do immigrants' cultures influence their childcare decisions?
Obeng, Cecilia Sem, February 2007
Early Childhood Education Journal, 34(4), 259-264

An interview-based examination of how African immigrant parents of preschool children select care for their children and the effects of their culture on this decision

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The impact of child care subsidy use on child care quality
Ryan, Rebecca, Q3 2011
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(3), 320-331

A study of the relationship between government subsidization and both selection of child care and quality of arrangements, based on data from parents of 456 3-year-olds in 14 cities in the United States

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Improving supports for parents of young children: State-level initiatives
Higgins, Louisa B., September 2010
New York: National Center for Children in Poverty.

A discussion of the correlation between parenting quality and children's outcomes, an overview of parenting support initiatives in four states, and recommendations to guide the development of state-level parenting support programs

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Incomes and outcomes in early childhood
Taylor, Beck A., 2004
Journal of Human Resources, 39(4), 980-1007

An examination of the relationship between household income and developmental outcomes in early childhood, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care (NICHD SECC)

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An input-output approach to valuing non-market household time
Pratt, James Edward, 2007
International Journal of Economic Development, 9(4), 239-268

A description and demonstration of a time-based economic model for valuing non-market household labor

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The interaction of child care and family risk in relation to child development at 24 and 36 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
Applied Developmental Science, 6(3), 144-156

A longitudinal study of the interaction between family risk factors and child care characteristics to determine their effect on behavior problems, prosocial behavior and language skills

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Learning how to navigate U.S. society with young children: Experiences of immigrant mothers utilizing early childhood care and education
Vesely, Colleen K., 2011
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park

A study of immigrant parents' early childhood care and education (ECCE) preferences, search processes, and experiences, and social capital gains from ECCE, based on field observations and semi-structured interviews with 41 immigrant mothers with children enrolled in early childhood programs in the Washington, DC, area

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