Fathers of U.S. children born in 2001: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
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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Including parent training in the early childhood special education curriculum for children with autism spectrum disorders
A description of a program to train the parents of autistic children to maintain the social development gains made by their children in Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) classrooms, and a study of parental and teacher satisfaction with the program, based on data collected from 7 pairs of parents
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Lane County Child Care Enhancement Project evaluation: Year 1: Final report
First year results from a three-year process and random-assignment outcome evaluation of the Lane County, Oregon, Child Care Enhancement Project--a program to lower families' child care expenses, increase and stabilize child care wages, and improve child care quality through child care subsidies, child care worker wage enhancements, and mentoring and technical assistance--based on program reports, provider and director surveys, parent surveys and interviews, and observations of child care settings
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Maternal grandmothers as child care providers for rural, low-income mothers: A unique child care arrangement
An examination of the positive and challenging aspects of grandmothers providing child care for their grandchildren, investigating the experiences of the grandmothers as well as the effects on the sample of low income mothers from rural communities
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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care
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Project SELF: Preparing professionals to facilitate self-determination
A description of an action research project designed to foster collaboration between parents and teachers when teaching self-determination skills to young children
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Public preschool and maternal labor supply: Evidence from the introduction of kindergartens into American public schools
A comparative analysis of the effect of the availability of public kindergarten programs on the employment patterns of women with five-year-old children, using data from the 1950 through 1990 Decennial Censuses
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Why do they leave?: Child care subsidy use in Oregon
A study of select family characteristics and values associated with the discontinuation of participation in Oregon's child care subsidy program, based on administrative data collected from over 27,000 families from 1997 through 2001
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