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2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand
Illinois Action for Children, 2006
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

An examination of the disconnect between child care supply and demand in Cook County, Illinois, with a focus on affordability and hours of care needed by parents

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2005 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand [Executive summary]
Illinois Action for Children, 2006
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

A summary of an examination of the disconnect between child care supply and demand in Cook County, Illinois, with a focus on affordability and hours of care needed by parents

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2007 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand FY 2007 (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007) [Executive summary]
Illinois Action for Children, 2008
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

A summary of a report on the supply of and demand for child care services in Cook County, Illinois, for fiscal year 2007

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2010 comprehensive community assessment: Head Start programs: Whom do we serve?
Denver (Colo.). Mayor's Office for Education and Children, 2010
Denver, CO: Denver, Mayor's Office for Education and Children.

A summary of an examination of the characteristics of children and families served by Head Start in Denver, Colorado

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2010 comprehensive community assessment: Overview of children, families, and language groups: The Denver community context
Denver (Colo.). Mayor's Office for Education and Children, 2010
Denver, CO: Denver, Mayor's Office for Education and Children.

A summary of an examination of the characteristics of children and families in Denver, Colorado

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2010 comprehensive community assessment: Reaching out to the low income families and children in the neighborhoods: Early Head Start and Head Start eligible populations
Denver (Colo.). Mayor's Office for Education and Children, 2010
Denver, CO: Denver, Mayor's Office for Education and Children.

A summary of an examination of the characteristics of the Head Start-eligible population in Denver, Colorado

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2011 District of Columbia early childhood risk and reach assessment
Moodie, Shannon,
Washington, DC: District of Columbia, Office of Early Childhood Education.

An examination of the geographic distribution in the District of Columbia of family risk indicators, children's reading and math proficiency, and early childhood programs

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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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2013 survey on attitudes towards child care
Environics Research Group,
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada: Canadian Union of Public Employees (Nova Scotia).

An examination of public attitudes toward and preferences for the child care delivery system in Nova Scotia, Canada, based on survey responses from 704 randomly-selected Nova Scotia residents

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A 21st Century Community Learning Center: A case study of collaboration and partnerships
Atkinson, Patricia A., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

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

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3rd survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 1998 to spring 1999)
Blake, Margaret, March 2000
(Research Brief No. 189). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A brief description of findings of a survey of parents of three and four year old British children to determine the rates of participation in preschool programs from the summer of 1998, fall of 1998, and spring of 1999

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4th survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 1999 to spring 2000)
National Centre for Social Research (Great Britain), January 2001
(Research Report No. RR247). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Employment.

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

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ABCs of early mathematics experiences
Hansen, Laurie E., 2005
Teaching Children Mathematics, 12(4), 208-212

A discussion of how concepts in mathematics can be introduced through life experiences in preschool classrooms and at home, such as in activities involving nature, money, playing, bathing, and cooking

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Aboriginal children and their caregivers living with low income: Outcomes from a two-generation preschool program
Benzies, Karen, June, 2011
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20(3), 311-318

A study of the receptive language, caregiver-reported measures of child development, risk for child maltreatment, self esteem, and life skills of parents, at intake, on exit, and at age 7, of 45 children of Aboriginal heritage and their caregivers participating in the two-generation and multicultural Aboriginal Head Start preschool program in Canada

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Academic competence in preschool: Exploring the role of close relationships and anxiety
Wood, Jeffrey J., 2007
Early Education and Development, 18(2), 223-242

A discussion of preschool children’s psychosocial pathway to school readiness and the importance of primary caregiver attachment as it relates to children’s anxiety, peer relationships and academic success, based on parent and teacher interviews and evaluations of 31 preschool children

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Accessing and affording child care and low-income mothers' employment over time: An ecological approach
Shjegstad, Brinn, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames

A study of the influence of child problem behaviors and maternal risk factors on low-income mothers’ ability to access and afford child care, an examination of family income as a mediator of the relationships between child problem behaviors, maternal risk factors and low-income mothers’ ability to access and afford child care, and an examination of the relationships between low-income mothers’ ability to access and afford child care and family income, child problem behaviors, maternal risk factors, and ability to obtain and maintain employment

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Access, participation, and supports: A framework for improving inclusive early education opportunities for children with disabilities
Buysse, Virginia, 2012
In R.C. Pianta (Ed.), Handbook of early childhood education (pp. 480-506). New York: Guilford Press

A summary of research literature and information from the joint Division for Early Childhood/National Association for the Education of Young Children (DEC/NAEYC; 2009) position statement identifying specific educational practices that promote access, participation, and supports for young children with disabilities and their families

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Access to the Illinois Preschool for All initiative: Insights from five lower-incidence immigrant groups in northern Cook County
Adams, Gina, 2012
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Findings from two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers

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Access to the Illinois Preschool for All initiative: Insights from five lower-incidence immigrant groups in northern Cook County [Executive summary]
Adams, Gina, 2012
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A summary of findings from two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers

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Accumulated experience, quality of services, family characteristics and development of three-year-old children in various types of child care beginning in the first year of life: Summary
Bigras, Nathalie, November 2009
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Council on Learning.

A summary of an inquiry into the relationship between child care quality, and family characteristics during a child's first year, and children's development at age 36 months

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ACF/OPRE report: Data tables for FACES 2006 Head Start children go to kindergarten report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Data tables from a profile of the development, families, and home and school environments of kindergarten children who had entered Head Start in the fall of 2006, based on data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)

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ACF/OPRE report: Data tables for FACES 2006 A second year in Head Start report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Data tables from a profile of the development, families, and home environments of children participating in their second year of Head Start who had entered the program at age 3 in the fall of 2006, based on spring 2008 data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)

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ACF/OPRE report: Head Start children go to kindergarten
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A profile of the development, families, and home and school environments of kindergarten children who had entered Head Start in the fall of 2006, based on data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)

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ACF-OPRE report: A second year in Head Start: Characteristics and outcomes of children who entered the program at age three
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A profile of the development, families, and home environments of children participating in their second year of Head Start who had entered the program at age 3 in the fall of 2006, based on spring 2008 data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)

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Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low-income families in the South: An analysis of legal issues
Greenberg, Mark H., 2001
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.

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

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