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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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Adieu Rabenmutter: The effect of culture on fertility, female labour supply, the gender wage gap and childcare
Borck, Rainald, January 2011
(CESifo Working Paper No. 3337). Munich, Germany: CESifo.

A presentation and discussion of a cross-national model of the relationships among fertility, female labor force participation, child care provision, and the gender wage gap

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Assembly Bill 563: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: Building a foundation for school readiness and success in k-12 and beyond: FY 2010-11 evaluation report: Executive summary
Leitner, David, August, 2011
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

A summary of an evaluation of Nevada's publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examines program characteristics and quality, explores the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year, and compares longitudinal developmental and parental involvement outcomes of participants and nonparticipants, based on reports from program directors, program observations, child assessments, and teacher surveys

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Assessing the evidence of effectiveness of home visiting program models implemented in tribal communities: Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, February 04, 2011
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A review of research on the effectiveness of home visiting programs for pregnant women or families with children from birth to age 5 in tribal communities or with samples that included substantial proportions of American Indian and Alaska Native participants

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Assessing the impacts of Oregon's 2007 changes to child-care subsidy policy
Scott, Ellen K., February, 2011
Eugene: University of Oregon.

A study of Oregon parents' employment, child care arrangements, and child care subsidy experiences before and after changes to state child care subsidy policy in 2007, based on interviews with 44 subsidy recipients and 15 of their child care providers

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Assessment of early childcare programs in Jordan
Al-Omari, Aieman A., January 2011
Early Education and Development, 22(1), 128-150

A comparison of parental and caregiver perceptions of and satisfaction with infant and toddler care quality in Jordan, based on a survey of 45 child caregivers and 120 parents

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Attitudes, concerns, and likelihood for action related to young children's overweight among early childhood program staff
Chika, Satoko, October-December 2011
Family and Community Health, 34(4), 291-300

A survey of child care staff perceptions of the appropriateness and likelihood of discussions about child overweight and obesity issues with parents, based on the questionnaire responses of a purposive national sample of 271 early childhood teachers

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Barriers to participation: The experiences of disadvantaged young children, their families and professionals in engaging with early childhood services
New South Wales. Community Services, July, 2011
Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia: New South Wales, Department of Community Services.

A summary of a study in disadvantaged communities in New South Wales, Australia, of children's and parents' experiences of participation in early childhood settings and parents' and early childhood workers' perspectives on barriers to accessing early childhood services, based on questionnaires and in-depth interviews with 101 parents, interviews with 60 children, and focus groups with 40 early childhood workers

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The Bridge: A group for Chinese immigrant parents transitioning their children to an American preschool
Tan, Shin Yee, July, 2011
Social Work with Groups, 34(3-4), 310-319

An account of an implementation of The Bridge, a series of discussion groups to familiarize Chinese-speaking immigrant parents with the features and benefits of American preschools

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Building family partnerships: The journey from preservice preparation to classroom practice
Zygmunt-Fillwalk, Eva, 2011
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 32(1), 84-96

A study of the effect of the Family and Community Relations course on the post-graduation family involvement practices of 60 early and elementary educators

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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

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California subsidized childcare characteristic study: Executive summary
Smith, Amy, July, 2011
Sacramento: California, Department of Education.

A summary of 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

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Caring for kids: Parents' views on out-of-school services and care
New Zealand. Families Commission, May, 2011
(Research Report No. 1/11). Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand, Families Commission.

A study of parents' out-of-school time child care preferences, decisionmaking, and arrangements in New Zealand, based on a literature review, an analysis of the 2009 New Zealand Childcare Survey, and a survey of 1,060 parents

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Caring for kids: Parents' views on out-of-school services and care [Executive summary]
New Zealand. Families Commission, May, 2011
(Research Report No. 1/11). Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand, Families Commission.

A summary of a study of parents' out-of-school time child care preferences, decisionmaking, and arrangements in New Zealand, based on a literature review, an analysis of the 2009 New Zealand Childcare Survey, and a survey of 1,060 parents

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Can child care policy encourage employment and fertility?: Evidence from a structural model
Haan, Peter, August, 2011
Labour Economics, 18(4), 498-512

An estimation of the influence of child care policies on female employment and pregnancy rates, based on data on over 11,000 households in Germany in 2006

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Center-based childcare use by Hispanic families: Reasons and predictors
Yesil-Dagli, Ummuhan, July 2011
Children and Youth Services Review, 33(7), 1298-1308

A study of the relationship between use of center-based child care services by Hispanic mothers and maternal education, employment, income, acculturation, and receipt of support payments, as well as household size and both the educational and pragmatic characteristics of centers, based on data from a national sample of 7209 Hispanic mothers of preschoolers

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Childcare Affordability Pilots (CAP09): 100% Costs, Disabled Children and Actual Costs pilots evaluation summary
Abery, Marianne, May, 2011
(Research Report DFE-RR117). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

A summary of evaluations of three pilot child care tax credit programs in England

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Childcare Affordability Pilots (CAP09): 100% Costs Pilot: The importance of cost as a driver of family decisions about work and childcare: A data analysis report
Goodman, Kevin, April, 2011
(Research Report DFE-RR100). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

An evaluation of a pilot program in England to pay 100 percent of out-of-work families' child care expenses that examines the impact of an offer to enroll in the program on families' employment and child care outcomes

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Childcare Affordability Pilots (CAP09): 100% Costs Pilot: The importance of cost as a driver of family decisions about work and childcare: A data analysis report [Executive summary]
Goodman, Kevin, April, 2011
(Research Report DFE-RR100). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

A summary of an evaluation of a pilot program in England to pay 100 percent of out-of-work families' child care expenses that examines the impact of an offer to enroll in the program on families' employment and child care outcomes

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Childcare Affordability Pilots (CAP09): Disabled Children's Pilot: The importance of cost as a driver of family decisions about work and childcare: A data analysis report
Goodman, Kevin, April, 2011
(Research Report DFE-RR102). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

An evaluation of a pilot program in England to increase the child care tax credit amount allowed for families with disabled children that examines the impact of an offer to enroll in the program on families' employment and child care outcomes

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Childcare Affordability Pilots (CAP09): Disabled Children's Pilot: The importance of cost as a driver of family decisions about work and childcare: A data analysis report [Executive summary]
Goodman, Kevin, April, 2011
(Research Report DFE-RR102). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

A summary of an evaluation of a pilot program in England to increase the child care tax credit amount allowed for families with disabled children that examines the impact of an offer to enroll in the program on families' employment and child care outcomes

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Child care and mothers' mental health: Is high-quality care associated with fewer depressive symptoms?
Gordon, Rachel A., October, 2011
Family Relations, 60(4), 446-460

A study of relationship between maternal depression and the use high quality care settings as either perceived by mothers or measured by observers, based on data from the mothers of 1,216 children

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Childcare and parenting support
Economic and Social Research Institute, April, 2011
(Growing Up in Ireland Key Findings: Infant Cohort (at 9 Months) No. 3). Dublin, Ireland: Economic and Social Research Institute.

An examination of the child care experiences of 9-month-old children in Ireland, including parent satisfaction and child care arrangements, costs, and hours

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Child care availability, quality and affordability: Are local problems related to labour supply?
Breunig, Robert, March, 2011
The Economic Record, 87(276), 109-124

A study of the association between the working hours of samples of both single and married mothers and their perceptions of the location, availability, quality, and price of child care, based on a secondary analysis of household survey data from a randomly selected national sample of Australian households

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Child care choices and children's cognitive achievement: The case of single mothers
Bernal, Raquel, July, 2011
Journal of Labor Economics, 29(3)

An investigation of the effect of child care attendance and mother-child interactions on children's cognitive achievement, based on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - 1979 Cohort (NLSY79)

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