2012 report: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement to the National Agricultural Worker Survey
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
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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''Bringing reality to the table'': Contributors to the lack of parent participation in an early childhood service program
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
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Can consumers detect lemons?: An empirical analysis of information asymmetry in the market for child care
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
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Can consumers detect lemons?: An empirical analysis of information asymmetry in the market for child care
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
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Change in family income-to-needs matters more for children with less
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 early childhood education: More information sharing and program review by HHS could enhance access for families with limited English proficiency
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
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Child care and early education: Satisfaction with services among rural families
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
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Child-care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy
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
A policy paper exploring issues surrounding child care choices, consumer advocacy and low-income families
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Child care for preschoolers with autism: An exploration of mothers' beliefs, decision-making, and knowledge
A discussion of preschool age child care program selection factors for children with autism
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Child care in rural areas: Top challenges
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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Child-care use among welfare mothers: A dynamic analysis
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
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Duration and developmental timing of poverty and children's cognitive and social development from birth through third grade
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
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
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
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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Factors associated with fathers' caregiving activities and sensitivity with young children
An analysis of whether father, child and mother sociodemographic characteristics and maternal employment predict father's participation in caregiving activities and the sensitivity of fathers interactions with children, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Family income and its relation to preschool children's adjustment for families in the NICHD study of early child care
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
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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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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Home environment and cognitive development in the first 3 years of life: A collaborative study involving six sites and three ethnic groups in North America
Examines the generalizability of relationships between home environment and children's early development status across groups of white, African American and Mexican American children one to three years of age
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Home literacy exposure and early language and literacy skills in children who struggle with behavior and attention problems
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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Improving nutrition and physical activity in child care: What parents recommend
A survey of perceptions and recommendations for the improvement of the quality of meals, snacks, and physical activity at child care centers, based on data from 508 parents of children in attendance at 94 licensed child care centers in North Carolina
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Incomes and outcomes in early childhood
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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