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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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Childcare choices of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander families in NSW
New South Wales. Community Services, August, 2011
Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia: New South Wales, Department of Community Services.

A summary of a study in New South Wales, Australia, of indigenous families' experiences raising young children, indigenous children's school transition and readiness skills, and reasons for low rates of early childhood education enrollment among indigenous children, based on in-depth interviews and discussions with 107 indigenous families

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Family engagement and family-sensitive caregiving: Identifying common core elements and issues related to measurement
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2011
(Issue Brief OPRE 2011-26b). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A summary of a meeting on the identification of core elements of and methods to measure family engagement and family-sensitive caregiving in early care and education settings

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Head Start's positive impact on homeless families
DaCosta Nunez, Ralph, September, 2011
New York: Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness.

An overview of homeless families served by Head Start and Early Head Start, both nationally and in each state

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MELF report: Parental preferences and reasons for choosing licensed early care and education
Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, October, 2011
Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.

A summary of a study of variation in parents' preferences and reasons for choosing licensed early care and education by poverty status, home language, race, and setting type, based on survey data from 869 parents

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Minnesota Child Care Choices: Families' employment patterns and child care-related work disruptions
Blasberg, Amy, June, 2011
Minneapolis, MN: Child Trends.

Findings from a longitudinal study of the child care decision-making processes of low-income families in Minnesota that examine parents' employment experiences and connections between child care and work, based on analyses of three subsamples from a survey of 323 low-income parents with at least one child age 6 or under who have applied for child care assistance or welfare and live in one of seven participating counties that consisted of 136 parents in paid employment, 282 labor force participants, and 102 parents with child care problems

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On the home front: Early care and education a top priority for military families
Coleman, Alice, February, 2011
Washington, DC: Pew Center on the States.

Key findings from a survey of military families' need for, access to, and preferences for early care and education services

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Quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) and family-sensitive caregiving in early care and education arrangements: Promising directions and challenges
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2011
(Issue Brief OPRE 2011-11d). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A discussion of the alignment of family-sensitive care model concepts with child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) indicators for family partnerships

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Understanding parents' child care decision-making: A foundation for child care policy making
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, February 2011
(Research-to-Policy, Research-to-Practice Brief OPRE 2011-12). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

An elaboration of a chart of the factors that influence the parental child care decisionmaking process

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