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Employment outcomes for low-income families receiving child care subsidies in Illinois, Maryland, and Texas
Goerge, Robert, August 18, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago. Chapin Hall Center for Children

A study of the relationship between child care subsidy use and employment outcomes, and an identification of factors associated with child care subsidy use among eligible low income families, based on analysis of administrative and census data collected in Illinois, Maryland, and Texas

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Fulfilling the promise of Preschool for All: Insights into issues affecting access for selected immigrant groups in Chicago
Adams, Gina, 2009
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of the barriers and opportunities to accessing Preschool for All, Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in Chicago, based on two focus groups with Nigerian parents and two focus groups with Pakistani parents

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Parental involvement in children's schooling: Different meanings in different cultures
Huntsinger, Carol S., Q4 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(4), 398-410

A longitudinal comparison of the involvement of Chinese-American and European-American parents in the early education of their young children, with a focus on parent-child communication, parental opinions about curricula and school practices, and learning activities in the home, based on data collected from 40 children of European-American parents and 40 children of second-generation immigrants from Chinese-speaking countries all from middle-class Chicago area neighborhoods

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Strengthening Families Illinois: How management and policy interventions influence the quality of professional-parent partnerships in child care
Douglass, Anne, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

A multiple case study of the relationship between organizational dynamics and parent-teacher partnerships in four child care programs participating in the Strengthening Families Illinois (SFI) initiative, based on interviews with 60 child care program staff, program observations, and a review of program documents

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Why isn't Johnny in preschool?
Parents Organized to Win, Educate and Renew-Policy Action Council, May, 2009
Chicago: Community Organizing and Family Issues.

A study of barriers to preschool participation among children in Chicago, based on more than 5,000 interviews conducted in 19 low- and moderate-income communities in Chicago

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The work-family support roles of child care providers across settings
Bromer, Juliet, Q3 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(3), 271-288

A qualitative investigation of provider perceptions of their supportive roles for families meeting work- and family-related needs, based on interviews and questionnaire responses of a sample of 29 child care providers serving low income families in the Chicago area

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