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Adolescents assuming adult roles: Factors associated with teens providing child care for younger siblings
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(JCPR Working Paper No. 353). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

A study examining patterns of adolescent sibling child care usage by single- and two-parent families, using data from the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

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After-school programs in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
Huh, Cheong Rhie, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles

An exploration of after school programs in Koreatown in Los Angeles, examining what constitutes a program, why parents send their children, and why children attend these programs

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Atypical working hours: Consequences for childcare arrangements
Le Bihan, Blanche, 2004
Social Policy & Administration, 38(6), 565-590

An inquiry into the child care arrangements and work-life balance of families with parents who work atypical hours, based on a subsample of 12 families from France, Finland, and Portugal from the SOCCARE Project

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Child care programs of excellence
Winter, Metta, 2004
Human Ecology, 32(2), 6-11

A discussion of the Child Care Programs of Excellence project, which designed a consumer guide for parents to use as a reference when choosing among various licensed child care providers

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An examination of the child care choices of low-income families receiving child care subsidies
Witte, Ann D., 2004
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics.

A study of the household and community characteristics associated with the child care choices of families receiving child care subsidies, a presentation of econometric models of child care decision making for subsidy-receiving families, and a study of resulting changes in child care choices following a 2001 reform of subsidy policy, based on data collected from all Rhode Island families receiving child care subsidies between May 1996 and June 2002

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Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP) childcare use and mothers' employment: A review of British data sources
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(Working Paper No. 16). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.

An investigation of recent trends in child care use amongst families in Great Britain through comparison of six different household surveys and administrative data sets

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How parents evaluate child care: A factorial survey analysis of perceptions of child care quality, fair market price and willingness to pay by low-income, African American mothers
Shlay, Anne B., 2004
Philadelphia: Temple University, Department of Psychology.

An examination of methods used by low income families to evaluate child care quality, based on a sample of 143 low income African American mothers from the Philadelphia metropolitan area

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Investigating pre-K early child care characteristics and Head Start on kindergarten outcomes: Analyses using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K)
Chau, Yen H., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

An exploration of the results of longitudinal study, interpreting the familial characteristics associated with selection of different types of child care, and the impact of early child care on children's cognitive and behavioral outcomes

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Parent factors influencing child care selection
Kuo, Alice A., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles

An examination of the relationship between parents' views and beliefs on early childhood development or childcare and the subsequent child care arrangement selected

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Parenting and child care in rural environments
Hade, Delora J., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames

A qualitative study identifying parenting beliefs of rural Early Head Start parents, including their attitudes and values, perceptions of ideal child care arrangements, and factors impacting their decisions on child care arrangements

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Who is minding our children?
Margetts, Kay, 2004
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 11(1), 111-122

A longitudinal investigation into the utilization of various child care arrangements for children before the start of school, based on information from parents of 211 children in Melbourne, Australia

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