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 child care and employment decision-making processes of expecting parents
A study of the child care and employment decision making processes of expecting parents
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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, subsidy receipt and state of residence: Comparisons by age and parent work schedule
A study of the differences in child care arrangements as it relates to costs of care and state of residence among children in families eligible for subsidies
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Children's experiences in family child care and relative care as a function of family income and ethnicity
A study of the role of family variables like ethnicity and income in the choice between family or relative child care arrangements, and the relationship between family variables and child care provider behavior and quality
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Family support: An investigation of services preferred by families of young children enrolled in child-care centers
A dissertation focusing on the differences in preferred child care centers by families who were experiencing various levels of high stress and whose families included preschool children in North Texas
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The impact of child care subsidy use on child care quality
A study of the relationship between government subsidization and both
selection of child care and quality of arrangements, based on data from parents of 456 3-year-olds in 14 cities in the United States
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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care
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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Draft
A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state policies on families' choices
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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Final report
A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state and local policies on families' choices
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The number of child care arrangements used by children under five: Variation across states
A study of the consistent weekly use of multiple child care arrangements by employed mothers of preschool children, examining variations by state, child age, and family income level, and analyzing combinations of child care types, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
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State child care profile for children with employed mothers: Texas
A profile of child care in Texas that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.
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What do parents think about child care?: Findings from a series of focus groups
An exploration of parents? perceptions of child care, based on information gathered through a series of focus groups conducted by the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) with 163 parents at 7 sites across the country
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Who is listening to the ''experts''?: The use of child care materials by parents
A survey of parents’ utilization of child care materials in Texas
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Who's caring for our youngest children?: Child care patterns of infants and toddlers
A compendium of child care arrangements and characteristics for children under three years old, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)
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