3rd survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 1998 to spring 1999)
Blake, Margaret, March, 2000
(Research Brief No. 189). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A brief description of findings of a survey of parents of three and four year old British children to determine the rates of participation in preschool programs from the summer of 1998, fall of 1998, and spring of 1999
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Childcare and early years survey 2007: Parents' use, views and experiences
Kazimirski, Anne, May 2008
(Research Brief DCSF-RB025). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.
A summary of a survey of the child care arrangements, child care costs, barriers to access, and feelings about child care of parents of preschool- and school-aged children in the United Kingdom in 2007
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care and working parents: Fundamental facts from the Minnesota child care survey
Chase, Richard A., 2002
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.
A summary of the child care arrangements of working families in Minnesota in the year 2002
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care choices of low-income families in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), April 2005
(Child Care Snapshot No. 2). Providence: Rhode Island Kids Count.
A fact sheet summarizing an analysis of the child care choices made by Rhode Island families receiving child care subsidies
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care for children with special needs: Fundamental facts from the Minnesota child care survey
Chase, Richard A., 2002
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.
A summary of the child care arrangements for Minnesota families with special needs children in the year 2002
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care for families with low incomes: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2006
(DHS-4819). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Human Services.
A fact sheet highlighting child care arrangements and issues encountered by low-income families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Children and working parents: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2006
(DHS-4814). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Human Services.
A fact sheet highlighting child care issues encountered by working families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Cost of child care: Fundamental facts from the Minnesota child care survey
Chase, Richard A., 2002
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.
A survey of 2,450 parents on the costs and attendance of their children in full-time, licensed care in Minnesota
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Does Paths to QUALITY help Indiana parents find quality child care?
Anderson, Treshawn,
(Evaluation Brief No. 4). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, Center for Families.
Findings related to parent awareness and child care decision-making from an evaluation of Indiana's Paths to QUALITY quality rating and improvement system, based on interviews with more than 1,800 parents
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early childhood care and education experiences of low-income immigrant families
Vesely, Colleen K., 2011
Unpublished research brief
A summary of a study of immigrant parents' early childhood care and education preferences, search processes, and experiences, based on semi-structured interviews with 40 immigrant mothers with children enrolled in early childhood programs in the Washington, DC, area
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Families and children 2001: Work and childcare
Kasparova, Diane, 2003
London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.
Statistics on families employment decisions and utilization of child care in England, based on findings from the 2001 Families and Children Study (FACS)
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Families define quality pre-kindergarten programs more broadly than educators, researchers and policy makers
FPG Child Development Institute, December, 2006
(FPG Snapshot No. 36). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
A summary of a survey-based study examining how low income parents define quality in a preschool program as well as the considerations taken into account when selecting a child care program
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Families experiencing multiple disadvantage: Their use of and views on childcare provision
Speight, Svetlana, January 2010
(Research Brief No. DCSF-RB191). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Highlights of an exploration of parents' use of child care services and perspectives on their quality and availability, and an examination of the influence of the availability of child care services on maternal employment decisions, based on data for more than 7,000 parents of children aged birth through fourteen years old in the United Kingdom who participated in the Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents 2008
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Family, friend and neighbor care supply and demand: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2006
(DHS-4823). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Human Services.
A fact sheet exploring the supply of family, friend and neighbor (FFN) care by providers and the demand of FFN care by families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Fifth survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 2000 to spring 2001)
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, June, 2002
(Research Brief No. RB351). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Department for Education and Skills.
A summary of survey findings on child care use, provider characteristics and care quality for parents of children ages 3 and 4 in England in 2001
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Fourth survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 1999 to spring 2000)
Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment, January, 2001
(Research Brief No. RB247). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Employment.
Highlights of findings from a survey of parents of three- and four-year-old children on their use of early childhood education and care services, based on a survey sample of 5,955 parents in England
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Highlights of the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Child Care Survey
University of Washington. Human Services Policy Center, 2003
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.
A summary of statistical information on early care and education utilization patterns in South Carolina
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Highlights of Illinois Child Care Survey
University of Washington. Human Services Policy Center, 2003
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.
A summary of data on child care and early education utilization patterns in Illinois, with information on number of children in care, primary care arrangements, use of evening and weekend care, and amount of time spent in care
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Highlights of Ohio Child Care Survey
University of Washington. Human Services Policy Center, 2003
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.
A summary of survey-based data on child care and early education utilization patterns in Ohio, with information on time spent in nonparental care, types of care used, and reasons for selection
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Highlights of South Carolina Child Care Survey
University of Washington. Human Services Policy Center, 2003
Seattle: University of Washington, Human Services Policy Center.
A summary of data on early care and education utilization patterns in South Carolina
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Hours and types of child care: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2006
(DHS-4821). St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Human Services.
A fact sheet describing the hours of child care both needed and used by families with children in various child care arrangements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
How contextual constraints affect low-income working parents' child care choices
Sandstrom, Heather, February, 2012
(Brief 22). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
Findings from a study of low-income parents' child care decisionmaking that examine parents' views on the supply of child care options in their communities, sources of information about their options, and barriers to access, based on in-depth qualitative interviews with parents in 86 families in Providence, Rhode Island, and Seattle-White Center, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
How employment constraints affect low-income working parents' child care decisions
Chaudry, Ajay, February, 2012
(Brief 23). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
Findings from a study of low income parents' child care decisionmaking that examines parents' employment contexts and the role of employment in their child care choices, based on in-depth qualitative interviews with parents in 86 families in Providence, Rhode Island, and Seattle-White Center, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Important predictors of early childhood education and care
National Institute for Early Education Research (U.S.), 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
An exploration of factors predicting the utilization of early childhood education and care services by families in the 1990s
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Infant and toddler child care arrangements
Kreader, J. Lee, August 2005
(Research-to-Policy Connections No. 1). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
An examination of employed parents’ child care arrangements for their infants and toddlers while working, at school, or otherwise unavailable to provide parental child care, and secondarily what factors influence the types of child care arrangements for children in the United States under the age of 3
Fact Sheets & Briefs