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Characteristics of effective collaboration among innovative early childhood intervention programs
Wilder, Erin M., 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Seattle University, WA

A qualitative study of collaboration and communication processes between early childhood intervention programs and the families and the community, based on a survey and observations of two sites serving a low-income, high needs population

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Child care and early childhood education: More information sharing and program review by HHS could enhance access for families with limited English proficiency
United States. Government Accountability Office, 2006
(GAO-06-807). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office.

A study examining access to, participation in, and efforts to assist with child care for families with limited English proficiency, based on analysis of national data sets, focus groups with parents, state and county site visits, and interviews with officials and experts

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Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 231-245). New York: Guilford Press

A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life

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Child-care usage and mother-infant ''quality time''
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L., 2002
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 64(1), 16-26

A study of mother’s time use and mother-infant interaction in families where infants spent more than 30 hours pet week in child care vs. 0 hours per week from birth to age 6 months

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Chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms, maternal sensitivity, and child functioning at 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 151-162). New York: Guilford Press

A study of the link between maternal depression and mother-child interaction as it relates to children’s functioning at 36 months, based on data from 89 percent of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care sample

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Early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 246-258). New York: Guilford Press

A study of early child care, with respect to child care quality, stability, and amount, in the first 3 years of life as predictors of qualities of mother-child interaction across children’s transition to school

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The Early Head Start Father Studies: Design, data collection, and summary of father presence in the lives of infants and toddlers
Boller, Kimberley, 2006
Parenting: Science and Practice, 6(2-3), 117-143

An overview of the Early Head Start Father Studies, describing the study methodology, response rates, father demographics, and father child relationship

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Early Steps to School Success: Annual evaluation report
Brown, Deborah, October, 2010
Westport, CT: Save the Children (U.S.).

An evaluation from August 2009 through June 2010 of Early Steps to School Success, a language and literacy development program for children from birth to age 5 and their families, that examines enrollment, retention, participant characteristics, community risk context, services delivered, and both child vocabulary and home literacy outcomes, based on data collected through the program's web-based system for tracking services, child characteristics, and outcomes indicators

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The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 193-207). New York: Guilford Press

A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life

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Empirically-derived, person-oriented patterns of school readiness in typically-developing children: Description and prediction to first-grade achievement
Konold, Timothy R., 2005
Applied Developmental Science, 9(4), 174-187

A study using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care to examine the relation between young children's school readiness and variables including social skill, parent interactions, problem behavior, cognitive processes, and self regulation

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Family-school connectedness and children's early social development
Serpell, Zewelanji Natashya, February, 2012
Social Development, 21(1), 21-46

An examination of the relationship between the qualities of family-school interactions and teacher ratings of child social abilities, and an examination of the moderating influences of family characteristics, based on data collected from 2966 children, their parents, their preschool teachers, and some of their kindergarten teachers

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From a parent's point of view: Measuring the quality of child care
Emlen, Arthur, 1999
Portland, OR: Portland State University, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.

A study of parent?s views on the quality of child care, examining measurement tools for parent assessment of the quality of their child care, family social and economic factors that may account for parent?s views of child care, and the influence of parent data, interests, and voices on quality of care policies

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Home literacy exposure and early language and literacy skills in children who struggle with behavior and attention problems
Haak, Jill, September, 2012
Early Education and Development, 23(5), 728-747

A study of the relationships of the behavior and attention problems and of the early home literacy environment, as well as of the interaction between the two, to the language and literacy skills of 4-year-olds, based on data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

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Home support for emergent literacy: Follow-up of a community-based implementation of dialogic reading
Huebner, Coleen E., May-June 2010
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 31(3), 195-260

A longitudinal study of the effects of dialogic reading training on the shared reading behaviors of 78 parents of 4-year-old children as measured at an average of 33 months following the training

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Mother-child bookreading in low-income families: Correlates and outcomes during the first three years of life
Raikes, Helen, July/August 2006
Child Development, 77(4), 924-953

An investigation of the impact of mother-child book reading on low income young children's cognitive and language development as well as an examination of book reading in relation to the Early Head Start intervention using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project

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Mothers' time with infant and time in employment as predictors of mother-child relationships and children's early development
Huston, Aletha C., 2005
Child Development, 76(2), 467-482

A study of the relationship between maternal time with infants and the quality of mother-child relationships and children’s development, based on a sample of 1,053 mothers taken from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care, using time diaries, interviews, and home visit assessments using the Home Observation for Measure of the Environment (HOME) scale

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Parent-Child Home Program/Play & Learn Group Demonstration Project: Summary of evaluation findings
Organizational Research Services, October, 2008
Seattle, WA: Business Partnership for Early Learning. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).

An outcome and process evaluation of the second cohort of the Seattle, Washington, Parent-Child Home Program/Play & Learn Group Demonstration Project, a two-year program consisting of an early literacy and school readiness home visiting program for toddlers and facilitator-led play groups for children and adults to foster early learning skills

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Parent-Child Home Program/Play & Learn Group Demonstration Project: Summary of evaluation findings
Organizational Research Services, September, 2007
Seattle, WA: Business Partnership for Early Learning. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).

An outcome and process evaluation of the first cohort of the Seattle, Washington, Parent-Child Home Program/Play & Learn Group Demonstration Project, a two-year program consisting of an early literacy and school readiness home visiting program for toddlers and facilitator-led play groups for children and adults to foster early learning skills

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Parent voices: A closer look: Washington State Department of Early Learning parent needs assessment: Focus groups
Washington (State). Department of Early Learning, June 27, 2008
Olympia: Washington State, Department of Early Learning.

A study in Washington State of parents' preferences for and experiences accessing early learning services, parents' interest in and use of information about early learning, parents' perceptions of child care quality, and early learning preferences of subpopulations of parents, based on focus groups with Washington State parents

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Parent voices: A statewide look: Washington State Department of Early Learning parent needs assessment: Phone survey
Washington (State). Department of Early Learning, June 27, 2008
Olympia: Washington State, Department of Early Learning.

A study in Washington State of characteristics of children under 6 years old, parents' use of early learning services, parents' interest in and use of information about early learning, parents' experiences with early learning programs, parents' concerns regarding their child's development, and family literacy practices, based on a survey of a representative sample of Washington State parents

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Policy and management supports for Early Head Start and Part C programs
Summers, Jean Ann, 2001
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 21(1), 16-30

A qualitative study of the perceptions of state and local administrators, direct care providers, and parents of the process of service integration of Part C and Early Head Start programs in five states

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Project SELF: Preparing professionals to facilitate self-determination
Blasco, Patricia Mulhearn, Fall 2006
Journal of Early Intervention, 29(1), 63-79

A description of an action research project designed to foster collaboration between parents and teachers when teaching self-determination skills to young children

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Strengthening Latino parental involvement forming community-based organizations/school partnership
Osterling, Jorge P, 2004
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2(1), 270-284

A discussion of the use of partnerships between schools and Latino community-based organizations to improve the involvement of Latino parents in children’s schooling

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Testing associations between young children's relationships with mothers and teachers
O'Connor, Erin, February 2006
Journal of Educational Psychology, 98(1), 87-98

A longitudinal examination of the impact of maternal attachment and early teacher-child relationships on teacher-child relationships in later academic years using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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