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Attitudes towards child support and knowledge of the Child Support Agency, 2004
Peacey, Victoria, 2004
London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

Highlights from a study exploring public opinions and attitudes towards child support and the Child Support Agency in England

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Attitudes towards child support and knowledge of the Child Support Agency, 2004 [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(Research Report No. 226). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.

A summary of a study of changes in attitudes concerning non-resident parents' financial responsibility to children since 2000 in the United Kingdom

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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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Babies and bosses: Reconciling work and family life: Vol. 3. New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004
Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

An examination of ways in which tax and benefit policies, child care policy, and employment and workplace practices in New Zealand, Portugal, and Switzerland affect parents trying to balance work and family life

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Balancing work and family in the first four and a half years of life
Bozzi, Laurie, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

A set of two longitudinal analyses of data from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care (NICHD SECC). The first analysis investigates the effects of maternal employment, work/family attitudes, and childcare on mothers’ responsiveness to their children in the first four years of their children’s lives; the second analysis examines changes in mothers’ perceptions of the relative rewards and strains of being employed during their children’s first three years of life.

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California report card: Focus on children in immigrant families
Grossman-Swenson, Sarah, 2004
Oakland, CA: Children Now.

A report on California's immigrant children and families exploring family characteristics, employment rates, child care arrangements, and parents' backgrounds

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Child care as a barrier to employment
Ananat, Elizabeth O., 2004
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy.

An analysis of the relationship between labor market, health, family, and child care problems and work outcomes for a random sample of mothers receiving cash assistance in an urban Michigan county in February 1997

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Child care costs and mothers’ labor supply: An empirical analysis for Germany
Wrohlich, Katharina, March 2004
(Discussion Papers 412). Berlin, Germany: Deutsches Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung (German Institute for Economic Research).

An examination of the relationship between family child care expenses and maternal employment, based on data on families who participated in the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) in 2002

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Child care quality: Centers and home settings that serve poor families
Fuller, Bruce, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(4), 505-527

A multi-site, longitudinal study examining the quality of child care settings chosen by low-income mothers enrolled in welfare-to-work programs

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Child care use by low-income families in rural areas: A contemporary look at the influence of women's work and partner availability
Walker, Susan K., 2004
Journal of Children & Poverty, 10(2), 149-167

A descriptive analysis of child care patterns of 323 low-income women living in rural counties, in relation to women's employment status, partner availability, and child age

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Choice and the relationship between identities and behaviour for mothers with pre-school children: Some implications for policy from a UK study
Himmelweit, Susan, 2004
Journal of Social Policy, 33(3), 455-478

A discussion of issues concerning child care arrangements and mothers’ employment decisions, based on a study of 34 mothers of preschool children in Milton Keynes, England

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Counseling parents on infant day care: How to do it effectively
Carter, Carolyn, August 2004
Contemporary Pediatrics, 21(8), 54-72

Guidance for pediatricians in their consultations with parents regarding their return to work after the birth of a child, expected changes seen in infants as a result of child care participation, child care options, and the search for quality child care

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Demographic change and the life circumstances of immigrant families
Hernandez, Donald J., 2004
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A discussion of the growing necessity of programs and policies that address the heath and educational needs of a rapidly increasing population of children in immigrant families in the United States

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Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, Third Grade [United States]
National Center for Education Statistics, 2004
U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY [UNITED STATES]: KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 1998-1999, THIRD GRADE [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept of Education, Institute of Education Sciences [producer], 2004. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2004.

A nationally representative longitudinal study of early childhood development and educational experiences collecting data on child development and home and school environment.

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Effects of childcare activities on the duration of self-employment in Europe
Williams, Donald R., 2004
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 28(5), 467-486

An examination of whether or not individuals who spend more time caring for their children are less likely to survive in self-employment

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The effects of state regulations on childcare prices and choices
Heeb, Randal, 2004
(WR-137-NICHD). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

An analysis of the effects of child care regulations on the price of child care, the type of care chosen, and the mothers' decisions to work

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Families and children in Britain: Findings from the 2002 Families and Children Study (FACS)
Barnes, Matt, 2004
London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

A 2002 survey of the effectiveness of work incentive measures for families and children in the United Kingdom

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Families and children in Britain: Findings from the 2002 Families and Children Survey (FACS) [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(Research Report No. 206). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.

A summary of a 2002 study concerning overall standards and lifestyles for families with children living in the United Kingdom

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Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP): Low-moderate income couples and the labour market
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(Working Paper No. 15). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.

A study on reducing the number of unemployed households with children and the effect of gender on employment status in the United Kingdom

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Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP): Reviewing approaches to understanding the links between childcare use and mothers' employment
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(Working Paper No. 14). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

A study of reducing the number of unemployed households with children and the effect of gender on employment status in the United Kingdom

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Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP): Reviewing approaches to understanding the links between childcare use and mothers' employment
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(Working Paper No. 14). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.

A study on reducing the number of unemployed households with children and the effect of gender on employment status in the United Kingdom

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Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme: Low-moderate income couples and the labour market [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2004
(Working Paper No. 15). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.

A summary of a study on reducing the number of unemployed households with children and the effect of gender on employment status in the United Kingdom

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Family policy and preschool child care
Cleveland, Gordon, 2004
Policy Options, 25(3), 42-45

A critique of family and preschool child care policy in Canada

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Family structure and children's educational outcomes: Blended families, stylized facts, and descriptive regressions
Ginther, Donna K., 2004
Demography, 41(4), 671-697

A study investigating the relationship between family structure and children's educational outcomes, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), and the children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY-Child)

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Fathers' and mothers' parenting behavior and beliefs as predictors of children's social adjustment in the transition to school
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2004
Journal of Family Psychology, 18(4), 628-638

A study on the association between the parenting behaviors and beliefs of fathers and mothers and their children’s social transition into school, based on a sample of 648 children and their married parents from the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care

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