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2012 report: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement to the National Agricultural Worker Survey
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March, 2012
(OPRE Report No. 2012-13). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

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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Attitudes toward the employment of mothers of preschoolers: Implications for child care
Henderson, Laura W., 1993
Child & Youth Care Forum, 2(1), 23-42

A discussion of attitudes towards maternal employment, child care and implications on policy

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Child Care and Development Fund: Undercover tests show five state programs that are vulnerable to fraud and abuse
United States. Government Accountability Office, September 2010
(GAO-10-1062). Washington, DC: United States, Government Accountability Office.

Findings from an undercover investigation of the vulnerabilities of states' fraud prevention controls for child care assistance eligibility and billing in 5 states, and an inquiry into the influence of a lack of child care on the ability of parents to maintain employment

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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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Childcare subsidies and the transition from welfare to work
Danziger, Sandra K., 2003
(National Poverty Center Working Paper Series No. 03-11). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, National Poverty Center.

A study of the role of subsidies in parental transitions from welfare to the workforce in Michigan, using post-1996 data from The Women’s Employment Study (WES)

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Child care subsidies, wages, and employment of single mothers
Tekin, Erdal, 2002
Unpublished manuscript, Georgia State University, Atlanta

An analysis of the effects of the price of child care and the wage rate on employment and child care decisions among single mothers in the early post-welfare reform period, using data from the National Survey of America's Families

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The determinants and consequences of child care subsidies for single mothers in the USA
Blau, David M., October 2007
Journal of Population Economics, 20(4), 719-741

A study of the effects of child care subsidies on the employment, school, and welfare participation of single mothers following the passage of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)

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Determinants of child care ideals among mothers of preschool-aged children
Mason, Karen Oppenheim, 1989
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51(3), 593-603

A study of Detroit, Michigan parents' perceived notions of ideal child care arrangements for preschool children as affected by such factors as women's current use of child care, marital and employment status, income, youngest child's age, gender role ideology, type of religion and religiosity, education, race, proximity to relatives, and place of residence

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Division of household labor among black couples and white couples
Orbuch, Terri L., 1997
Social Forces, 76(1), 301-332

A study of structural and cultural factors that influence the division of household labor and gendered responsibilities among black couples and white couples in an urban county

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Does child care assistance matter?: The effects of welfare and employment programs on child care for preschool- and young school-aged children
Crosby, Danielle A., 2001
(The Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 3). New York: MDRC.

An examination of the effects of welfare and employment policies on child care outcomes for single parents, and their preschool- to young school-aged children, using data from experimental programs implemented between the late 1980s and the mid-1990s

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Employed rural, low-income, single mothers' family and work over time
Son, Seohee, March 2010
Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 31(1), 107-120

A study of perceptions of difficulties and challenges of balancing family, child care, and work responsibilities, based on a secondary analysis of interview data with of 28 rural, low-income, continuously employed, and single mothers across 11 states over three waves of data collection between 1999 and 2003, who took part in the longitidunal Rural Families Speak Project

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Fathering attitudes and practices: Influences on children's development
Shears, Jeffrey, 2005
Child Care in Practice, 11(1), 63-79

An investigation into the influence of fathers' parenting beliefs and level of modernity on their children's development, based on a sample of 525 biological fathers and stepfathers participating in the Early Head Start Research and Demonstration Project

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The impact of maternal employment characteristics on fathers' participation in child care
Darling-Fisher, Cynthia S., 1990
Family Relations, 39(1), 20-26

An examination of the relationship between maternal employment and the amount of time spent by mothers or fathers in child care activities

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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Draft
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates

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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Workplace support, child care, and turnover intentions among employed mothers of infants
Glass, Jennifer, 1996
Journal of Family Issues, 17(3), 317-335

A study of workplace, child care, and sociodemographic factors associated with job turnover in mothers of infants

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