Aboriginal children and their caregivers living with low income: Outcomes from a two-generation preschool program
A study of the receptive language, caregiver-reported measures of child development, risk for child maltreatment, self esteem, and life skills of parents, at intake, on exit, and at age 7, of 45 children of Aboriginal heritage and their caregivers participating in the two-generation and multicultural Aboriginal Head Start preschool program in Canada
Reports & Papers
Access to the Illinois Preschool for All initiative: Insights from five lower-incidence immigrant groups in northern Cook County
Findings from two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers
Reports & Papers
Access to the Illinois Preschool for All initiative: Insights from five lower-incidence immigrant groups in northern Cook County [Executive summary]
A summary of findings from two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers
Executive Summary
Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low-income families in the South: An analysis of legal issues
An exploration of the legal issues encountered in the Action Plan set forth by the Southern Regional Task Force on Families to increase assistance with child care for low-income families in the Southern United States
Other
Addressing the needs of Latino children: A national survey of state administrators of early childhood programs
A survey of early childhood administrators' attitudes regarding the challenges of serving Latino children and their families
Reports & Papers
Addressing the needs of Latino children: A national survey of state administrators of early childhood programs [Executive summary]
A summary of a report on strategies to address the needs of Latino children in early childhood education programs
Executive Summary
Adjustment to motherhood in low-income urban adolescents: The role of social support from child care providers
A study of high school-based child care and its influence on urban, African-American first-time adolescent mothers, focusing on their adjustments to motherhood and the quality and role of adolescents’ relationship with the school staff and Teen Parent Centers (TPC) child care providers
Reports & Papers
African American and Puerto Rican American parenting styles, paternal involvement, and Head Start children's social competence
A comparison of African-American and Puerto Rican-American parenting styles and paternal involvement, and an examination of the relationship of mother’s and father’s parenting styles and child care involvement on Head Start participating children’s social competence
Reports & Papers
African American, White and Hispanic child care preferences: A factorial survey analysis of welfare leavers by race and ethnicity
An examination of race and ethnicity differences in child care preferences and definitions of child care quality from a survey of 97 low income adults whose TANF benefits have been terminated in Pennsylvania
Reports & Papers
African American fathers: Myths and realities about their involvement with their firstborn children
An examination of the extent and predictors of parental involvment among young, urban, African-American fathers, using data from the Rochester Youth Development Study, a longitudinal survey following 1,000 adolescents in 1987-1988 Rochester, New York
Reports & Papers
Age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic patterns in early computer use: A national survey
A study of computer use patterns in children 6 months to 6 years of age focusing on the influences of age, gender, ethnicity, income, parental education, and family structure and the relationship between computer screen time and reading skills
Reports & Papers
Allocation of time to preschool children and educational opportunity
A study of the relationships among child and parent interaction time, child and family characteristics and child cognitive and social development
Reports & Papers
America's homeless children
A summary of a study of homeless families with children, focusing on the causes of homelessness and its influence on children’s health, education, and the delivery of services
Fact Sheets & Briefs
An analysis of a public school prekindergarten Montessori bilingual program
An analysis of second grade reading achievement scores of Spanish and English norm-referenced tests between children who participated in a Montessori bilingual program and those that attended a traditional bilingual program
Reports & Papers
Arranging child care
A study of the child care needs of low income families, focusing on the availability of government subsidized child care assistance programs that support parental employment and provide affordable and quality child care
Other
Assessing the evidence of effectiveness of home visiting program models implemented in tribal communities: Final report
A review of research on the effectiveness of home visiting programs for pregnant women or families with children from birth to age 5 in tribal communities or with samples that included substantial proportions of American Indian and Alaska Native participants
Literature Review
Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children
A critical discussion of rating scales that measure parent beliefs about play, and a description of a study through which the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS) was developed and validated, based on the participation of African-American families with children enrolled in Head Start centers
Reports & Papers
Attitudes about shared reading among at-risk mothers of newborn babies
An examination of low income, multi ethnic mothers' attitudes in terms of shared book reading with their infants, the number of books in their homes and the relation between sociodemographic characteristics and the mothers' attitudes
Reports & Papers
Attitudes toward the employment of mothers of preschoolers: Implications for child care
A discussion of attitudes towards maternal employment, child care and implications on policy
Reports & Papers
Balancing the family budget: Differences in childcare expenditures by race/ethnicity, economic status, and family structure
A study on factors affecting child care expenditures within families with children under five using data from the 1990 National Child Care Survey
Reports & Papers
Barriers and opportunities: Helping smaller immigrant communities access the Illinois Preschool for All program: Summary findings from three studies
A summary of two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers; and a summary of a study of strategies to support access to PFA for lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on interviews and focus groups with organizations serving immigrant communities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development [Abridged]
A description of demographic, family context, income, and developmental characteristics of Head Start children and their families at 3 years of age, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Biological determinism redux: Comment on Silverstein (1993)
A commentary on misinterpretations of sociobiological perspectives, particularly regarding male primate involvement in child care
Other
Block Grant Head Start?: Devolution's potential negative impact on children and families
A discussion of the debate over block granting Head Start to states and a review of the effects of Head Start block grants on children and families as well as a review of devolutionary changes in TANF and Medicaid programs
Reports & Papers
Book reading interactions between African American and Puerto Rican Head Start children and their mothers
An observational study examining and comparing the interaction styles between African American and Puerto Rican mothers and their Head Start children during shared book reading
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