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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Breaking the cycle of deprivation: An experimental evaluation of an early childhood intervention Baseline findings on parental sociodemographics, maternal well-being, maternal health and pregnancy, parenting, social support, and service use from an experimental evaluation in Dublin, Ireland, of Preparing for Life, a comprehensive school readiness intervention for at risk families and children from birth until school entry, based on data collected from 205 randomly-assigned high- and low-treatment participants and from 99 comparison participants |
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Building momentum--taking action: Southern states collaborate on child care financial aid and quality initiatives A summary of efforts to implement the Southern Regional Task Force on Child Care Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low income families in the South, based on a survey of Task Force members and summaries of a regional child care forum and state site visits |
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California's young children: Demographic, social, and economic conditions An overview of the social and economic well-being of young children as it relates to parental education, employment, family income, and health insurance in California |
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Capitalizing on early childhood education: Low-income immigrant mothers' use of ECE to build human, social, and navigational capital A study of the contribution of early childhood education to low-income immigrant mothers' development of human, social, and navigational capital, based on in-depth interviews with 40 immigrant mothers with children enrolled in one of three early childhood care and education programs in a large metropolitan area |
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Caring for infant daughters and sons in dual-earner households: Maternal reports of father involvement in weekday time and tasks A study of maternal reports of gender differences in weekday father involvement with 12-month-olds in 47 dual earner households utilizing full time infant day care with a focus on father’s time alone with infants, time available to the infant, and participation in care giving tasks |
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Can classroom emotional support enhance prosocial development among children with depressed caregivers? A study of the relationship between Head Start classroom quality and pro-social behavior among children whose parents or guardians exhibit high levels of depressive symptoms, based on data from 194 Head Start preschoolers in 28 classrooms |
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CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Descriptive findings from the child care subsidy interview A survey of of current and former CalWORKs participants on subsidy use and child care selection in California |
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Challenges and strategies for early childhood special education services in Florida's rural schools: A DELPHI study A study identifying the problems facing rural educational service providers that hinder their ability to serve special needs children 3 to 5 years of age, utilizing the Delphi technique, which incorporated two rounds of questionnaires to generate responses and develop agreement from a panel of rural service providers in Florida |
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