Breaking down barriers: Immigrant families and early childhood education in New York City
A discussion of the barriers to child care and early education services access facing immigrant families in New York City
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Childcare, choice and social class: Caring for young children in the UK
A study of the relationship of parents' social class to child care decisionmaking, parent-caregiver relationships, and maternal social networks in London, based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 71 middle class parents and 21 of their child care providers and interviews with 55 working class parents
Reports & Papers
Childcare dollars evaluation: 2006-08
An evaluation of Child Care Dollars, an initiative to expand access to child care subsidies for parents of children aged birth through twelve years old, based on information 993 families from Monroe County, New York
Reports & Papers
Child care use by low-income families: Variations across states
A state-by-state and national analysis of features of the child care arrangements of low-income families, including child care type and parents' experiences with child care problems, based on the state and nationally representative 2003 National Survey of Children's Health
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Children's prelitercy skills: Influence of mothers' education and beliefs about shared-reading interactions
A study of the association of children's preliteracy skills with maternal education and home literacy activities, and an examination of the mediating variable of maternal beliefs about literacy activities, among 45 mothers and their preschoolers from a small Appalachian community
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Communication in any language: Policy solutions for children and families in Massachusetts
A summary of a study of challenges to accessing child care for families with limited English proficiency
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A conversation with immigrant mothers about early learning programs: Benefits, barriers & work to be done
An inquiry into the early childhood education and care experiences of immigrant families with young children, including information on benefits of child care to families and families' barriers to access, based on information gathered through focus groups with 92 women in New York City and the southern part of New York State
Reports & Papers
Ecole maternelle (preschool) in France: A cross-cultural perspective
A study of the experiences of children of immigrants in French preschools and a comparison of the cultures of French and American preschools, based on interviews conducted with teachers and parents after viewing video of scenes from preschools
Reports & Papers
Family reading behavior and early literacy skills in preschool children from low-income backgrounds
A study of the relationship between family reading behavior and child literacy skills in a sample of 233 low-income preschoolers attending Head Start, and an examination of the role of demographic variables in predicting early literacy skills
Reports & Papers
Father beliefs as a mediator between contextual barriers and father involvement
A study of predictors and mediators associated with paternal involvement in Head Start and Early Head Start activities in a sample of 101 low-income fathers from a rural area of the Midwest United States
Reports & Papers
Fathering: The role of men in raising children in Africa - Holding up the other half of the sky
A discussion of the social function of fatherhood in African societies, including an exploration of the benefits of increased paternal involvement to children’s development and well-being
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Father involvement in early childhood programs: Review of the literature
An overview of select research on the factors associated with paternal involvement in programs for their young children and in fatherhood programs
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Fathers' and young children's literacy experiences
A study of father-child interactions during literacy activities learned at a series of workshops, based on a population 25 dyads of fathers and their 5 year-old children
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A father’s interactions with his toddler: Personal and professional lessons for early childhood educators
An examination of the interactions between a father and his toddler in a university playgroup
Reports & Papers
Fathers: The 'invisible' parents
An overview of published research on the multiple roles of fathers and the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children
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Help! They don't speak English: Partnering preservice teachers with adult English Language Learners
A study of the mock parent-teacher conference with an English Language Learner as a tool to prepare preservice early education teachers for conferences with parents who speak English as a second language, based on a population of 44 preservice teachers in South Carolina
Reports & Papers
How maternal, family and cumulative risk affect absenteeism in early schooling: Facts for policymakers
An overview of the relationship between children's absenteeism in kindergarten through fifth grade and the cumulative experience of risk factors such as poverty, maternal characteristics, number of siblings, and food insecurity
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Immigrant faith institutions: Supporting and strengthening vulnerable families
A discussion of the roles of Ethnic faith institutions in the acculturation of American immigrants, such as the provision of links to home culture and values and the provision of home-based services such as language training, job skills training and child care
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The influence of maternal and family risk on chronic absenteeism in early schooling
An exploration of the relationship between children's absenteeism in kindergarten through fifth grade, and the cumulative experience of risk factors such as poverty, maternal characteristics, number of siblings, and food insecurity
Reports & Papers
An investigation into the impact of revised eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) in the state of Rhode Island
Highlights of findings from an investigation of the influence of revised eligibility requirements for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) on the continued participation of Rhode Island families in the program and the ability of these families to procure child care, based on a survey of 95 families who lost all or some of their subsidies and 366 child care providers who provide services to families affected by the revisions
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Low-income women and their families: How they benefit from affordable, high-quality child care and struggle to find it
An overview of benefits of, and barriers to, high quality child care for low income families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Making the road as we go: Parents and professionals as partners managing diversity in early childhood education
An overview and discussion of the Parents and Diversity project, an initiative in the Netherlands that promoted parent-child care provider partnerships and helped providers better understand the needs of immigrant parents
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Making the road as we go: Parents and professionals as partners managing diversity in early childhood education [Executive summary]
A summary of an overview and discussion of the Parents and Diversity project, an initiative in the Netherlands that promoted parent-child care provider partnerships and helped providers better understand the needs of immigrant parents
Executive Summary
Maternal self-efficacy: Does it explain school involvement?
An investigation of the association between parent involvement and children's school readiness across different levels of parental self-efficacy from a study of 120 predominantly African American mothers' self ratings and teachers' ratings of mothers' school involvement
Reports & Papers
Men in caring, parenting and teaching: Exploring men’s roles with young children
An introduction to a special issue of the journal Early Child Development and Care, presenting international perspectives on the involvement of men in the lives of young children as fathers and child care and early education workers
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