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An analysis of a public school prekindergarten Montessori bilingual program
Rodriguez, Linda, 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

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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Building momentum--taking action: Southern states collaborate on child care financial aid and quality initiatives
Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care, 2002
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.

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
Reed, Deborah, 2002
California Counts: Population Trends and Profiles, 4(2).

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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Caring for infant daughters and sons in dual-earner households: Maternal reports of father involvement in weekday time and tasks
Manlove, Elizabeth E., 2002
Infant and Child Development, 11(4), 305-320

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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CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Descriptive findings from the child care subsidy interview
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-2). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A survey of of current and former CalWORKs participants on subsidy use and child care selection in California

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Child care and early education: Satisfaction with services among rural families
Teleki, Jane, 2002
Early Childhood Education Journal, 29(3), 161-166

An inquiry into the satisfaction of parents with the service provision early childhood education and care programs, based on a survey of 65 families in rural areas, assessed using a 5-point Likert scale

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Child care arrangements among low-income families: A qualitative approach
Chaudry, Ajay, 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

An examination of child care arrangements among families in low-income urban neighborhoods, using longitudinal data from interviews with 42 mothers of preschool children in New York City

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The child care arrangements of preschool children in immigrant families in the United States
Brandon, Peter D., April, 2002
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

An analysis of the types of child care arrangements used by immigrant families

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Child care as a relational context for early development research in neurobiology and emerging roles for social work
Shapiro, Janet, 2002
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 19(2), 97-114

An examination of center based child care as an important relational and developmental context for infants and young children of economically vulnerable families

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Child care demand and supply under CalWORKS: The early impacts of welfare reform for California's children, 1998-2000
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-3). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

An overview of the effects of welfare reform and capacity building efforts on the supply and demand of child care in California

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Child care helps families work and children learn
Blank, Helen, 2002
In Assessing the Child Care and Development Block Grant: Hearing before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. 107th Cong., 2nd Sess.

A testimony to the United States House of Representative Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness about the difficulties working parents face in finding affordable, high quality child care and how improved access to child care and early education resources not only helps children learn to read but helps parents retain the ability to remain employed

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Child care subsidies and the employment of welfare recipients
Meyers, Marcia K., 2002
Demography, 39(1), 165-179

A study examining the probability that low-income single mothers in California will receive child care subsidies and the effect this has on their labor market activity

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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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Children and welfare reform: Issues and ideas: A guide for policymakers and journalists
Center for the Future of Children, 2002
Los Altos, CA: David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

A summarization of the difficulties facing low income families in respect to education of parents and children, wages, child care availability and quality, and the availability of state and federal financial assistance

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Children of current and former welfare recipients: Similarly at risk
Tout, Kathryn, 2002
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A brief comparing the children of welfare recipients and welfare leavers on indicators of health, social behavior, and school engagement

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A dynamic analysis of the effect of child care costs on the work decisions of low-income mothers with infants
Baum, Charles L., 2002
Demography, 39(1), 139-164

A study of the influence of child care costs on the work-related decisions of low-income mothers

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The effect of increasing welfare mothers' education on their young children's academic problems and school readiness
Magnuson, Katherine A., 2002
Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

A study on the effects of the educational level of a low-income mother on a child’s academic and behavioral school readiness using a sample of families eligible for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training, from Atlanta, Georgia, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Riverside, California, along with data from the National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies Child Outcomes Study (NEWWS-COS)

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Eligibility for CCDF-funded child care subsidies under the October 1999 program rules: Results from the TRIM3 Microsimulation Model
Oliver, Helen, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

A presentation estimating the numbers of families and children who may be eligible for child care subsidies under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) in effect as of October 1999

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Employment and earnings of child-care subsidy recipients in Harris County, Texas
Olson, Jerome A., June 2002
Austin: University of Texas at Austin, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources.

An identification of the economic, personal, and policy variables influencing employment and earnings among recipients of subsidized child care in Harris County, Texas, during a period of welfare reform

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Employment and earnings of child-care subsidy recipients in Harris County, Texas [Executive summary]
Olson, Jerome A., June 2002
Austin: University of Texas at Austin, Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources.

A summary of an identification of the economic, personal, and policy variables influencing employment and earnings among recipients of subsidized child care in Harris County, Texas, during a period of welfare reform

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The evaluation of welfare reform in Iowa: Final impact report
Iowa. Department of Human Services. Division of Financial, Health and Work Supports, 2002
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An evaluation of changes in welfare reform policies encouraging employment-oriented participation in Iowa

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The evaluation of welfare reform in Iowa: Final impact report [Executive summary]
Iowa. Department of Human Services. Division of Financial, Health and Work Supports, 2002
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A summary of an evaluation of changes in welfare reform policies encouraging employment-oriented participation in Iowa

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An examination of family-school partnership initiatives in rural prekindergarten programs
McBride, Brent A., 2002
Early Education and Development, 13(1), 107-127

An exploratory study examining effective family school partnerships and successful strategies for helping families become involved in state-funded rural prekindergarten programs designed for children who are identified as being at risk for future academic failure

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An experimental study of an empowerment-based intervention for African American Head Start fathers
Fagan, Jay, 2002
Family Relations, 51(3), 191-198

An examination of the effects of Men as Teachers, an empowerment-based intervention program, on African American Head Start fathers' attitudes regarding their ability to teach their preschool children

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Father involvement in Early Head Start programs: A practitioners study
Raikes, Helen, 2002
Lincoln: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Center on Children, Families, and the Law.

Results of a study of father involvement in Early Head Start (EHS) programs funded from 1995-1998, conducted in the winter of 1999-2000, based on a survey completed by 261 of 416 eligible programs and four follow-up focus groups conducted with EHS program directors and father involvement coordinators, with recommendations for effective practices

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