2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Childminders
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s nanny workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Day nurseries and other full-day care provision
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s full-day child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Primary schools with nursery and reception classes
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of supervised play time and prekindergarten provider workforce characteristics at primary schools in England, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Primary schools with reception but no nursery classes
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of prekindergarten provider workforce characteristics at primary schools in England, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
Adolescents assuming adult roles: Factors associated with teens providing child care for younger siblings
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(JCPR Working Paper No. 353). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.
A study examining patterns of adolescent sibling child care usage by single- and two-parent families, using data from the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Reports & Papers
After-school care: Child outcomes and recommendations for research and policy
Sarampote, Nicole C., 2004
Child & Youth Care Forum, 33(5), 328-348
A review of research on the outcomes of afterschool child care arrangements including self care, relative care, and afterschool programs.
Other
After-school pursuits: An examination of outcomes in the San Francisco Beacon Initiative
Walker, Karen E., 2004
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.
A study of the San Francisco Beacon Initiative, a citywide after-school program, including their approach to fostering high-quality activities and participation amongst young people, whether their high-quality after-school program is producing positive developmental experiences for participating young people, and consequently, is it producing improved wellbeing and academic performance for participants
Reports & Papers
After-school pursuits: An examination of outcomes in the San Francisco Beacon Initiative: Executive summary
Walker, Karen E., 2004
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.
A summary of a program evaluation of the San Francisco Beacon Initiative (SFBI), a community-based after school program
Executive Summary
The Australian child-care centre as a developmental niche
Nyland, Berenice, 2004
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 11(2), 27-38
An analysis of the communicative language experiences of two infant children filmed in child care centers over a period of eighteen months, studying the child care center as a developmental niche
Reports & Papers
Building success: Sustaining results: 2003-2004 annual report
Boston's After-School for All Partnership, 2004
Boston: Boston's After School For All Partnership.
An overview of the After-School for All Partnership in Boston, Massachusetts, with a focus on funded initiatives and strategies to expand supported programs
Other
California program focuses on school readiness
Stanley, M. Sue, 2004
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 96(4), 69
A description of the Readiness and Early Activities for Children from the Heart (REACH), a program designed to encourage the development and retention of center-based child care professionals in Long Beach, California.
Other
The challenge of caring for mildly ill children: A Canadian national childcare study
Polyzoi, Eleoussa, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(3), 431-448
A journal article on parents' and directors' attitudes about child care arrangements for mildly ill children in Canada
Reports & Papers
The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States
Brandon, Peter D., 2004
International Migration, 42(2), 65-87
A comparison of the use of child care arrangements among immigrant families to non-immigrant families
Reports & Papers
Child care oversight: Assuring safety, health and learning in early care and education services
Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, 2004
New York: Citizens' Committee for Children of New York.
A study of the monitoring and oversight of center based and family child care in New York City, focusing on licensing, staffing, facilities, health, and safety, with quality enhancement recommendations for city and state agencies
Reports & Papers
Child care & parent productivity: Making the business case
Shellenback, Karen, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.
An outline of methodology for cost/benefit analyses of work/life initiatives, including employer-provided child care
Methods
Child-care selection from birth to age three: The influence of family economy, demographics, and parenting attitudes
Wolf, Anne, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Two studies using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development examined family variations in timing and type of children's initial child care arrangements and then variations in amount of hours spent in child care per week from birth to age three
Reports & Papers
Child care use and satisfaction among military families with preschool children: Technical report
MacDermid, Shelley M., 2004
Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, Military Family Research Institute.
A study of the child care arrangements, satisfaction, and costs of military families with children under six years old, based on survey data
Reports & Papers
Child care use and satisfaction among military families with preschool children: Technical report [Executive summary]
MacDermid, Shelley M., 2004
Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, Military Family Research Institute.
A summary of a study of the child care arrangements, satisfaction, and costs of military families with children under six years old, based on survey data
Executive Summary
Child day care risks of common infectious diseases revisited
Lu, Ning, 2004
Child: Care, Health and Development, 30(4), 361-368
A study of the rate of infectious diseases (respiratory and diarrhea) reported in children who attended center based child care compared with the reported rate in children who did not attend out of home child care
Reports & Papers
Child daycare services
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004
In Career guide to industries, 2004-05 (Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin 2571, 6th ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
An overview of the child care workforce and industry
Other
Children in low-income families are less likely to be in center-based child care
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(Snapshot of America's Families III No. 16). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
A brief comparing the child care arrangements of children under five from high- and low-income families.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Community-based youth organizations negotiating educational and social equity: A case study
Hill, Sara, Spring 2004
(Afterschool Matters Occasional Paper Series No. 2) New York: Robert Bowne Foundation.
A case study of the advocacy role of a community based organization providing after school programs for children in a low-income housing project in a wealthy school district, focusing on the assistance offered to families coping with the public school’s decisions to place low-income and minority children in special education
Reports & Papers
A comprehensive report of child care providers' perceptions of a statewide early care and education initiative
Grisham-Brown, Jennifer, 2004
Child & Youth Care Forum, 33(1), 19-31
A study of child care providers' perceptions of a statewide early care and education initiative
Reports & Papers
Comprehensive school reform: An implementation study of preschool programs in elementary schools
Desimone, Laura, 2004
Elementary School Journal, 104(5), 369-389
A discussion of the implementation of preschool programs in elementary schools, based on information gathered from focus group interviews with 42 preschool and kindergarten teachers and 53 parents from 10 schools in 5 states
Reports & Papers
Computer use in preschools: Directors' reports of the state of the practice
Lynch, Sharon A., 2004
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 6(2)
A study of the use of computers in licensed child care facilities in Texas
Reports & Papers