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2009 childcare and early years provider survey
Phillips, Rachel, July 2010
(DFE-RB012). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

An overview of a comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with only transition classes for four- and five-year-old children, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom

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2010 annual membership survey for the National Childminding Association (NCMA)
Qa Research, March, 2010
Bromley, United Kingdom: National Childminding Association.

A study of English and Welsh family child care providers, including their business practices, pay and working conditions, participation in family child care networks and quality improvement initiatives, and qualifications and training, based on interviews with 1,001 randomly selected members of a national association of family child care providers

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Assessing policy effects on enrollment in early childhood education and care
Greenberg, Joy Pastan, September 2010
Social Service Review, 84(3), 461-490

A study of the relationship between public spending for early childhood education and care and low-income children's enrollment in various types of early childhood education and care settings, based on secondary analyses of nationally representative household data collected between 1991 and 2005

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Better beginnings: The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Impact evaluation findings
Boller, Kimberley, July, 2010
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Findings from an impact evaluation of Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington

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Blurring boundaries, distant companions: Non-kin female caregivers for children in colonial India (nineteenth and twentieth centuries)
Banerjeea, Swapna M., December 2010
Paedagogica Historica, 46(6), 775-788

A historical account of servant and non-family child care in colonial Indian households, based on an analysis of selected writings primarily from Bengal

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Boston Quality Inventory 2010: Community early care and education programs
Marshall, Nancy L., October 29, 2010
Boston: Boston EQUIP.

A study of the quality of child care centers and family child care homes in Boston, based on surveys and observations of 68 child care centers and 51 family child care homes

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Boston Quality Inventory 2010: Community early care and education programs: Executive summary
Marshall, Nancy L., October 29, 2010
Boston: Boston EQUIP.

A summary of a study of the quality of child care centers and family child care homes in Boston, based on surveys and observations of 68 child care centers and 51 family child care homes

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Care and education in the Danish creche
Brostrom, Stig, 2010
International Journal of Early Childhood, 42(2), 87-100

A description of the early childhood creche system for children ages one- through three-years-old in Denmark, including information on the educational curriculum and available research on practices used within creches

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'The centre is my business': Neo-liberal politics, privatisation and discourses of professionalism in New Zealand
Duhn, Iris, March 2010
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 11(1), 49-60

A discussion of professionalism in both Kidicorp, a private corporatation subsidized to provide child care services, and a small, private center, to highlight the coexistence of different articulations and enactments of neo-liberal professionalism in early childhood education in New Zealand, based on an analysis of selections from documentation

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Assessment of sponsor tiering determinations 2009
United States. Food and Nutrition Service. Office of Research and Analysis, September 2010
Alexandria, VA: U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis.

A summary of an estimate of improper payments made in 2009 to family child care homes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) as a result of misclassification in provider tiering status, which is determined by a provider's low-income status or operation in a low-income area and which determines the rate at which providers are reimbursed for the meals and snacks they provide

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Assessment of sponsor tiering determinations 2009
United States. Food and Nutrition Service. Office of Research and Analysis, September 2010
(Special Nutrition Programs Report No. CN-10-IPIA). Alexandria, VA: U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis.

An estimate of improper payments made in 2009 to family child care homes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) as a result of misclassification in provider tiering status, which is determined by a provider's low-income status or operation in a low-income area and which determines the rate at which providers are reimbursed for the meals and snacks they provide

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Assessment of sponsor tiering determinations 2009 [Executive summary]
United States. Food and Nutrition Service. Office of Research and Analysis, September 2010
(Special Nutrition Programs Report No. CN-10-IPIA). Alexandria, VA: U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis.

A summary of an estimate of improper payments made in 2009 to family child care homes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) as a result of misclassification in provider tiering status, which is determined by a provider's low-income status or operation in a low-income area and which determines the rate at which providers are reimbursed for the meals and snacks they provide

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Child Care and Development Fund Administrative Data, Federal Fiscal Year 2007 (CCDF) [United States]
United States. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010
United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Child Care Bureau. Child Care and Development Fund Administrative Data, Federal Fiscal Year 2007 [Computer file]. ICPSR27061-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-03-03. doi:10.3886/ICPSR27061

This administrative dataset provides descriptive information about the families and children served through the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). CCDF dollars are provided to states, territories, and tribes to provide assistance to low-income families receiving or transitioning from temporary public assistance, in obtaining quality child care so they can work, or depending on their state's policy, attend training or receive education.

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Childcare and early years providers survey 2009
Phillips, Rachel, July 2010
(Research Report DFE-RR012). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

A comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with only transition classes for four- and five-year-old children, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom

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Childcare and early years providers survey 2009 [Executive summary]
Phillips, Rachel, July 2010
(Research Report DFE-RR012). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

A summary of a comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with only transition classes for four- and five-year-old children, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom

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Childcare in the pre-school years
Bedford Group for Lifecourse & Statistical Studies. Centre for Longitudinal Studies, 2010
(Millennium Cohort Study Briefing 8). London: Bedford Group for Lifecourse & Statistical Studies, Centre for Longitudinal Studies.

A summary of a study of the quality of center-based child care for children aged 3 to 5 in England, based on observations of 301 child care settings attended by children in the longitudinal Millennium Cohort Study

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Child care professional development provider surveys
Kane, Stephanie L., June, 2010
(SSRU Technical Report 09-04-15). Moscow, ID: University of Idaho, Social Science Research Unit.

A study of the characteristics of Idaho child care workers and facilities, including worker education, training, experience, income, and career decisions, and facility type, employment, and enrollment of children with disabilities or medical conditions, based on surveys from 656 workers

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Child care professional development provider surveys [Executive summary]
Kane, Stephanie L., June, 2010
(SSRU Technical Report 09-04-15). Moscow, ID: University of Idaho, Social Science Research Unit.

A summary of a study of the characteristics of Idaho child care workers and facilities, including worker education, training, experience, income, and career decisions, and facility type, employment, and enrollment of children with disabilities or medical conditions, based on surveys from 656 workers

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Child care support for student parents in community college is crucial for success, but supply and funding are inadequate
Miller, Kevin, June, 2010
(IWPR No. C375). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

An examination of the demand for and supply of child care for parents attending community colleges

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Child-feeding practices and child overweight perceptions of family day care providers caring for preschool-aged children
Brann, Lynn S., September-October 2010
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 24(5), 312-317

A study of the relationship between demographic background and child feeding practices and a second study of the relationship between child feeding practices and child weight perceptions, based on data from 123 family child care providers in New York who care for children between 2- and 5-years-old

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Children, pupils and staff: National level: Sweden's official statistics on pre-school activities, school-age child care, schools and adult education: Part 2, 2009
Sweden. Skolverket (Sweden. National Agency for Education), 2010
(Report 331). Stockholm: Sweden, Skolverket (Sweden, National Agency for Education).

A statistical representation of children's participation in the early education system, presented by age and setting, and staff qualifications by setting, based on national data for Sweden in 2009

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Children's wellbeing and cortisol levels in home-based and center-based childcare
Groeneveld, Marleen G., Q4 2010
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 25(4), 502-514

A comparison of levels of children's cortisol and well being in either home- or center-based care, and at home, and associated care indices and child characteristics, based on data and video observations from 71 children from child care homes and 45 children from child care centers, ages 20 through 40 months

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Child retention in Wisconsin child care settings: Understanding the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that impact expulsion and retention in early care and education
Irvin-Vitela, Lily, April, 2010
Madison, WI: Supporting Families Together Association.

A study of Wisconsin licensed child care provider practices, attitudes, and beliefs about expulsion and retention, based on a literature review, a survey of 387 providers, and guided interviews with 30 providers

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Child retention in Wisconsin child care settings: Understanding the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors that impact expulsion and retention in early care and education [Executive summary]
Irvin-Vitela, Lily, April, 2010
Madison, WI: Supporting Families Together Association.

A summary of a study of Wisconsin licensed child care provider practices, attitudes, and beliefs about expulsion and retention, based on a literature review, a survey of 387 providers, and guided interviews with 30 providers

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Closing the gap in academic readiness and achievement: The role of early childcare
Geoffroy, Marie-Claude, December 2010
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51(12), 1359-1367

A longitudinal comparison of school readiness and academic achievement of children who either did or did not participate in child care, for children with and without a social disadvantage, measured at kindergarten and in first grade, based on data collected from over 900 children from a Quebec birth cohort study

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