Barriers and supports to child care accreditation in Alberta
Golberg, Margaret A., 2005
Unpublished master's thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
An interview-based study of child care directors in Alberta Canada to examine their perceptions of barriers and facilitators to state child care accreditation
Reports & Papers
Center-based teaching and children's learning: The effects of learning centers on young children's growth and development
Bottini, Michael, 2005
Childhood Education, 81(5), 274-278
A paper comparing and contrasting observations of a learning center based kindergarten classroom and a traditional first grade classroom
Other
Childcare centers and inter-organizational ties in high poverty neighborhoods
Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, 2005
(Fragile Families Research Brief No. 34). Princeton, NJ: Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing.
A determination of the inter-organizational partnerships of child care centers, and the extent that centers use these relationships to offer additional resources to parents, based on information from 23 child care centers in New York City
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care centers, child care subsidies, and faith-based organizations: Preliminary findings on five counties in 2003
Adams, Gina, 2005
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
Preliminary findings about the role of faith-based organizations in child care provision, and their rates of participation in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) voucher subsidy system
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care/Head Start partnership study: Final report
Schilder, Diane, 2005
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.
A report of a longitudinal study of Ohio child care centers that examined the nature and benefits of partnerships with Head Start agencies and analyzed the differences between partnering and comparison centers through surveys of directors, teachers and parents
Reports & Papers
Child care/Head Start partnership study: Final report [Executive Summary]
Schilder, Diane, 2005
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.
Summary of a report of a longitudinal study of Ohio child care centers that examined the nature and benefits of partnerships with Head Start agencies and analyzed the differences between partnering and comparison centers through surveys of directors, teachers and parents
Executive Summary
Cortisol patterns at home and child care: Afternoon differences and evening recovery in children attending high-quality full-day center-based care
Watamura, Sarah, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
A study of the potential effects of altered patterning of cortisol--a stress-sensitive hormone detectable in saliva, which when elevated can suppress the immune system--among children in group child care settings
Reports & Papers
Early childhood experiences and kindergarten success: A population-based study of a large urban setting
Fantuzzo, John W., 2005
School Psychology Review, 34(4), 571-588
An examination of the effects of center-based child care experiences on young urban children's kindergarten outcomes after controlling for significant risk factors, including neighborhood and family characteristics
Reports & Papers
Early education and child care directors' perspectives of children's health and well-being: A multi-state study
Southward, Linda H., 2005
Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Social Science Research Center.
A study of the practices, knowledge and perspectives of early child care directors on the health needs of children and families they serve in five states (Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vermont)
Reports & Papers
Effects of a probiotic infant formula on infants in child care centers: Comparison of two probiotic agents
Weizman, Zvi, 2005
Pediatrics, 115(1), 5-9
A comparison of the effects of 2 different species of probiotic bacteria in preventing infectious illnesses in infants attending child care centers
Reports & Papers
Executive summary: Quality Improvement Initiative evaluation
Every Child Counts (Program) [First 5 Alameda County], January 2005
San Francisco: LaFrance Associates.
A summary of an evaluation of the usefulness, effectiveness, and effects of the Every Child Counts’ Quality Improvement Initiative on child care centers in Alameda County, California
Executive Summary
Exploring management practices in child care centres in Australia, Queensland from a social systems framework
Nupponen, Hanna, 2005
Child Care in Practice, 11(2), 135-160
A study of the role of director in contemporary Australian child care centers within a Social Systems Model, based on interviews with 8 child care directors
Reports & Papers
Exposure to indoor allergens in day-care facilities: Results from 2 North Carolina counties
Arbes, Samuel J., 2005
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 116(1), 133-139
A study of the allergen levels in randomly selected child care facilities in two North Carolina counties as compared with allergen levels in southern homes that participated in the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing
Reports & Papers
An immunization education program for childcare providers
Hayney, Mary S., 2005
Journal of School Health, 75(4), 147-149
Results of surveys given to staff in 5 child care centers on their views of the importance of immunization for young children, especially influenza immunization, before and after presentations of an educational program at school staff meetings
Reports & Papers
Infants beginning child care: An examination of the start of infants' care and education at two, campus-based child care centers
Goldsmith, Marjorie S., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Columbia University, New York
An examination of infants starting formalized child care in two campus-based child care centers, focusing on strategies used for entry phase-in and parent-caregiver relationship
Reports & Papers
Integration for a change: How can integration of services for kindergarten-aged children be achieved?
Colley, Susan, 2005
Toronto, Canada: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, Institute of Child Study, The Integration Network Project.
A study evaluating the Integration Network Project, which seeks solutions to integrate kindergarten and child care programs in Canada
Other
Integration for a change: How can integration of services for kindergarten-aged children be achieved? [Executive summary]
Colley, Susan, 2005
Toronto, Canada: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, Institute of Child Study, The Integration Network Project.
A summary of a study evaluating the Integration Network Project, which seeks solutions to integrate kindergarten and child care programs in Canada
Executive Summary
Losing ground in California early childhood education: Declining workforce qualifications in an expanding industry, 1980-2004
Herzenberg, Stephen, 2005
(EPI Issue Brief No. 216-A). Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute.
An examination of California’s difficulty in attracting and holding onto a qualified early childhood education (ECE) workforce in the center-based child care setting, which has implications for the overall quality of ECE, the long-term outcomes for children, and the workforce community at-large
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Losing ground in Massachusetts early childhood education: Declining workforce qualifications in an expanding industry, 1980-2004
Herzenberg, Stephen, 2005
(EPI Issue Brief No. 216-C). Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute.
An examination of Massachusetts’s difficulty in attracting and holding onto a qualified early childhood education (ECE) workforce in the center-based child care setting, which has implications for the overall quality of ECE, the long-term outcomes for children, and the community at-large
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Minimizing risks to children in licensed child care settings: A literature review and state survey
Colbert, Judith A., 2005
Olympia: Washington State, Division of Child Care and Early Learning.
A multistate study of the relationship between child care licensing requirements and risks of care-related injuries to children, with recommendations for strengthening licensing rules in Washington State
Reports & Papers
Minimizing risks to children in licensed child care settings: A literature review and state survey [Executive Summary]
Colbert, Judith A., 2005
Olympia: Washington State, Division of Child Care and Early Learning.
A summary of a multistate study of the relationship between child care licensing requirements and risks of care-related injuries to children, with recommendations for strengthening licensing rules in Washington State
Executive Summary
Ohio Head Start Plus study: Final report
Schilder, Diane, 2005
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.
A study analyzing differences between child care centers receiving Head Start Plus grants versus centers not in partnership with Head Start, drawn from a random sample of child care agencies in Ohio
Reports & Papers
Ohio Head Start Plus study: Final report [Executive Summary]
Schilder, Diane, 2005
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.
A summary of a study analyzing differences between child care centers receiving Head Start Plus grants versus centers not in partnership with Head Start, drawn from a random sample of child care agencies in Ohio
Executive Summary
Preschool child care and risk of overweight in 6- to 12-year-old children
Lumeng, Julie C., 2005
International Journal of Obesity, 29(1), 60-66
A study of the relationship between center-based child care attendance from 3 to 5 years of age and future overweight and body mass index at 6 to twelve years of age, based on data from the 1997 Panel Study of Income Dynamics Child Development Supplement
Reports & Papers
A quantitative analysis of human values and leadership behavior among child care center directors
Nayak, Akila Patel, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Northcentral University, Prescott, AZ
An examination of the correlation between a set of five human values derived from a theoretical framework created by Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the demonstrated leadership behavior of child care center directors within Prince George's County, Maryland
Reports & Papers