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The California Child Care Workforce Study: 2001 preliminary results and future plans Preliminary findings from an investigation of the licensed child care center and family child care workforce in Alameda, Kern, Monetery, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties, California |
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Child care capacity by type of provider and North Dakota county: February 1, 2003 A February 1, 2003 statistical summary of child care capacity by type of provider analyzed across each of North Dakota’s counties |
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Environments in licensed child care in Indiana: A study of licensed child care homes and center-based classrooms for four-year-olds A survey of the quality of 127 licensed child care homes and 37 center-based classrooms for four-year-old students in Indiana |
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Grandparents as regular child care providers An article briefly discussing why grandparents provide child care for their grandchildren and how grandparents are affected by providing care |
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Highlights of Illinois Child Care Survey A summary of data on child care and early education utilization patterns in Illinois, with information on number of children in care, primary care arrangements, use of evening and weekend care, and amount of time spent in care |
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Iowa family child care providers' survey: Executive summary A summary of a study of the characteristics of family child care providers in Iowa, including education, qualifications, wages, benefits, and turnover, based on surveys and focus groups |
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Iowa family child care providers' survey: Final report A study of the characteristics of family child care providers in Iowa, including education, qualifications, wages, benefits, and turnover, based on surveys and focus groups |
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Latino families and child care preferences in metropolitan Chicago: ''We need more day care centers'' A survey of 117 Spanish-speaking Latina mothers' expectations of out-of-home care for their preschool children in the Chicago metro area |
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Quality Interventions for Early Care and Education (QUINCE) A randomized controlled trial testing three different formats for delivering training and professional development to child care providers working in centers and from their homes. The model tested is known as The Right from Birth model of training, based on two parenting books written by Drs. Craig and Sharon Ramey -- Right from Birth and Going to School -- each of which serve as companion books for two public television series designed for both parents and child care providers, spanning birth to age 8. The model previously had been used with several thousand child care providers who made significant gains in caregiver knowledge, but the translation into everyday improved quality of child care had not been rigorously studied. The study design involves two phases. In Phase I, providers are randomly assigned to one of three formats: (1) individualized study using videotapes and books; (2) a six-session workshop format; or (3) a highly intensive form of on-site training named The "Right from Birth" Immersion Training for Excellence (RITE). The RITE is a full-day coaching model for 20 days over a four to five week period; to our knowledge, it is the most intensive form of on-site coaching tested in an RCT. Results affirm significant improvements in the quality of adult-child interactions and the overall quality of care from both the workshop format and the RITE model -- with the benefits being markedly larger for the RITE model. In Phase II, another group of providers are recruited and assigned randomly to either three workshops or the 20-day RITE training. Once again, both groups--whether in centers or family child care--benefit, with the largest and most enduring benefits associated with the RITE model. Training materials are available. Although initially the RITE appears to be an expensive form of training, estimates are that it probably is comparable to many other coaching models that make once or twice a month visits that are less specified and occur over a one- to two-year period, but have not yet magnitude of benefits as the RITE model. |
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Quality Interventions for Early Care and Education (QUINCE) A multi-state study of an assessment-based individualized on-site consultation model--The Partnerships for Inclusion (PFI) model--implemented in California, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and North Carolina. The consultation consisted of child care provider training for providers and teachers in both centers and homes, with a special emphasis on providers in family child care homes, including license-exempt care. The goal of the research was to determine the conditions under which a very specific assessment based, on-site consultation model of child care provider training would enhance the quality of the family home or child care classroom and caregiving practices, and also result in positive child outcomes. |
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''Reaching for the stars'' center validation study: Executive summary A summary of an evaluation of the Reaching for the Stars program which rates the quality of licensed child care centers in Oklahoma |
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San Diego CARES: Program impact survey: Family child care homes: Evaluation report to the YMCA Childcare Resource Service A study of the impact on participating family child care providers of CARES, a stipend-based program to reduce turnover and advance professional development of child care workers, in San Diego County, California, based on a survey of family child care providers and administrative data |
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Sparking Connections: Community-based strategies for helping family, friend and neighbor caregivers meet the needs of employees, their children and employers Findings from interviews with experts from the fields of early learning, family support, health, and community development, and managers, employee parents and caregivers from member companies of the National Retail Federation Retail Work Life Forum, on the challenges of family, friend and neighbor care |
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Stress Reactivity and Immune Function in Preschoolers 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 who attend child care. The study examines the relationship between cortisol patterning across the day and evening and individual caregiving and temperament, as well as the relationship between cortisol patterning and sIgA--a measure of immune function. The study also discusses the implications for child care policy if cortisol elevations are related to suppressed immune function--including the need to weigh the benefits of child care interventions against potentially compromised health in low-income children who may have additional stressors at home, and suggests further research that could explore ways to minimize the stressors of group care to attenuate cortisol elevations and thus prevent any potential negative effects. |
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SUPS workers' perspective of child care quality An investigation of perceptions of child care quality among Supplementary Services (SUPS) workers visiting and sharing experiences with children in several types of child care settings across Australia |
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