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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

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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

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2005-2009 strategic plan: First 5 Alameda County every child counts
Every Child Counts (Program) [First 5 Alameda County], June 2006
San Leandro, CA: Every Child Counts.

An outline of the principles and strategies used by Every Child Counts, an organization issuing program grants in Alameda County, California, to provide support services for young children in home, child care, and community settings

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2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey: Childminders
Clemens, Sam, 2006
(Research Report No. 763). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A study of the characteristics of family child care providers in the United Kingdom, including average number of children served, income, qualifications, and training, based on provider surveys

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2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey: Overview report
Clemens, Sam, 2006
(Research Report No. 764). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A comparison of characteristics--including staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care provider organizations in four sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, and part-day providers--in the United Kingdom, based on provider surveys

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2005 Montana home child care workforce survey
Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network, 2005
Missoula: Montana Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

Findings from a survey of characteristics and compensation of early child care providers working in family and group child care homes in Montana in 2005

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2005 Montana home child care workforce survey [Executive summary]
Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network, 2005
Missoula: Montana Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

A summary of findings from a survey of characteristics and compensation of early child care providers working in family and group child care homes in Montana in 2005

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2008-09 family child care home survey results
Saskatchewan. Ministry of Education. Early Learning and Child Care Unit,
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: Saskatchewan, Ministry of Education, Early Learning and Child Care Unit.

Findings from a survey of the characteristics of family child care providers in Saskatchewan, Canada

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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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2011 impact of economic downturn on child care
Quality Care for Children,
Atlanta, GA: Quality Care for Children.

An examination of issues related to the number and quality of child care providers in Georgia, based on survey responses from 208 child care centers and 277 family child care providers

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2011 impact of economic downturn on child care [Executive summary]
Quality Care for Children,
Atlanta, GA: Quality Care for Children.

A summary of an examination of issues related to the number and quality of child care providers in Georgia, based on survey responses from 208 child care centers and 277 family child care providers

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ABC Learning Centres: A case study of Australia's largest child care corporation
Rush, Emma, 2006
(Discussion Paper No. 87). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia Institute.

A study of child care quality in child care centers operated by ABC Learning Centres Limited, the largest child care corporation in Australia, based on responses from ABC Learning Centres staff from a national survey of child care center staff and on detailed follow-up telephone interviews with staff

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Access to preschool in Illinois
Illinois Action for Children, 2008
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

A discussion of the child care arrangements of families in Illinois, with a focus on the arrangements of at-risk children, based on data from the 2003-2004 National Survey of Children's Health

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Achieving high-quality child care: How ten programs deliver excellence parents can afford
Kinch, Amy,
Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

A study of the characteristics and fundamentals of a high quality and affordable early childhood program by highlighting ten highly-rated child care programs

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Active and passive surveillance for communicable diseases in child care facilities, Seattle-King Country, Washington
MacDonald, Jean K., 1997
American Journal of Public Health, 87(12), 1951-1955

A summary of active and passive public health surveillance activities for children under six years of age in out-of-home child care settings in Seattle-King County, Washington

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Activity settings and daily routines in preschool classrooms: Diverse experiences in early learning settings for low-income children
Fuligni, Allison Sidle, Q2 2012
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27(2), 198-209

An identification of two routines profiles--structured-balanced and high free choice, derived from varying proportions of teacher-directed and child-initiated activities during the preschool day, and a study of the relationship between those routine profiles and structural program characteristics, measures of process quality, children's engagement in activities of various academic contents, teachers' instructional strategies, and children's school readiness skills, based on data from 53 public preschool classrooms, 47 private preschool classrooms, and 25 family child care homes that serve low-income children in Los Angeles, California

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''Adding two school age children'': (A family child care professional's response)
Eaton, Deborah, 1997
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(3), 343-345

A critique of a study of observed changes to provider quality and caregiver sensitivity after the addition of school-age children in 28 family child care programs

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Addressing childhood obesity: Findings from a program to enhance nutrition and physical activity in NJ child care centers
New Jersey Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies,
Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A summary of an evaluation of the New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC), a program to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in child care centers, that examines changes in center policies and practices as well as program implementation, based on pre- and post-program assessments for 99 centers, surveys from 29 center directors, and surveys from 10 NAP SACC trainers

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Administrative costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Results of an exploratory study of the reimbursement system for sponsors of family child care homes
Pettigrew, Iris, March 2006
(Contractor and Cooperator Report No. 16). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

A study of administrative cost reimbursement payment system for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsor organizations, which administer CACFP to participating family child care homes at the local level

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Administrative costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Results of an exploratory study of the reimbursement system for sponsors of family child care homes [Executive summary]
Pettigrew, Iris, March 2006
(Contractor and Cooperator Report No. 16). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

A summary of a study of administrative cost reimbursement payment system for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsor organizations, which administer CACFP to participating family child care homes at the local level

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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)

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AFS provider survey: From child-care providers serving parents who receive child-care assistance
Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division, 1998
Salem, OR: Oregon, Adult and Family Services Division.

A report of findings from a statewide survey of child care providers serving parents receiving child care assistance through Oregon's Integrated Child Care Program

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After Katrina: Rebuilding Mississippi's early childhood infrastructure: The first six months
Mississippi State University. Early Childhood Institute, 2006
(Mississippi State University Early Childhood Report No. 1). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Early Childhood Institute.

An account of the Early Childhood Institute's work in reopening Mississippi child care facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and expanding training and technical assistance to family child care providers

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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.

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