Browse the Collection

Produced by Research Connections

Peer Reviewed Journal

Current Filters: Resource Type:Reports & Papers [remove]; State:NORTH CAROLINA [remove]; Classification:Provider Type/Setting [remove];

57 results found.

Select Citation

Result

Resource Type

			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	Reports & Papers
			Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, January, 2007 Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. An evaluation of a joint Air Force-National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies initiative to increase the supply of high-quality family child care in civilian communities near Air Force bases by implementing the Air Force model of family child care among local providers	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM Afterschool Alliance, October 2009 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			Center-based child care in the pioneer Smart Start partnerships of North Carolina Maxwell, Kelly, 1996 Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center An exploration of North Carolina�s Smart Start program, a partnership between state government and local leaders, service providers, and families, concerned with improving the quality of the state�s center-based child care institutions	Reports & Papers
			Characteristics and quality of child care for toddlers and preschoolers [Abridged] NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 91-104). New York: Guilford Press The relationship between structural and caregiver characteristics and observed caregiver behavior in producing positive caregiving, as well as levels of positive caregiving associated with types of child care at 15, 24, and 36 months of age	Reports & Papers
			Characteristics of infant child care: Factors contributing to positive caregiving NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1996 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11(3), 269-306 An analysis of the structural and caregiver characteristics that predict high caregiving quality for infants using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Child care and common communicable illnesses [Abridged] NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 175-183). New York: Guilford Press A study of the relationship between children�s experience in nonmaternal care and rates of respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and ear infections during the first 3 years of life	Reports & Papers
			Child care and common communicable illnesses in children ages 37-54 months [Abridged] NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 184-190). New York: Guilford Press A study of the relationship between children�s experience in nonmaternal care and rates of respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and ear infections from 3 to 41/2 years old in a sample of approximately 1,100 children	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
			The Child Care HOME Inventories: Assessing the quality of family child care homes Bradley, Robert H., 2003 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(3), 294-309 An overview of the different versions of the HOME Inventory for use in assessing quality of family child care homes	Reports & Papers
			Child care in the first year of life [Abridged] NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 39-49). New York: Guilford Press A description of child care during the first 12 months of life, including initiation and amount of infant child care, child care history patterns during the first year, and the types, multiplicity, and stability of care used by parents of infants over the course of the first year, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Child care in the pioneer partnerships: 1994 and 1996 Maxwell, Kelly, 1997 Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. An evaluation of North Carolina?s Smart Start pioneer partnerships in 1994 and 1996, building on the earlier Effects of Smart Start on the Quality of Preschool Child Care evaluation, focusing on services provided, teacher education and training, and overall quality	Reports & Papers
			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 among welfare mothers: A dynamic analysis Wolf, Douglas A., 1991 Journal of Family Issues, 12(4), 519-536 A study of welfare mothers' child care arrangements and usage trends, particularly the durability of child care arrangements in relationship to child care type and cost, and mothers� subjective ratings of quality and their impact on the probability of changing or ending their current child care arrangements	Reports & Papers
			Children with special needs in North Carolina child care programs: October 1, 2005�June 30, 2006 Wesley, Patricia W., 2006 Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, Partnerships for Inclusion. A study of the enrollment of children with special needs in licensed child care programs in North Carolina as of October 31, 2005, with statewide and county analyses by child's age and provider type, based on a survey of child care providers	Reports & Papers
			Children with special needs in North Carolina child care programs: October 1, 2007?June 30, 2008 Wesley, Patricia W., 2008 Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, Partnerships for Inclusion. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013). A study of the enrollment of children with special needs in licensed child care programs in North Carolina as of October 31, 2007, with statewide and county analyses by child's age and provider type, based on a survey of child care providers	Reports & Papers
			Children with special needs in North Carolina child care programs: Survey report: October 1, 2003?September 30, 2004 Wesley, Patricia W., 2005 Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, Partnerships for Inclusion. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012). A study of the enrollment of children with special needs in licensed child care programs in North Carolina as of October 31, 2003, with statewide and county analyses by child's age and provider type, based on a survey of child care providers	Reports & Papers
			A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 31, 2010 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care	Reports & Papers
			Does training make a difference to quality in family child care? Kontos, Susan, 1996 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11(4), 427-445 An article on the characteristics of family child care providers who seek training and the effects of training on child care quality.	Reports & Papers
			Do regulable features of child-care homes affect children's development? Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison, 2002 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(1), 52-86 An analysis of the links between regulable and nonregulable features of family child care homes and infants' and toddlers' cognitive development using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Early child care and children's development prior to school entry [Abridged] NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005 In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 376-391). New York: Guilford Press An abridged reprint of a study of the impact of early child care experiences, and the quality and types of child care, on children's functioning prior to school entry, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Early child care and children's development prior to school entry: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002 American Educational Research Journal, 39(1), 133-164 A longitudinal study of the effects of quantity, quality, and type of early child care on pre-academic skills, language performance, and behavior problems in a sample of over 1,000 children followed from birth to 4 � years of age	Reports & Papers
			The effect of education on child care teachers' beliefs and classroom quality: Year one evaluation of the TEACH early childhood associate degree scholarship program Cassidy, Deborah J., 1995 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 10(2), 171-183 A study of the influence community college coursework in child development and in early childhood education has on center-based child care teachers� beliefs and the teaching practices they employ in the classroom	Reports & Papers
			The effects of Smart Start on the quality of preschool child care Bryant, Donna M., 1997 Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. A study of the effects of a broad-based community initiative, Smart Start, to improve the quality of preschool child care between 1994 and 1996	Reports & Papers
			The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report Paulsell, Diane, 2006 Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs	Reports & Papers

Select Citation

Results 1 - 25

[1] 2 3

Browse the Collection

Search Feedback