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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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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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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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Assessing the quality of provision in community nurseries
Stephen, Christine, 1995
Early Child Development and Care, 108(1), 83-98

A study of the quality of child care provision for preschool children and the quality of community-based nurseries versus traditional nursery schools in the United Kingdom

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Assessment of indoor environment in Paris child day care centers
Roda, Celina, November, 2011
Environmental Research, 111(8), 1010-1017

A documentation of the indoor air quality and contents of dust at Paris child care centers, and a comparison of pollutant levels in child care centers and children's homes, based on original data from 28 child care centers attended by a random sample of newborn babies from the Pollution and Asthma Risk: An Infant Study (PARIS) birth cohort and a random sample of 196 babies' dwellings from the same cohort

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Attitudes and practices of ECE providers in Santa Clara County: An initial exploration of providers in high-need regions
Applied Survey Research, September, 2009
Watsonville, CA: Applied Survey Research.

A study of the beliefs, attitudes, and practices of early care and education providers in Santa Clara County, California, based on a survey of 45 child care centers and 34 family child care homes

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The Australian child-care centre as a developmental niche
Nyland, Berenice, 2004
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 11(2), 27-38

An analysis of the communicative language experiences of two infant children filmed in child care centers over a period of eighteen months, studying the child care center as a developmental niche

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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

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Barriers to child care providers' professional development
Gable, Sara, 2003
Child & Youth Care Forum, 32(3), 175-193

A comparative study of 647 Missouri center-based and family child care providers to describe their beliefs about pre-service training, education and compensation, and the barriers to accessing professional development due to current regulations

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Beliefs and perceptions about HACCP in childcare centers: An exploratory study
Riggins, Lynn D., 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Kansas State University, Manhattan

A presentation of an experimental instrument, adapted from the Health Belief Model, designed to identify and assess the beliefs and perceptions of child care workers about using a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points-based food safety program at child care centers and intended to address the relationship between workers’ perceptions and behaviors regarding food safety practices and quality of hygiene and safety at child care centers

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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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Building an infrastructure for quality: An inventory of early childhood education and out-of-school time facilities in Massachusetts
Pardee, Mav, July, 2011
Boston: Children's Investment Fund.

A study of the quality of the physical learning environments of licensed, community- and center-based, nonprofit early childhood education and out-of-school time programs in low-income communities across Massachusetts and in Boston, based on observations conducted using a set of quality standards for facilities in a random sample of 130 programs across Massachusetts and a sample of 97 programs in Boston

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Building an infrastructure for quality: An inventory of early childhood education and out-of-school time facilities in Massachusetts: Executive summary
Children's Investment Fund, 2011
Boston: Children's Investment Fund.

A summary of a study of the quality of the physical learning environments of licensed, community- and center-based, nonprofit early childhood education and out-of-school time programs in low-income communities across Massachusetts and in Boston, based on observations conducted using a set of quality standards for facilities in a random sample of 130 programs across Massachusetts and a sample of 97 programs in Boston

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Business practices of Minnesota child care centers: A survey report
Development Corporation for Children,
Minneapolis, MN: Development Corporation for Children.

A study of the business practices of child care centers in Minnesota, based on an October 2004 survey of a random sample of 250 centers offering full-day programs

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The California Child Care Workforce Study: 2001 preliminary results and future plans
Whitebook, Marcy, May, 2003
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

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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California Early Care and Education Workforce Study: Licensed child care centers: Alameda County 2006
Whitebook, Marcy, 2006
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment. (No longer accessible as of December 10, 2012).

A study of child care workers in licensed child care centers in Alameda County, California, focusing particularly on their educational background, based on a survey of child care centers

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California Early Care and Education Workforce Study: Licensed child care centers and family child care providers: Alameda County highlights
University of California, Berkeley. Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, August, 2006
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).

A summary of a study of child care workers in licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Alameda County, California, focusing particularly on their educational background, based on survey questionnaires

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California Early Care and Education Workforce Study: Licensed child care centers and family child care providers: Los Angeles County highlights
University of California, Berkeley. Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, August 2006
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A summary of a study of child care workers in licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Los Angeles County, California, focusing particularly on their educational background, based on survey questionnaires

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California Early Care and Education Workforce Study: Licensed child care centers and family child care providers: Merced County highlights
University of California, Berkeley. Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, August 2006
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A summary of a study of child care workers in licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Merced County, California, focusing particularly on their educational background, based on survey questionnaires

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California Early Care and Education Workforce Study: Licensed child care centers and family child care providers: Sacramento County highlights
University of California, Berkeley. Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, August, 2006
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment. (No longer accessible as of October 12, 2012).

A summary of a study of child care workers in licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Sacramento County, California, focusing particularly on their educational background, based on survey questionnaires

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California Early Care and Education Workforce Study: Licensed child care centers and family child care providers: Santa Barbara County highlights
University of California, Berkeley. Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, August 2006
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A summary of a study of child care workers in licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Santa Barbara County, California, focusing particularly on their educational background, based on survey questionnaires

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California Early Care and Education Workforce Study: Licensed child care centers and family child care providers: Santa Clara County highlights
University of California, Berkeley. Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, August 2006
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A summary of a study of child care workers in licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Santa Clara County, California, focusing particularly on their educational background, based on survey questionnaires

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