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Child care is a labor issue
Lifton, Natasha, 2001
Social Policy, 31(3), 4-10

A description of the Satellite Child Care Program, an initiative to train recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to become family child care providers.

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Childminding in the 1990s
Joseph Rowntree Foundation, May, 2001
(Findings 511). York, United Kingdom: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

An overview of the childminding workforce in the 1990s in the United Kingdom

Fact Sheets & Briefs


The effects of training on provider childrearing beliefs and family day care quality
Castro, Marta M., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New School for Social Research, New York

An examination of the effects of training for family day care providers on quality of care, child care setting, and providers’ beliefs about nurturing and restrictive childrearing practices

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Family child care in the United States: A comparative analysis of 1981 and 1998 state regulations
McGaha, Cindy, 2001
Early Childhood Education Journal, 28(4), 251-255

A survey of regulations for family child care homes in the 50 States and the District of Columbia in 1981 and 1998, with an analysis of the relationship between state regulations and compliance and major indicators of family child care quality

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Family child care: What's in a name?
Morgan, Gwen, 2001
Boston: Wheelock College, Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives.

A discussion of issues created by the state-to-state variations in the definition of family child care, with recommendations for solving such definitional problems

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The habitat of licensed child care providers: The influences of caregiver, contextual and group characteristics on quality of care
Weaver, Ruth Harding, 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison

An exploration of unique factors in 65 licensed family child care providers’ lives that enhance or undermine quality of care, including education, training, psychological well-being, adult attachment style, commitment to care, social support, and perceptions of their current childcare group

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Helpers, mothers, and preachers: The multiple roles and discourses of family child care providers in an African-American community
Bromer, Juliet, 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(3), 313-327

An interview-based analysis of advice and information seven African American family child care providers offer to low income parents

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In-home care pilot project, 2000-2001: Final report
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services, 2001
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.

A study of the implementation of a pilot in-home child care program targeted at parents working nonstandard hours at three sites in Australia

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In-home care pilot project, 2000-2001: Final report [Executive summary]
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services, 2001
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.

A summary of a study of the implementation of a pilot in-home child care program targeted at parents working nonstandard hours at three sites in Australia

Executive Summary


A Longitudinal Study of Legal, Unregulated Family Child Care Providers Who Participate in the Child Care Subsidy Program
Maxwell, Kelly, 2001
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A study following legal, unregulated family child care providers for three years, focusing only on providers who participate in the subsidy system, and assessing the quality of care, the continuity of care, and the effects of participating in quality improvement activities on quality of care over time. Providers are interviewed every three months in order to provide accurate information on variables such as continuity of service provision and continuity of care for children.

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Quality of care offered by providers with differential patterns of workshop participation
Norris, Deborah J., 2001
Child & Youth Care Forum, 30(2), 111-121

An article relating frequency of family child care providers' training to child care quality

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Strengthening family child care in low-income communities
Gillman, Amy R., 2001
New York: Surdna Foundation.

A proposal for the use of non-profit, community-based organizations to improve the quality of family child care services in low-income communities

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You bet I care!: Policies and practices in Canadian family child care agencies
Doherty, Gillian, 2001
Guelph, Ontario, Canada: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being.

An examination of the ways Canadian family child care agencies monitor, supervise, and support child care providers, and furnish support to families, based on a questionnaire distributed to agencies in Alberta, Ontario and Québec

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You bet I care!: Policies and practices in Canadian family child care agencies [Executive summary]
Doherty, Gillian, 2001
Guelph, Ontario, Canada: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being.

A summary of findings from a questionnaire completed by Canadian child care agency directors discussing how the agencies fulfill their primary roles and identifying major concerns with family child care programs

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