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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: Full day care providers
Clemens, Sam, 2006
(Research Report No. 760). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A study of characteristics of organizations providing full-day child care in the United Kingdom, including characteristics of children served and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training, based on provider surveys

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2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey: Out-of-school providers
Clemens, Sam, 2006
(Research Report No. 761). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A study of characteristics of organizations providing out-of-school time child care in the United Kingdom, including characteristics of children served and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training, based on provider surveys

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2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey: Sessional day care providers
Clemens, Sam, 2006
(Research Report No. 762). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A study of characteristics of organizations providing part-time child care in the United Kingdom, including characteristics of children served and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training, based on provider surveys

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Abuse and neglect in nonparental child care: A risk assessment
Margolin, Leslie, 1991
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53(3), 694-704

A study evaluating the validity of risk factors typically associated with child abuse and neglect in nonparental child care settings

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Achieving high-quality early learning and care in Washington State: An analysis of workforce and systemic components that influence quality
Paskin, Laura, 2005
Seattle, WA: Economic Opportunity Institute.

A discussion of strategies utilized by Washington State to improve child care and early education, focusing on issues of public funding, workforce indicators, and federal, state, and local programs

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American public and Head Start director's perceptions toward Head Start
National Head Start Association (U.S.). Research and Evaluation Division, 2004
Alexandria, VA: National Head Start Association.

Results from a national poll examining public and Head Start directors' perceptions of prekindergarten and other early learning programs

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Boom in day care industry the result of many social changes
Goodman, William, 1995
Monthly Labor Review, 118(8), 3-12

An account of the growth in the child care industry from the 1970s until the early 1990s, based on data from the Current Employment Statistics program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

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CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Findings from the child care providers focus groups
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-1). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A study of the effects of the child care subsidy system and the CalWORKs program on licensed and license-exempt child care providers in California

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The changing demographics of family day care in the United States
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1992
In D.L. Peters & A.R. Pence (Eds.), Family day care: Current research for informed public policy (pp. 28-57). New York: Teachers College Press

An analysis of family day care in the United States examining three issues: first, the number of licensed and unlicensed family day care programs in America and their enrollment; second, the similarities and dissimilarities of characteristics between family day care programs and center-based programs; and third, the differences between regulated and unregulated family day care programs

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Child care workers in the aftermath of September 11th
Phillips, Deborah A., 2003
University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A survey of the impact of September 11, 2001 on 174 early childhood workers and the children in their care approximately 4-6 months after the tragic event in Alameda County, California

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Child care workforce in Minnesota: 2011 statewide study of demographics, training and professional development
Valorose, Jennifer, August, 2012
(DHS-5115A-ENG). St. Paul: Minnesota, Department of Human Services.

A study of the size, characteristics, and professional development experiences of the child care workforce in Minnesota, based on surveys from 352 licensed family child care providers, 315 center-based programs, and 1,166 center-based directors and teaching staff, and on six focus groups with 56 licensed family child care providers

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Child Development Corps: Siskiyou County: Matching Funds for Retention program implementation study report: Year II
Grove, Rebecca,
Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A report on the planning, structure and implementation in the second year of a retention incentive program for child care providers in one rural California county

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Child sexual abuse by caretakers
Margolin, Leslie, 1989
Family Relations, 38(4), 450-455

A study of the characteristics of familial and non-familial caretakers relating to child sexual abuse

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Constructing identities: Perceptions and experiences of male primary headteachers
Jones, Deborah, October-December 2008
Early Child Development and Care, 178(7 & 8), 689-702

A study of the roles and identities of male leaders of early education organizations, based on interviews with 10 male heads of primary schools, nursery schools, and combined facilities

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Decisions on child care: Do sex and sexual orientation matter?
Regan, Pamela C., 2000
Psychological Reports, 86(3), 922-924

An investigation into the role of caregiver’s gender and sexual orientation on parents’ preferences and decisions for child care arrangements, based on a sample of 72 undergraduate students at a large western university whose preferences were rated using a Likert scale

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Delaware's early childhood teachers and administrators 2012
Toth, Tibor, November, 2012
Dover: Delaware, Department of Education.

A study of the demographic characteristics, benefits, and workplaces of early childhood and school age care professionals in Delaware, based on survey responses from 1,501 professionals

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Delaware's family care providers 2012
Toth, Tibor, December, 2012
Dover: Delaware, Department of Education.

A study of the demographic characteristics and benefits of the family child care workforce in Delaware, based on survey responses from 538 family child care providers

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Delegation of childcare as a corner stone of children's interethnic relations
Huber, Veronique Pache, August, 2012
Childhood, 19(3), 389-396

An overview of the engagement of children with child care providers and educators of other ethnicities and/or nationalities that is informed by a select reading of historical documents and reference to a preliminary study of child care workers in Switzerland

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Diversity and stratification in California's early care and education workforce
Whitebook, Marcy, November, 2008
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

An analysis of the association of ethnic and linguistic characteristics to education levels and job roles of members of the early care and education workforce in California, based on data from the California Early Care and Education Workforce Study

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Does home hinder professional commitment?: The case of early education
Seifert, Kelvin L., 1991
Educational Policy, 5(1), 79-96

An observational and interview-based study of three early childhood teachers to examine the relationship between their home lives and professional commitment

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Editorial [Introduction to a special issue of Australasian Journal of Early Childhood]
Semann, Anthony, March 2010
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 35(1)

An introduction to a special issue of the journal Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, focusing on sexual orientation, gender roles, and sexual identity in parents, children, and teachers involved in early care and education

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Ethnic differences in burnout, coping and intervention acceptability among child care professionals
Evans, Garret D., 2004
Child & Youth Care Forum, 33(5), 349-371

An examination of the differences in burnout, coping strategies, and intervention acceptability in Caucasian-American and African-American child care professionals

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Fast facts: Children, families and early education in Massachusetts
Strategies for Children, January 2006
Boston: Strategies for Children.

An overview of demographic characteristics of children, families and early education arrangements in Massachusetts

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From research to policy: Professional development for those who care for and educate Florida's children: Brief
Florida Children's Forum,
Tallahassee: Florida Children's Forum.

A summary of a study of the number and characteristics, including faculty and requirements, of programs in Florida offering early childhood teaching degrees, based on a survey of institutions of higher education

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