Are child developmental outcomes related to before- and after-school care arrangements?: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2004
Child Development, 75(1), 280-295
A study determining the effects of family factors, child care types, and child care hours on children's functioning, utilizing data from the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (SECC)
Reports & Papers
Building resilience: A study of the academic achievement, school attendance, and self-concept of students in grades 3-5 who participated in a 21st Century Community Learning Center's after-school program
Chappel, Linda J., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
An investigation of the effects of different rates of participation in an after school program on children's perceived competence and social acceptance, reading and mathematics achievements, and school attendance
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Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA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
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Compensatory education or maximum feasible participation: Voices of Head Start mothers/teachers from the Blue Ridge Mountain Foothills
Hamlin, Amy K., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
A study using a narrative research approach to examine the impact of Head Start on eight women who are both mothers of Head Start children as well as teachers in the program
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Evaluation report: North Carolina Support Our Students: 2003-2004
EDSTAR, 2004
Raleigh, NC: EDSTAR.
The evaluation of one year of a North Carolina state program designed to encourage quality after school programs for middle school students
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More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program progress report to the North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina. More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program, 2004
Raleigh: North Carolina More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program.
A summary of the 2003/2004 implementation of North Carolina's More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program for at risk four-year-olds, reviewing number of children served, staff and teacher professional development, and program funding
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The state of preschool: 2004 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2004
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2002-2003 program year
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Status of efforts to increase the qualifications of Head Start teachers
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 2004
(OEI-07-01-00560). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.
A study assessing factors contributing to Head Start programs’ progress and experiences in increasing teachers’ qualifications
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