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Bringing the community into the process: Issues and promising practices for involving parents and business in local Smart Start partnerships [Executive summary]
Cornish, Mary, 1997
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.

A report on parent and business involvement in Smart Start, the North Carolina Early Childhood Initiative.

Executive Summary


An exploratory study of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) policies and their delivery of services to families, child care providers, and the community
Lin, Hsin-Hui, 1997
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin--Madison

A dissertation focusing on Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) policies using a survey conducted by the National Care Resource and Referral Agencies between 1994 and 1995

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Head Start and social work
Frankel, Arthur, 1997
Families in Society, 78(2), 172-184

A discussion of the Head Program and the lack of social workers in the program, including reasons for this occurrence and recommendations for its rectification, as well as discussion of the history of Head Start and its current operation, particularly the program’s social service component

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Head Start and social work: A question of quality
Zigler, Edward F., 1997
Families in Society, 78(2), 177

A discussion of the social worker’s role in the Head Start program, including discussion on the lack of social workers in the program

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Helping parents work and children succeed: A guide to child care and the 1996 Welfare Act
Blank, Helen, 1997
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund

A discussion of impending issues for states and children’s advocates related to the implementation of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant

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Highlights of national and state initiatives for young children
National Governors' Association. Center for Best Practices, 1997
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices.

A review of national and state programs and initiatives that provide early childhood services to families with young children

Fact Sheets & Briefs


An international perspective: Child care in South Africa
Smith, Kerry M., 1997
Children Today, 24(2), 29-30

A description of the progress made in South African child care centers, including an examination of funding, cost, quality, and professional development

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New Chance: Final report on a comprehensive program for young mothers in poverty and their children: Executive summary
Bos, Johannes M., 1997
New York: MDRC.

An examination of the impact on the long-term self-sufficiency and well-being of poor, young mothers and their children of New Chance, a voluntary demonstration project that provided comprehensive education, training, and other services

Executive Summary


North Carolina's Smart Start Initiative: 1996-97 annual evaluation report
Smart Start Evaluation Team, 1997
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center

An evaluation of North Carolina’s Smart Start program, including the program’s success in goal completion, the health and welfare improvements enjoyed by participating Smart Start children, and several program improvement recommendations

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Who will mind the baby?: Geographies of child care and working mothers
England, Kim, 1997
London: Routledge

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