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Child care in rural areas: Top challenges
Smith, Linda K., 09 July, 2010
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

An examination of child care challenges facing child care providers and parents in rural areas, based on survey responses from child care resource and referral agencies in 42 states

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Child care utilization by disadvantaged teenage mothers
Kisker, Ellen Eliason, 1991
Journal of Social Issues, 47(2), 159-17

A study of employment related child care needs of welfare-dependent teenage mothers

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Developing early childhood programs for children and families at risk: Research-based principles to promote long-term effectiveness
Reynolds, Arthur J., 1998
Children and Youth Services Review, 20(6), 503-523

A review of eight principles used to promote long-term effectiveness for early childhood interventions and a description of some of the effects of the Chicago Child-Parent Center in order to illustrate the importance of using these principles when designing early childhood interventions

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Early care and education in Chicago: Bringing families and resources together
Chicago Partners for Children,
Chicago, IL: Illinois Action for Children.

An examination of early childhood education and care programs in Chicago, Illinois, and a discussion of challenges in the improvement of the delivery of services to the city�s families

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Early childhood programs: Parent education and income best predict participation
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1994
(GAO/HEHS-95-47). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

A report on the demographic factors of children that best predict preschool participation

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Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1998
(GAO/HEHS-98-65). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services

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Hours of opportunity: Vol. 1. Lessons from five cities on building systems to improve after-school, summer school, and other out-of-school time programs
Bodilly, Susan, 2010
(MG-1037-WF). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A study of the planning and early progress of initiatives to build out-of-school time systems in the cities of Boston, Chicago, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC

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Hours of opportunity: Vol. 3. Profiles of five cities improving after-school programs through a systems approach
McCombs, Jennifer Sloan, 2010
(TR-882-WF). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

In-depth case studies of initiatives to build out-of-school time systems in the cities of Boston, Chicago, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC

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Illinois study of license-exempt child care: Interim report
Illinois. Department of Human Services, 2003
Springfield: Illinois Department of Human Services. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

A presentation of first-year findings from a study on the provision and use of license-exempt child care in Illinois through the Illinois Child Care Program (ICCP)

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Investments in building citywide out-of-school-time systems: A six-city study
Hayes, Cheryl D.,
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

An exploration of approaches to the structure of expenditures for a system of delivery of out of school time services, based on case studies of programs in Boston, Massachusetts, Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois, Denver, Colorado, New York City, and Seattle, Washington

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Making quality child care affordable for Illinois� working families
Illinois. Department of Human Services,
Springfield, IL: Illinois, Department of Human Services.

A presentation of a plan for the development and implementation of an affordable, high quality early child care system in Illinois

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Moving from welfare to work: A snapshot survey of Illinois families
Smith, Elizabeth C., 1995
Child Welfare, 74(6), 1091-1106

An analysis of the difficulties facing families leaving the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program

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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Draft
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates

A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state policies on families' choices

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			Child care in rural areas: Top challenges Smith, Linda K., 09 July, 2010 Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. An examination of child care challenges facing child care providers and parents in rural areas, based on survey responses from child care resource and referral agencies in 42 states	Reports & Papers
			Child care utilization by disadvantaged teenage mothers Kisker, Ellen Eliason, 1991 Journal of Social Issues, 47(2), 159-17 A study of employment related child care needs of welfare-dependent teenage mothers	Reports & Papers
			Developing early childhood programs for children and families at risk: Research-based principles to promote long-term effectiveness Reynolds, Arthur J., 1998 Children and Youth Services Review, 20(6), 503-523 A review of eight principles used to promote long-term effectiveness for early childhood interventions and a description of some of the effects of the Chicago Child-Parent Center in order to illustrate the importance of using these principles when designing early childhood interventions	Reports & Papers
			Early care and education in Chicago: Bringing families and resources together Chicago Partners for Children, Chicago, IL: Illinois Action for Children. An examination of early childhood education and care programs in Chicago, Illinois, and a discussion of challenges in the improvement of the delivery of services to the city�s families	Reports & Papers
			Early childhood programs: Parent education and income best predict participation United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1994 (GAO/HEHS-95-47). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. A report on the demographic factors of children that best predict preschool participation	Reports & Papers
			Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1998 (GAO/HEHS-98-65). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services	Reports & Papers
			Hours of opportunity: Vol. 1. Lessons from five cities on building systems to improve after-school, summer school, and other out-of-school time programs Bodilly, Susan, 2010 (MG-1037-WF). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. A study of the planning and early progress of initiatives to build out-of-school time systems in the cities of Boston, Chicago, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC	Reports & Papers
			Hours of opportunity: Vol. 3. Profiles of five cities improving after-school programs through a systems approach McCombs, Jennifer Sloan, 2010 (TR-882-WF). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. In-depth case studies of initiatives to build out-of-school time systems in the cities of Boston, Chicago, New York City, Providence, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC	Reports & Papers
			Illinois study of license-exempt child care: Interim report Illinois. Department of Human Services, 2003 Springfield: Illinois Department of Human Services. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012). A presentation of first-year findings from a study on the provision and use of license-exempt child care in Illinois through the Illinois Child Care Program (ICCP)	Reports & Papers
			Investments in building citywide out-of-school-time systems: A six-city study Hayes, Cheryl D., Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures. An exploration of approaches to the structure of expenditures for a system of delivery of out of school time services, based on case studies of programs in Boston, Massachusetts, Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois, Denver, Colorado, New York City, and Seattle, Washington	Reports & Papers
			Making quality child care affordable for Illinois� working families Illinois. Department of Human Services, Springfield, IL: Illinois, Department of Human Services. A presentation of a plan for the development and implementation of an affordable, high quality early child care system in Illinois	Reports & Papers
			Moving from welfare to work: A snapshot survey of Illinois families Smith, Elizabeth C., 1995 Child Welfare, 74(6), 1091-1106 An analysis of the difficulties facing families leaving the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program	Reports & Papers
			National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Draft United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001 Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state policies on families' choices	Reports & Papers