Child care in the first year of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 340-360
An analysis of the hours, type, and stability of child care used in infants' first year of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Child care in the pioneer partnerships: 1994 and 1996
Maxwell, Kelly, 1997
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.
An evaluation of North Carolina?s Smart Start pioneer partnerships in 1994 and 1996, building on the earlier Effects of Smart Start on the Quality of Preschool Child Care evaluation, focusing on services provided, teacher education and training, and overall quality
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Children's experiences in center-based child care as a function of teacher background and adult:child ratio
Howes, Carollee, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 404-425
An examination of child care quality in relation to adult: child ratio and teacher education, using the Cost, Quality and Outcome (CQO) and Florida Quality Improvement study datasets
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Children's experiences in family child care and relative care as a function of family income and ethnicity
Kontos, Susan, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 386-403
A study of the role of family variables like ethnicity and income in the choice between family or relative child care arrangements, and the relationship between family variables and child care provider behavior and quality
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The effects of Smart Start on the quality of preschool child care
Bryant, Donna M., 1997
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.
A study of the effects of a broad-based community initiative, Smart Start, to improve the quality of preschool child care between 1994 and 1996
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Even Start: Facilitating transitions to kindergarten
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 1997
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Planning and Evaluation Service.
A study describing the transition-to-school strategies implemented by the Even Start Family Literacy Program, identifying the most successful of these strategies, and providing data and recommendations to improve the design of transition strategies, based on data collected on Even Start projects operating in 1993-1994 and from site visits to five projects showing promising transition strategies
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Familial factors associated with the characteristics of nonmaternal care for infants
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59(2), 389-408
An analysis of the familial, social, economic, and psychological factors associated with child care type and quality for infants, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Poverty and patterns of child care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
In G. J. Duncan & J. Brooks-Gunn (Eds.), Consequences of growing up poor (pp. 100-131). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
A discussion of infant child care experience, particularly the effects of family characteristics on hours spent in care, family income and poverty status, and whether these can accurately predict patterns of child care
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Relations between preschool children's child-care experiences and concurrent development: The Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 451-477
A longitudinal study of the effects of child care experiences on concurrent child outcomes, taking into account the quality of child care and the moderating influence of family and child characteristics.
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