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			Assessing the New Federalism Weil, Alan, Washington, DC: Urban Institute A multi-year, multi-pronged project that analyzes state policy choices, including policy development and implementation, and family well-being in the context of the significant devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states	Major Research Projects
			Assessing quality in family, friend and neighbor care: The Child Care Assessment Tool for Relatives Porter, Toni, 2006 New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of October 10, 2012). A paper describing the Child Care Assessment Tool for Relatives, an instrument designed to measure quality of child care provided by relatives, in terms of its development and the results of a field test where it was used with low income relative caregivers	Reports & Papers
			Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families Schumacher, Rachel, April 2008 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators	Reports & Papers
			Can child care assistance in welfare and employment programs support the employment of low-income families? Gennetian, Lisa A., 2004 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(4), 723-743 An investigation of different welfare and employment programs with child care assistance policies and their effects on employment rates and child care decisions of low income families	Reports & Papers
			The challenges of change: Learning from the child care and early education experiences of immigrant families Matthews, Hannah, May 2007 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of the child care and early education participation of children of immigrants and barriers to accessing child care and early education services for immigrant families, based on interviews with local leaders, policymakers, child care and early education service providers, and immigrant parents conducted during community site visits	Reports & Papers
			Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2000 (Series B, No. B-7). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A study of the primary child care arrangements of children under five whose mothers are employed, as well as of the variations in patterns of child care arrangements by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.	Reports & Papers
			Child care expenses of America's families Giannarelli, Linda, 2000 (Occasional Paper No. 40). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A study of the child care expenses of working families with children under age 13, with particular attention to low-income families.	Reports & Papers
			Child care quality: Centers and home settings that serve poor families Fuller, Bruce, 2004 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(4), 505-527 A multi-site, longitudinal study examining the quality of child care settings chosen by low-income mothers enrolled in welfare-to-work programs	Reports & Papers
			Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies Adams, Gina, 2006 Washington, DC: Urban Institute. The second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment	Reports & Papers
			Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies Adams, Gina, 2006 Washington, DC: Urban Institute. First of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents	Reports & Papers
			Custodial grandmothers' physical, mental, and economic well-being: Comparisons of primary caregivers from low-income neighborhoods Bachman, Heather J., 2005 Family Relations, 54(4), 475-487 A study of the implications of custodial grandparent care by comparing the material hardship, mental health, and physical well-being of custodial grandmothers and biological mothers using data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study	Reports & Papers
			Does child care assistance matter?: The effects of welfare and employment programs on child care for preschool- and young school-aged children Crosby, Danielle A., 2001 (The Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 3). New York: MDRC. An examination of the effects of welfare and employment policies on child care outcomes for single parents, and their preschool- to young school-aged children, using data from experimental programs implemented between the late 1980s and the mid-1990s	Reports & Papers
			Doting on kids: Understanding quality in kith and kin child care Porter, Toni, 2003 New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of December 10, 2012). A report on kith and kin child care providers' perceptions of child care quality	Reports & Papers
			The effects of welfare and employment policies on child care use by low-income young mothers Gassman-Pines, Anna, 2003 (Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 19). New York: MDRC. A study examining the welfare and employer child care policies on low income young mothers, using data from the National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies (NEWWS), Florida�s Family Transition Program (FTP) and the Minnesota�s Family Investment Program (MFIP)	Reports & Papers
			Ensuring quality care for low-income babies: Contracting directly with providers to expand and improve infant and toddler care Matthews, Hannah, July 2008 (Child Care and Early Education Series Paper No. 3). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. An analysis of states' use of contracts to provide subsidized child care for infants and toddlers and the potential for contracts to improve the quality or increase the supply of child care, based on interviews with policymakers and contracted providers	Reports & Papers
			Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences Adams, Gina, 2002 (Occasional Paper No. 55). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies.	Reports & Papers
			Getting organized: Unionizing home-based child care providers Chalfie, Deborah, 2007 Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center. An examination of statewide efforts to allow home-based child care workers, including licensed family child care providers and regulation-exempt family, friend, and neighbor caregivers receiving subsidies, to join unions	Reports & Papers
			Growing Up in Poverty Project� Fuller, Bruce, Berkeley, CA: Policy Analysis for California Education A longitudinal study of the effects of mothers moving from welfare-to-work on their economic well-being, home environment, child care quality and use, and their young children's early development	Major Research Projects
			The hours that children under five spend in child care: Variation across states Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2000 (Series B, No. B-8). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A study of the number of hours that children under five spent in child care while their mothers were at work and the variations in child care use by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.	Reports & Papers
			New lives for poor families?: Mothers and young children move through welfare reform: The Growing Up in Poverty Project: Wave 2 findings: California, Connecticut, and Florida: Technical report Fuller, Bruce, 2002 Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education. A study of the long-term effects of welfare reform on mothers' employment, children's development, and family well-being among a sample of mothers and preschool-age children who entered new welfare programs in California, Connecticut, and Florida	Reports & Papers
			Nonstandard schedules and young children's behavioral outcomes among working low-income families Joshi, Pamela, February 2007 Journal of Marriage and the Family, 69(1), 139-156 An examination of how mothers' nonstandard night, weekend, or rotating work schedules affect their preschool children's behavior	Reports & Papers
			The number of child care arrangements used by children under five: Variation across states Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2000 (Series B, No. B-12). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A study of the consistent weekly use of multiple child care arrangements by employed mothers of preschool children, examining variations by state, child age, and family income level, and analyzing combinations of child care types, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)	Reports & Papers
			Predictors of paternal involvement for resident and nonresident low-income fathers Coley, Rebekah L., 2006 Developmental Psychology, 42(6), 1041-1056 An evaluation of a conceptual model assessing how child, father, and mother characteristics predict paternal involvement in low-income families	Reports & Papers
			Standardized childhood: The political and cultural struggle over early education Fuller, Bruce, 2007 Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press An examination of the debate surrounding the state-run expansion and standardization of preschool, based on ethnographic classroom-based research, case studies of universal preschool programs in Oklahoma and Los Angeles, and a critical review of empirical research	Reports & Papers
			State child care profile for children with employed mothers: California Snyder, Kathleen, 2001 (State Profiles No. 01-22). Washington, DC: Urban Institute. A profile of child care in California that analyzed the types and number of child care arrangements used by families, the hours children spent in care, and the amount of money families spent on care, as well as variations by the child's age and family income status.	Reports & Papers

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