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Addressing the affordability gap: Framing child care as economic development
Warner, Mildred, 2003
Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 12(3), 294-313

A discussion of child care as a pillar of economic development

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"Are you done?": Child care providers' verbal communication at mealtimes that reinforce or hinder children's internal cues of hunger and satiation
Ramsay, Samantha A., July-August 2010
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 42(4), 265-270

A study of verbal communication between child care providers and preschool children about internal and non-internal hunger and satiation cues at mealtime based on video observation transcripts of 29 Head Start staff and 127 children at 26 licensed centers

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Child and Adult Care Food Program: Aligning dietary guidance for all
Institute of Medicine (U.S.), 2011
Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

An account of the revisions to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), a national initiative to improve the nutrition and health of vulnerable children and families, with recommendations for three programs to improve the quality of children's food intake both at home and in child care settings

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Child care and economic development: The role for planners
Warner, Mildred, 2006
Chicago: American Planning Association.

A discussion of the public benefits of the integration of economic development planning and child care policy, including related principles and strategies

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The child care industry: An integral part of Long Island's economy
Stoney, Louise, 2004
Commack, NY: Child Care Council of Suffolk.

A summary of the child care market's impact on Long Island's economy, focusing on how child care supports the regional economy and promotes children's academic achievements

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Child care multipliers: Analysis from fifty states
Liu, Zhilin, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.

Highlights of a study developing input-output models for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine the linkage effects of the child care industry

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Child care & parent productivity: Making the business case
Shellenback, Karen, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.

An outline of methodology for cost/benefit analyses of work/life initiatives, including employer-provided child care

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Child care provider training and a supportive feeding environment in child care settings in 4 states, 2003
Sigman-Grant, Madeleine, September, 2011
Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(5)

A comparison of feeding practices between child care centers that did and did not receive funding and support from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and an assessment of training factors that could account for differences among centers, based on surveys of 203 directors and 567 staff in child care centers serving low-income children in 4 states

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Child care use by low-income families in rural areas: A contemporary look at the influence of women's work and partner availability
Walker, Susan K., 2004
Journal of Children & Poverty, 10(2), 149-167

A descriptive analysis of child care patterns of 323 low-income women living in rural counties, in relation to women's employment status, partner availability, and child age

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Collective management of early childhood programs: Approaches that aim to maximize efficiency, help improve quality and stabilize the industry
Stoney, Louise, 2004
Raleigh, NC: Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center.

A report presenting a catalog of collective management approaches currently used by child care services across the United States

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Comparing child care multipliers in the regional economy: Analysis from 50 states
Liu, Zhilin, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.

A study developing input-output models for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine the linkage effects of the child care industry

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Early childhood professional development programs: Accounting for spillover effects and market interventions
Peters, H. Elizabeth, 2006
In M. Zaslow and I. Martinez-Beck (Eds.), Critical issues in early childhood professional development (pp.339-350). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.

An exploration of modeling of the child care market to account for possible effects of non-professional development early childhood interventions on the professional development of early childhood educators

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Economic development strategies to promote quality child care
Warner, Mildred, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.

An introduction to principles of economic development, economic development planning processes, and connections between economic development and child care, with descriptions of economic development tools and examples of their application to child care

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Economic development strategies to promote quality child care
Warner, Mildred, 2005
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.

A short presentation of the basic principles of economic development and their possible applications to underdeveloped areas of the child care market

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Effect of 4 weeks of Pilates on the body composition of young girls
Jago, Russell, March 2006
Preventive Medicine, 42(3), 159-250

A comparison between the impact of 5 day per week, 4 week Pilates class intervention on 16 11 year old girls' Body Mass Index percentile, waist circumference, blood pressure, and enjoyment of the class compared to 14 controls recruited from two after school programs in Spring 2005

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The effects of welfare reform policies on children: Lessons from MFIP (Minnesota Family Investment Program)
Gennetian, Lisa A., 2000
New York: MDRC.

An overview of the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), which offered financial work incentives for single parents on welfare, with a summary of the program's effects on single mothers and their children

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Employment and earnings of the working poor in rural and urban labor markets
Davis, Elizabeth E., 1999
Paper presented at the meeting of Western Agricultural Economics, Fargo, North Dakota

An analysis of labor market conditions in Oregon and their role in employment outcomes for economically disadvantaged families

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Family child care home participation in the CACFP: Effects of reimbursement tiering: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-002). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.

An analysis regarding the impact of the revised reimbursement structure on the number of family child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

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Family child care home participation in the CACFP: Effects of reimbursement tiering: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study [Executive summary]
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-002). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.

A summary of an analysis regarding the impact of the revised reimbursement structure on the number of family child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

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Family child care providers in the CACFP: Operational effects of reimbursement tiering: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-004). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.

Findings from 1995 and 1999 surveys focusing on the relationship between Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) participation and food subsidy legislature in the United States

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Family child care providers in the CACFP: Operational effects of reimbursement tiering: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study [Executive summary]
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-004). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.

A summary of findings from 1995 and 1999 surveys focusing on the relationship between Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) participation and food subsidy legislature in the United States

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Framing child care as economic development: Lessons from early studies
Stoney, Louise, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning.

A brief overview of how state and local child care economic studies are being implemented

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Healthy environments, healthy children: Children in families: A report on the 1997 Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Child Development Supplement
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1998
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research.

A summary of the results of the Child Development Study, a supplemental study to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics

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Households with children in CACFP child care homes: Effects of meal reimbursement tiering: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-005). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.

A study pertaining to the effect of the legislated changes on the characteristics of children being served by Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) family child care homes

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Households with children in CACFP child care homes: Effects of meal reimbursement tiering: A report to Congress on the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study [Executive summary]
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 2002
(E-FAN-02-005). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.

A summary of a study pertaining to the effect of the legislated changes on the characteristics of children being served by Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) family child care homes

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