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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards? A study of state child care regulations in the United States in terms of their inclusion of selected oral health and nutrition standards related to early childhood dental cavities, based on a review of regulations in 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education |
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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) |
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Atlantic area child care assessment: Final report A study of current and future child care needs in the Atlantic, Iowa, area, based on a community summit, a parent survey, and interviews with child care providers |
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Calhoun, Pocahontas & Webster County child care study: Final report A study of the child care arrangements, attitudes, and needs of parents in Calhoun, Pocahontas, and Webster Counties, Iowa, based on a parent survey |
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Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives |
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Child care, parents, and work: The economic role of child care in Iowa An analysis of the economic impact of child care and the interdependent relationships among Iowa businesses, child care providers and families |
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Child care under the Family Support Act: Early lessons from the states A study of the Head Start program’s effects on disadvantaged rural students development compared with non-Head Start rural students, based on results from the analysis of variance studies in testing of 144 children in Mississippi enrolled in Head Start I and Head Start II programs, and a non-Head Start control group |
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Cytomegalovirus transmission in child care homes An investigation of the rate that young children are exposed to cytomegalovirus in family child care homes as compared with the rate of exposure in child care centers |
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Early effects of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program An evaluation of the implementation and effects of The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program for children aged 2 to 4, focusing on services received, satisfaction with services, and parent practices |
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Early learning left out: An examination in public investments in education and development by child age A report comparing levels of public investment in early learning to investment in education for other age groups across 12 states |
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Effects of a measurement and planning system on kindergartners' cognitive development and educational programming A study of the impact of a measurement and planning system, which provided to teachers assessment information and learning activities, on 838 kindergarten children’s basic skill acquisition in math, reading, and science, and additionally on their cognitive development, school promotion, and referral to special education |
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Estimating sustainability and comprehensiveness in the Quality Child-Care Initiative: Final report An analysis of participating states' post-grant prospects for sustaining and broadening programs funded under the Quality Child-Care Initiative, federally funded grants for states to address child care quality and labor issues by applying the apprenticeship training method to the child care workforce |
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Evaluating the Quality Child-Care Initiative: Child-care worker apprenticeships in the Western states: Final report A process evaluation of the first two rounds of the Quality Child-Care Initiative, federally funded grants for states to address child care quality and labor issues by applying the apprenticeship training method to the child care workforce, in Western states, based on site visits |
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An examination of child care subsidies and their impact on families with infants and toddlers A qualitative investigation of the influence of child care subsidy policy on the lives of low-income parents and families, based on interviews with parents receiving Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), Early Head Start and Head Start professionals, administrators, and social service professionals |
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Experiences of children with or without disabilities in early childhood programs A discussion of the use of children’s individual experiences in child care and early education programs as a means of assessing the quality of these programs, and a comparison of the individual experiences of these programs of children with and without disabilities |
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A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies A report on state-level child care assistance policies and changes that have occurred between 1995 and 2001, examining the impact of policies on families' access to care and child care choices. |
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Framing early childhood development: Strategic communications and public preferences An examination of approaches to conveying organizational information, and the role of communications methods in early childhood program planning, implementation, and management |
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"Healthy Minutes": Impact of Iowa Public Television's Healthy Minutes interstitials on preschool children An comparison of children's attention, appeal, and comprehension of Iowa Public Television's Healthy Minutes public service announcements, in an observed sample of 116 preschool children who watched either the Healthy Minutes program or a Canadian health public service announcement program |
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An investigation of preschool-aged children’s perceptions of their peers with a disability A comparison of preschool children’s attitudes toward, understanding of, and reported interactions with children with a physical disability, an intellectual disability, and no disability as well as comparison of type and behavioral intentions from 4- and 5-year old participants from three inclusive and three non-inclusive preschool or child care programs in central Iowa with 30 participants per setting type |
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The Iowa child care experience since 1996: Implications for federal and state policy A discussion of Iowa’s child care needs and demands in terms of economics, funding availability and sources, and an evaluation of state infrastructure dealing with the delivery and quality of services |
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Iowa early care and education directors' survey: Final report A study of the characteristics of center-based child care workers in Iowa, including education, qualifications, wages, benefits, and turnover, based on a survey of child care center program directors |
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Iowa family child care providers' survey: Final report A study of the characteristics of family child care providers in Iowa, including education, qualifications, wages, benefits, and turnover, based on surveys and focus groups |
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Iowa financing strategy for a comprehensive early childhood system: ''A down payment approach'' A description of organizational planning, financing, resource management and advocacy strategies to support the implementation of an efficient system for providing effective early care and education services |
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Linn County empowerment: Participants' assessment of the effectiveness of a community-based parent education model based on the state of Iowa's core goals A study examining parents' perceptions of their parenting skills subsequent to a six-week intervention, using data collected from the Linn County, Iowa Parent Education Consortium (PEC) |
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Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States |
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