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100 children go to school: Connections and disconnections in literacy development in the year prior to school and the first year of school
Hill, Susan, 1998
(3 vols.). Canberra: Australia Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

An investigation into the correlation between the acquisition of emergent literacy skills and the early experiences of children in school settings, based on a sample of 100 children from five locations in Australia

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1998 Child Care Baseline Needs Assessment: U.S. Marine Corps
United States. Department of the Navy, 1998
Fairfax, VA: Caliber Associates

A comprehensive assessment of the child care needs of service members and spouses in military bases and regional locations.

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Anti-bias education in early childhood: Preparing teachers for diversity
Corson, Patricia, 1998
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

An ethnographic study of how Early Childhood teacher preparation programs across Ontario prepare teachers for working with diversity

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The Chicago Child-Parent Centers: A longitudinal study of extended early childhood intervention
Reynolds, Arthur J., 1998
In Social programs that work (pp. 110-147). New York: Russell Sage Foundation

An evaluation of the implementation of the early childhood intervention program, Chicago-Parent Center (CPCs), and the Chicago Longitudinal Study among eight-grade students between 1983 and 1989

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The child care and educational planning of African-American and Latina adolescent mothers
Perry, Tamara, 1998
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

A study of the influence of cultural factors on the educational expectations and decisions of teenage Latina and African American mothers

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Child care in Sweden
Mørk, Olga, 1998
International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(1), 20-26

An overview of Swedish child care policies and child care options

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Child care subsidies: Are they working to help recipients work their way off welfare?
Meyers, Marcia K., 1998
Paper presented at a meeting of the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

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Child care subsidies for low-income and TANF families: Availability, access, and relationship to work force participation
Pearlmutter, Sue, 1998
Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change.

A paper on the projected supply of and demand for subsidized child care after welfare reform in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Children's exposure to everyday stressors in day care settings: A descriptive study
Fleury, Sheri A., 1998
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Houston, Houston, TX

A descriptive study of child stressors in a child care environment

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Clinton County child care needs assessment: Final report
Elicker, James, September, 1998
West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University, Center for Families.

An assessment of the supply of and demand for child care services, types of preferred services, and child care problems facing families in Clinton County, Indiana, based on available primary data sources, a survey of parents, and parent and child care provider focus groups

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Daycare, child and family influences on preschoolers' social behaviors in a peer play setting
DiLalla, Lisabeth F., 1998
Child Study Journal, 28(3), 223-244

A study on the impact of previous child care experiences on preschoolers’ temperament and social behavior

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The division of household labor and child care in urban Chinese families
Skinner, Kevin B., 1998
International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 28(1), 85-98

A study of the division of household labor and child care in urban Chinese families as it relates to gender, resources/power, and time availability

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Early child care and self-control, compliance, and problem behavior at twenty-four and thirty-six months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1998
Child Development, 69(4), 1145-1170

A study into factors of family and child care experiences as predictors of self-control, compliance and problem behavior in children

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Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program: An investment in children and families: 1995 longitudinal study, year 7
Washington (State). Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program., 1998
Olympia, WA: Washington State Community, Trade and Economic Development.

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Early childhood educators' perceptions of the U.K. desirable outcomes for children's learning: A research study on the policy implications
Moriarty, Viv, 1998
International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(1), 56-64

An examination of British early childhood educators' opinions on and responses to the universal desirable outcomes for children attending preschool programs in terms of socioemotional development, language, literacy and mathematics acquisition, and physical development

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Early childhood programs and success in school: The Abecedarian Study
Campbell, Frances A., 1998
In W. S. Barnett & S. Boocock (Eds.), Early care and education for children in poverty: Promises, programs, and long-term results (pp. 145-166). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press

An analysis of the academic outcomes of low income children participating in the Carolina Abecedarian Project, an intensive early intervention

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Effect of a Smart Start playground improvement grant on child care playground hazards
Kotch, Jonathan, 1998
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.

A study of the impact of an Even Start playground improvement grant on child care playground hazards, focusing on playground safety assessments, planning and evaluation, quality enhancements, such as fencing and surfacing, and safety programs

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The effects of after-tax wages, transfer payments, and child care expenses on labor market and transfer program participation
Houser, Scott, 1998
(JCPR Working Paper, October 1998, No. 7). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

An examination of the influence of after-tax wages, benefit guarantees, child care expenses, and other factors on welfare recipient families’ labor market and transfer program participation

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The effects of developmentally appropriate preschool experience on at-risk children's logical-mathematical skills
Moon, Chunghee, 1998
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

A study of the effects of developmentally appropriate high-quality preschool providing hands-on activities and a play-based curriculum on the logical-mathematical skills of at-risk children, with a control group of 160 children and a treatment group of 106 children between the ages of four and five

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Effects of differing levels of inclusion on preschoolers with disabilities
Mills, Paulette E., 1998
Exceptional Children, 65(1), 79-90

A comparative study of the effects of three different types of preschool inclusion programs (special education only, integrated special education, and mainstream placements) on the cognitive and language development of preschool children with special needs

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The effects of Smart Start child care on kindergarten entry skills
Maxwell, Kelly, 1998
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.

An examination of the effects of Smart Start-funded programs on the cognitive, language, and social skills of children entering kindergarten in Orange County, California, emphasizing the impact of family income, based on results from the Kindergarten Teacher Checklist rating scale on a group of 39 kindergarteners who attended a Smart Start funded program and a group of 272 children who attended other child care programs or received no center-based care

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Employment patterns of workers receiving subsidized child care: A study of eight counties in Alabama
Chipty, Tasneem, 1998
Birmingham, AL: Childcare Resources

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Enhancing the life course for high-risk children: Results from the Abecedarian Project
Ramey, Craig T., 1998
In Social programs that really work (pp. 163-183). New York: Russell Sage Foundation

An investigation into the effectiveness of participation in an early childhood program in the improvement of outcomes of at-risk children, based on findings from the longitudinal Abecedarian Project

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Exploring Indian constructions of the education of young children: A case study
Viruru, Radhika, 1998
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station

A case study of a traditional Indian preschool based upon participant observation and ethnographic interviewing

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The Florida child care quality improvement study: 1996 Report
Howes, Carollee, 1998
New York: Families and Work Institute

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