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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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AFS consumer survey: From parents receiving child-care assistance
Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division, 1998
Salem, OR: Oregon, Adult and Family Services Division.

A report of findings from a statewide consumer survey of parents receiving child care assistance through Oregon's Integrated Child Care Program

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AFS provider survey: From child-care providers serving parents who receive child-care assistance
Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division, 1998
Salem, OR: Oregon, Adult and Family Services Division.

A report of findings from a statewide survey of child care providers serving parents receiving child care assistance through Oregon's Integrated Child Care Program

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 1998
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 1998
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Results from the federal government’s Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics 1998 annual report which consists of twenty-three key indicators that measure critical aspects of children’s lives and well-being, specifically relating to their economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education

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An analysis of the perceptions and characteristics of childcare personnel regarding inclusion of young children with special needs in community-based programs
Dinnebeil, Laurie A., 1998
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 18(2), 118-128

An analysis of the perceptions and characteristics of early child care workers with the willingness to care for special needs children in community-based programs in northwestern Ohio

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Another look at moral panics: The case of satanic day care centers
deYoung, Mary, 1998
Deviant Behavior, 19(3), 257-278

An examination of moral panic and a discussion of its theory and use and future implications in society as an agent of change

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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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Assessing quality characteristics of center-based early childhood environments in Germany and Portugal: A cross-national study
Tietze, Wolfgang, 1998
European Journal of Psychology of Education, 13(2), 283-298

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Attunement between parents and professional caregivers: A comparison of childrearing attitudes in different child-care settings
van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H., 1998
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60(3), 771-781

A study from the Netherlands of the attunement of childrearing attitudes between parents and non-parental caregivers in four settings: day care, after-school care, family-based day care, and babysitter care; the perceptions of their relationship to one another and to the child is presented from an ecological systems perspective

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The benefits and costs of good child care: The economic rationale for public investment in young children: A policy study
Cleveland, Gordon, 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

A study that utilizes economic theory to argue for publicly funded child care programs

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The benefits of early child development programs: An economic analysis: Vol. 1. [Main report]
Gaag, J. van der, 1998
(Report No. 18992). Washington, DC: World Bank.

A proposal of a model for conducting a cost-benefit analysis of early childhood education and care programs, including a discussion of the benefits of investment to society, families, and individuals, based on a case study of the model's application in Bolivia

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The Be A Star community-based after-school program: Developing resiliency factors in high-risk preadolescent youth
Pierce, Lois H., 1998
Journal of Community Psychology, 26(2), 175-183

A description of the Be a Star community-based after-school program and an evaluation of its effectiveness in helping children develop decision making skills, feelings of personal competence, cultural awareness, and refusal skills

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Caregiver perception and child-caregiver interactions in a newly inclusive infant child care center
Recchia, Susan L., 1998
Early Childhood Education Journal, 26(2), 111-116

A study of child care provider’s perceptions about and behavior toward developmentally disabled infants and toddlers in an inclusive child care setting

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Care of children in a low fertility setting: Transitions between home and market care for pre-school children in Germany
Ondrich, Jan, 1998
Population Studies, 52(1), 35-48

An analysis of the demand for child care for preschool children in Germany as it relates to household characteristics, the mother’s employment status, and regional supply

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Care programs for school age children in Australia
Elliot, Allison, 1998
Childhood Education, 74(6), 387-391

A discussion of out-of-school child care programs for children between 5 and 12 years of age in Australia

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Cash versus child care services in Finland
Sipila, Jorma, 1998
Social Policy & Administration, 32(3), 263-277

An overview of the benefits and broad implications of Finland’s universal child care subsidy policy implemented in 1990, and a study into the causes of its 1995 cutback

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Can early intervention prevent high school dropout?: Evidence from the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
Temple, Judy A., 1998
(Discussion Paper No. 1180-98). University of Wisconsin--Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty.

A report relating participation in the Chicago Child-Parent Center and Expansion program to incidence of high school dropout

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Characteristics of children's early care and education programs: Data from the 1995 National Household Education Survey
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1998
(NCES 98-128). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A comprehensive study of the early nonparental child care and education that children receive before entering school, with particular attention to: the type and amount of child care that children received; child care quality; the way in which child and family characteristics influenced child care selection; the way in which information about child care arrangements, particularly child care costs, indicated child care quality; and the way in which child care experiences influenced school failure.

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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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Child Care and Development Block Grant: Report of state plans for the period 10/01/97 to 9/30/99
United States. Child Care Bureau, 1998
Vienna, VA: National Child Care Information Center.

An overview of the strategies that each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico developed to use limited resources to address the needs of working families for affordable, accessible, and quality child care

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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 caregiver sensitivity and attachment
Howes, Carollee, 1998
Social Development, 7(1), 25-36

An overview of three studies measuring the impact of child care caregivers' sensitivity on children's attachment security

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Child-care characteristics of infants with and without special needs: Comparisons and concerns
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L., 1998
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(4), 603-621

An analysis comparing the maternal employment patterns and child care arrangements and their quality for children with and without special needs, using two studies: a study of children with special needs, and data from the Seattle, Washington, a site of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Child care costs as a barrier to employment for single and married mothers
Kimmel, Jean, 1998
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 80(2), 287-299

An economically focused discussion of the cost of child care and its impact on maternal employment

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