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1999 Oregon child care market rate study
Tvedt, Karen, 1999

A study of child care market rates in Oregon in 1999, including analyses of provider capacity and enrollment, average hours considered full time, children's age by provider type, and nonstandard hour care and additional fees

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Access to child care for low-income working families
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

An exploration of the magnitude of the gap between demand for, and actual acquisition of, child care subsidy assistance among low income, subsidy eligible families

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Access to child care for low-income working families [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

The executive summary of a research report that explores the gap between the demand for child care subsidy assistance and the actual receipt by low-income, subsidy eligible families.

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Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory
DeBruin-Parecki, Andrea, 1999
In Assessing adult/child storybook reading practices. Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.

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After-school activities and the development of low-income urban children: A longitudinal study
Posner, Jill K., 1999
Developmental Psychology, 35(3), 868-879

A longitudinal study of the relationships among child characteristics, academic performance, social adjustment, after school program participation and family variables for children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families in third and fifth grade

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After-school child care programs
Vandell, Deborah L., 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 64-80

An inquiry into the program quality and experiences of children in after-school programs, with an emphasis on the influence of after-school program participation on children?s outcomes

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After-school programs
Herr Research Center, 1999
(Applied Research in Child Development No. 1). Chicago: Herr Research Center.

A discussion of the growing need for after school programs and how such programs can be improved

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After-school programs for low-income children: Promise and challenges
Halpern, Robert, 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 81-95

A study of after school programs for low-income children in terms of demand and supply, program activities, sponsoring and supporting organizations, and funding, based on information from the ongoing evaluation of the after school program initiative Making the Most of Out-of-School Time (MOST)

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Age and schooling effects on emergent literacy and early reading skills
Crone, Deanne A., 1999
Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(4), 604-614

A longitudinal study examining age and schooling on emergent literacy and early reading skills, based on a sample of 337 children from low-income backgrounds

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Age of entry to day nursery and allergy in later childhood
Kramer, Ursula, 1999
The Lancet, 353(9151), 450-454

A cross-sectional study in Eastern Germany to determine the correlations between early entry to child care settings and allergy development or resistance later in life

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Alternate child care, history of hospitalization, and preschool child behavior
Youngblut, JoAnne M., 1999
Nursing Research, 48(1), 29-34

An examination of alternate child care experiences on the relationship between hospitalization and behavior of preschool children living in female-headed single-parent families

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Alternative paradigms and professionalizing childhood care and education: The Oregon example
Morgaine, Carol, 1999
Child & Youth Care Forum, 28(1), 5-19

An analysis of the different knowledge paradigms involved in the professionalization of child care and early education, using the Oregon Career Development System as an example.

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 1999
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 1999
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

An annual summary of national indicators of child well-being designed to monitor change over time

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America's schoolchildren: Past, present, and future
Elise, Cappella, 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 21-29

An examination of changes in demographics and characteristics of school-age children may have on public attitudes toward children and youths and on support for government funding for programs

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America reads in Head Start classrooms: Partners in literacy
Horobin, Karen D., 1999
NHSA Dialog, 3(1), 128-152

A study of a Head Start intervention program to enhance children’s literacy knowledge, utilizing collaborations between University faculty and interns

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An analysis of the child and adult care food program in child care centers
Kapur, Kanika, 1999
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

An analysis of the characteristics of three types of child care centers: centers that choose to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), centers that are eligible for CACFP but do not participate, and centers that are not eligible for CACFP, focusing on a center’s propensity to participate in CACFP conditional on being eligible

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An analysis of women's return-to-work decisions following first birth
Barrow, Lisa, 1999
Economic Inquiry, 37(3), 432-451

An examination of the economic determinants of a woman’s decision to return to work within one year after childbirth

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...And this helps me how?: Family child care providers discuss training
Taylor, Andrew R., 1999
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(3), 285-312

A discussion of the obstacles involved in establishing successful training programs for family child care providers

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An approach to enhance kindergarten transition
Kraft-Sayre, Marcia E., 1999
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 17). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.

A descriptive summary of an approach to enhancing kindergarten transition through a series of activities connecting principals, teachers, parents, children and peers

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Are children worse off?: Evaluating child well-being using a new (and improved) measure of poverty
Iceland, John, 1999
(Poverty Measurement Working Papers). Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

A report analyzing data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), and the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) to determine whether low-income children are at more of a disadvantage than low-income adults

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Are our children ready to learn?: Hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second session, On examining early childhood education and related services, December 4, 1998
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1999
(Senate Hearing 105-772). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Transcripts of testimony representing different perspectives on early education, focusing on academic achievement of American students, with particular emphasis on findings by the National Center for Education Statistics

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Assessing program quality
Aytch, Lynette S., February 1999
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 7). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.

A discussion of the purposes, strengths and opportunities of the Early Intervention Services Assessment Scale (EISAS) for the comprehensive assessment of the quality of early intervention programs and services

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Assessing the role of Head Start family service workers
Franze, Sarah, 1999
NHSA Dialog, 2(1), 57-64

An exploration of the role of family service workers in Head Start programs, with a proposal of methods to evaluate Head Start’s social service components, based on focus group interviews with 66 family service workers from three urban and rural Head Start programs in the Southeastern United States

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An assessment of Early Steps: A program for early intervention of reading problems
Santa, Carol M., 1999
Reading Research Quarterly, 34(1), 54-79

An examination of Early Steps an early intervention program for first graders at risk for poor reading acquisition

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Authorization of Head Start: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second session, Hearing held in McAllen, Texas, July 7, 1998
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, 1999
(Serial No. 105-126). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A hearing on the reauthorization of Texas Head Start programs, questioning if increased funding will permit Head Start to reach more children and maintain quality services

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