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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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Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1999
Developmental Psychology, 35(6), 1399-1413

An analysis of the effects of child care on maternal sensitivity and child engagement during the first three years of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Child care licensing regulations and child care quality in four states
Gallagher, James J., 1999
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(3), 285-312

An analysis of child care regulations in four states, comparing regulations aimed at child welfare and safety versus those aimed at child development

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Child care subsidies and the employment of welfare recipients
Meyers, Marcia K., 1999
(Working Paper No. 15). Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, UC Data Archive & Technical Assistance.

A study examining the probability that low-income single mothers in California will receive child care subsidies and the effect this has on their employment.

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Child outcomes when child care center classes meet recommended standards for quality
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1999
American Journal of Public Health, 89(7), 1072-1077

A study of how children's cognition, language and social competence are affected by child care meeting professional quality standards, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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The children of the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study go to school
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., 1999
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.

The longitudinal follow up to the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study, following children for five years to assess the impact of quality of child care experiences on later development.

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Chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms, maternal sensitivity, and child functioning at 36 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1999
Developmental Psychology, 35(5), 1297-1310

An examination of maternal symptoms of depression over the first 3 years of children’s lives in relation to mother-child interactions and children’s development at 36 months

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Early teacher perceptions and later student academic achievement
Alvidrez, Jennifer, 1999
Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(4), 731-746

A longitudinal study of the relationship between preschool teachers' predictions of students' future achievements and the factors that may influence the teacher's perception

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Ecobehavioral assessment in early childhood programs: A portrait of preschool inclusion
Brown, William H., 1999
The Journal of Special Education, 33(3), 138-153

An observational study of preschoolers' experiences in inclusive classrooms, examining social interactions between children with special needs and children without special needs, and comparing activities and social and nonsocial behaviors of children with special needs with those of typically developing children

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The epidemiology of injuries in 4 child care centers
Alkon, Abbey, 1999
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 153(12), 1248-1254

A 2-year cohort study of 362 preschool-aged children comparing rates of injuries based on sex, age, and child care center, and examining the environmental and child factors related to injury severity

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Family child care homes and the CACFP: Participation after reimbursement tiering: An interim report of the Family Child Care Homes Legislative Changes Study
Food Assistance & Nutrition Research (Program : U.S.), 1999
(Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. 3). Washington, DC: U.S. Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program.

An inquiry into the participation rates of family child care homes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

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Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study: Oakland, California: Baseline report
McLanahan, Sara, 1999
San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California.

A summary of findings from the initial analysis of the first wave of data from the Oakland, California cohort of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study--a longitudinal study of unmarried parents' characteristics, relationships, and access to resources, and the health and well-being of their children

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From a parent's point of view: Measuring the quality of child care
Emlen, Arthur, 1999
Portland, OR: Portland State University, Regional Research Institute for Human Services.

A study of parent?s views on the quality of child care, examining measurement tools for parent assessment of the quality of their child care, family social and economic factors that may account for parent?s views of child care, and the influence of parent data, interests, and voices on quality of care policies

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Head Start, TANF, and child care needs assessments
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 1999
(OEI-05-98-00540). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.

A description of efforts to assess family needs and provide support services to low-income families receiving Head Start, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies

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Health assessment in child care centers: Parent and staff perceptions
Alkon, Abbey, 1999
Pediatric Nursing, 25(4), 439-442

A study examining the health care needs of children in child care settings, using a Health Care Services Assessment completed by 55 parents and 13 staff members in four urban child care centers

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Hiring a nanny: The limits of private solutions to public problems
Wrigley, Julia, 1999
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 563(1), 162-174

An investigation into the socioeconomic and cultural conflicts surrounding the hiring of a live-in child care worker, based on interviews with 155 families and their nannies in the New York and Los Angeles areas

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Implementing CalWORKs support services: Child care in Los Angeles County
Cuthbertson, Brenda Ball, June 14, 1999
(Working Paper #32). Los Angeles: Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies.

A study of the provision of subsidized child care to parents in a welfare-to-work program in Los Angeles County, California, including information on child care use patterns, supply of and demand for subsidized child care, and child care subsidy policy

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Leading the way: Characteristics and early experiences of selected Early Head Start programs: Volume I: Cross-site perspectives
United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, December 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.

A description of the characteristics and early implementation experiences of the 17 research programs participating in the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project in fall 1997, with a focus on similarities and differences across programs in the characteristics of the families they serve, their goals and expected outcomes, the services they offer, and their early challenges and successes

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The parents as teachers program: Results from two demonstrations
Wagner, Mary, Spring/Summer 1999
The Future of Children, 9(1), 91-115

Evaluations of the effects of the Salinas Valley Parents as Teachers Demonstration (PAT) and the Teen Parents as Teachers Demonstration (Teen PAT) home visiting programs on child development and parenting outcomes in participating families

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The performance of the child-care subsidy system
Meyers, Marcia K., 1999
Social Service Review, 73(1), 37-64

A discussion of the child care subsidy system in California centering around target efficiency, coverage adequacy, and equity of the system for low-income and welfare recipient families

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Problem behaviors in middle childhood: Understanding risk status and protective factors
Hudley, Cynthia, April 1999
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A presentation of findings from the first round of an evaluation of the 4H Afterschool Activity Program that included an aggression reduction intervention called the BrainPower program, based on study of 50 children, aged 7 to 11, living in public housing in Los Angeles

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A profile of the Alameda County child care workforce: Growing evidence of a staffing crisis
Alameda County Child Care Planning Council, 1999
Oakland, CA: Alameda County Child Care Planning Council.

A summary of findings from a 1998 survey on child care center staff wages, working conditions, and turnover in Alameda County

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A profile of the Sacramento County child care workforce: Findings from the 1998 survey of child care centers and family child care homes
Child Action, Inc., 1999
Sacramento, CA: Child Action.

Two surveys describing characteristics of the Sacramento County, California, child care workforce, one focusing on child care workers and the other focusing on family child care providers

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Provider-reported illness and absence due to illness among children attending child-care homes and centers in San Diego, Calif
Cordell, Ralph L., 1999
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 153(3), 275-280

An examination of the rate of provider-reported absences due to illness for young children attending child care centers as compared with the rate of absences for attendees of family child care homes

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Seeds of Success: State Prekindergarten Initiatives 1998-1999
Blank, Helen, 1999
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund

A study of prekindergarten initiatives across different states in order to assess the quality of prekindergarten, the accessibility of prekindergarten and the way in which prekindergarten initiatives are integrated with other early childhood programs.

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