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Benefits of intergenerational staffing in preschools
Larkin, Elizabeth, 2001
Educational Gerontology, 27(5), 373-385

A study of the contributions that older adults, who have not been formally trained, had on early childhood educators and programs

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Cultural differences and attitudes towards parental involvement: A case study of preschool parents
de Silva, Suneetha S., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

An investigation of the attitudes toward minority (Native American, Hispanic, Mayan) parents' involvement in their children's early education, specifically looking at the parents' perceptions of their roles and the impact of cultural differences on effective parent involvement

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Early effects of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program
Minkovitz, Cynthia Schaffer, 2001
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 155(4), 470-479

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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Education for four-year-olds: State initiatives
Gallagher, James J., 2001
(Technical Report No. 2). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.

A categorical study of the facilitating factors and barriers to the establishment of state-funded prekindergarten programs in five states

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A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies
Schulman, Karen, 2001
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

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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Identity, work, and welfare reform: A qualitative analysis
Lewis, Dan A., 2001
(WP-02-01). Evanston, IL: Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research.

An examination of the variations of individual responses to the 1996 welfare reforms, based on a interviews with a sample of 58 welfare recipients in Chicago

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Illinois prekindergarten program for children at risk of academic failure: FY 2000 evaluation report
Illinois State Board of Education, 2001
Springfield: Illinois State Board of Education.

An overview of the Illinois Prekindergarten Program, with performance statistics and results for the 2000 fiscal year

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Intervening with teachers to encourage father/male involvement in early childhood programs
McBride, Brent A., Spring 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(1), 77-93

An empirical evaluation of a program designed to facilitate father/male involvement in prekindergarten programs for at-risk children

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Long-term effects of an early childhood intervention on educational achievement and juvenile arrest: A 15-year follow-up of low-income children in public schools
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2001
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 285(18), 2239-2346

An article on the effects of the Chicago Child Parent Center Program, a comprehensive early intervention for children from low-income families, on school outcomes and juvenile arrests fifteen years postprogram.

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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Draft
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates

A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state policies on families' choices

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State legislative investments in school-age children and youth
Langford, Barbara, 2001
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

A discussion of policy approaches towards the funding of programs for children outside of school time

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Vaccination coverage among children enrolled in Head Start programs and licensed child care centers and entering school: United States and selected reporting areas, 1999-2000 school year
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), 2001
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 50(39), 847-855

A compilation of vaccination rates of children in early years settings, based on school-based surveys from 64 programs in the fifty states, eight territories, five cities, and the District of Columbia in the United States

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Who's caring for the kids?: The status of the early childhood workforce in Illinois
Krajec, Valerie Dawkins, 2001
Wheeling, IL: National-Louis University, Center for Early Childhood Leadership.

An exploration of the characteristics of the early childhood education and care workforce

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