2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Childminders
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s nanny workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Day nurseries and other full-day care provision
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s full-day child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Holiday clubs
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s holiday club child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
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2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Nursery schools
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of the educational play time supervisor workforce characteristics at child care centers in England, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce Survey: Out of school clubs
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s out-of-school club child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
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2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Overview report
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
An overview of a comprehensive survey of England?s child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Playgroups and pre-schools
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s play group and preschool child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
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2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Primary schools with nursery and reception classes
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of supervised play time and prekindergarten provider workforce characteristics at primary schools in England, 2002-2003
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2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Primary schools with reception but no nursery classes
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of prekindergarten provider workforce characteristics at primary schools in England, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2004 Oregon child care market rate study
Oregon. Department of Human Services, 2004
Salem, OR: Oregon, Department of Human Services.
A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Oregon in 2004
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2004 Utah child care market rate study
Utah. Department of Workforce Services. Office of Child Care, 2004
Salt Lake City, UT: Utah, Department of Workforce Services, Office of Child Care.
A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Utah in 2004
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Implementation report: January-June 2003
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, February, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.
An implementation evaluation of Michigan's first 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program documents and administrator surveys and interviews
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21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Mid-year implementation report: July 2003-February 2004
Bates, Laura V., 10 February, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.
An implementation evaluation of Michigan's 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program director surveys
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4 counties for kids: The implementation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program: Final evaluation report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Prevention Research & Development, 2004
Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for Prevention Research & Development. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).
An evaluation of 4 Counties for Kids' after school programs surveyed participating children, parents, and teachers to examine the programs' impacts on children's academic achievements and development regarding homework, class participation, and feelings about school
Reports & Papers
Absence from childcare for respiratory illness
Slack-Smith, Linda M., 2004
Child: Care, Health and Development, 30(1), 29-37
A population-based study examining Australian children's absences from two types of child care (center based and family child care homes) due to respiratory illness and an investigation into factors related to the absences
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An action plan: Assessing school readiness in Ventura County
Thompson, Lisa, March 2004
Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.
A series of recommendations for establishing a school readiness assessment measure in Ventura County, California, and a survey of school administrators and teachers to determine existing school readiness assessment practices and future preferences for the selection of a measurement
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Adjustment Scales for Preschool Intervention: Extending validity and relevance across multiple perspectives
Bulotsky-Shearer, Rebecca, 2004
Psychology in the Schools, 41(7), 725-736
Two studies evaluating the behavioral and emotional difficulties of Head Start preschool children, and assessing the reliability and concurrent validity of the Adjustment Scales for Preschool Intervention (ASPI)
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Adolescents assuming adult roles: Factors associated with teens providing child care for younger siblings
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(JCPR Working Paper No. 353). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.
A study examining patterns of adolescent sibling child care usage by single- and two-parent families, using data from the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
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After-school programs in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
Huh, Cheong Rhie, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles
An exploration of after school programs in Koreatown in Los Angeles, examining what constitutes a program, why parents send their children, and why children attend these programs
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After-school pursuits: An examination of outcomes in the San Francisco Beacon Initiative
Walker, Karen E., 2004
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.
A study of the San Francisco Beacon Initiative, a citywide after-school program, including their approach to fostering high-quality activities and participation amongst young people, whether their high-quality after-school program is producing positive developmental experiences for participating young people, and consequently, is it producing improved wellbeing and academic performance for participants
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All work and no play?: Listening to what kids and parents really want from out-of-school time
Duffett, Ann, 2004
New York: Public Agenda Foundation
A report on the after school activities of youth in the United States and on what parents and youth want during out-of-school time
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Alterable predictors of child well-being in the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2004
Children and Youth Services Review, 26(1), 1-14
An overview of the major findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, including summaries of child well-being indicators and estimated effects of participation in preschool programs
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Alternative models for an early care and education system
Edie, David, 2004
A report analyzing early care and education (ECE) developments and policies and presenting models for a potential Wisconsin ECE system
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Are child developmental outcomes related to before- and after-school care arrangements?: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2004
Child Development, 75(1), 280-295
A study determining the effects of family factors, child care types, and child care hours on children's functioning, utilizing data from the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (SECC)
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The artistic expression of kindergarten children after a 'guided' teaching approach
Arapaki, Xenia, 2004
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 12(2), 43-58
A study of the effect of an art-based intervention designed to incorporate the theories of Georges-Henri Luquet on the cognitive development of kindergarten children, based on examinations of the artwork of 40 4- through 6-year-old children receiving the experimental curriculum and 39 control-group children receiving traditional instructions
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