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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	Reports & Papers
			After-school programs in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California Huh, Cheong Rhie, 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles An exploration of after school programs in Koreatown in Los Angeles, examining what constitutes a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	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			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)	Reports & Papers
			Behavioral Consultation project: Final evaluation report First 5 Sonoma County (Organization), June, 2004 Santa Rosa, CA: First 5 Sonoma County. (No longer accessible as of April 15, 2013). An assessment of the Child Care Behavioral Consultation project, designed to address professional needs of providers caring for children with challenging behaviors and improve the quality of care through on-site short-term consultation, cross-disciplinary training and ongoing group case review with early childhood specialists and mental health clinicians	Reports & Papers
			California's K-12 public schools: How are they doing? Carroll, Stephen J., 2004 (MG-186). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. A report regarding the quality of California's public education system, as measured by student academic achievement, school resources, and school outcomes	Reports & Papers
			The capacity of early care and education programs to serve children with special needs: A status report for Sacramento County Sacramento County Local Child Care and Development Planning Council, 2004 Sacramento, CA: Sacramento County Local Child Care and Development Planning Council. A study of existing child care services available for children with disabilities and barriers to increasing supply, based on parent surveys and focus groups, provider surveys and focus groups, key stakeholder interviews, and administrative data	Reports & Papers
			Capitol Regional Resource Center: 10-county child care economic impact report Capitol Regional Resource Center, 2004 Sacramento, CA: Child Action. An analysis of the economic impact of the child care and early education industry in 10 California counties (Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba) in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation	Reports & Papers
			Can child care assistance in welfare and employment programs support the employment of low-income families? Gennetian, Lisa A., 2004 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(4), 723-743 An investigation of different welfare and employment programs with child care assistance policies and their effects on employment rates and child care decisions of low income families	Reports & Papers
			The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States Brandon, Peter D., 2004 International Migration, 42(2), 65-87 A comparison of the use of child care arrangements among immigrant families to non-immigrant families	Reports & Papers
			Child care health consultants' roles and responsibilities: Focus group findings Alkon, Abbey, 2004 Pediatric Nursing, 30(4), 315-321 An examination of child care health consultants' perceptions of their common roles and responsibilities	Reports & Papers
			Child care in poor communities: Early learning effects of type, quality, and stability Loeb, Susanna, 2004 Child Development, 75(1), 47-65 A longitudinal analysis of the effects of child care type, quality, and stability on the social and cognitive development of preschool children of low-income single mothers	Reports & Papers
			Child care quality: Centers and home settings that serve poor families Fuller, Bruce, 2004 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(4), 505-527 A multi-site, longitudinal study examining the quality of child care settings chosen by low-income mothers enrolled in welfare-to-work programs	Reports & Papers
			Child-care selection from birth to age three: The influence of family economy, demographics, and parenting attitudes Wolf, Anne, 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Two studies using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development examined family variations in timing and type of children's initial child care arrangements and then variations in amount of hours spent in child care per week from birth to age three	Reports & Papers
			Child care: State efforts to enforce safety and health requirements United States. Government Accountability Office, 2004 (GAO-04-786). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office. A report by the Government Accountability Office to House Representative Sander M Levin regarding the regulation of child care health and safety requirements in states supported by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)	Reports & Papers
			Child care use by low-income families in rural areas: A contemporary look at the influence of women's work and partner availability Walker, Susan K., 2004 Journal of Children & Poverty, 10(2), 149-167 A descriptive analysis of child care patterns of 323 low-income women living in rural counties, in relation to women's employment status, partner availability, and child age	Reports & Papers
			Children, families and child care: A report on their status in Kern County (2003) G. J. Kinley & Associates, 2004 Bakersfield, CA: Kern County Child Care Council. An overview the supply of and demand for child care services in Kern County, California, as a whole and in its regions, based on existing data sources and focus groups	Reports & Papers
			Collaborative teaming to support preschoolers with severe disabilities who are placed in general education early childhood programs Hunt, Pam, 2004 Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 24(3), 123-142 An examination of the impact of a general education/special education collaborative effort on the engagement skills, development, and academic achievements of young children placed in general early childhood programs	Reports & Papers
			Collective management of early childhood programs: Approaches that aim to maximize efficiency, help improve quality and stabilize the industry Stoney, Louise, 2004 Raleigh, NC: Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center. A report presenting a catalog of collective management approaches currently used by child care services across the United States	Reports & Papers
			Does class size in first grade relate to children's academic and social performance or observed classroom processes? NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, September 2004 Developmental Psychology, 40(5), 651-664 An assessment of the amount that first grade class size predicted child outcomes and observed classroom processes using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			The economic impact of the child care industry in Humboldt County Brown, Brentt, 2004 Oakland, CA: National Economic and Law Development Center. An analysis of the economic impact of the Humboldt County, California, child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation	Reports & Papers
			Enhancing young children's mathematical knowledge through a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention Starkey, Prentice, 2004 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(1), 99-120 A study which implemented a specialized mathematics intervention in the classrooms of pre-kindergarteners from different socioeconomic backgrounds to improve their math skills	Reports & Papers
			Executive functioning at 54 months: Is it predicted by varying levels of quality child care at 6, 24, and 36 months Foster, Rachel E., 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA An investigation into the influence of child care quality and caregiver characteristics on children�s attention span and impulse control, based on a subsample of 174 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care	Reports & Papers
			Family income and its relation to preschool children's adjustment for families in the NICHD study of early child care Mistry, Rashmita S., 2004 Developmental Psychology, 40(5), 727-745 A longitudinal study examining the relation between family income and family processes to child outcomes, investigating whether income has a greater impact for children from low income families	Reports & Papers
			First 5 School Readiness (SR) Initiative evaluation: Kindergarten Entry Profiles (KEP): Overview and initial statewide results, Fall 2003 First 5 California, April 02, 2004 Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. An examination of children's academic competencies and school readiness, based on an assessment of 5,640 children from 84 schools in 37 counties in California	Reports & Papers

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