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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality
Porter, Toni, 2002
New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012)

A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)

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Child care structure, process, outcome: Direct and indirect effects of child care quality on young children's development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
Psychological Science, 13(3), 199-206

A study exploring whether process measures of child care quality mediate the relationship between structural features of child care quality and child outcomes, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Child care subsidies, wages, and employment of single mothers
Tekin, Erdal, 2002
Unpublished manuscript, Georgia State University, Atlanta

An analysis of the effects of the price of child care and the wage rate on employment and child care decisions among single mothers in the early post-welfare reform period, using data from the National Survey of America's Families

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Child-care usage and mother-infant ''quality time''
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L., 2002
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 64(1), 16-26

A study of mother’s time use and mother-infant interaction in families where infants spent more than 30 hours pet week in child care vs. 0 hours per week from birth to age 6 months

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Differential effects of high-quality child care
Hill, Jennifer, 2002
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 21(4), 601-627

An analysis of data collected from the Infant Health and Development Program examining the differential causal effects of access to high quality child care for at risk children who would otherwise have participated in one of three child care options: no non-maternal care, home-based non-maternal care, and center-based care

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Do regulable features of child-care homes affect children's development?
Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison, 2002
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(1), 52-86

An analysis of the links between regulable and nonregulable features of family child care homes and infants' and toddlers' cognitive development using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Early child care and children's development prior to school entry: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
American Educational Research Journal, 39(1), 133-164

A longitudinal study of the effects of quantity, quality, and type of early child care on pre-academic skills, language performance, and behavior problems in a sample of over 1,000 children followed from birth to 4 ½ years of age

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The early child care study of children with special needs
Kelly, Jean F., 2002
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 25, 71-106

A longitudinal study, Early Child Care Study of Children with Special Needs, funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCH), examines if child care characteristics in special needs samples are a function of the unique needs of children and their families or if they reflect more general patterns

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Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences
Adams, Gina, 2002
(Occasional Paper No. 55). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies.

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Improving child care worker compensation in Washington state: A case study
Heg, Deena, 2002
Washington, DC: Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy (Urban Institute).

A study of the status of child care worker compensation and initiatives in Washington state

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The influences of dimensions of teacher and mother responsiveness on children's social outcomes at 24 and 36 months: A comparison of dyadic and group environments
Cranor, Angela, 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

A study designed to examine specific dimensions of teacher and mother responsiveness that are strongly associated with social outcomes for 399 toddlers at 24 and 462 children 36 months of age within a either family or center based childcare setting

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The interaction of child care and family risk in relation to child development at 24 and 36 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
Applied Developmental Science, 6(3), 144-156

A longitudinal study of the interaction between family risk factors and child care characteristics to determine their effect on behavior problems, prosocial behavior and language skills

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Kinship care in Washington State: Prevalence, policy, and needs
Mayfield, Jim, 2002
(Document No. 02-06-3901). Olympia: Washington State Institute for Public Policy.

A study of kinship care in Washington State, including its prevalence and characteristics, the needs of kinship care providers in the state, policies and services available in Washington and other states, and policy options that may increase appropriate kinship care placements

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Language environments and language outcomes: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
McCartney, Kathleen, 18 October, 2002
In L. Girolametto & E. Weitzmman (Eds.), Enhancing caregiver language facilitation in child care settings: Proceedings from the Symposium (pp. 3.1-3.10). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Hanen Centre. (No longer accessible as of September 14, 2012)

An overview of the purpose, methods, and findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, including study characteristics that set it apart from other large scale, longitudinal studies

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Licensed child care in Washington State: 2000
Schrager, Laura, 2002
(Report No. 7.102). Olympia: Washington Department of Social and Health Services.

A survey by the Research and Data Analysis Division of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services regarding the status of Washington's licensed child care industry

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Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start: Vol. I. Final technical report
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A report of the findings from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a large-scale, random-assignment evaluation of the impact of Early Head Start programs on the development of infants and toddlers, and the parenting and family development of low-income families across the US

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Maternal employment and child cognitive outcomes in the first three years of life: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, 2002
Child Development, 73(4), 1052-1072

A study of the relationship between maternal employment in the first year of life to child cognitive outcomes and outcomes are mediated by the quality of childcare or home environment experienced by the child during the first three years of life based on longitudinal data collected from the National Institute for Child Health and Development

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Parenting and family influences when children are in child care: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
In Parenting and the child's world: Influences on academic, intellectual, and social-emotional development. Monographs in parenting series (pp. 99-123). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

A study of the relationship between parenting and family influences in understanding preschoolers’ socio-emotional and cognitive development based on data collected from the National Institute for Child Health and Development

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Pathways to quality and full implementation in Early Head Start programs
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A report characterizing the development of Early Head Start programs over the first four years of the program's existence.

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Process evaluation report: MOST out-of-school time program/school linkages
Heliotrope, 2002
Seattle, WA: School's Out Washington

A study of the planning process for a project to increase linkages between schools and out-of-school time programs, based on interviews with members of the project team

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The relation of global first-grade classroom environment to structural classroom features and teacher and student behaviors
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2002
Elementary School Journal, 102(5), 367-387

A study of settings, activities, teacher behaviors, and dimensions of the global classroom environment of first grade classrooms and their relation to structural classroom features, student behaviors and teacher experience and training

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The role of after-school programs in children's literacy development
Spielberger, Julie, 2002
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A study of after school program approaches to promoting the literacy of children from low income families, based on a survey of the literacy practices and environments of after school programs in Chicago and Seattle, and on case studies of after school programs with innovative approaches to children's literacy in Chicago, Seattle, and New York City

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Special education eligibility: Developmental precursors over the first three years of life
La Paro, Karen M., 2002
Exceptional Children, 69(1), 55-66

A study of the developmental precursors of eligibility for special services by age 3

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State of child care 2002: Child care in King County: 2000 - 2002
Child Care Resources, August 2002
Bellevue, WA: Child Care Resources.

A profile of child care in King County, Washington that analyzes the availability, affordability, and quality of child care available to families between 2000 and 2002

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Toward better child care worker compensation: Advocacy in three states
De Vita, Carol J., 2002
Washington, DC: Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy (Urban Institute).

A report on advocates' efforts to use public policy to increase child care worker compensation in Georgia, Massachusetts, and Washington

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