Caregiver-mother partnership behavior and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions
An examination of the relationship between mother-caregiver communication, particularly concerning children’s behavior and experiences, and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions
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Characteristics and quality of child care for toddlers and preschoolers
An investigation of the relationship between structural and caregiver characteristics and child care quality, based on a data from the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care
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Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states
A study of the primary child care arrangements of children under five whose mothers are employed, as well as of the variations in patterns of child care arrangements by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.
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Child care expenses of America's families
A study of the child care expenses of working families with children under age 13, with particular attention to low-income families.
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Effect of food messages in children's books on preschool children's vegetable acceptance
An evaluation of the effectiveness of using children’s literature to increase vegetable acceptance, based on a sample of 118 children aged 2- to 5-years old enrolled in a Head Start program
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Factors associated with fathers' caregiving activities and sensitivity with young children
An analysis of whether father, child and mother sociodemographic characteristics and maternal employment predict father's participation in caregiving activities and the sensitivity of fathers interactions with children, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Family service delivery in Early Head Start: Perspectives of professionals in six states
A discussion of the obstacles in delivering family service programs to families in Early Head Start programs, based on interviews with 43 Early Head Start directors and surveys of 206 staff members in six Midwestern states
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Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study
An overview of the impact, on children, families, schools, and communities, of 31 local demonstration programs, conducted as part of the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, in 30 states and the Navajo Nation from the 1991-92 school year through the 1997-98 school year, and implementing major initiatives related to: parent involvement; educational enhancement; family social support services; and health and nutrition
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The hours that children under five spend in child care: Variation across states
A study of the number of hours that children under five spent in child care while their mothers were at work and the variations in child care use by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.
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The number of child care arrangements used by children under five: Variation across states
A study of the consistent weekly use of multiple child care arrangements by employed mothers of preschool children, examining variations by state, child age, and family income level, and analyzing combinations of child care types, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
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The relation of child care to cognitive and language development
An examination of the relationship between early child care experiences and cognitive and language development among 1,364 children, from 10 sites in the United States, enrolled at birth and followed until age 3 to examine cognitive development, language production, and language comprehension as a function of quality and amount of child care
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Vaccination coverage among children enrolled in Head Start programs or day care facilities or entering school
A synthesis of reported data on vaccination rates of children in public schools and licensed child care centers, using information gathered through the Center for Disease Control’s National Immunization Program
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