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2001 Family Child Care Licensing Study
Children's Foundation, 2001
Washington, DC: Children's Foundation.

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A 21st Century Community Learning Center: A case study of collaboration and partnerships
Atkinson, Patricia A., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

A case study examining the amount of collaboration between a 21st Century Community Learning Center after school program and the cooperating stakeholders, investigating the effect of collaboration on the community outside of the school and on the children participating in the program

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The 30-second effect: An experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolers
Borzekowski, Dina L. G., 2001
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 101(1), 42-46

A study of the influence of televised food commercials on preschool children's food preferences among a sample of 40 Head Start children in northern California

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4th survey of parents of three and four year old children and their use of early years services: (Summer 1999 to spring 2000)
National Centre for Social Research (Great Britain), January 2001
(Research Report No. RR247). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Employment.

Findings from a survey of parents of three- and four-year-old children on their use of early childhood education and care services, based on a survey sample of 5955 parents in England

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Accidents will happen?: Unintentional injury, maternal employment, and child care policy
Currie, Janet, 2001
(JCPR Working Paper No. 268). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

A paper on the impact of selected child care regulations on the risk of injury for children in formal child care settings using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) and the Vital Statistics Detail Mortality (VSDM).

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Accountability for after-school care: Devising standards and measuring adherence to them
Beckett, Megan, 2001
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A report evaluating school-based after-school programs administered by Stone Soup Child Care Programs, using a methodology and instruments developed from a review of good after-school program practices

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After preschool inclusion: Children's educational pathways over the early school years
Hanson, Marci, 2001
Exceptional Children, 68(1), 65-83

A longitudinal interview-based study of factors influencing families' decisions to place young children with disabilities in inclusion programs

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After-school programs in Taiwan: Program features and child adjustment
Su, Hsiu-Chih, 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Wisconsin--Madison

A study of after school programs in Taiwan, investigating children's experiences in four different types of programs, family and child characteristics associated with program participation, and relations among program quality and participation and child adjustment

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2001
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 2001
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

A discussion of indicators of children’s well-being in 2001, with an emphasis on economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education

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American grandparents providing extensive child care to their grandchildren: Prevalence and profile
Fuller-Thomson, Esme, 2001
The Gerontologist, 41(2), 201-209

An examination of the prevalence and profile of grandparent care from 1992-1994 National Survey of Families and Households

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Amongst women: Exploring the reality of rural childcare
Halliday, Joyce, 2001
Sociologia Ruralis, 41(4), 423-437

A study of the provision and use of child care in rural Devon, England

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Analysis of quality of child care industry
Nanda, P., 2001
Indian Psychological Review, 56(1), 78-81

A study assessing child care quality of 36 childcare centers in India

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Are natural environments unnatural?: A survey of early intervention survey providers
Shelley-Sireci, Lynn M., 2001
NHSA Dialog, 4(1), 123-147

An examination of the settings used to provide early intervention services for children with disabilities, based on a sample of 116 service providers from 16 early intervention centers in a New England state

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''Are two better than one?'': The impact of years in Head Start on child outcomes, family environment, and reading at home
Ritblatt, Shulamit, 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(4), 525-537

An examination of the relationship between length of participation in Head Start and family and child outcomes, using data collected by the Neighborhood House Association Head Start Program of San Diego County

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Assessing child-care quality with a telephone interview
Holloway, Susan D., 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(2), 165-189

A test of the viability of telephone surveys as an alternative to direct observation methods to assess quality in child care sites, based on a comparison of assessments of 89 family child-care homes and 92 centers using both methods

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Assessing costs and benefits of early childhood intervention programs: Overview and applications to the Starting Early Starting Smart program
Karoly, Lynn A., 2001
Seattle: Casey Family Programs; Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A discussion of issues for policymakers to consider in assessing the direct, monetary costs and benefits to early childhood intervention programs, based on information from the assessment of Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS)

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Assessment of child care quality in four counties in Minnesota
Davis, Elizabeth E., 2001
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Center for Early Education and Development.

An investigation into the quality of child care provisions available in four counties in Minnesota, based on information gathered from focus groups with parents, a survey of child care directors, and the Child Care Resource and Referral Network

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Attributions of service switching: A study of consumers’ and providers’ perceptions of child-care service delivery
Grace, Debra, 2001
Journal of Services Marketing, 15(4/5), 300-321

An examination of factors that surround families’ switch between child care providers, and service providers’ perceptions of factors that influence switching behavior, based on survey responses from 84 families who had switched child care centers and 107 early childhood service providers from Australia

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Attrition from after school programs: Characteristics of students who drop out
Weisman, Stephanie A., 2001
Prevention Science, 2(3), 201-205

A study comparing the at-risk status of elementary and middle school children who remained in afterschool programs with those who withdrew based on student questionnaires

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Availability of child care in the United States: A description and analysis of data sources
Gordon, Rachel A., 2001
Demography, 38(2), 299-316

A description of various indicators of child care availability across United States communities released by the United States Census Bureau

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Back to the future: The Brownstone and FutureLink after-school programs for homeless children
Institute for Children and Poverty, 2001
New York: Homes for the Homeless.

A discussion of the Brownstone/FutureLink program and its approach to the academic encouragement of homeless children

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Barriers to inclusive child care: Research study findings and recommendations
WestEd. Center for Prevention and Early Intervention, 2001
Sacramento: California Children and Families Commission.

A study of the potential barriers faced by children with special needs and their families in accessing and succeeding in child care.

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Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Early Education and Development, 12(4), 545-576

A study of a large sample of three-year-old children relating ethnic background, three levels of family income, family characteristics and experiences in child care to child development

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Benefits and risks of reverse inclusion for preschoolers with and without disabilities: Parents' perspectives
Rafferty, Yvonne, 2001
Journal of Early Intervention, 24(4), 266-286

An inquiry into the benefits of combining children with and without disabilities in preschool, based on a sample of 244 preschool aged children attending a community-based reverse inclusion program in New York State

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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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