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America Cares for Children and Youth: School-Age Care Needs Assessment and Training Project
Todd, Christine M., 2001
University of Georgia

A project documenting the demand and supply of formal and informal school-age care, particularly for ethnic minority or low-income youth, in inner city and remote rural areas of Georgia. The project also develops and evaluates community needs assessment tools and training protocols for informal caregivers.

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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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An analysis of early literacy assessments used for instruction
Meisels, Samuel J., 2001
(CIERA Report No. 2-013). Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.

A literature review analyzing assessments used to obtain instructionally relevant information about the literacy performance of children in kindergarten through third grade

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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

Reports & Papers


Analysis of TANF spending through the middle of fiscal year 2001
Neuberger, Zoe, 2001
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

An overview of trends of state spending of their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants from the 1996 welfare reform through the middle of fiscal year 2001

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An annotated bibliography of background materials for promoting Early Education for All Children (EEFA): Lessons from the field to inform future action
Vecchiotti, Sara, 2001
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

An annotated bibliography of early education materials focusing on public policies in a comparative perspective, professional development and working conditions, and state and local initiatives.

Bibliographies


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Applying the military model to improve child care in every state, for every child care
Campbell, Nancy D., 2001
Policy & Practice of Public Human Services, 59(3), 8-10

A review of the steps taken by the military to improve its child care system after the enactment of the Military Child Care Act of 1989.

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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 program characteristics linked to child care quality?: Variations in organizational structure
Adams, Diane B., 2001
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 3). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A brief highlighting the findings from a study on the relationship between child care quality and aspects of early childhood centers' organizational structures, including whether or not they receive child care subsidies, number of children enrolled, business type, teacher education and staff turnover

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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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Are we meeting the child care needs of low-income families?
Layzer, Jean I., 2001
Paper presented at the Child Care Funding: How Much Is Needed and Is There Enough? Brookings Forum, Washington, DC.

A presentation based on a study of state child care expenditures that examines the adequacy of these resources in meeting the demand for child care subsidies among low-income families and looks at whether states are trying to serve a larger number of families by encouraging parents to use cheaper forms of care.

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

A report summarizing the methodological issues in developing a cost benefit analysis for early childhood programs and their implications for the Starting Early Starting Smart intervention.

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Assessing the feasibility of family loans for early care and education: Technical report
Davis, Jerry S., 2001
Indianapolis, IN: Lumina Foundation for Education.

An inquiry into the feasibility of adapting higher education loan programs for use by families to fund early childhood education and care

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Assessing the literacy for young children: The case for multiple forms of evidence
Salinger, Terry, 2001
In S. B. Neuman & D. K. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 1, pp. 390-418). New York: Guilford Press

A review of the issues in assessing young children’s literacy and strategies to improve classroom based assessments

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Assessment in early childhood settings: Learning stories
Carr, Margaret, 2001
London: Paul Chapman Publishing

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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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Assessment of Children's Emotions Scales
Schultz, David, March 2001
Development and Psychopathology, 13(1), 53-67

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Assessment of Practices in Early Elementary Classrooms
Hemmeter, Mary Louise, 2001
New York: Teachers College Press [Primary source]

Instruments


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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 basics: Essential components of an American early care and education system
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, 2001
Albany, NY: Winning Beginning NY.

An exploration of the elements required to create a quality system of early childhood education and care services in the United States

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