Alameda Child Development Corps: Year 1 qualitative implementation study report
Caspary, Kyra, 2002
Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.
An implementation evaluation of the first year of the Alameda County Child Development Corp program to increase professional development and retention among child care workers.
Reports & Papers
An analysis of an after-school service-learning program for elementary school children
Tannenbaum, Sally C., 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California State University, Fresno
A investigation of the impact of Dare to Dream, a service-learning program, on elementary school children's academic achievements, social behavior, and attitudes as compared with these characteristics of children who participated in other after-school programs
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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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Butte County: Assessing child care economics, needs and transportation: Community needs profile
National Economic Development and Law Center (U.S.), 2002
Oakland, CA: National Economic Development and Law Center.
A study on demographics, use, and demand for child care in Butte County, California
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Butte County: Assessing child care economics, needs and transportation: Economic impact report
Butte County (Calif.). Child Development Programs and Services, 2002
Oroville, CA: Butte County, Child Development Programs and Services.
A study on the economic impact of the child care market in Butte County, California
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Butte County: Assessing child care economics, needs and transportation: Transportation study
National Economic Development and Law Center (U.S.), 2002
Oakland, CA: National Economic Development and Law Center.
An economic analysis of the links between the costs of transportation and child care in terms of income, employment and educational opportunities, and recommendations for better integration of child care and transportation
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California's young children: Demographic, social, and economic conditions
Reed, Deborah, 2002
California Counts: Population Trends and Profiles, 4(2).
An overview of the social and economic well-being of young children as it relates to parental education, employment, family income, and health insurance in California
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California master plan for education: School readiness
California. School Readiness Working Group, 2002
Sacramento: California Legislature, Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan for Education--Kindergarten through University.
A California state report detailing long term plans designed to improve academic achievement and children's school readiness through three objectives: quality early childhood care and education, family involvement, and comprehensive health care
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Caregiver and peer responses to children with language and motor disabilities in inclusive preschool programs
Harper, Lawrence V., 2002
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(2), 148-166
An examination of child care providers' responses to young children with special needs as compared with typically developing children, using a sample of four different groups of children (motor impaired, speech impaired, modest motor/speech impairments, and typically developing) who attended one of two child care programs
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Caregiver training and classroom quality in child care centers
Burchinal, Margaret, 2002
Applied Developmental Science, 6(1), 2-11
A study of the association between classroom quality and both formal education and informal training of caregivers, based on data from 533 child care center classrooms in four states
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CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Descriptive findings from the child care subsidy interview
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-2). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.
A survey of of current and former CalWORKs participants on subsidy use and child care selection in California
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CDSS-PACE Child Care Planning Project: Findings from the child care providers focus groups
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-1). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.
A study of the effects of the child care subsidy system and the CalWORKs program on licensed and license-exempt child care providers in California
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Child care choices for working families: Examining child care choices of Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 members working in San Francisco's hospitality industry
King, Carlise, 2002
San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).
A study examining the links between parental employment schedules, care decisions, cost of child care and demographics amongst members in Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 2 of San Francisco and their children
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Child care demand and supply under CalWORKS: The early impacts of welfare reform for California's children, 1998-2000
Hirshberg, Diane, 2002
(Working Paper Series 02-3). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.
An overview of the effects of welfare reform and capacity building efforts on the supply and demand of child care in California
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Child care: States have undertaken a variety of quality improvement initiatives, but more evaluations of effectiveness are needed
United States. General Accounting Office, 2002
(GA0-02-897). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.
An examination of the types and effectiveness of quality improvement initiatives implemented by states with 4 percent set-aside and other funds, based on surveys from Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agencies in 42 states, supplemented by case studies from 5 states selected to represent variations in geographic location, population density, child care quality improvement initiatives, state income distribution, licensing caseloads, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) fund usage, and state licensing requirements
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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 and the employment of welfare recipients
Meyers, Marcia K., 2002
Demography, 39(1), 165-179
A study examining the probability that low-income single mothers in California will receive child care subsidies and the effect this has on their labor market activity
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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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The costs and benefits of after school programs: The estimated effects of the After School Education and Safety Program Act of 2002
Brown, William O., 2002
Claremont, CA: Rose Institute of State and Local Government.
An analysis of the costs and benefits of California's After School and Education Safety Act of 2002, which, if implemented, will expand funding to after school programs; a discussion of the Act's estimated benefits is included
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Development of academic skills from preschool through second grade: Family and classroom predictors of developmental trajectories
Burchinal, Margaret, 2002
Journal of School Psychology, 40(5), 415-436
A study of the relationship between 511 children's acquisition of academic skills from preschool to second grade and their experiences with parents and teachers, based on data from the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study, spanning child care centers in four states
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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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Early childhood educators' sense of efficacy and the organizational climate in which they work
Merino, Teresa Lugo, 2002
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
An examination of early childhood educators' perceived self efficacy and how it informs their assessment of their work environments' organizational climate
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The economic impact of child care in Alameda County: A growing industry supporting the local economy
Alameda County Child Care Planning Council, 2002
Oakland, CA: Alameda County Child Care Planning Council.
An updated version of a similar report from 1998 that examines the economic impact of the child care industry on the local economy, the unique challenges and characteristics of the industry, and the roles of both private and public sectors in supporting it
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