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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, December 2006
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005

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An assessment of a home-visiting intervention on rural, low-income children's school readiness
Schull, Christine P., May 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park

An examination of the relationship between infant and family participation in a home visiting program and later school readiness and parental knowledge of infant development

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Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report
United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, December, 2006
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Healthy Child Care Consultant Network Support Center. (No longer accessible as of September 12, 2012)

A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives

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Childcare teachers as mentors of parents: Exploration of mentoring practices, teacher competencies and structural supports
Karuskina-Drivdale, Svetlana, 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

An exploration of how child care teachers could informally mentor low-income parents to foster parenting skills and knowledge of at-home learning activities, and provide emotional support and motivation for behavior changes, based on interviews with center-based, infant and preschool teachers in low-income communities in District of Columbia area

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Children caring for themselves and child neglect: When do they overlap?
Zielewski, Erica H., 2006
(Discussion Paper No. 06-03). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A study of how child welfare agencies distinguish between cases of self care and child neglect based on interviews and focus groups with child protective services staff and a review of administrative forms

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Children entering school ready to learn: Maryland school readiness information: 2005-2006 state data
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2006
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.

A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2005

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Compliance with American Academy of Pediatrics and American Public Health Association illness exclusion guidelines for child care centers in Maryland: Who follows them and when?
Copeland, Kristen A., November 2006
Pediatrics, 118(5), 2203-2204

A study of illness exclusion guideline knowledge and compliance for center based child care in a sample of pediatricians, parents, and child care providers in Baltimore, Maryland, evaluating participants' exclusion and inclusion decisions in 6 case vignettes depicting common child care illnesses using American Academy of Pediatrics and American Public Health guidelines

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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research?
Scott-Little, Catherine, 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 153-173

An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness

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Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Maryland
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.

An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Maryland

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Effects of quality early care on school readiness skills of children at risk
Fontaine, Nancy S., 2006
Early Child Development and Care, 176(1), 99-109

A comparative evaluation of the impact of the Judy Center early care and development program on kindergarten performance, focusing on school readiness and achievement of children with special needs

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Fathers of U.S. children born in 2001: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Avenilla, Frank, July 2006
(E.D. Tab, NCES 2006-002). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

Findings from a survey of biological fathers of sampled children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), including data on fathers' demographic characteristics, attitudes about fathering, and involvement in child care

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The importance of child care in economic development: A comparative analysis of regional economic linkage
Warner, Mildred, 2006
Economic Development Quarterly, 20(1), 97-103

An analysis of the regional economic impact of the child care sector, as compared to the agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors, using state-level input-output models

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Increasing quality in early care and learning environments
Fontaine, Nancy S., 2006
Early Child Development and Care, 176(2), 157-169

An assessment of Maryland's Enhancement Grant program, which offered assistance to center based and family child care providers for improvements in curricula, activities and practices, and professional development

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K-2 standards and assessments: A 50-state review
Kauerz, Kristie, June, 2006
Philadelphia: National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force.

A descriptive study of each state's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade content standards and mandatory assessments

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Longitudinal achievement effects of multiyear summer school: Evidence from the Teach Baltimore randomized field trial
Borman, Geoffrey D., Spring 2006
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 28(1), 25-48

An evaluation of the impact of a Teach Baltimore, multiyear summer school program, on the academic achievements of students from high-poverty schools

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Maternal grandmothers as child care providers for rural, low-income mothers: A unique child care arrangement
Reschke, Kathy L., 2006
Journal of Children & Poverty, 12(2), 159-174

An examination of the positive and challenging aspects of grandmothers providing child care for their grandchildren, investigating the experiences of the grandmothers as well as the effects on the sample of low income mothers from rural communities

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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
Carver, Priscilla R., 2006
(E.D. TAB, NCES 2006-076). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care

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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of four-year undergraduate teacher preparation programs
Ray, Aisha, October, 2006
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A study of whether early childhood teacher bachelor's degree requirements meet the developmental and educational needs of children with special needs, racial and ethnic minority children, children from low-income families, immigrant children, and second language learners

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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of state boards of higher education and national professional accreditation organizations
Ray, Aisha, October, 2006
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A study of the diversity-related content and language in state boards' of higher education and professional accreditation organizations' early childhood teacher standards

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Public preschool and maternal labor supply: Evidence from the introduction of kindergartens into American public schools
Cascio, Elizabeth, 2006
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 12179). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A comparative analysis of the effect of the availability of public kindergarten programs on the employment patterns of women with five-year-old children, using data from the 1950 through 1990 Decennial Censuses

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A qualitative analysis of the experiences and perspectives of family child care providers who care for young children with disabilities
Wayne, Tracey S., 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park

An examination of experiences and perspectives of family child care providers caring for young children with special needs, specifically looking at factors that encourage family child care providers to accept young children with special needs into their programs, strategies used by family child care providers to help care for these children, and supports received by family child care providers

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Social acceptance and rejection of preschool children with disabilities: A mixed-method analysis
Odom, Samuel L., November 2006
Journal of Educational Psychology, 98(4), 807-823

A mixed-method examination of young children's behavior in inclusive preschool classrooms, specifically focusing on shared characteristics of socially accepted young children with special needs as well as shared characteristics of socially rejected preschool children with special needs

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