The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
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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The best laid plans: Expectations, preferences, and stability of child-care arrangements
A study using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to examine whether timing and extent of the search for child care is associated with stability in child care arrangements
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The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: A report on the third year
A report on the contributions of the Build Initiative in efforts to build statewide systems of early learning and care
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Child care and early childhood education: More information sharing and program review by HHS could enhance access for families with limited English proficiency
A study examining access to, participation in, and efforts to assist with child care for families with limited English proficiency, based on analysis of national data sets, focus groups with parents, state and county site visits, and interviews with officials and experts
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Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
A report of findings on the effect sizes for exclusive maternal care and, for children in child care, for type, quality, and quantity of care, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report
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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Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies
The second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment
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Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies
First of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents
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Does time spent in child care influence risk for unintentional injury?
An investigation of the impact of quantity and quality of child care programs on young children's risk for unintentional injury using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Washington
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 Washington
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The Early Head Start Father Studies: Design, data collection, and summary of father presence in the lives of infants and toddlers
An overview of the Early Head Start Father Studies, describing the study methodology, response rates, father demographics, and father child relationship
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Early intervention in low birth weight premature infants: Results at 18 years of age for the Infant Health and Development Program
Findings from a follow-up study on the persistence of cognitive and behavioral benefits from early childhood program participation in 18-year-olds who were born with low birth weight and participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP)
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Evaluation of awareness and utilization of Kids Matter framework: Stakeholder survey report
A study of early childhood stakeholders' awareness and use of the Kids Matter plan, a framework for building the early childhood system in Washington
State to improve child outcomes, based on a survey of groups and organizations that had been introduced to the plan
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Fathers of U.S. children born in 2001: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
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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How special education preschool graduates finish: Status at 19 years of age
An examination of special education preschool graduates at age 19, investigating their academic achievements and special education status at this point as well as how closely preschool factors (referral categories, preschool abilities, type of preschool curriculum) predicts academic achievements and special education status
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The importance of child care in economic development: A comparative analysis of regional economic linkage
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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K-2 standards and assessments: A 50-state review
A descriptive study of each state's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade content standards and mandatory assessments
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Mother-child bookreading in low-income families: Correlates and outcomes during the first three years of life
An investigation of the impact of mother-child book reading on low income young children's cognitive and language development as well as an examination of book reading in relation to the Early Head Start intervention using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project
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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
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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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Care in the home: A description of family child care and the experiences of the families and children who use it: Wave 1 report
Findings from the first wave of data collection for the In-Depth Study of Family Child Care, a component of the National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families, focusing on parents and their employment and child care experience, family child care providers and their homes as child care environments, and children and their experiences in family child care
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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of four-year undergraduate teacher preparation programs
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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Project DATA for toddlers: An inclusive approach to very young children with autism spectrum disorder
A description of the components of Project DATA (Developmentally Appropriate Treatment for Autism), as well as an examination of the impact of Project DATA on toddlers' cognitive, communicative, self-regulatory, and functioning skills
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Project SELF: Preparing professionals to facilitate self-determination
A description of an action research project designed to foster collaboration between parents and teachers when teaching self-determination skills to young children
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Rush to assessment: The role private early childhood service providers play in assessing child and program outcomes
A study of large, private non-profit and for-profit early childhood service providers' child and program quality assessment efforts, as well as of programs' use of assessment data for management purposes and their experiences of state and national accountability initiatives, based on interviews with senior program executives
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Social acceptance and rejection of preschool children with disabilities: A mixed-method analysis
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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