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Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report An evaluation of a joint Air Force-National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies initiative to increase the supply of high-quality family child care in civilian communities near Air Force bases by implementing the Air Force model of family child care among local providers |
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Can consumers detect lemons?: An empirical analysis of information asymmetry in the market for child care A study and comparison of parent and trained observer ratings of child care quality based on data from a stratified random sample of infant-toddler and preschool classrooms in approximately 100 child care centers |
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Can consumers detect lemons?: An empirical analysis of information asymmetry in the market for child care An examination of the influence of asymmetrical information and adverse selection on the quality of available child care, as well as parents' ability to discern different qualities of care, based on data gathered from 228 infant and toddler classrooms and 518 preschool rooms from 100 programs in California, Colorado, Connecticut, and North Carolina |
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A center piece of the preK puzzle: Providing state prekindergarten in child care centers An examination of the benefits and challenges for child care centers providing state-funded prekindergarten program services, with policies and strategies for increasing child care center provision of prekindergarten services, based on interviews with child care center directors |
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Child care work environments: The relationship with learning environments A study of the relationship between classroom global quality and the quality of the workplace environment for teachers, based on data collected from 225 teachers at 26 preschools |
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Child care work environments: The relationship with learning environments A study of the correlations between global quality and organizational climate among staff, based on a survey of child care directors and teachers at 30 child care centers across the state of North Carolina |
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Common vision, different paths: Five states’ journeys toward comprehensive prenatal-to-five systems An examination of the people, perspectives, processes, and products of the comprehensive and coordinated systems for children aged prenatal to five in California, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania |
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Depressive symptoms in young adults: The influences of the early home environment and early educational child care An examination of the relationship among depressive symptoms in young adults, quality of early home environment and early educational child care using adults from the age-21 longitudinal follow up of participants in the Abecedarian study |
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Development and reliability of an observation method to assess food intake of young children in child care A discussion of the development and testing of a structured observation system for assessing dietary intake of young children in child care settings |
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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Year 5 report (July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006): Children's outcomes & program quality in the fifth year An evaluation of the 2003-2004 and 2005-2006 years of the North Carolina More at Four program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that addresses characteristics of local programs, quality of services provided, and participant outcomes, based on monthly program reports, classroom observations, and child assessments |
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Hand-washing and diapering equipment reduces disease among children in out-of-home child care centers An examination of the impact of the installation of equipment for diaper-changing, hand-washing, and food preparation that is specifically designed to reduce the transmission of infectious agents on the rate of diarrheal illness among children and their teachers in child care centers |
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More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program progress report to the North Carolina General Assembly A summary of the 2006/2007 implementation of North Carolina's More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program for at risk four-year-olds |
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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Final report A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state and local policies on families' choices |
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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: State and Community Substudy: Final report A study of ongoing changes in state and community policies for meeting the child care needs of low-income families as a result of welfare reform implementation, including child care subsidy use and expenditures from 1997 to 2001 and child care subsidy policies and their administration from 1999 to 2002, based on administrative records, policy manuals, and key informant interviews from 17 states and 25 communities |
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Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC): Results from a pilot intervention A study of the influence of a nutrition and physical activity environmental intervention on a convenience sample of 15 intervention and 4 comparison child care centers in 8 counties across North Carolina |
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An observational study of the potential exposures of preschool children to pentachlorophenol, bisphenol-A, and nonylphenol at home and daycare An observational examination of preschool children's potential exposure to pentachlorophenol, bisphenol-A, and nonylphenol in both their home environments as well as child care settings |
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Oral health promotion, prevention, & treatment strategies for Head Start families: Early findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol. II. Site profiles Interim findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on 1) interviews with program directors, 2) a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and 3) site visits. This volume is based on data from the first source |
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Parents and the high price of child care: 2007 update A study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies |
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Practices and policies: Market rate surveys in states, territories, and tribes Findings from a study examining current child care market rate survey methods, practices, and policies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, territories, and tribes, including descriptions of challenges faced by jurisdictions in conducting surveys, and methods of providing study data |
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Preschool predictors of the need for early remedial and special education services An examination of child related predictors (sociodemographic factors, cognitive development, child behavior) in terms of their relation to teacher recommendations for early placement in special education classes |
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Quality in inclusive and noninclusive infant and toddler classrooms A comparison of the quality and a search for predictors of high quality in of inclusive and non-inclusive infant and toddler classrooms |
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School readiness: A multifaceted, developmental approach A study of patterns of children's school readiness, the relationship of children's early child care experiences to their school readiness and success, the relationship of children's school readiness to their school success, and the role of family risk factors in children's school readiness, based on analysis of data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development |
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Special education referral, evaluation, and placement practices for preschool English language learners An investigation of the special needs evaluation, referral, and placement process for preschool-aged English language learners (ELL), based on questionnaire responses from 140 teachers and administrators at 31 early childhood programs |
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The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state-funded preschool programs for children ages three and four, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2006-2007 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs |
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State survey analysis report A study of states' policies and procedures used to identify, measure, and reduce improper payments in the administration of the Child Care and Development Fund |
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