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ACF-OPRE report: A year in Head Start: Children, families and programs
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments from fall 2006 through spring 2007, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula and activities, based on data collected from a sample of 60 Head Start programs, 135 centers, 410 classrooms, 365 teachers, and 3,315 children and their parents

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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: The Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Evaluation Toolkit
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August, 2011
(OPRE Report 2011-31). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A guide to planning and conducting child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) evaluations

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Design options for the assessment of Head Start quality enhancements: Final report. Volume I
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A study of quality enhancement and assessment designs for Head Start programs

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Design options for the assessment of Head Start quality enhancements: Final report. Volume II: Measurement options for the assessment of Head Start quality enhancements
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Proposed measures of quality enhancements for Head Start programs

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Supporting quality in home-based child care: Initiative design and evaluation options
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 30, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A discussion of strategies for the implementation and evaluation of programs and initiatives that support home-based child care

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Sustaining employment among low income parents: Options for child care research: Final
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A summary and critique of three research reviews examining the effects of child care cost, quality, and flexibility on labor force participation among low income families

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Sustaining employment among low income parents: The problems of inflexible jobs, child care and family support: A research review
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 31 December, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A review of research examining the relationship between employment retention and flexibility in family support, jobs, and child care arrangements among low-income families

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Sustaining employment among low income parents: The role of child care costs and subsidies: A research review: Final
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A review of research on the relationship between child care costs and the employment of low income parents, focusing on the role of child care subsidy policy to make child care more affordable and available

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Sustaining employment among low income parents: The role of quality in child care: A research review: Final
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A review of research on the relationship between child care quality and low income parents' employment decisions, addressing issues of quality definition, measurement, perspectives, availability, cost, and policy, with recommendations for further study

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Research Connections is supported by grant #90YE0104 from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the National Center for Children in Poverty and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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