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Early learning left out: An examination in public investments in education and development by child age
Voices for America's Children, 2004
Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

A report comparing levels of public investment in early learning to investment in education for other age groups across 12 states

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The state of preschool: 2004 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2004
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2002-2003 program year

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Effects of viewing the television program Between the Lions on the emergent literacy skills of young children
Linebarger, Deborah L., June 2004
Journal of Educational Psychology, 96(2), 297-308

An examination of the impact of an educational television series featuring literacy instruction on the literacy skills of kindergarten and first-grade children

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State policy as an influence on the participation of young children with medical needs in childcare
Bruder, Mary Beth, 2004
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 24(2), 68-75

An examination of state policies that affect the participation of children with complex medical needs in licensed child care, based on interviews with informants from a wide range of state departments and agencies

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Multiple pathways to early academic achievement
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2004
Harvard Educational Review, 74(10), 1-29

A longitudinal study of how parenting, child care, and individual characteristics shaped children's academic and social abilities from birth to first grade, using date from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

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Are child developmental outcomes related to before- and after-school care arrangements?: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2004
Child Development, 75(1), 280-295

A study determining the effects of family factors, child care types, and child care hours on children's functioning, utilizing data from the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (SECC)

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TANF and child care programs: HHS lacks adequate information to assess risk and assist states in managing improper payments
United States. General Accounting Office, 2004
(GAO-04-723). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

A discussion of what selected states have done to manage improper payments in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs, and what Health and Human Services (HHS) has done to assess risk and assist states in managing improper payments

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Type of child care and children's development at 54 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(2), 203-230

An investigation of the factors that contribute to parents' child care decision-making, and the effects of child care settings on child outcomes, funded by the NICHD Early Child Care Research Network

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The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States
Brandon, Peter D., 2004
International Migration, 42(2), 65-87

A comparison of the use of child care arrangements among immigrant families to non-immigrant families

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Nonstandard work schedules and child care decisions: Evidence from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
Han, Wen-Jui, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(2), 231-256

A study of the relationship between parents' work schedules and child care arrangements, using longitudinal data collected by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Early Child Care Research Network

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Self-reported depression in nonfamilial caregivers: Prevalence and associations with caregiver behavior in child-care settings
Hamre, Bridget, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(2), 297-318

A study of the prevalence of depression among nonfamilial child care providers and the associations between depression rates and the quality of provider-child interactions, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (SECC)

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Child care: State efforts to enforce safety and health requirements
United States. Government Accountability Office, 2004
(GAO-04-786). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Accountability Office.

A report by the Government Accountability Office to House Representative Sander M Levin regarding the regulation of child care health and safety requirements in states supported by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

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Strengthening Latino parental involvement forming community-based organizations/school partnership
Osterling, Jorge P, 2004
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2(1), 270-284

A discussion of the use of partnerships between schools and Latino community-based organizations to improve the involvement of Latino parents in children’s schooling

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On childcare as a support for maternal employment wages and hours
Bub, Kristen L., 2004
Journal of Social Issues, 60(4), 819-834

An examination of the relationship between mothers' use of child care and maternal employment wages and hours, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD)

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Family income and its relation to preschool children's adjustment for families in the NICHD study of early child care
Mistry, Rashmita S., 2004
Developmental Psychology, 40(5), 727-745

A longitudinal study examining the relation between family income and family processes to child outcomes, investigating whether income has a greater impact for children from low income families

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Child-care selection from birth to age three: The influence of family economy, demographics, and parenting attitudes
Wolf, Anne, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Two studies using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development examined family variations in timing and type of children's initial child care arrangements and then variations in amount of hours spent in child care per week from birth to age three

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Incomes and outcomes in early childhood
Taylor, Beck A., 2004
Journal of Human Resources, 39(4), 980-1007

An examination of the relationship between household income and developmental outcomes in early childhood, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care (NICHD SECC)

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An investigation of the impact of child care quality on child outcomes using structural equation modeling
Cutler, Jared C., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Utah State University, Logan

An evaluation of the relations among child care quality, family and child characteristics, and child outcomes using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (SECC)

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Teacher-child relationships and children's success in the first years of school
Pianta, Robert C., 2004
School Psychology Review, 33(3), 444-458

An examination of teacher-child relationships in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade, investigating the association between the relationships and children's socioemotional development and academic achievements in school

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Does class size in first grade relate to children's academic and social performance or observed classroom processes?
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, September 2004
Developmental Psychology, 40(5), 651-664

An assessment of the amount that first grade class size predicted child outcomes and observed classroom processes using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Status of efforts to increase the qualifications of Head Start teachers
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 2004
(OEI-07-01-00560). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.

A study assessing factors contributing to Head Start programs’ progress and experiences in increasing teachers’ qualifications

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Transition strategies: Continuity and change in the lives of infants and toddlers
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2004
(Early Head Start Program Strategies). Washington, DC: Early Head Start National Resource Center.

A study of the impact of school transition changes in the lives of infants and toddlers from early Head Start programs

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Executive functioning at 54 months: Is it predicted by varying levels of quality child care at 6, 24, and 36 months
Foster, Rachel E., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

An investigation into the influence of child care quality and caregiver characteristics on children’s attention span and impulse control, based on a subsample of 174 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care

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