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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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Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Final phase I report Findings from the third and fourth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes |
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The determinants and consequences of child care subsidies for single mothers in the USA A study of the effects of child care subsidies on the employment, school, and welfare participation of single mothers following the passage of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) |
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Merced County Constructing Connections: A case study of the ABCD Initiative An account of the implementation of the Constructing Connections Collaborative, an initiative for the development of a system to facilitate the improvement of child care facilities in Merced County, California |
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Riverside County Constructing Connections: A case study for the ABCD Initiative An account of the implementation of the Constructing Connections Collaborative, an initiative for the development of a system to facilitate the improvement of child care facilities in Riverside County, California |
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Evaluation of Preschool for All: Implementation in San Mateo and San Francisco counties: Year 2 report A process evaluation of the implementation of the universal four-year-old prekindergarten initiative Preschool for All in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties, California, based on survey responses of 5 providers in San Mateo County and 21 providers in San Francisco county, and observations of 8 classrooms in each county |
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Exploring cultural differences in children’s exposure to television in home-based child care settings A comparison of patterns of television use in the family child care sites run by 50 African American and 50 Latino child care providers serving children under age 5 in low-income areas of Los Angeles County |
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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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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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Community voices: California preschool directors speak on policy options A survey-based exploration of the views held by the directors of 816 preschools funded by community based organizations in California, focusing on the issues of financing community needs, program improvement, state involvement, and market competition with other institutions |
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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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Nonstandard schedules and young children's behavioral outcomes among working low-income families An examination of how mothers' nonstandard night, weekend, or rotating work schedules affect their preschool children's behavior |
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Child care health consultation programs: Barriers and recommendations A focus-group-based examination of barriers encountered by child care health professionals when trying to implement child care health consultation programs in child care centers |
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The role of grandmothers in the lives of preschoolers growing up in urban poverty An examination of the impact of grandmothers' residential status and child care responsibilities on low income preschool children's cognitive development and academic achievement using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study |
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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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Observed classroom quality profiles in state-funded pre-kindergarten programs and associations with teacher, program, and classroom characteristics An examination of early childhood education classrooms to determine variations in classroom quality as well as differences in program characteristics in terms of teacher characteristics as well as differences in child/adult ratios, program length, and number of enrolled students |
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Spanish-speaking children's social and language development in pre-kindergarten classrooms A discussion of the Spanish and English language interactions that Spanish-speaking children experience in the pre-K classroom in relation to their social and cognitive outcomes, based on data from 345 Spanish-speaking students in pre-K programs |
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Disparities in California's child care subsidy system: A look at teacher education, stability and diversity An analysis comparing characteristics of California child care center workers in centers receiving public funding through vouchers with workers in centers receiving public funding through direct contracts with the state |
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Standardized childhood: The political and cultural struggle over early education An examination of the debate surrounding the state-run expansion and standardization of preschool, based on ethnographic classroom-based research, case studies of universal preschool programs in Oklahoma and Los Angeles, and a critical review of empirical research |
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Getting organized: Unionizing home-based child care providers An examination of statewide efforts to allow home-based child care workers, including licensed family child care providers and regulation-exempt family, friend, and neighbor caregivers receiving subsidies, to join unions |
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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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Teacher characteristics, classroom instruction, and student literacy and language outcomes in bilingual kindergartners An observational study of the effect of teacher quality on student language and literacy achievement in 35 bilingual kindergarten classrooms |
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The afterschool hours: Examining the relationship between afterschool staff-based social capital and student's engagement in LA's BEST A study of the association of strong staff-student relationships with students' academic engagement and future aspirations in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, based on a survey of staff and participating students |
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Fresno County An analysis of the economic impact of the Fresno County, California, child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation |
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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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