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The 30-second effect: An experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolers
Borzekowski, Dina L. G., 2001
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 101(1), 42-46

A study of the influence of televised food commercials on preschool children's food preferences among a sample of 40 Head Start children in northern California

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Accountability for after-school care: Devising standards and measuring adherence to them
Beckett, Megan, 2001
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A report evaluating school-based after-school programs administered by Stone Soup Child Care Programs, using a methodology and instruments developed from a review of good after-school program practices

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''Are two better than one?'': The impact of years in Head Start on child outcomes, family environment, and reading at home
Ritblatt, Shulamit, 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(4), 525-537

An examination of the relationship between length of participation in Head Start and family and child outcomes, using data collected by the Neighborhood House Association Head Start Program of San Diego County

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Assessing child-care quality with a telephone interview
Holloway, Susan D., 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(2), 165-189

A test of the viability of telephone surveys as an alternative to direct observation methods to assess quality in child care sites, based on a comparison of assessments of 89 family child-care homes and 92 centers using both methods

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Barriers to inclusive child care: Research study findings and recommendations
WestEd. Center for Prevention and Early Intervention, 2001
Sacramento: California Children and Families Commission.

A study of the potential barriers faced by children with special needs and their families in accessing and succeeding in child care.

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Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Early Education and Development, 12(4), 545-576

A study of a large sample of three-year-old children relating ethnic background, three levels of family income, family characteristics and experiences in child care to child development

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Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

An interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, analyzing child and family outcomes through the first two years of children's lives.

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Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families: Volume I. Technical report
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

An evaluation of the effectiveness of Early Head Start programs in improving children's outcomes, based on a national assessment of 3,000 children at 17 sites

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Change in family income-to-needs matters more for children with less
Dearing, Eric, November/December 2001
Child Development, 72(6), 1779-1793

An examination of changes in family income-to-needs and its effect on young children's cognitive, language, and behavioral development and outcomes using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Characteristics of families enrolled in an isolated, mountain Head Start program: Managing social capital
Harr, Judith, 2001
Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 24(2), 117-135

A study of Head Start participating families in a geographically-isolated community in California, identifying their educational, religious, financial and neighborhood characteristics

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Child care
Klerman, Jacob Alex, 2001
In Welfare reform in California: State and county implementation of CalWORKs in the second year (pp. 197-236). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

An examination of child care issues, including quality, staff training, availability, and cost, in the policy and legislative context of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA) and California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) welfare reform efforts, with an analysis of related state and county-level concerns

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Child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Child Development, 72(5), 1478-1500

A study of how time spent in child care, child care quality, and availability of peers relate to children's peer social competence at 23 and 36 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Child care and common communicable illnesses: Results from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 155(4), 481-488

An examination of the relationship between experiences in child care and communicable illnesses (gastrointestinal tract illness, upper respiratory tract infection, and ear infections or otitis media) through a child's first 3 years of life, and an investigation of the relationship between the increased frequency of these illnesses and language development, school readiness, and behavior problems

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Child-care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Developmental Psychology, 37(6), 847-862

An analysis of the relationship between family factors and infant and toddler child care experiences and preschool attachment, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Child care fiscal policy analysis: Analyzing options to focus the state's existing resources to serve the state's neediest families
Wright, Michael A., 2001
Sacramento: California State and Consumer Services Agency.

An analysis of how hypothetical changes to child care eligibility, fee, and subsidy policies in California would affect the state's ability to provide child care for children from low-income families

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Child care: States increased spending on low-income families
United States. General Accounting Office, 2001
(GAO-01-293). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

A study of how states spend child care funds made available through Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and how they provide child care subsidies to eligible families.

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Child care, subsidy receipt and state of residence: Comparisons by age and parent work schedule
Georges, Annie, December 2001
Paper presented to the 23rd Annual Research Conference of the Association for Public Policy, Analysis and Management, Washington, DC, November

A study of the differences in child care arrangements as it relates to costs of care and state of residence among children in families eligible for subsidies

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A comparative report on the frequency and types of human service licensing inspections: A cross-system study of assisted living, child care, developmental disabilities and child residential facilities
Kroh, Karen E., 2001
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

Results from a 2001 survey of the frequency and types of licensing inspections in 93 assisted living, special needs and residential child care facilities in the United States, the Virgin Islands and Canada

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Does child care assistance matter?: The effects of welfare and employment programs on child care for preschool- and young school-aged children
Crosby, Danielle A., 2001
(The Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 3). New York: MDRC.

An examination of the effects of welfare and employment policies on child care outcomes for single parents, and their preschool- to young school-aged children, using data from experimental programs implemented between the late 1980s and the mid-1990s

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Early effects of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program
Minkovitz, Cynthia Schaffer, 2001
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 155(4), 470-479

An evaluation of the implementation and effects of The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program for children aged 2 to 4, focusing on services received, satisfaction with services, and parent practices

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The economic impact of the child care industry in California
Moss, Steven, Fall 2001
Oakland, CA: National Economic Development and Law Center.

An analysis of the economic impact of the 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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Education for four-year-olds: State initiatives [Supplement to Technical Report No. 2 (California & Ohio)]
Gallagher, James J., 2001
Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.

An inquiry into public policies regarding pre-kindergarten in Ohio and California, with a focus on facilitators and obstacles

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Effects on multiracial awareness by an anti-bias curriculum implemented with first graders
Gonzalez, Monica M., January 2001
Unpublished master's thesis, California State University, Long Beach

A study of the degree to which multiracial awareness is present among first graders who have been exposed to an anti-bias curriculum

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Father participation in early education programs
Turbiville, Vicki P., 2001
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 21(4), 223-231

A survey to determine the preferred forms of participation by fathers in their children’s early education programs, based on a random sample of 318 fathers from six states

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A fragile foundation: State child care assistance policies
Schulman, Karen, 2001
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

A report on state-level child care assistance policies and changes that have occurred between 1995 and 2001, examining the impact of policies on families' access to care and child care choices.

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