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			After-school programs, antisocial behavior, and positive youth development: An exploration of the relationship between program implementation and changes in youth behavior Weisman, Stephanie A., 11 March, 2003 College Park: University of Maryland, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. A description of important features of after school programs in terms of effects on children's school attendance, academic achievements, and socioemotional development using data from the Maryland After School Community Grant Program	Reports & Papers
			Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards? Kim, Juhee, July/August 2012 Pediatric Dentistry, 34(4), 317-324 A study of state child care regulations in the United States in terms of their inclusion of selected oral health and nutrition standards related to early childhood dental cavities, based on a review of regulations in 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education	Reports & Papers
			Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality Porter, Toni, 2002 New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012) A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)	Reports & Papers
			An assessment of a home-visiting intervention on rural, low-income children's school readiness Schull, Christine P., May 2006 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park An examination of the relationship between infant and family participation in a home visiting program and later school readiness and parental knowledge of infant development	Reports & Papers
			Becoming literate in the city: The Baltimore Early Childhood Projects Serpell, Robert, 2005 New York: Cambridge University Press A longitudinal study examining the literacy development of African American and European American children with low-income and middle-income backgrounds between prekindergarten and third grade	Reports & Papers
			Building momentum--taking action: Southern states collaborate on child care financial aid and quality initiatives Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care, 2002 Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families. A summary of efforts to implement the Southern Regional Task Force on Child Care Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low income families in the South, based on a survey of Task Force members and summaries of a regional child care forum and state site visits	Reports & Papers
			Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, December, 2006 Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Healthy Child Care Consultant Network Support Center. (No longer accessible as of September 12, 2012) A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives	Reports & Papers
			Child care in the southern states: Expanding access to affordable care for low-income families and fostering economic development Stoney, Louise, 2000 Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families. An overview of the financial status of child care in southern United States, which argues that, by allowing both parents to work, child care has contributed to the economic expansion of the nation	Reports & Papers
			Childcare teachers as mentors of parents: Exploration of mentoring practices, teacher competencies and structural supports Karuskina-Drivdale, Svetlana, 2006 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA An exploration of how child care teachers could informally mentor low-income parents to foster parenting skills and knowledge of at-home learning activities, and provide emotional support and motivation for behavior changes, based on interviews with center-based, infant and preschool teachers in low-income communities in District of Columbia area	Reports & Papers
			Child care under the Family Support Act: Early lessons from the states Children's Defense Fund (U.S.), 1992 Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund A study of the Head Start program�s effects on disadvantaged rural students development compared with non-Head Start rural students, based on results from the analysis of variance studies in testing of 144 children in Mississippi enrolled in Head Start I and Head Start II programs, and a non-Head Start control group	Reports & Papers
			Defining school readiness in Maryland: A multi-dimensional perspective Forry, Nicole D., November, 2012 (Publication No. 2012-44). Washington, DC: Child Trends. A comparison of child care center directors', family child care providers', and kindergarten teachers' definitions of school readiness and views on preparing children for school, based on focus groups with 33 center directors, 30 family child care providers, and 22 kindergarten teachers held in Prince George's County and Baltimore City, Maryland	Reports & Papers
			Development of the Baltimore BETTER Family and Community Partnership Belcher, Harolyn M. E., 2002 NHSA Dialog, 5(2&3), 149-173 A study reporting on demographic and service utilization of children and their caregivers enrolled in Head Start Centers participating in the Baltimore Behavioral Enhancement through Training and Treatment to Expand Resiliency Family and Community Partnership program	Reports & Papers
			Early success: Closing the opportunity gap for our youngest learners Weast, Jerry D., 2005 (3rd ed.). Rockville, MD: Montgomery County Public Schools. An overview of the curriculum efficacy of the Early Success and Performance Plan in Maryland�s Montgomery Public schools in promoting child academic development and closing ethnic achievement gaps in 2000	Reports & Papers
			An external evaluation of the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Enhancement Program: Final report MGT of America, Inc., 2004 Tallahassee, FL: MGT of America. An implementation evaluation of the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Enhancement Program, a Maryland initiative to improve the access to and quality of programs for children from birth to age five, as well as improve child outcomes, through early childhood centers (Judy Centers) and accreditation and professional development grants (Enhancement Grants), based on program administrative data, stakeholder surveys, interviews, and focus groups, child assessments, and direct program observation	Reports & Papers
			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.	Reports & Papers
			Getting into the black box: How do low-income parents make choices about early care and education in Maryland? Forry, Nicole D., November, 2012 (Publication No. 2012-42). Washington, DC: Child Trends. A study of low income parents' perceptions of high-quality child care, their priorities in choosing child care arrangements, and their child care decision-making process, based on four focus groups with 41 parents held in Prince George's County and Baltimore City, Maryland	Reports & Papers
			Halting the summer achievement slide: A randomized evaluation of the KindergARTen summer camp Borman, Geoffrey D., Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University, Center for Summer Learning. An assessment of the effectiveness of an established and replicable program, the KindergARTen Camp, in maintaining academic progress throughout summer vacation from school, based on study of 93 public-school students from high-poverty schools in Baltimore	Reports & Papers
			Key influences on the initiation and implementation of inclusive preschool programs Lieber, Joan, 2000 Exceptional Children, 67(1), 83-98 An investigation of barriers and facilitators to the development and implementation of different types of inclusive preschool programs (Head Start, public school, community-based) as described by teachers and administrators	Reports & Papers
			Kindergarten experience: Cognitive effects or socialization? Entwisle, Doris R., 1987 American Educational Research Journal, 24(3), 337-364 A representative sample of the cognitive effects of first-grade children�s performance on the California Achievement Test (CAT) with more kindergarten experience in Baltimore	Reports & Papers
			Literate behaviors in African American Head Start families: A multiple literacies perspective Daniels, Janese K., 2004 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park An examination of the use of home literacy activities in African American Head Start families and the effect of these activities on preschool children's language and literacy development	Reports & Papers
			Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families Adams, Gina, 1998 Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States	Reports & Papers
			Map to Inclusive Child Care: Outcomes for year one University of Connecticut. Health Center. Division of Child and Family Studies, Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut, Health Center, Division of Child and Family Studies. A presentation of outcomes of Map to Inclusive Child Care, an initiative to promote inclusive early childhood education and care in 10 states, including information on educator training, parent awareness, and legislation and policy	Reports & Papers
			Maryland Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment report and strategic plan 2010-2011 Maryland Head Start-State Collaboration Office, Baltimore: Maryland Head Start-State Collaboration Office. An update of an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of Maryland Head Start programs in priority program coordination and content areas such as health and wellness, collaboration and partnerships, child outcomes, and family services, based on a focus group with 7 Head Start leaders	Reports & Papers
			Maryland Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment report and strategic plan: 2009-2010 Maryland Head Start-State Collaboration Office, Baltimore: Maryland Head Start-State Collaboration Office. Findings from an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of early childhood education programs in priority program coordination and content areas such as health and wellness, collaboration and partnerships, child outcomes, and family services, based on a survey of 14 Head Start grantees and 4 delegate agencies in Maryland	Reports & Papers
			Parents and the high cost of child care: 2010 update National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, August, 2010 Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2009, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies	Reports & Papers

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