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21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Implementation report: January-June 2003
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, February 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An implementation evaluation of Michigan's first 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program documents and administrator surveys and interviews

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21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Mid-year implementation report: July 2003-February 2004
Bates, Laura V., February 10, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An implementation evaluation of Michigan's 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program director surveys

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Can child care assistance in welfare and employment programs support the employment of low-income families?
Gennetian, Lisa A., 2004
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(4), 723-743

An investigation of different welfare and employment programs with child care assistance policies and their effects on employment rates and child care decisions of low income families

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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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Child care as a barrier to employment
Ananat, Elizabeth O., 2004
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy.

An analysis of the relationship between labor market, health, family, and child care problems and work outcomes for a random sample of mothers receiving cash assistance in an urban Michigan county in February 1997

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Child care services in the JOBS program
Hagen, Jan, 2004
Children and Youth Services Review, 26(8), 697-710

A study on the implementation of child care services under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program from 1990 to 1992 in 10 states.

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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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Childcare subsidies and the transition from welfare to work
Danziger, Sandra K., 2004
Family Relations, 53(2), 219-228

A study of the relationship between child care subsidy receipt and mothers' work experiences of welfare recipients in an urban Michigan county

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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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Family advocates' perspectives on the early academic success of children born to low-income adolescent mothers
Luster, Tom, 2004
Family Relations, 53(1), 68-77

A qualitative study focusing on family influences on the academic success of first-grade children born to 139 low-income adolescent mothers

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Intergenerational impacts of early childhood education
Belfield, Clive R., 2004
Washington, DC: Committee for Economic Development.

A study of the impacts of parental childhood participation in early childhood education programs on their own children, based on data from the longitudinal study of the High Scope/Perry Preschool Program

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Predictors of academic motivation in first grade among children born to low-income adolescent mothers
Luster, Tom, 2004
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(2), 337-353

An analysis of the factors associated with individual differences in academic motivation among children born to low-income adolescent mothers

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Preferences and perceptions about getting support expressed by low-income fathers
Summers, Jean Ann, 2004
Fathering, 2(1), 61-82

A survey of fathers of children participating in Early Head Start to determine their perceptions of available supports for enhancing their fathering roles

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Private safety net: Childcare resources from the perspective of rural low-income families
Katras, Mary Jo, 2004
Family Relations, 53(2), 201-209

A journal article on the strategies used by and challenges facing low-income rural families' in their attempts to access child care resources to meet their needs

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Realizing the potential: Final report of the Michigan Full-Day Preschool Program Comparison Study
Jurkiewicz, Theodore C., 2004
Ypsilanti, MI: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation.

An analysis of the Michigan Full-Day Preschool Program comparison study

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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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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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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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Status report on state implementation efforts: Southern regional action plan to improve the quality of early care and education
Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care, 2004
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.

A survey of actions taken by southern states to implement a regional action plan to improve child care and early education quality

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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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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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Technology: A tool for knowledge construction in a Reggio Emilia inspired teacher education program
Hong, Seong B., 2004
Early Childhood Education Journal, 32(2), 87-94

A description of the application of technology to Reggio Emilia inspired early childhood and teacher education programs as a tool to aid representation of ideas, collaboration among a specific learning community, visualization of learning experiences, and communication of learning to a broader community

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