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)
Reports & Papers
Building resilience: A study of the academic achievement, school attendance, and self-concept of students in grades 3-5 who participated in a 21st Century Community Learning Center's after-school program
Chappel, Linda J., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
An investigation of the effects of different rates of participation in an after school program on children's perceived competence and social acceptance, reading and mathematics achievements, and school attendance
Reports & Papers
Capital needs survey for the 2003-04 needs and resources assessment
FPG Child Development Institute, 2004
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
A survey of the need for additional physical child care locations in North Carolina counties
Reports & Papers
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 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Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA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
Reports & Papers
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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Child care survey results on funding and related policies in the Southern states
Southern Institute on Children and Families, 2004
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.
Results from a survey of care funding and state-initiated policy changes related to funding shortages in the southern region of the United States
Reports & Papers
Collective management of early childhood programs: Approaches that aim to maximize efficiency, help improve quality and stabilize the industry
Stoney, Louise, 2004
Raleigh, NC: Smart Start National Technical Assistance Center.
A report presenting a catalog of collective management approaches currently used by child care services across the United States
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Compensatory education or maximum feasible participation: Voices of Head Start mothers/teachers from the Blue Ridge Mountain Foothills
Hamlin, Amy K., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
A study using a narrative research approach to examine the impact of Head Start on eight women who are both mothers of Head Start children as well as teachers in the program
Reports & Papers
A contextual approach to the prediction of readiness in an at-risk preschool population
Williford, Amanda P., 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
A study of the factors that influence school readiness for at risk preschool children
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Day care-related outbreaks of Rhamnose-Negative Shigella sonnei: Six states, June 2001-March 2003
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), 2004
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 53(3), 60-63
A report summarizing day-care related shigellosis outbreaks in six states with a description of the laboratory characteristics that link them, underscoring the importance of rapid and coordinated public health responses to isolated outbreaks
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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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Early language and the development of children's reading skills
Poe, Michele, 2004
Journal of School Psychology, 42(4), 315-335
A longitudinal study of African American children's language and reading development to examine the relations among phonological awareness, language skills, print processing skills, and reading development in prekindergarten and in second grade
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The economic impact of the child care industry in North Carolina
Traill, Saskia, 2004
Oakland, CA: National Economic Development and Law Center.
An analysis of the impact of the child care industry on North Carolina's economy to improve efficiency of long term investments in child care industry and increase state's economic competitiveness
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Evaluation report: North Carolina Support Our Students: 2003-2004
EDSTAR, 2004
Raleigh, NC: EDSTAR.
The evaluation of one year of a North Carolina state program designed to encourage quality after school programs for middle school students
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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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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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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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Interdisciplinary personnel preparation: Graduates' use of targeted practices
Crais, Elizabeth R., 2004
Infants and Young Children, 17(1), 82-92
A survey of graduates of two interdisciplinary programs at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill regarding the relevance of their training in their professional lives
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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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More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program progress report to the North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina. More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program, 2004
Raleigh: North Carolina More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program.
A summary of the 2003/2004 implementation of North Carolina's More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program for at risk four-year-olds, reviewing number of children served, staff and teacher professional development, and program funding
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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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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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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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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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