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			National evaluation of family support programs: Final report Volume A: The meta-analysis United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, April 2001 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Findings from an analysis of the results of the mass of research studies and evaluations of family support interventions conducted within the last 25-30 years, including assessment of the collective outcomes of the primary research and of the effectiveness of the programs studied	Reports & Papers
			Packaging support for low-income families: Policy variation across the United States Meyers, Marcia K., 2001 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 20(3), 457-483 An analysis of variations in state level social policy packages that provide support for low-income families with children	Reports & Papers
			You bet I care!: Policies and practices in Canadian family child care agencies Doherty, Gillian, 2001 Guelph, Ontario, Canada: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being. An examination of the ways Canadian family child care agencies monitor, supervise, and support child care providers, and furnish support to families, based on a questionnaire distributed to agencies in Alberta, Ontario and Qu�bec	Reports & Papers
			Multisite Parents as Teachers evaluation: Experiences and outcomes for children and families Wagner, Mary, June 2001 Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. An evaluation of the effect of the Parents as Teachers (PAT) home-visiting program in helping parents support positive child development, based on a sample of 667 families with infants ages birth through 8 months from three program sites	Reports & Papers
			Securing our future: Planning what we want for our youngest children Massachusetts. Department of Education. Early Learning Services, 2001 Malden, MA: Massachusetts, Department of Education. A report describing the system of early care and education in Massachusetts, with research-based recommendations for improving it	Reports & Papers
			Helpers, mothers, and preachers: The multiple roles and discourses of family child care providers in an African-American community Bromer, Juliet, 2001 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(3), 313-327 An interview-based analysis of advice and information seven African American family child care providers offer to low income parents	Reports & Papers
			Early Head Start and child care partnerships: Working together to serve infants, toddlers, and their families Buell, Martha J., 2001 Young Children, 56(3), 7-12 A description of strategies for formal partnership between community-based child care and Early Head Start programs in Delaware	Reports & Papers
			Child care: Inclusion as enrichment Brennan, Eileen M., 2001 Focal Point, 15(2), 46-50. An exploration of the benefits of including children with emotional and behavioral problems into normal child care settings	Reports & Papers
			Children's centres: Exploring the costs and delivering of a national scheme Holtermann, Sally, 2001 (Facing the Future: Policy Papers No. 1). London: Daycare Trust. A discussion of the logistics behind a national provision for early childhood education and care services in England	Reports & Papers
			Early Excellence Centre pilot programme: Annual evaluation report 2000 Bertram, Tony, February 2001 (Research Report No. 258). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Employment. An evaluation of the Early Excellence Centres pilot program, discussing early evidence on functioning, program effectiveness, program design and implementation, and highlighting key issues for future development and improvements	Reports & Papers
			Services received by children and families entering early intervention United States. Department of Education, 2001 In To assure the free appropriate public education of all children with disabilities: Twenty-third annual report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (pp. III-47--III-57). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. A survey of the services received by disabled infants and toddlers under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including types of services, locations where services are provided, types of service providers, reasons families report when missing services, and perceived progress toward Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) outcomes	Reports & Papers
			Welfare-to-work transitions for parents of infants: In-depth study of eight communities [Final report] United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2001 Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. A qualitative study of the relationship between various child care policies and the ability of low income parents of infants to meet the work or school requirements for receipt of public assistance, based on interviews with service providers and both teenage and adult parents receiving Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) from 8 purposively-selected communities across 6 states	Reports & Papers
			The role of the private market in day-care provision for children in need Dillon, Jean, 2001 Social Policy & Administration, 35(2), 127-144 A study of the role that the private market plays in day care provision for children in need	Reports & Papers
			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.	Reports & Papers
			Stacking the deck: The relationship between reliable child care and lone mothers' attachment to the labour force Mason, Robin, 2001 Toronto, Canada: Campaign 2000. An exploration of the influence of family life and child care needs on the employment decisions of single mothers, based on interviews with 95 low-income mothers in Canada	Reports & Papers
			National report, Hungary: Mapping of care services and the care workforce Korintus, Marta, December 2001 London: University of London, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Care Work in Europe. An examination of employment and services in Hungary's care industries, covering child care, respite and long term care for youth, and care for the elderly and the disabled	Reports & Papers
			National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being: State child welfare agency survey: Report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 2001 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) describing available children�s welfare services, based on a survey of 46 state administrators delivering welfare services to children	Reports & Papers
			State legislative investments in school-age children and youth Langford, Barbara, 2001 Washington, DC: Finance Project. A discussion of policy approaches towards the funding of programs for children outside of school time	Reports & Papers
			Socializations for infants and toddlers in the Early Head Start home-based program option United States. Head Start Bureau, 2001 (Early Head Start Program Strategies). Washington, DC: Early Head Start National Resource Center. A discussion of the benefits of group-oriented Early Head Start services focused on the parent-child relationship to the socialization of infants	Reports & Papers
			Non-licensed forms of child care in homes: Issues and recommendations for state support Morgan, Gwen, 2001 Boston: Wheelock College, Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives. An overview of non-licensed forms of child care, such as relative and kith care, care by friends and neighbors, and in-home care, plus recommendations for state support of informal care	Reports & Papers
			Research to inform the evaluation of the Early Excellence Centres pilot programme Pascal, Christine, February 2001 (Research Report No. 259). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Employment. A report on the findings from the first evaluation of the Early Excellence Centres pilot program, discussing the foundation of the program's development, a cost benefit analysis of the program, and the findings from the evaluation of the program's effectiveness	Reports & Papers
			Ready for success in kindergarten: A comparative analysis of community beliefs: Preschool and kindergarten parents, teachers, and administrators Feeney, Stephanie, 2001 Honolulu: Hawaii Educational Policy Center. A study of influences contributing to the school readiness of a child, including characteristics and abilities of a child and family, school, and community influences, strategies for parents and educators, and possible integration of cultural background to improve success, and a study surveying parents, educators and administrators on factors and influences on school readiness in Hawaii	Reports & Papers
			Universal prekindergarten in Georgia: A case study of Georgia's lottery-funded pre-k program Raden, Anthony, January, 2001 (Working Paper Series). New York: Foundation for Child Development. A paper describing the development of Georgia's universal prekindergarten program and offering lessons for early education policy makers in other states	Reports & Papers
			Reaching back to create a brighter future: The role of schools in promoting school readiness Halfon, Neal, 2001 Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities. An exploration of ways to integrate early childhood education and care programs to promote school readiness through Proposition 10 in California	Reports & Papers
			Work and welfare: Attitudes, experiences and behaviour of nineteen low-income families Great Britain. Department of Social Security, 2001 (In-House Report No. 76). London: Great Britain, Department of Social Security. An exploration of the experiences of families on welfare and their insight on the inefficiencies of the welfare system, based on interviews of 19 low-income families in England	Reports & Papers

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