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			Cracks in the seams: Durability of child care in JOBS welfare-to-work programs Meyers, Marcia K., 1997 Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 18(4), 379-406 An analysis of the integration of targeted child care subsidies and services and transitions for low-income participants in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) welfare-to-work program	Reports & Papers
			Inclusion in child care centers Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, 1997 Early Developments, 1(2) An overview of studies on the inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood settings, highlighting four Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center reports	Other
			Early Developments Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, 1997 Early Developments, 1(1) The first issue of Early Developments, which discusses the activities and findings from ongoing projects by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina, featuring a study rating the quality of center-based child care for 79 African American 12-month-old infants� cognitive and language development	Other
			Father/male involvement in early childhood programs: Issues and challenges McBride, Brent A., 1997 Early Childhood Education Journal, 25(1), 11-15 A discussion of issues and challenges for early childhood educators in terms of encouraging father/male involvement in young children's early education as based on the Illinois project ''Men & Kids''	Other
			Focus University of Wisconsin--Madison. Institute for Research on Poverty, 1997 Focus, 19(1) A newsletter containing articles on issues surrounding the outcomes of early childhood intervention, focusing particularly on long-term outcomes for at-risk children	Other
			National impact evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program: Final report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1997 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. The final report from the National Impact Evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP), which discusses the theoretical aims of the project, as well as the results of the project evaluation	Reports & Papers
			The relationship of family variables to Head Start children's preacademic competence Mantzicopoulos, Panayota, 1997 Early Education and Development, 8(4), 357-375 A study of the impact of family variables on the cognitive ability of children in a Head Start program	Reports & Papers
			Child development services United States. Department of the Army, 1997 A description of the policy and procedures for the establishment of Child Development Services (CDS) under the United States Army	Other
			Parents earning, children learning: Sacramento County local child care plan Sacramento County Local Child Care and Development Planning Council, 1997 Sacramento, CA: Sacramento County Local Child Care and Development Planning Council. A child care needs assessment and development plan for Sacramento County, California	Other
			What do they do all day?: Comprehensive evaluation of a full-day kindergarten Elicker, James, 1997 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(4), 459-480 A two-year longitudinal study of the impact of full-day kindergarten on children's academic achievements and first-grade readiness as compared with children who participated in half-day kindergarten programs; also analyzed are parents' satisfaction levels with the full-day kindergarten curriculum	Reports & Papers
			The Parent-Caregiver Relationship Scale: Rounding out the relationship system in infant child care Elicker, James, January 1997 Early Education and Development, 8(1), 83-100 An account of the development of the Parent-Caregiver Relationship Scale and its field testing on 217 parents and caregivers	Reports & Papers
			Measuring the quality of program environments in Head Start and other early childhood programs: A review and recommendations for future research Love, John M., 1997 (Working Paper No. 97-36). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. A report identifying the dimensions of children's early childhood program experience and instruments to measure them	Other
			The advancing nanny state: Why the government should stay out of child care Olsen, Darcy, 1997 (Policy Analysis No. 285). Washington, DC: Cato Institute. A study critiquing the further implementation of federal child care standards, regulations, and subsidies, advocating a market and parent-driven approach for providing child care services	Other
			Parent-Caregiver Relationship Scale Elicker, James, 1997 Early Education and Development, 8(1), 83-100	Instruments
			Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey Center Director Interview (FACES 1997): Fall 1997 FACES Research Team, Fall 1997 Unpublished instrument	Instruments
			Using local research to change 100 communities for children and families Riley, Dave A., 1997 American Psychologist, 52(4), 424-433 A study of the use of local psychological research data collected in Wisconsin to aid in child development through producing changes in local social institutions serving families by means of developing two pilot programs: latch-key programs for school-age children, and the construction of community distribution-systems with a parenting intervention component	Other
			Welfare reform: Implications of increased work participation for child care United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1997 (GAO/HEHS-97-75). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. A study measuring the extent to which the current child care supply will be sufficient to meet the anticipated demand for care under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, including identifying other challenges that low-income families face in accessing care	Reports & Papers
			National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: Report on Migrant Even Start projects United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 1997 Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates. An evaluation of Migrant Even Start projects in order to increase knowledge of the projects, identify unique program management issues, describe best practices, and assess the appropriateness of implementing Even Start Information System (ESIS) for the projects, based on three site visits in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Arizona	Reports & Papers
			Child care in Canada and Sweden: Policy and politics Mahon, Rianne, 1997 Social Politics, 4(3), 382-418 An analysis of policies affecting child care arrangements in Canada and Sweden	Other
			Social competence: An untapped dimension in evaluating Head Start's success Raver, C. Cybele, 1997 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(4), 363-385 A review of existing studies on children's social skills provides both a general definition of social competence and recommendations to help researchers select methods to evaluate children's social skills	Reports & Papers
			Head Start: Research provides little information on impact of current program United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1997 (GAO/HEHS-97-59). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. A review of previous research on Head Start to determine the extent of the program's effectiveness and the types of studies planned by the Department of Health and Human Services.	Other
			Kindergartners' skills in Smart Start counties in 1995: A baseline from which to measure change Smart Start Evaluation Team, 1997 Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. An evaluation of the impact of Smart Start on children�s skills in kindergarten, based on teacher ratings from forty-three Smart Start participating counties	Reports & Papers

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