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			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
			Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study United States. Head Start Bureau, 2000 Washington, DC: U.S. Head Start Bureau. An overview of the impact, on children, families, schools, and communities, of 31 local demonstration programs, conducted as part of the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, in 30 states and the Navajo Nation from the 1991-92 school year through the 1997-98 school year, and implementing major initiatives related to: parent involvement; educational enhancement; family social support services; and health and nutrition	Reports & Papers
			Building partnerships between Early Head Start grantees and family child care providers: Lessons from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care project: Final report United States. Office of Head Start, 12 December, 2011 Washington, DC: U.S. Office of Head Start. An evaluation of Early Head Start (EHS) for Family Child Care, a project to support partnerships between EHS grantees and family child care providers, that examines the characteristics of participating grantees and providers, the implementation, types, and sustainability of the partnerships, and lessons learned, based on project administrative data, interviews with 13 partnership teams, descriptive quality indicators and Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data, and project documents	Reports & Papers
			A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 31, 2010 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care	Reports & Papers
			Building a sustainable future: Analysis of the fiscal resources supporting children from birth through age 8 in Michigan Silloway, Torey, May 2010 Washington, DC: Finance Project. An analysis of state allocated resources and expenditures for programs for children aged birth through eight years old in Michigan	Reports & Papers
			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.	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
			Putting it together: A guide to financing comprehensive services in child care and early education Johnson-Staub, Christine, August, 2012 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. An examination of sources of federal funding for comprehensive services in early childhood settings, with examples of promising collaborations as part of state and local funding models, based on interviews with national experts, as well as with policymakers, advocates, and administrators	Reports & Papers
			The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: A report on the third year Bruner, Charles, April, 2006 Cross Lanes, WV: Building Initiative. A report on the contributions of the Build Initiative in efforts to build statewide systems of early learning and care	Reports & Papers
			The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook Barnett, W. Steven, 2003 New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research. The first of a series of annual reviews 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 2001-2002 program year	Reports & Papers
			Special education preschool: Perceptions of the parent participation and education component Ludwig, Denise Ann, June 2009 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo A study of parent and provider perceptions of parent participation in the education component of Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) and a second study of relationships between growth in language development, motor skills, social skills, and parent participation in ECSE programs and services, based on interviews with 24 parents and early intervention professionals and an analysis of individual educational plans of 120 children	Reports & Papers
			Maternal grandmothers as child care providers for rural, low-income mothers: A unique child care arrangement Reschke, Kathy L., 2006 Journal of Children & Poverty, 12(2), 159-174 An examination of the positive and challenging aspects of grandmothers providing child care for their grandchildren, investigating the experiences of the grandmothers as well as the effects on the sample of low income mothers from rural communities	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership Johnson, Kay, February, 2009 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty. A study of the characteristics of state-based home visiting programs, including their structure, financing, and design, and of state efforts to strengthen programs, based on a survey of state program staff and administrators and on a roundtable discussion	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			Employed rural, low-income, single mothers' family and work over time Son, Seohee, March 2010 Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 31(1), 107-120 A study of perceptions of difficulties and challenges of balancing family, child care, and work responsibilities, based on a secondary analysis of interview data with of 28 rural, low-income, continuously employed, and single mothers across 11 states over three waves of data collection between 1999 and 2003, who took part in the longitidunal Rural Families Speak Project	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			The at-risk child care program United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 1993 (OEI-02-92-00140). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. An investigation of the extent and nature of State�s participation in the At-Risk Child Care program funded and administered by the Administration for Families and Children, Department of Health and Human Services, including reports of problems and success	Reports & Papers
			Championing success: Business organizations for early childhood investments ReadyNation, 2013 Washington, DC: ReadyNation. A study of the early childhood policy and advocacy efforts of formal business membership organizations, based on survey responses from 104 local chambers of commerce and from 121 state business roundtables, state chambers of commerce, and city chambers of commerce	Reports & Papers
			Early childhood mental health services: Four state case studies Sopko, Kimberly M., December 2009 Alexandria, VA: Project Forum at NASDSE. An exploration of state models to address the four components - consultation, professional development, collaboration, and financing - of comprehensive early childhood mental health (ECMH) systems, based on case studies of service delivery systems in Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			Seeds of Success: State Prekindergarten Initiatives 1998-1999 Blank, Helen, 1999 Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund A study of prekindergarten initiatives across different states in order to assess the quality of prekindergarten, the accessibility of prekindergarten and the way in which prekindergarten initiatives are integrated with other early childhood programs.	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
			Child care choices, consumer education, and low-income families Mitchell, Anne W., 1992 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty A policy paper exploring issues surrounding child care choices, consumer advocacy and low-income families	Reports & Papers
			Child care: Recent state policy changes affecting the availability of assistance for low-income families United States. General Accounting Office, 2003 (GAO-03-588). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. An examination of state policy developments affecting the availability of child care assistance for low-income families	Reports & Papers

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