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Where's dad?: Exploring the views of children, fathers and mothers on involving fathers in early years settings
Kahn, Tim, March, 2009
London: Pre-school Learning Alliance.

A study of children's, mothers', and fathers' perspectives on father involvement in early childhood settings, based on focus groups held with 27 parents and on consultations with 51 children

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Where's dad?: Children's, fathers' and mothers' views on engaging fathers in early years setting: Briefing
Kahn, Tim, March, 2009
London: Pre-school Learning Alliance.

A summary of a study of children's, mothers', and fathers' perspectives on father involvement in early childhood settings, based on focus groups held with 27 parents and on consultations with 51 children

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A longitudinal examination of father involvement with children with developmental delays: Does timing matter?
Dyer, W. Justin, June 2009
Journal of Early Intervention, 31(3), 265-281

An examination of the association between father involvement and the time of children’s diagnosis of developmental delays, based on a subsample of children with developmental delays and their fathers from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)

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Collaboration and community change in the Children's Futures initiative
Walker, Karen E., February, 2009
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

An implementation evaluation of Children's Futures, an early childhood initiative to improve the health, well-being, and school readiness of infants and toddlers in Trenton, New Jersey, by providing health services and parenting education, improving the quality of available child care, increasing father involvement, and supporting collaboration among Trenton social, health, and child services agencies and organizations

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The differential impact of early father and mother involvement on later student achievement
McBride, Brent A., May 2009
Journal of Educational Psychology, 101(2), 498-508

An exploration of the links between early parental involvement and later student achievement, based on a subsample of 1,474 children and their fathers from the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID-CDS)

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Guide to datasets for research and policymaking in child care and early education
Romero, Mariajose, January 2009
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

An annotated bibliography of existing large-scale datasets that provide useful information to policymakers, researchers, and others in the field of child care and early education in the United States

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Improving children's attainment through a better quality of family-based support for early learning
Siraj-Blatchford, Iram, January, 2009
(Early Years Research Review 2). London: Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services.

A review of research and national data from the United Kingdom on the role of family-based support in improving child outcomes, approaches to supporting family engagement in children's early learning, and variations in need for support among different groups of parents

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Exploring parental philosophies regarding childcare: Overlap orientations and the influence of childcare programmes on families
Baumgartner, Jennifer, October 2009
Early Child Development and Care, 179(7), 931-947

A qualittive study of the beliefs held by families regarding the roles of child care drawn from one-to-one interviews with 40 parents of children ages 3 through 5 in a campus based full-day child care program at a midwestern university

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Quality from a toddler’s perspective: A bottom-up examination of classroom experiences
Hallam, Rena A., Fall 2009
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 11(2)

An examination of the relationship between quantity and type of teacher-child interaction from naturalistic observations of children and a classroom assessment, conducted in a young toddler classroom with 10 children ages 12- through 24- months in a low-income area of a mid-size city in Tennessee

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Long-term effects of cash for childcare on mothers' labour supply
Ronsen, Marit, September 2009
Labour, 23(3), 507-533

An investigation of the long-term influence of a cash benefit for parents of 1 and 2 year old children who do not use full-time, subsidized child care on maternal employment rated

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Report on children's profile at school entry 2008-2009: Evaluation of the 'Preparing for Life' early childhood intervention programme
Doyle, Orla, June, 2009
Dublin, Republic of Ireland: University College, Dublin, Geary Institute.

An evaluation of the first year of the Preparing for Life (PFL) intervention program, based on an assessment of 101 children in five schools in Ireland

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The role of tribal child care programs serving children from birth to age five
Willis, Linda Mayo, May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

An investigation of American Indian child care directors’ perceptions of the reservation community’s efforts to transmit cultural values to birth through 5-year-olds enrolled in tribal child care programs on American Indian reservations, and their perceptions of child care quality improvement systems, cultural preservation, and native language education efforts, from interviews with a representative sample of 16 program directors from diverse sites

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An updated and annotated summary of evidence: A compendium to: With our best future in mind
Pascal, Charles E., June, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Queen's Printer for Ontario.

A research review identifying evidence-based principles to aid in the design of a comprehensive plan for a full-day early learning system for four- and five-year-old children in Ontario

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Factors that promote or inhibit the involvement of African American parents in a community college early childhood education program
McClendon, Lillie Faye, May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

A study of the parental role constructions that influence the involvement of 12 African American parents in their children's educations both at home and at a child development center

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Understanding the connections between home and child care: The nature and circumstances of parent-provider relationships in infant and toddler classrooms
Swartz, Mallary I., May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Tufts University, Medford, MA

A study of parents' and providers' views of their relationships with one another, the relationship between quality of parent provider relationships and characteristics of parents, providers, and children, and an examination of the relationship between interactions in the classroom and parents' and providers' views of their relationships, from questionnaires, observations, and interviews with 192 parents, 95 providers, and 5 directors from 14 infant and toddler child care centers in a large metropolitan area

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South Dakota Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment: 2008-2009 survey results
South Dakota Head Start-State Collaboration Office, 22 May, 2009
Pierre: South Dakota Head Start-State Collaboration Office.

Findings from an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of early childhood education programs in priority program coordination and content areas such as health and wellness, collaboration and partnerships, child outcomes, and family services, based on a survey of 10 Head Start grantees in South Dakota

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Early childhood care and development policy review in the Philippines: Final report
Gordoncillo, Prudenciano U., January 2009
Bangkok, Thailand: Unesco, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education.

An examination of early childhood education and child care services and policies in the Philippines

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Three essays on early childhood education policy
Bassok, Daphna, 2009
Unpublished dissertation, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

A three-part exploration of issues in early childhood education policy: (1) a description of the relationship between proximity to expanding prekindergarten programs and Head Start teachers' education levels, using data from Head Start programs linked with state and local data on prekindergarten enrollment; (2) an examination of the correlation between large changes in teachers' educational levels in Head Start programs and trade-offs with respect to other program goals; and (3) an analysis of the process by which families make child care decisions and the causal impact of this care, using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (Birth Cohort) and a multinomial propensity score matching technique

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Low-income mothers, provisioning, and childcare policy: A vision of shared caring
Cerny, Judy Marie, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A qualitative study of low-income urban mothers' constraints and strategies to provide care for their children, perceived availability of child care programs and applicability of policies for low- and high-income women, and a study of the relationship between child care policies and programs and low-income women’s capacity to provide for their children, based on interviews with 20 low-income mothers in an urban community in Ontario

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Supporting low-income parents of young children: The Palm Beach County Family Study 2009
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Findings from the third year of an eight-year longitudinal study of service usage and child and family outcomes related to the comprehensive system of early intervention and prevention services for low income families developed by the Children's Services Council (CSC) of Palm Beach County, Florida, based on administrative data on family characteristics and service use, structured interviews with a sample of parents, and qualitative in-depth interviews with a subsample of parents

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National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007: Methodology report
Hagedorn, Mary, March 2009
(NCES 2009-029). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A description of the methodology and surveys used in the National Household Education Surveys Program in 2007, with a focus on questionnaire and sample design, data collection methods, response rate calculations, and nonresponse bias analyses

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