Taking pressure off families: Child-care subsidies lessen mothers' work-hour problems
A study of the effect of child care subsidies and other ecological demands and resources on the work hour, shift, and overtime problems of low income urban mothers
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Child care, work, and depressive symptoms among low-income mothers
An examination of the correlation between symptoms of psychological depression among working mothers living in low income urban areas and variables associated with welfare participation, employment characteristics, and child care quality, based on data from 707 Philadelphia mothers participating in the Philadelphia Survey of Child Care and Work (PSCCW)
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Understanding the social and spatial neighborhood context for working mothers: An examination of child care services and outcomes
A study of the role of neighborhood and local child care market characteristics in mothers' child care decision-making, based on data from the Philadelphia Survey of Child Care and Work, a stratified, random cluster sample of 1,070 mothers, as well as on data from the 2000 Census and on administrative data on licensed child care providers in Philadelphia
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Spousal childcare involvement and perceived support for paid work
A study of the role of parent gender in the correlations between perceptions of spousal support for paid work and spousal involvement in the care of children, as well as variations in work hours and job flexibility, family characteristics, and the division of household labor, based on the questionnaire responses of both mothers and fathers heading 76 intact families with young children in the Philadelphia region
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The importance of child care in economic development: A comparative analysis of regional economic linkage
An analysis of the regional economic impact of the child care sector, as compared to the agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors, using state-level input-output models
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Building better child care: An evaluation of the Pennsylvania Child Care Challenge Grant Program
An evaluation of the Pennsylvania Child Care Challenge Grant Program, a program to increase child care capacity in high-demand areas of Pennsylvania through physical expansion and renovation of child care premises, based on a survey of and interviews with grantees
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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report
A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs
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Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation
A descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, an initiative supporting the quality of kith and kin child care provision for infants and toddlers in Early Head Start, based on site visits, staff telephone interviews, quality observations, caregiver interviews, and administrative records
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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care
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The best laid plans: Expectations, preferences, and stability of child-care arrangements
A study using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to examine whether timing and extent of the search for child care is associated with stability in child care arrangements
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Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Keystone STARS Quality Rating System in child care settings
An observational study examining the effects of Pennsylvania’s Keystone STARS Quality Rating System on child care quality in participating child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes
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Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Pennsylvania
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Pennsylvania
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Rush to assessment: The role private early childhood service providers play in assessing child and program outcomes
A study of large, private non-profit and for-profit early childhood service providers' child and program quality assessment efforts, as well as of programs' use of assessment data for management purposes and their experiences of state and national accountability initiatives, based on interviews with senior program executives
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The Pennsylvania Maps project: Evaluation of two workshops for early care and education providers
An evaluation of the impact of two workshops (''What Do You Do with the Mad that You Feel'' and ''Challenging Behaviors: Where Do We Begin'') on Pennsylvanian child care providers' practices
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The Early Head Start Father Studies: Design, data collection, and summary of father presence in the lives of infants and toddlers
An overview of the Early Head Start Father Studies, describing the study methodology, response rates, father demographics, and father child relationship
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After-school program attendance and the social development of rural Latino children of immigrant families
A study of the influence of attendance on the social outcomes of Latino elementary school children who participated in an academically-oriented after school program, based on attendance records and teacher, parent, and child questionnaires
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Fathers of U.S. children born in 2001: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Findings from a survey of biological fathers of sampled children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), including data on fathers' demographic characteristics, attitudes about fathering, and involvement in child care
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Early intervention in low birth weight premature infants: Results at 18 years of age for the Infant Health and Development Program
Findings from a follow-up study on the persistence of cognitive and behavioral benefits from early childhood program participation in 18-year-olds who were born with low birth weight and participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP)
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Child care teachers' response to children's emotional expression
A study of child care center teachers' responses to children's emotional expressions using systematic observational methods
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Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
A report of findings on the effect sizes for exclusive maternal care and, for children in child care, for type, quality, and quantity of care, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005
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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of four-year undergraduate teacher preparation programs
A study of whether early childhood teacher bachelor's degree requirements meet the developmental and educational needs of children with special needs, racial and ethnic minority children, children from low-income families, immigrant children, and second language learners
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