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After-school child care programs
Vandell, Deborah L., 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 64-80

An inquiry into the program quality and experiences of children in after-school programs, with an emphasis on the influence of after-school program participation on children?s outcomes

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After-school programs
Herr Research Center, 1999
(Applied Research in Child Development No. 1). Chicago: Herr Research Center.

A discussion of the growing need for after school programs and how such programs can be improved

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After-school programs for low-income children: Promise and challenges
Halpern, Robert, 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 81-95

A study of after school programs for low-income children in terms of demand and supply, program activities, sponsoring and supporting organizations, and funding, based on information from the ongoing evaluation of the after school program initiative Making the Most of Out-of-School Time (MOST)

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Alternative paradigms and professionalizing childhood care and education: The Oregon example
Morgaine, Carol, 1999
Child & Youth Care Forum, 28(1), 5-19

An analysis of the different knowledge paradigms involved in the professionalization of child care and early education, using the Oregon Career Development System as an example.

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America's schoolchildren: Past, present, and future
Elise, Cappella, 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 21-29

An examination of changes in demographics and characteristics of school-age children may have on public attitudes toward children and youths and on support for government funding for programs

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Are our children ready to learn?: Hearing of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second session, On examining early childhood education and related services, December 4, 1998
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 1999
(Senate Hearing 105-772). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Transcripts of testimony representing different perspectives on early education, focusing on academic achievement of American students, with particular emphasis on findings by the National Center for Education Statistics

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Authorization of Head Start: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second session, Hearing held in McAllen, Texas, July 7, 1998
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, 1999
(Serial No. 105-126). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A hearing on the reauthorization of Texas Head Start programs, questioning if increased funding will permit Head Start to reach more children and maintain quality services

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A birth cohort study: Conceptual design considerations and rationale
Moore, Kristin A., January 1999
(Working Paper No. 1999-01). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A discussion of issues related to the conceptualization and design of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort

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Building director competence
Bloom, Paula Jorde, 1999
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 20(2), 207-214

An article outlining National-Louis University's Early Childhood Administration program, designed to help early childhood center directors meet Illinois' requirements for director credentials

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The centre for child care research at the Queen's University of Belfast
Iwaniec, Dorota, 1999
Research on Social Work Practice, 9(2), 248-260

An account of the development and importance of the Centre for Child Care Research in the creation of evidence-based child care practices and policies in Northern Ireland

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The changing landscape of mental health service provision and implications for Head Start
Shonkoff, Jack P., 1999
NHSA Dialog, 2(2), 272-280

A discussion of an intervention program in Kansas, helping families, parents, and caretakers work together to bring immediate assistance to children who suffer from severe emotional disturbance

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Child care after leaving welfare: Early evidence from state studies
Schumacher, Rachel, 1999
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A review of findings from studies of child care subsidy use and child care arrangements among welfare leavers.

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Child care experiences and developmental outcomes
Burchinal, Margaret, 1999
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 563(1), 73-97

A review of studies on the impact of child care quality on young children's development, taking into account the effects of differences between families using and not using nonparental child care.

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Child care licensing regulations
Stevens, Carolynne, 1999
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(3), 335-337

An account of the necessity for increased research regarding licensing regulations of child care, and the political realities surrounding the need for new licensing regulations to be reflective of not just the reduction of immediate risks within the child care system but cumulative risks as well

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Child care, maternal employment, and public policy
Hofferth, Sandra L., 1999
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 563(1), 20-38

A summary of research on the relationship between child care and self-sufficiency, looking at factors influencing child care use, affordability, availability, and quality and discussing the role of federal child care policy.

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Child care policy two years later
Greenberg, Mark H., 1999
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

The edited remarks of Mark Greenberg on the impact of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, two years after its implementation

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Child care workers: High demand, low wages
Whitebook, Marcy, 1999
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 563(1), 146-161

An overview of child care employment, including identification of key characteristics and issues that have impeded the development of a highly skilled and stable early childhood workforce

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Children in self-care
Kerrebrock, Nancy, 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 151-160

A summary of findings from national surveys on the use of self-care, focusing on prevalence, age of the child, parental employment, family income, and risks of leaving children to care for themselves.

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Committee meeting of Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Abbott Subcommittee: Early childhood education
New Jersey. Legislature. Joint Committee on the Public Schools. Abbott Subcommittee, 1999
Trenton, NJ: The Abbott Subcommittee.

A transcription of a committee meeting containing suggestions for the future of Early Childhood Education funding for the Abbott districts in New Jersey

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Committee meeting of Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Abbott Subcommittee: Early childhood education in the Abbott districts: Children's needs and the need for high quality programs
New Jersey. Legislature. Joint Committee on the Public Schools. Abbott Subcommittee, 1999
Trenton, NJ: The Abbott Subcommittee

A transcription of a committee meeting reviewing a study of Early Education school reform implementation in the Abbott districts in New Jersey

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Community development through community-based bicultural partnerships in ECCE-CYC using a generative curriculum model
Ball, Jessica, 1999
In D. Archambault, J. Whitehead, X. Gordon, & G. Huot (Eds.), Linking research to practice: A Canadian forum (pp. 73-76). Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Child Care Federation.

Findings from an ecologically comprehensive research study of the process and impacts of an innovative approach to training culturally grounded early childhood care and education and child and youth care practitioners using a generative curriculum model

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Compensation and more: Economics and professionalism in early care and education
Culkin, Mary L., 1999
Child & Youth Care Forum, 28(1), 43-58

An examination of the issues surrounding the development of the field of early childhood education and care as a professional field and occupation

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The Connecticut framework: Connecticut's preschool curriculum framework
Connecticut. State Board of Education, 1999
Hartford, CT: Connecticut, Dept. of Education.

A presentation of a Connecticut framework for preschool curriculum covering personal and social development, physical development, cognitive development, creative expression, and aesthetic development

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Continuity of care for infants and toddlers
Essa, Eva L., 1999
Early Child Development and Care, 148(1), 11-19

A discussion of strategies to promote continuity of care at the Child and Family Research Center of the University of Nevada, Reno, and the importance of continuity of care for children's attachments, parent-teacher relationships, and year-to-year transitions

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The cost of caring
England, Paula, 1999
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 561(1), 39-51

An inquiry into the existence of a financial penalty to workers providing care in fields such as early childhood education and care

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