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2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Childminders
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A comprehensive survey of England’s nanny workforce characteristics, 2002-2003

Reports & Papers

2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Day nurseries and other full-day care provision
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A comprehensive survey of England’s full-day child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003

Reports & Papers

2005-2009 strategic plan: First 5 Alameda County every child counts
Every Child Counts (Program) [First 5 Alameda County], June 2006
San Leandro, CA: Every Child Counts.

An outline of the principles and strategies used by Every Child Counts, an organization issuing program grants in Alameda County, California, to provide support services for young children in home, child care, and community settings

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2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey: Childminders
Clemens, Sam, 2006
(Research Report No. 763). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A study of the characteristics of family child care providers in the United Kingdom, including average number of children served, income, qualifications, and training, based on provider surveys

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2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey: Overview report
Clemens, Sam, 2006
(Research Report No. 764). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A comparison of characteristics--including staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care provider organizations in four sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, and part-day providers--in the United Kingdom, based on provider surveys

Reports & Papers

2005 Montana home child care workforce survey
Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network, 2005
Missoula: Montana Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

Findings from a survey of characteristics and compensation of early child care providers working in family and group child care homes in Montana in 2005

Reports & Papers

2005 Montana home child care workforce survey [Executive summary]
Montana Child Care Resource & Referral Network, 2005
Missoula: Montana Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

A summary of findings from a survey of characteristics and compensation of early child care providers working in family and group child care homes in Montana in 2005

Executive Summary

ABC Learning Centres: A case study of Australia's largest child care corporation
Rush, Emma, 2006
(Discussion Paper No. 87). Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia Institute.

A study of child care quality in child care centers operated by ABC Learning Centres Limited, the largest child care corporation in Australia, based on responses from ABC Learning Centres staff from a national survey of child care center staff and on detailed follow-up telephone interviews with staff

Reports & Papers

Access to preschool in Illinois
Illinois Action for Children, 2008
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

A discussion of the child care arrangements of families in Illinois, with a focus on the arrangements of at-risk children, based on data from the 2003-2004 National Survey of Children's Health

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Achieving high-quality child care: How ten programs deliver excellence parents can afford
Kinch, Amy, [n.d.]
Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

A study of the characteristics and fundamentals of a high quality and affordable early childhood program by highlighting ten highly-rated child care programs

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Active and passive surveillance for communicable diseases in child care facilities, Seattle-King Country, Washington
MacDonald, Jean K., 1997
American Journal of Public Health, 87(12), 1951-1955

A summary of active and passive public health surveillance activities for children under six years of age in out-of-home child care settings in Seattle-King County, Washington

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''Adding two school age children'': (A family child care professional's response)
Eaton, Deborah, 1997
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(3), 343-345

A critique of a study of observed changes to provider quality and caregiver sensitivity after the addition of school-age children in 28 family child care programs

Other

Administrative costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Results of an exploratory study of the reimbursement system for sponsors of family child care homes
Pettigrew, Iris, March 2006
(Contractor and Cooperator Report No. 16). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

A study of administrative cost reimbursement payment system for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsor organizations, which administer CACFP to participating family child care homes at the local level

Reports & Papers

Administrative costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Results of an exploratory study of the reimbursement system for sponsors of family child care homes [Executive summary]
Pettigrew, Iris, March 2006
(Contractor and Cooperator Report No. 16). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

A summary of a study of administrative cost reimbursement payment system for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsor organizations, which administer CACFP to participating family child care homes at the local level

Executive Summary

Adolescents assuming adult roles: Factors associated with teens providing child care for younger siblings
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(JCPR Working Paper No. 353). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

A study examining patterns of adolescent sibling child care usage by single- and two-parent families, using data from the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

Reports & Papers

AFS provider survey: From child-care providers serving parents who receive child-care assistance
Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division, 1998
Salem, OR: Oregon, Adult and Family Services Division.

A report of findings from a statewide survey of child care providers serving parents receiving child care assistance through Oregon's Integrated Child Care Program

Reports & Papers

After Katrina: Rebuilding Mississippi's early childhood infrastructure: The first six months
Mississippi State University. Early Childhood Institute, 2006
(Mississippi State University Early Childhood Report No. 1). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Early Childhood Institute.

An account of the Early Childhood Institute's work in reopening Mississippi child care facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and expanding training and technical assistance to family child care providers

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After-school care: Child outcomes and recommendations for research and policy
Sarampote, Nicole C., 2004
Child & Youth Care Forum, 33(5), 328-348

A review of research on the outcomes of afterschool child care arrangements including self care, relative care, and afterschool programs.

Other

Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, January 2007
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

An evaluation of a joint Air Force-National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies initiative to increase the supply of high-quality family child care in civilian communities near Air Force bases by implementing the Air Force model of family child care among local providers

Reports & Papers

Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report [Executive summary]
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, January 2007
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A summary of an evaluation of a joint Air Force-National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies initiative to increase the supply of high-quality family child care in civilian communities near Air Force bases by implementing the Air Force model of family child care among local providers

Executive Summary

America After 3PM
Afterschool Alliance, October 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households

Reports & Papers

America After 3PM: Key findings
Afterschool Alliance, 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A summary of a 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school activities and child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households

Fact Sheets & Briefs

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The Americans with Disabilities Act and child care programs
Pardeck, John, 1997
Early Child Development and Care, 138(1), 29-39

A discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the actions that can and cannot be taken by child care facilities when dealing with children with disabilities, such as discrimination against children with disabilities, admittance of children with disabilities to a child care facility, and what constitutes reasonable accommodation

Other

America Cares for Children and Youth: School-Age Care Needs Assessment and Training Project
Todd, Christine M., 2001
University of Georgia

A project documenting the demand and supply of formal and informal school-age care, particularly for ethnic minority or low-income youth, in inner city and remote rural areas of Georgia. The project also develops and evaluates community needs assessment tools and training protocols for informal caregivers.

Child Care Bureau/OPRE Projects

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An analysis of kin-provided child care in the context of intrafamily exchanges: Linking components of family support for parents raising young children
Brandon, Peter D., 2000
American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 59(2), 191-216

A study of the relationship between kin-provided child care and in-kind resource exchanges within extended families

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