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Searched on Exact phrase of CHILD CARE ALTERNATIVES in the index terms;.

Returned 18 results.

  1. Rewards and Roadblocks: How Special Education Students are Faring Under No Child Left Behind
    By National Center for Learning Disabilities; 2007
    Description: This report explores how special education students are faring under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This report looks at specific requirements of NCLB and their impact on students receiving special education...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35830 (100.00%)


  2. Are There Long-Term Effects of Early Child Care?
    By Jay Belsky, Margaret Burchinal, Deborah Low Vandell, Kathleen McCartney; March-April 2007
    Description: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development examined the effects of early child care on children’s functioning from 4.5 years through...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34624 (100.00%)


  3. Beyond Child Care Centers: The Essential Role of Home-Based Child Care in Connecticut’s Early Care and Education System
    By Peg Oliveira, Connecticut Voices for Children; July 2006
    Description: This report examines the role of home-based child care in Connecticut. Research suggests that ensuring that families have access to high quality licensed and unregulated home-based care is essential to...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=33453 (100.00%)


  4. Creating Faith-Based Child Care; Creando Centros de Cuidado de niños de base religiosa
    By Marissa Brownell; January-February 2003
    Description: Se ofrecen recursos acerca del cuidado infantil de base religiosa. Este documento también se presenta en español. STCA0445 Creating Children's Advocate 4 2003 January-February 2003 Action Alliance for...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=24595 (100.00%)


  5. Innovations in Toddler Day Care and Family Support Services: An International Overview.
    By Alfred J. Kahn, Sheila B. Kamerman; November 01, 1995
    Description: Discusses policy and program innovations in toddler day care and family support services in Europe, focusing on educational opportunities in Denmark, France, Italy, Finland, Sweden, and England. Reviews...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=17507 (100.00%)


  6. Out-of-School Time: A Study of Children in Three Low-Income Neighborhoods
    By Beth M. Miller, Susan M. O'Connor, Sylvia Wolfson Sirignano; November 01, 1995
    Description: Examined the out-of-school time of children between the ages of four and seven who were enrolled in Head Start and school transition programs. Found that watching television, playing, and spending time...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=17508 (100.00%)


  7. Factors Related to the Recruitment Training, and Retention of Family Child Care Providers.
    By Charles W. Mueller, Lisa Orimoto; November 01, 1995
    Description: Identified factors related to the recruitment, training, and retention of family child care (FCC) providers in two rural communities who participated in an FCC training program. Findings point to the relative...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=17511 (100.00%)


  8. Predictors of Parent and Provider Satisfaction with Child Day Care Dimensions: A Comparison of Center-Based and Family Child Day Care.
    By Preston A. Britner, Deborah A. Phillips; November 01, 1995
    Description: Evaluated predictors of child day care satisfaction by surveying the families of 104 children in center-based care and 45 children in family child day care homes. Results indicated that perceived social...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=17514 (100.00%)


  9. Moving from Welfare to Work: A Snapshot Survey of Illinois Families.
    By Elizabeth C. Smith; November 01, 1995
    Description: Surveyed 207 parents who were using the Transitional Child Care subsidy 6 months after leaving welfare to examine their characteristics and demographics and illustrate the life circumstances they faced....
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=17516 (100.00%)


  10. Investing in Child Care: Challenges Facing Working Parents and the Private Sector Response.
    By Treasury Working Group on Child Care; October 14, 1998
    Description: This report of a group of business and labor leaders convened at the White House Conference on Child Care in October 1997 identifies and provides examples of a variety of ways that businesses can promote...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=17598 (100.00%)


  11. The Advancing Nanny State: Why Government Should Stay Out of Child Care.
    By Darcy Olsen; 1997
    Description: In October 1997 at the White House Conference on Child Care, the Clinton administration announced several initiatives to expand federal control over day care. Contains approximately 50 references. ED416007...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=17599 (100.00%)


  12. Effects of Information Provision in a Vertically Differentiated Market.
    By Tasneem Chipty, Ann Dryden Witte; April 01, 1998
    Description: REDS0045 Effects 1998 April 01, 1998 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=3739 (100.00%)


  13. Child Care in the Latino Community: Needs Preferences, and Access.
    By Raymond Buriel, Maria T. Hurtado; August 01, 1998
    Description: Between January 1997 and April 1998, the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) conducted a survey of 93 non-Hispanic white and 303 Latino mothers in two Southern California cities to examine child care...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=3736 (100.00%)


  14. Who Cares for America's Children?
    By Cheryl D Hayes, Martha J. Zaslow; 1999
    Description: Chapter 4 reviews knowledge about the quality of care and children's developmental needs at various ages and stages of development. Chapter 7 focuses on public policies and programs at federal and state...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=3696 (100.00%)


  15. Choosing Among Alternative Programs for Poor Children
    By Janet M. Currie; Summer/Fall 1997
    Description: Suggests four criteria (efficiency, return on investment, incentives, and equity) for evaluating and comparing public programs for poor children, and provides an overview of information available on eight...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=3673 (100.00%)


  16. The Florida Child Care Quality Improvement Study: 1996 Report
    By Ellen Galinsky, Carollee Howes; January 01, 1998
    Description: This report presents findings from the Florida Child Care Quality Improvement Study, which examined how Florida’s new teacher-to-child ratios and education requirements for early education and care affect...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=2585 (100.00%)


  17. A Parent's Guide on Selecting and Monitoring Child Care.
    By Office of Training Education, and Consultation, Divisions of Family Services and Licensing Programs, Virginia Department of Social Services; January 01, 1998
    Description: This guide describes types of child care arrangements in Virginia and how to choose the best arrangement. The advantages and disadvantages of each type of child care arrangement are described. STVA0068...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=2249 (100.00%)


  18. The Benefits and Costs of Good Child Care: The Economic Rationale for Public Investment in Young Children: A Policy Study.
    By Gordon Cleveland, Michael Krashinsky; March 01, 1998
    Description: This report details an assessment of the economic impact of a major investment of public money in good quality child care for Canadian children 2 to 5 years of age. Chapter 1 provides an extended discussion...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=2383 (100.00%)


 
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