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  1. Child Care Quality Indicator Pilot Project: An Update and What We Are Learning about Child Care in Multnomah County
    By Bobbie Weber; December 2007
    Description: This article describes one child and family treatment center’s process of creating a long-awaited, new infant/child early intervention program. Contains 38 references. STOR0210 Child Care 2007 December...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35914 (100.00%)


  2. Compensation of Early Childhood Teachers: What Value Do We Place on Young Children?
    By Midwest Child Care Research Consortium, Center on Children, Families and the Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 2003
    Description: This policy brief presents findings related to child care provider compensation and benefits in Nebraska and the relation of these to quality. In Nebraska, a majority of providers regard child care as...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35895 (100.00%)


  3. Child Care Alliance Focus Group Findings
    By C Morduch; October 26, 2006
    Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint presentation discusses the features that make an alliance attractive to child care providers. Focus group summaries are included for: (1) characteristics of affiliated providers,...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35882 (100.00%)


  4. Building Better Child Care: An Evaluation of the Pennsylvania Child Care Challenge Grant Program
    By Tina Armando, Anne Shlay, Marsha Weinraub; 2006
    Description: This report describes the results of an evaluation of the Pennsylvania Child Care Challenge Grant Program. The grant program was designed to encourage space expansion and interior renovations for child...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35866 (100.00%)


  5. New York City´s Early Childhood Workforce: The Foundation for Quality
    By New York City Early Childhood Professional Development Institute; Fall 2007
    Description: This brief presents a portrait of New York City’s early childhood workforce and the beginnings of a policy agenda for the city. Policy recommendations are offered. STNY0328 New York Policy Brief 1 1 2007...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35860 (100.00%)


  6. Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study, Final Report
    By Nanci Burns, David Finkelhor, Michael Kalinowski, Linda Meyer Williams; March 1988
    Description: This 1988 study describes the problem of sexual abuse in day care centers (i.e., its incidence, dynamics, and impact on children). Contains 43 references. REHS0152 Sexual 1988 March 1988 Family Research...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35857 (100.00%)


  7. Evaluating Research Articles
    By Ellen R Girden; 2001
    Description: This book is intended to train students to critically read a research article from start to finish. The author describes how to dissect the method section of a study, interpret results, and evaluate the...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35844 (100.00%)


  8. Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States
    By Patti Banghart, Amy Susman-Stillman; August 2008
    Description: This brief summarizes the literature review Demographics of Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care in the United States. Contains 28 references. REFM0036 Demographics The Reviews of Research Research Brief...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35839 (100.00%)


  9. Inferring Native Language from Early Bio-electrical Activity
    By Roberta Adorni, Proverbio Alice Mado, Alberto Zani; February 19, 2008
    Description: This study explored the timing of brain activation during processing of native versus later-acquired languages in simultaneous interpreters. Data show a clear-cut difference between native and foreign...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35825 (100.00%)


  10. Six Years of Improvements in Quality Early Care and Education in Mid Coast, Executive Summary
    By Coastal ACCESS; 2008
    Description: This 2008 executive summary discusses how child care providers in child care centers and family child care homes in Mid Coast Maine took advantage of opportunities during the last six years to improve...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35812 (100.00%)


  11. Six Years of Improvements in Quality Early Care and Education in Mid Coast Maine
    By Coastal ACCESS; 2008
    Description: This 2008 report presents six case studies to demonstrate how child care providers in child care centers and family child care homes in Mid Coast Maine took advantage of opportunities during the last six...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35811 (100.00%)


  12. Provider Observations of Child Care Workforce and Quality Phone Survey Results
    By Midwest Child Care Research Consortium, Center on Children, Families, and the Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 2006
    Description: This policy brief provides a description of the child care workforce and quality. Two thousand twenty-two child care providers responded to questions about background and practices often associated with...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35808 (100.00%)


  13. What Are The Characteristics Of High And Low Quality Child Care Programs In Kansas?
    By Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas; 2006
    Description: This brief presents results from a survey by the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium of child care providers in Kansas. The most distinctive features associated with high quality were licensure, CDA...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35781 (100.00%)


  14. Parent Perceptions of Child Care: How Do Nebraska Parents Rate Their Child Care Subsidy Options?
    By Midwest Child Care Research Consortium, Center on Children, Families, and the Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 2003
    Description: This survey of parents by the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium explored how Nebraska parents rate their child care and child care subsidy options. Parents who were receiving subsidies rated highly...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35868 (100.00%)


  15. The Economics of Early Childhood Policy: What the Dismal Science Has to Say About Investing in Children
    By Lynn A Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn; 2008
    Description: This paper summarizes the contributions of economics to discussions about early childhood policy. Contains 58 references. DSLE0081 Economics 2008 2008 RAND Corporation
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35761 (100.00%)


  16. Child Care Preferences and Child Care Choices: What types of care do low income families usually prefer, and are subsidies successful in helping them obtain care that matches those preferences?
    By Michelle Harmon, Anne B Shlay, Henry Tran, Marsha Weinraub; 2004
    Description: This document presents research findings showing that low-income African American parents prefer child care that emphasizes the quality of care children experience in child care (i.e., intrinsic factors)...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35739 (100.00%)


  17. Summary Brief
    By Midwest Child Care Research Consortium; 2003
    Description: This survey of Nebraska child care providers by the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium found that the average child care provider in Nebraska is female, married, and a parent. The average provider...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35869 (100.00%)


  18. Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on Special Education in School-Aged Children
    By Linda Lagasse, Barry Lester, Todd P Levine, Jing Liu; July 9, 2008
    Description: This study evaluated the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on special education at age seven years with adjustment for covariates. School records were reviewed for 943 children to determine involvement...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35712 (100.00%)


  19. Strengthening Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care
    By Maria Whelan; 2008
    Description: This Microsoft PowerPoint discusses ways to strengthen family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care in Illinois. The strengths of FFN care include: (1) often preferred by parents, (2) convenient locations,...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35709 (100.00%)


  20. The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Findings After the First Year of Implementation, Full Report
    By Alison Rebeck Black, Fred Doolittle, Rebecca Unterman, Pei Zhu; June 2008
    Description: This report presents findings, after one year of program implementation, from the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, which is a two-year intervention and evaluation of...
    http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=35694 (100.00%)


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