Appendix 4: A guide to understanding state child care subsidy programs through analysis of public and non-public use datasets
Zanoni Lopez, Wladimir, August 2009
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A guide to using survey data from the Census Bureau and administrative data generated by state child care subsidy and other programs to study child care subsidy take-up rates and the relationship between parental employment and child care subsidy receipt

Other

Child care licensing and regulation: A Key Topic Resource List
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, October 2006
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on child care licensing and regulation, covering the areas of regulatory policies and practices, and the relationship of licensing to quality of care, child outcomes, and child care and labor markets

Bibliographies

Child care subsidy and TANF administration: A Key Topic Resource List
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, November 2006
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on the administration of child care subsidy and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) programs, including resources on the coordination of child care subsidy and TANF administration, child care subsidy administration, and child care subsidy access and use

Bibliographies

Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States
Susman-Stillman, Amy R., August 2008
(Reviews of Research). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A review of research on the characteristics of users and providers of family, friend, and neighbor care (FFN), and a review of research on FFN usage patterns by children's age

Literature Review

Demographics of family, friend, and neighbor child care: Table of methods and findings
Susman-Stillman, Amy R., 2009
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A table outlining the research methodologies, populations, sources of data, and findings of select studies on the provision and use of family, friend, and neighbor care in the United States

Table Of Findings

Early mathematics: A Key Topic Resource List
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, February 2010
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on early mathematics, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature and a listing of resources in the areas of: programs and instruction, skills and knowledge, parents and home environments, standards and policies, and program evaluations and mathematics assessments

Bibliographies

Family child care in the United States
Morrissey, Taryn, March 2007
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A review of research studies examining regulated family child care in the United States, including survey, observation, demonstration, and evaluation research

Literature Review

Family support: A Key Topic Resource List
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, April 2007
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on family support, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature and a listing of resources in the areas of: overview of family support; child care, early education, and family support; and evaluation of family support programs

Bibliographies

Guide to datasets for research and policymaking in child care and early education
Romero, Mariajose, 2006
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

An annotated bibliography of existing large-scale datasets that provide useful information to policymakers, researchers, and others in the field of child care and early education

Other

Impact of training and education for caregivers of infants and toddlers
Kreader, J. Lee, August 2005
(Research-to-Policy Connections No. 3). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A policy examination of approaches to caregiver training and education touted to improve the quality of care for children under age 3 in family care homes and center-based programs, with data collected through examination of a small number of training initiatives targeting infant and toddler caregivers where quality was observed before and after training

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Infant and toddler child care quality
Kreader, J. Lee, August 2005
(Research-to-Policy Connections No. 2). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A policy examination of the factors that tend to predict higher quality in child care arrangements- family child care, center-based child care, and relative care- and describes the range of quality found in each type

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Linking health and child care and early education services: A Key Topic Resource List
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, April 2007
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on linking child care and health services, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature, and a listing of resources in the areas of health services and health care consultants in child care and early education, and health services in Head Start/Early Head Start

Bibliographies

Measuring quality in family, friend, and neighbor child care: Conceptual and practical issues
Maher, Erin J., April 2007
(Research-to-Policy Connections No. 6). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

An exploration of selected considerations and challenges in measuring the quality of family, friend, and neighbor child care, including issues of parent choice, definitions, and instruments of measurement

Fact Sheets & Briefs