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The relation of child care to cognitive and language development [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged reprint of a study of the relationship between cognitive and language development and quality, amount, and type of child care, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Executive functioning at 54 months: Is it predicted by varying levels of quality child care at 6, 24, and 36 months
Foster, Rachel E. , 2004

An investigation into the influence of child care quality and caregiver characteristics on children’s attention span and impulse control, based on a subsample of 174 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Do regulable features of child-care homes affect children's development?
Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Vandell, Deborah L.; Burchinal, Margaret; O'Brien, Marion; McCartney, Kathleen; , 2002

An analysis of the links between regulable and nonregulable features of family child care homes and infants' and toddlers' cognitive development using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Early child care and self-control, compliance, and problem behavior at 24 and 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A comparison of early child care experiences and family factors, such as income-to-need ratio and mother’s psychological adjustment, as predictors of 2- and 3-year-olds’ self-control, compliance, and problem behavior outcomes

Reports & Papers

Does amount of time spent in child care predict socioemotional adjustment during the transition to kindergarten? [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged reprint of a study of how children's socioemotional development is affected by the cumulative amount of time spent in nonmaternal care from birth to the preschool years, and the quality, type and other characteristics of child care, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation; , March 2010

Profiles of instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings, including information on instrument program target age and setting, purpose, administration, key constructs and scoring, and reliability and validity

Methods

NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: Phase III, 2000-2004 [United States]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2010

The overall purpose of this study was to examine the influence of variations in early childcare histories on the psychological development of infants and toddlers from a variety of family backgrounds. This general objective was addressed through a prospective, longitudinal study of the experiences of 1,364 children and their families, which took into account the complex interactions among child characteristics and those of the human and physical environments in which the children were reared.

Data Sets

NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: Phase I, 1991-1995 [United States]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2010

The overall purpose of this study was to examine the influence of variations in early childcare histories on the psychological development of infants and toddlers from a variety of family backgrounds. This general objective was addressed through a prospective, longitudinal study of the experiences of 1,364 children and their families, which took into account the complex interactions among child characteristics and those of the human and physical environments in which the children were reared.

Data Sets

Does quality of child care affect child outcomes at age 4 1/2? [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged reprint of a study exploring the causal nature of relations between child care quality and children's development, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Multiple pathways to early academic achievement
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2004

A longitudinal study of how parenting, child care, and individual characteristics shaped children's academic and social abilities from birth to first grade, using date from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Reports & Papers

Characteristics and quality of child care for toddlers and preschoolers [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

The relationship between structural and caregiver characteristics and observed caregiver behavior in producing positive caregiving, as well as levels of positive caregiving associated with types of child care at 15, 24, and 36 months of age

Reports & Papers

Toddlers' attachment security to child-care providers: The Safe and Secure Scale
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L.; Kelly, Jean F.; Spieker, Susan; Zuckerman, Tracy G.; , 2003

An investigation of the nature of toddlers’ attachment relationships with their child care providers, and the relation between child-caregiver attachment and child-mother attachment, based on a sample of 45 children aged 24 months

Reports & Papers

Children's attachment relationships with day care caregivers: Associations with positive caregiving and the child's temperament
De Schipper, J. Clasien; Tavecchio, Louis W.C.; van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H.; , August 2008

A study of the association between positive caregiving at child care centers and secure child-caregiver attachment relationships in children with irritable and non-irritable temperaments, based on observations of 48 middle class young children at 41 centers

Reports & Papers

Maternal employment and child cognitive outcomes in the first three years of life: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Han, Wen-Jui; Waldfogel, Jane; , 2002

A study of the relationship between maternal employment in the first year of life to child cognitive outcomes and outcomes are mediated by the quality of childcare or home environment experienced by the child during the first three years of life based on longitudinal data collected from the National Institute for Child Health and Development

Reports & Papers

Quality in early childhood care and education settings: A compendium of measures
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation; Child Trends; , November 2007

A compendium, review, and comparison of over 20 instruments designed to measure the quality of early care and education settings

Other

Antecedents and correlates of the popular-aggressive phenomenon in elementary school
Rodkin, Philip C.; Roisman, Glenn I.; , May/June 2010

A study of the relationship between popular-aggressive behavior in grades 3 through 6 and cognitive functioning, maternal sensitivity, and participation in child care through age 4.5 from a secondary analysis of data from 1022 children

Reports & Papers

Reasons for choosing child care: Associations with family factors, quality, and satisfaction
Peyton, Vicki; Jacobs, Anne; O'Brien, Marion; Roy, Carolyn; , 2001

An investigation into the reasons mothers select particular care arrangements for their 3 year olds based on 633 mothers who were part of a larger longitudinal study

Reports & Papers

Characteristics and quality of child care for toddlers and preschoolers
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2000

An investigation of the relationship between structural and caregiver characteristics and child care quality, based on a data from the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

The relation of child care to cognitive and language development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2000

An article on the relationship between cognitive and language development and quality, amount, and type of child care.

Reports & Papers

Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2006

A report of findings on the effect sizes for exclusive maternal care and, for children in child care, for type, quality, and quantity of care, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Reports & Papers

Building futures: The Head Start impact study: Research design plan
Puma, Michael; Bell, Stephen; Shapiro, Gary; Broene, Pam; Cook, Ronna; Friedman, Janet; Heid, Camilla; , 2001

A report describing the sampling, data collection, and analytical techniques to be used in the Head Start impact evaluation.

Other

Double Jeopardy: Poorer social-emotional outcomes for children in the NICHD SECCYD experiencing home and child-care environments that confer risk
Watamura, Sarah; Morrissey, Taryn; Phillips, Deborah A.; McCartney, Kathleen; Bub, Kristen L. , January/February 2011

A study of the relationships between both home and child care quality and the socioemotional adjustment of groups of children in five different environments at ages 24, 36, and 54 months, based on a secondary analysis of data from 771 children

Reports & Papers

Type of child care and children's development at 54 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2004

An investigation of the factors that contribute to parents' child care decision-making, and the effects of child care settings on child outcomes, funded by the NICHD Early Child Care Research Network

Reports & Papers

Early child care and self-control, compliance, and problem behavior at twenty-four and thirty-six months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 1998

A study into factors of family and child care experiences as predictors of self-control, compliance and problem behavior in children

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High-quality interactions with infants: Relationships with early childhood practitioners' interpretations and qualification levels in play and routine contexts
Degotardi, Sheila , March 2010

An investigation of factors related to levels of sensitivity and stimulation in caregiver-infant interactions in play and routine contexts from videorecordings of 24 practitioners paired with 9- through 20-month-old infants in infant child care

Reports & Papers

Child care structure, process, outcome: Direct and indirect effects of child care quality on young children's development [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged reprint of a study exploring whether process measures of child care quality mediate the relationship between structural features of child care quality and child outcomes, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Understanding the positive role of neighborhood socioeconomic advantage in achievement: The contribution of the home, child care, and school environments
Dupere, Veronique; Leventhal, Tama; Crosnoe, Robert; Dion, Eric; , September 2010

A study of the relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic advantage, home, child care, and school quality, and children's reading and vocabulary achievement trajectories between ages of 54 months and 15 years, based on a sample of 1,364 children born in 1991 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Reports & Papers

Poverty and patterns of child care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 1997

A discussion of infant child care experience, particularly the effects of family characteristics on hours spent in care, family income and poverty status, and whether these can accurately predict patterns of child care

Reports & Papers

First-year maternal employment and child development in the first 7 years
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Han, Wen-Jui; Waldfogel, Jane , August 2010

A study of the relationships between the hours worked by mothers in the first year of their children's lives and the socioemotional and cognitive development of their children at age 3, age 4.5, and in first grade, and a study of differences in these relationships in samples of white and African American children, based on a secondary analysis of data collected from over 1,000 families from 10 areas throughout the United States

Reports & Papers

Child outcomes when child care center classes meet recommended standards for quality
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 1999

A study of how children's cognition, language and social competence are affected by child care meeting professional quality standards, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

The NICHD Study of Early Child Care: Contexts of development and developmental outcomes over the first seven years of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2003

A description of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care’s examination of the relationship between child care and children's development over the first seven years of life

Reports & Papers

Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life

Reports & Papers

The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life

Reports & Papers

For-profit/nonprofit differences in center-based child care quality: Results from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
Laura Stout, Sosinsky; Lord, Heather; Zigler, Edward F.; , September-December 2007

A quantitative comparison of child care center quality in the for profit and nonprofit sectors, and in the independent, chain, religious, and non-religious subsectors, using data from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD)

Reports & Papers

Child care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged version of an analysis of the relationship between family factors and infant and toddler child care experiences and preschool attachment, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

The interaction of child care and family risk in relation to child development at 24 and 36 months
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2002

A longitudinal study of the interaction between family risk factors and child care characteristics to determine their effect on behavior problems, prosocial behavior and language skills

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Familial factors associated with the characteristics of nonmaternal care for infants
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 1997

An analysis of the familial, social, economic, and psychological factors associated with child care type and quality for infants, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

The ups and downs of child care: Variations in child care quality and exposure across the early years
Hynes, Kathryn; Habasevich-Brooks, Tara; , Q4 2008

A study of patterns in the levels of child care quality experienced by young children in out-of-home care, and a study of the associations between these patterns and family demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, based on data collected in a longitudinal study of 1084 children in ten urban areas across the United States

Reports & Papers

The role of Early Head Start programs in addressing the child care needs of low-income families with infants and toddlers: Influences on child care use and quality
United States. Administration for Children and Families; , 2004

A discussion of the patterns of child care use by Early Head Start families and the impacts that program participation had on families' child care use and the quality of care used

Reports & Papers

Specific features of after-school program quality: Associations with children's functioning in middle childhood
Pierce, Kim M.; Bolt, Daniel; Vandell, Deborah L.; , June 2010

A longitudinal study of the relationships between three after school program quality features and child grades, work habits, and social skills, based on data from 461 first, second, and third grade children, surveys of families, and observations of after school programs in a Midwestern city

Reports & Papers

Patchworks and developmental sequences of child care: The impacts of multiple child care arrangements on child development
Morrissey, Taryn; , August 2008

Investigations of the family characteristics and child developmental outcomes associated with the use of multiple and concurrent child care arrangements, and a study of the school readiness of children who receive home- or center-based care, or who transition from home-based to center-based care

Reports & Papers

Examining the black-white achievement gap among low-income children using the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
Burchinal, Margaret; McCartney, Kathleen; Steinberg, Laurence D.; Crosnoe, Robert; Friedman, Sarah; McLoyd, Vonnie C.; Pianta, Robert C.; NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , September/October 2011

An examination of family, neighborhood, and school characteristic predictors of the Black-White achievement gap in children's reading and mathematics school performance from 4½ years of age through fifth grade, based on a secondary analysis of a sample of 314 lower income Black and White American youth followed from birth

Reports & Papers

Early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2003

A study of the relationship between early child care experiences in a child's first 3 years of life and mother-child interaction through the child's transition to school

Reports & Papers

Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A description of demographic, family context, income, and developmental characteristics of Head Start children and their families at 3 years of age, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Duration and developmental timing of poverty and children's cognitive and social development from birth through third grade
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A study of the relationship between duration and developmental timing of poverty and children’s development from birth to age 9, using comparisons of children from families who were never poor, poor only during their children’s infancy, poor only after their children's infancy, or chronically poor

Reports & Papers

Early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A study of early child care, with respect to child care quality, stability, and amount, in the first 3 years of life as predictors of qualities of mother-child interaction across children’s transition to school

Reports & Papers

Developmental stimulation in child care centers contributes to young infants' cognitive development
Albers, Esther M.; Riksen-Walraven, J. Marianne; de Weerth, Carolina; , December 2010

A study of the relationship between the cognitive development of infants in the first year of life and sensitivity, stimulation, and attention provided by their primary child care center carers, based on data collected from 64 dyads of infants and primary child care staff in the Netherlands

Reports & Papers

Child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months: The NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2001

A study of how time spent in child care, child care quality, and availability of peers relate to children's peer social competence at 23 and 36 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Are there long-term effects of early child care?
Belsky, Jay; Vandell, Deborah L.; Burchinal, Margaret; Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; McCartney, Kathleen; Owen, Margaret T.; NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , March/April 2007

An analysis of the links between early child care and school-age children's development, socioemotional functioning, and academic performance, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Reports & Papers

Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2001

A study of a large sample of three-year-old children relating ethnic background, three levels of family income, family characteristics and experiences in child care to child development

Reports & Papers

Children's early child care and their mothers' later involvement with schools
Crosnoe, Robert; Augustine, Jennifer March; Huston, Aletha C.; , March/April 2012

A study of the relationship between quality and type of early child care children attend and their mother's involvement at their children's elementary schools, with an examination of the influence of children's social skills, academic skills, and home environments on that relationship, based on data from 1,353 children, 1 month through 6 years old, from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Reports & Papers

The quality of different types of child care at 10 and 18 months: A comparison between types and factors related to quality
Leach, Penelope; Barnes, Jacqueline; Malmberg, Lars-Erik; Sylva, Kathy; Stein, Alan; Families, Children and Child Care Project Team; , February 2008

A comparison of the quality of child care in four types of settings, an identification of the factors associated with higher-quality child care, and an exploration of the values of mothers when rating the quality of child care, based on interviews with and observation of 638 children and their caregivers in England

Reports & Papers

Early child care and children's development prior to school entry [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged reprint of a study of the impact of early child care experiences, and the quality and types of child care, on children's functioning prior to school entry, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Does higher quality early child care promote low-income children's math and reading achievement in middle childhood?
Dearing, Eric; McCartney, Kathleen; Taylor, Beck A. , September/October 2009

A longitudinal investigation of the role of attendance in high quality child care as a moderating factor between family economic status and children's academic success in elementary school, based on a sample of 1,364 children followed from birth to age 11

Reports & Papers

The relation of flexible child care to quality of center day care and children's socio-emotional functioning: A survey and observational study
De Schipper, J. Clasien; Tavecchio, Louis W.C.; Linting, Marielle; van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H.; , 2003

A journal article on the relationship of flexible child care to child well-being, caregiving quality, and socioemotional outcomes in child care centers using a newly developed index, the Leiden Inventory for Flexible Child Care

Reports & Papers

Child outcomes when child care center classes meet recommended standards for quality [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged reprint of a study of how children's cognition, language and social competence are affected by child care meeting professional quality standards, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Caregiver-mother partnership behavior and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions [Abridged]
Owen, Margaret T.; Ware, Anne M.; Barfoot, Bill; , 2005

A study of the relationship between mother-caregiver communication behavior and the quality of mother-child and caregiver-child interactions, based on a sample of 53 mothers and their 3-year-old children

Reports & Papers

The influences of dimensions of teacher and mother responsiveness on children's social outcomes at 24 and 36 months: A comparison of dyadic and group environments
Cranor, Angela , 2002

A study designed to examine specific dimensions of teacher and mother responsiveness that are strongly associated with social outcomes for 399 toddlers at 24 and 462 children 36 months of age within a either family or center based childcare setting

Reports & Papers

Quality child care supports the achievement of low-income children: Direct and indirect pathways through caregiving and the home environment
McCartney, Kathleen; Dearing, Eric; Taylor, Beck A.; Bub, Kristen L.; , September-December 2007

A longitudinal analysis of the effects of high-quality child care on the cognitive and language outcomes and the home environments of children in low-income families participating in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD)

Reports & Papers

Child care effects in context: Quality, stability, and multiplicity in nonmaternal child care arrangements during the first 15 months of life
Tran, Henry; Weinraub, Marsha; , 2006

A study of the effects of child care quality, stability, and multiplicity on infants’ attachment patterns and cognitive and language development at 15 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Relations between parenting quality and cognitive performance of children experiencing varying amounts of childcare
Adi-Japha, Esther; Klein, Pnina S.; , May/June 2009

An inquiry into the correlation between parenting quality, children’s cognitive development, and time in child care, based on a subsample of 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (SECC) who primarily received maternal care, moderate amounts of nonmaternal care, and high amounts of nonmaternal care

Reports & Papers

The effects of the Peers Early Educational Partnership (PEEP) on children's developmental progress
Evangelou, Maria; Sylva, Kathy; , 2003

A short-term longitudinal study on the influence of the parental education program on the cognitive and emotional development of disadvantaged children in the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) in Oxfordshire

Reports & Papers

Modeling the impacts of child care quality on children's preschool cognitive development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; Duncan, Greg; , 2003

A journal article using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to evaluate three methods for modeling the effects of child care quality on preschool children's cognitive development

Reports & Papers

Does time spent in child care influence risk for unintentional injury?
Schwebel, David C.; Brezausek, Carl M.; Belsky, Jay; , March 2006

An investigation of the impact of quantity and quality of child care programs on young children's risk for unintentional injury using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Does amount of time spent in child care predict socioemotional adjustment during the transition to kindergarten?
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2003

A study of the links between children's socioemotional development and both the cumulative amount of time spent in nonmaternal care from birth to the preschool years, and the quality, type, and other characteristics of child care

Reports & Papers

Language environments and language outcomes: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
McCartney, Kathleen; , 18 October, 2002

An overview of the purpose, methods, and findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, including study characteristics that set it apart from other large scale, longitudinal studies

Reports & Papers

Observed differences between early childhood programs in the U.S. and Korea: Reflections of ''developmentally appropriate practices'' in two cultural contexts
Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Lee, Young; Allhusen, Virginia D.; Soon Kim, Myoung; McDowell, David J.; , 2006

An observational study comparing American and Korean preschool teachers' use of developmentally appropriate practices and the effects of classroom practices on their relationships with their students

Reports & Papers

NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: Phase IV, 2005-2008 [United States]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2010

The overall purpose of this study was to examine the influence of variations in early childcare histories on the psychological development of infants and toddlers from a variety of family backgrounds. This general objective was addressed through a prospective, longitudinal study of the experiences of 1,364 children and their families, which took into account the complex interactions among child characteristics and those of the human and physical environments in which the children were reared.

Data Sets

Child-care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2001

An analysis of the relationship between family factors and infant and toddler child care experiences and preschool attachment, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Diversity, child care quality, and developmental outcomes
Burchinal, Margaret; Cryer, Debby; , 2003

A study investigating the relationship between children's ethnicities and the validity of standardized child care quality measures, using data from the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes Study and the NICHD Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Differential susceptibility to rearing experience: The case of childcare
Pluess, Michael; Belsky, Jay; , April 2009

An examination of the relationship between child temperament and time spent in care, child care type, and care quality for children at 54 months and in kindergarten from a secondary analysis of National Institute of Child Health and Development Study of Early Child Care data

Reports & Papers

Does quality of child care affect child outcomes at age 4 1/2?
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2003

A study exploring the causal nature of relations between child care quality and children's development, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

The Child Care HOME Inventories: Assessing the quality of family child care homes
Bradley, Robert H.; Caldwell, Bettye M.; Corwyn, Robert F.; , 2003

An overview of the different versions of the HOME Inventory for use in assessing quality of family child care homes

Reports & Papers

Teacher-child relationships and children's success in the first years of school
Pianta, Robert C.; Stuhlman, Megan; , 2004

An examination of teacher-child relationships in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade, investigating the association between the relationships and children's socioemotional development and academic achievements in school

Reports & Papers

Early child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged reprint of a study of how time spent in child care, child care quality, and availability of peers relate to children's peer social competence at 23 and 36 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

An investigation of the impact of child care quality on child outcomes using structural equation modeling
Cutler, Jared C. , 2004

An evaluation of the relations among child care quality, family and child characteristics, and child outcomes using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (SECC)

Reports & Papers

NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: Phase II, 1996-1999 [United States]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2010

The overall purpose of this study was to examine the influence of variations in early childcare histories on the psychological development of infants and toddlers from a variety of family backgrounds. This general objective was addressed through a prospective, longitudinal study of the experiences of 1,364 children and their families, which took into account the complex interactions among child characteristics and those of the human and physical environments in which the children were reared.

Data Sets

Testing a series of causal propositions relating time in child care to children’s externalizing behavior
McCartney, Kathleen; Burchinal, Margaret; Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Bub, Kristen L.; Owen, Margaret T.; Belsky, Jay; NICHD Early Child Care Research Network , January 2010

An examination, through a series of longitudinal analyses, of the relationship between child care hours and externalizing behavior, moderated by child care quality and portion of time with a large group of peers, from 1,364 family participants in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Reports & Papers

Depression in nonfamilial caregivers of young children: Prevalence and associations with caregiver behavior in child care settings
Hamre, Bridget , 2002

A study examining the prevalence of depressive symptoms among non relative caregivers of young children, and the association between caregivers' symptoms and the quality of their interactions with children in various child care settings

Reports & Papers

Early family and child-care antecedents of awakening cortisol levels in adolescence
Roisman, Glenn I.; Susman, Elizabeth J.; Barnett-Walker, Kortnee; Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L.; Owen, Margaret T.; Belsky, Jay; Bradley, Robert H.; Houts, Renate; Steinberg, Laurence D.; NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , May/June 2009

A study of the association between the awakening cortisol levels of 15-year-old children and both the levels of maternal sensitivity they experienced as young children and the time they spent in non-parental child care as infants and toddlers, based on data collected from 863 children from 10 sites across the United States

Reports & Papers

The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security: Results of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 1997

A study of the relationship between nonmaternal infant child care arrangements and infant and mother attachment security and relationships

Reports & Papers

Caregiver-mother partnership behavior and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions
Owen, Margaret T.; Ware, Anne M.; Barfoot, Bill; , 2000

An examination of the relationship between mother-caregiver communication, particularly concerning children’s behavior and experiences, and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions

Reports & Papers

Mind-mindedness in infant child-care: Associations with early childhood practitioner sensitivity and stimulation
Degotardi, Sheila; Sweller, Naomi , Q2 2012

A study of the relationship between components of mind-mindedness--the tendency of adults to ascribe mental states and processes when describing and interpreting children's behavior--and both practitioner qualification levels and quality of practitioner-infant interactions, based on data from 24 early childhood practitioners, paired with infants between 9 and 20 months old, in infant child care programs in Australia

Reports & Papers

Self-reported depression in nonfamilial caregivers: Prevalence and associations with caregiver behavior in child-care settings
Hamre, Bridget; Pianta, Robert C.; , 2004

A study of the prevalence of depression among nonfamilial child care providers and the associations between depression rates and the quality of provider-child interactions, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care (SECC)

Reports & Papers

Child care structure, process, outcome: Direct and indirect effects of child care quality on young children's development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2002

A study exploring whether process measures of child care quality mediate the relationship between structural features of child care quality and child outcomes, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

Reports & Papers

Boys, girls, and "two cultures" of child care
Winer, Abby C.; Phillips, Deborah A.; , January, 2012

A comparison of child care quality differences by gender, and an exploration of the contributions of gender composition of the child care setting, child behavior, and structural, global, and care giving quality to those overall differences, based on data from a subset of 66 toddlers, between the ages of 24 and 35 months, from the Temperament Over Time Study (TOTS)

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Child care characteristics of infants with and without special needs: Comparisons and concerns [Abridged]
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L.; Kelly, Jean F.; , 2005

A study of employment and child care characteristics, concerns, and problems in a sample of 166 families with children with diagnosed disabilities by 12 months old, as compared to a sample of 139 typically developing children and their families from the Seattle site of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care

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Modified Observational Record of the Caregiving Environment
Kryzer, Erin M.; Kovan, Nikki; Phillips, Deborah A.; Domagall, Lindsey A.; Gunnar, Megan R.; , Q4 2007

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Early child care and children's development in the primary grades: Follow-up results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A follow-up investigation into the effects of the quality, quantity, and type of child care on children’s development through primary school, using longitudinal data collected on child care settings and children's cognitive and social functioning

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Maternal employment and child cognitive outcomes: The importance of analytic approach
Burchinal, Margaret; Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; , September 2007

A reconciliation of the disparate findings of two studies on the effects of maternal employment in infancy on cognitive outcomes of children participating in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

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Early child care and children's development prior to school entry: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2002

A longitudinal study of the effects of quantity, quality, and type of early child care on pre-academic skills, language performance, and behavior problems in a sample of over 1,000 children followed from birth to 4 ½ years of age

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Maternal education, early child care and the reproduction of advantage
Augustine, Jennifer March; Cavanagh, Shannon E.; Crosnoe, Robert; , September 2009

A study of the relationship between maternal education and type, quality, and quantity of early child care arrangements used, based on a secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal study of 1,127 children and thier families

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Characteristics of infant child care: Factors contributing to positive caregiving
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 1996

An analysis of the structural and caregiver characteristics that predict high caregiving quality for infants using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Predicting individual differences in attention, memory, and planning in first graders from experiences at home, child care, and school
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A longitudinal study examining the influence of early experiences at home, school, and child care on the development of attention, memory, and planning in first graders, using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

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Birth to School study: A longitudinal evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) 1998-2005
Sure Start (Programme); , August 2005

An overview of a study of an intervention program serving children and families from birth to age five in a disadvantaged area of Oxford

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Child care and employment in relation to infants' disabilities and risk factors
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L.; Kelly, Jean F.; , 1999

A study of children’s chronic health problems; use of adaptive equipment; diagnoses; risk factors; and mental, motor and adaptive functioning on maternal employment plans and selection of child care arrangements

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Maternal employment, child care, and cognitive outcomes
Burchinal, Margaret; Caskie, I. L.; , 2001

A discussion of the controversies among professionals of the impact of early group care on young children’s development

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Familial factors associated with the characteristics of nonmaternal care for infants [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An examination of the associations between four aspects of nonmaternal infant child care, age of entry, amount, type, and quality, and preexisting family characteristics, economics, and psychosocial factors

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Child-care characteristics of infants with and without special needs: Comparisons and concerns
Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L.; Kelly, Jean F.; , 1998

An analysis comparing the maternal employment patterns and child care arrangements and their quality for children with and without special needs, using two studies: a study of children with special needs, and data from the Seattle, Washington, a site of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Nonmaternal care and family factors in early development: An overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2001

An examination of connections among child care experiences, family characteristics, and early childhood developmental outcomes, based on a study of 1100 children followed from birth to age 7

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Teacher-child relationships and children's externalizing behaviors in Head Start
Whittaker, Jessica E. Vick; Harden, Brenda Jones; , July 2010

A study of the relationship between teacher-child relationship quality and Head Start children's externalizing behaviors, as well as teacher, student, and classroom characteristics, based on data gathered from 100 Head Start children and their teachers in 10 classrooms

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The interaction of child care and family risk in relation to child development at 24 and 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

An abridged version of a longitudinal study of the interaction between family risk factors and child care characteristics to determine their effect on behavior problems, prosocial behavior and language skills

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Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 1999

An analysis of the effects of child care on maternal sensitivity and child engagement during the first three years of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Characteristics of infant child care: Factors contributing to positive caregiving [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A study of associations between structural and caregiver characteristics as they relate to infant experiences with their caregivers, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care as well as an observational measure, the Observational Record of the Caregiving Environment (ORCE)

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Structural and process features in three types of child care for children from high and low income families
Dowsett, Chantelle J.; Huston, Aletha C.; Imes, Amy E.; Gennetian, Lisa A.; , Q1 2008

A comparison of the features of child care centers, family child care homes, and relative care settings, such as child-to-adult ratios, group size, licensure, caregiver education and training, sensitivity and responsiveness of caregiving, positive and negative peer interaction, cognitive and language stimulation, and health and safety practices

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Nonmaternal care and family factors in early development: An overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network; , 2005

A study of the relationships between types of nonmaternal care and children’s social and emotional adjustment, cognitive and linguistic development, and physical growth and health

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