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Annotated Bibliography
Bordin, J., Machida, S., & Varnell, H. (2000). The relation of quality indicators to provider knowledge of child development in family child care homes. Child & Youth Care Forum, 29(5), 323-341.
The authors explored several issues of quality of care in family child care homes. Variables examined included the relationship between structural and process indicators and provider knowledge of child development and health care practices.
Bradley, R.H., Caldwell, B.M., & Corwyn, R.F. (2003). The child care HOME inventories: Assessing the quality of family child care homes. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(3), 294-309.
This article explored the use of assessments in family child care settings. The Home Observation of the Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory was featured.
Bromer, J. (2001). Helpers, mothers, and preachers: The multiple roles and discourses of family child care providers in African-American communities. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(3), 313-327.
Bromer explored the relationship between African American family child care providers and the parents who employ them.
Buell, M. J, Pfister, I., & Gamel-McCormick, M. (2002). Caring for the caregiver: Early Head Start/family child care partnerships. Infant Mental Health Journal, 23(1-2), 213-230.
A partnership between family child care providers and Early Head Start was explored. Results indicated child care enhancement through the partnership.
The Carnegie Corporation. Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children. New York: Carnegie Corporation, 1994.
The section on child care options was reviewed for this annotated bibliography. The suggestions and observations on improving child care were developed by the Carnegie Task Force on Meeting the Needs of Young Children.
Castro, M. M. (2002). The effects of training on provider childrearing beliefs and family day care quality. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: the Sciences & Engineering, 62(9-B), 4204.
The author examined the effects of family child care provider training on nurturance versus restrictive childrearing beliefs, global child care quality, and other process qualities.
Dombro, A.L. (1995). Child Care Aware: A guide to promoting professional development in family child care. New York, NY: Families and Work Institute.
This report was designed to guide organizations interested in implementing professional development opportunities for family child care professionals.
Dombro, A.L., & Modigliani, K. (1995). Family child care providers speak about training, trainers, accreditation, and professionalism: Findings from a survey of Family-to-Family graduates. New York, NY: Families and Work Institute.
This report highlighted findings from a survey of family child care providers on training they have received and about accreditation and professionalism.
Edie, D., Adams, D., Riley, D., & Roach, M. (2003). Family Child Care. Wisconsin Child Care Research Partnership, University of Wisconsin Extension. Report No. 3, September.
This report by the University of Wisconsin Extension, Child Care Research Partnership shared research-based knowledge on family child care and presented public policy options and their consequences.
Elicker, J., Fortner-Wood, C., & Noppe, I. C. (1999). The context of infant attachment in family child care. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 20(2), 319-336.
The relationship between family child care providers and infants in their care was studied. Findings showed attachment security between the provider and the infant was related to interactive involvement, family socioeconomic status, and child care quality.
Gable, S., & Halliburton, A. (2003). Barriers to child care providers’ professional development. Child & Youth Care Forum, 32(3), 175-193.
This study examined one state’s child care workforce including center-based providers and family child care providers. Results were compared to the state’s current child care regulations.
Galinsky, E., Howes, C., Kontos, S., & Shinn, M. (1994). The study of children in family child care and relative care. New York, NY: Families and Work Institute.
This report highlighted the first in-depth study of family child care and relative care in more than ten years.
Galinsky, E., Howes, C., & Kontos S. (1995). The family child care training study. New York, NY: The Families and Work Institute.
This report details findings from a family child care training study that examined the effectiveness of training on child well-being.
Gillman, A.R. (2001). Strengthening family child care in low-income communities. A report to the Surdna Foundation. Available at www.surdna.org. New York: NY: The Surdna Foundation.
The goal of this report was to provide a framework of understanding that highlights family child care as the prevalent means of child care in low-income communities. However, it is an essential part of a community’s economic development.
Gordon, R.A., & Chase-Lansdale., P.L. (2001). Availability of child care in the United States: A description and analysis of data sources. Demography, 38(2), 299-316.
Using Census information, the authors studied child care availability across the United States. Both center care and family child care were included in the study.
Helburn, S.W., Morris, J.R., & Modigliani, K. (2002). Family child care finances and their effect on quality and incentives. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(4), 512-538.
This study examined financial data of regulated and unregulated family child care providers. The goal of the study was to provide insight into finances for recruiters, trainers, and new providers.
Holloway, S. D., Kagan, S.L., Fuller, B., Tsou, L., & Carroll, J. (2001). Assessing child-care quality with a telephone interview. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(2), 165-189.
The authors studied the validity of using telephone interviews as a tool to measure child care quality in either family- or center-based child care settings.
Kimmerly, N. L. (1999). Choice of child care in Black, White and Hispanic families: Relation to parents' child-rearing and educational beliefs and practices. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: the Sciences & Engineering, Vol 59(10-B), 5621.
This study examined parent preferences, beliefs, and attitudes and their relationship to types of child care used.
Loeb, S., Fuller, B., Kagan, S.L., & Carrol, B. (2004). Child care in poor communities: Early learning effects type, quality, and stability. Child Development, 75(1), 47-66.
This study examined both center-based and family-based child care in poor communities. Findings showed positive cognitive effects for children in center care and more behavioral problems in children in family child care homes.
Lucarelli, P. (2002). Raising the bar for health and safety in child care. Pediatric Nursing, 28(3), 239-243.
The author highlighted the growing number of children in child care settings and theorized that health care professionals should make themselves widely available to both center-based care and family child care settings.
Marshall, N.L., Creps, C.L., Burstein, N.R., Cahill, K.E., Robeson, W.W., Wang, S.Y., Schimmenti, J., & Glantz, F.B. (2003). Family child care today: A report of the findings of the Massachusetts Cost/Quality Study” Family Child Care Homes. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families.
This report examined workforce issues, quality of care, education in family child care, and costs associated with licensed family child care homes in a random sample of 203 providers in Massachusetts.
Moon, R.Y., Biliter, W.M., & Croskell, S.E. (2001). Examination of state regulations regarding infants and sleep in licensed child care centers and family child care settings. Pediatrics, 107(5), 1029+.
Safety regarding sleep position for infants under six months of age, crib safety, bedding safety, and smoking in child care centers and family child care settings were explored.
Pierrehumbert, B., Ramstein, T., Karmaniola, A., Miljkovitch, R., & Halfon, O. (2002). Quality of child care in the preschool years: A comparison of the influence of home care and day care characteristics on child outcome. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26(5), 385-396.
Families with young children in family child care or center care were studied. Findings highlighted the importance of child care quality.
Queralt, M., & Witte, A.D. (1999). Childcare regulations: a method to pursue social welfare goals? Children and Youth Services Review, 21(2), 111-146.
This study explored the potential impact of regulation on child care. The authors questioned whether regulation benefits child care or stymies growth and competition.
Roditti, M.G. (2000). What works in home-based child care. In What Works in Child Welfare. Miriam P. Kluger, Gina Alexander, & Patrick A. Curtis, Eds. Washington, DC: CWLA Press. Pgs. 303-311.
This chapter highlighted research in family child care including measures of high quality, challenges, and cost-effectiveness.
Rusby, J. C. (2002). Training needs and challenges of family child care providers. Child & Youth Care Forum, 31(5), 281-293.
This article reported feedback from a survey of family child care providers on their training needs. Feedback from workshop attendees was also detailed.
Seo, S. (2003). Early Child Care Choices: A theoretical model and research implications. Early Child Development & Care, 173(6), 637-650.
The researcher examined child care choices among a sample of Mid Western mothers. Choices included center-based care, family child care, or a combination of the two.
Taylor, A. R., Dunster, L., & Pollard, J. (1999). ... And this helps me how? Family child care providers discuss training. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(3), 285-312.
This article featured findings from a survey of caregivers, stakeholders, and provider organizations to determine perspectives on availability, accessibility, motivation, content, and recognition.
United States General Accounting Office (1994, December). Child care: Promoting quality in family child care. Washington, DC: Author.
This GAO report examined:
- Public and private initiatives to enhance the quality of family child care and how these initiatives are funded,
- Federal role in supporting quality initiatives, and
- Implications of findings on welfare reform.
Walker, S. (2001). Family child care providers’ interest in professional development. Department of Family Studies, University of Maryland. Available online at: www.agnr.umd.edu/users/cci/fcc_profdevt.htm. College Park, MD: University of Maryland.
The author conducted a study on how professional training and education initiatives are received by the family child care provider community.
Walker, S. (2002). Predictors of family child care providers' intentions toward professional development. Child & Youth Care Forum, 31(4), 233-255.
The author studied the likelihood of family child care providers pursuit of professional development opportunities.
Weaver, R. E. H. (2002). The habitat of licensed child care providers: The influences of caregiver, contextual and group characteristics on quality of care. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62(7-A), 2338.
This study examined individual and unique influences in family child care providers lives that enhance or undermine quality of care.
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