Issues and challenges in rural child care

US and International resources

Research and policy studies (non-government) - US and international

American Indian and Alaska native young children: Findings from the ECLS-K and ECLS-B baseline data
SOURCE: National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, 2005
Brief in pdf

Child care in rural communities
SOURCE: National Child Care Information Center, 2005
Annotated resource list in pdf

Rural children lag in early childhood educational skills
Charles Dervarics
SOURCE: Population Reference Bureau, 2005
Article in html

Mental health and family life among kindergarten children in rural areas
SOURCE: National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, 2005
Brief in pdf

Preliminary rural analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study –kindergarten cohort
SOURCE: National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, 2005
Brief in pdf

Rural south: Listening to families in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee
Linda Tilly, Apreill Curtis Hartsfield, Lisa Parrish, Debra Miller, Valerie Salley, Linda O’Neal, Pam Brown, Edwina Chappell
SOURCE: Kentucky Youth Advocates, 2004 (see p. 29 and pp 34-36)
Report in pdf

Young children and the rural information gap: The weaknesses of major data sources for examining the well-being of rural children
Jeffrey Capizzano
SOURCE: National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, Mississippi State University, 2004
Report in pdf

Early intervention in rural natural environments: Making the most of your time
L. Jung, K. McCormick, & K.Jolivette
SOURCE: Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2004
Article in html

Finding resources to support rural out-of-school time initiatives
Elisabeth Wright
SOURCE: The Finance Project, 2003
Report in pdf

An innovative approach to assist early childhood development for rural children with disabilitites
Els Heijnen
SOURCE: Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, Vol. 11 (1), 2000
Brief in pdf

Child care issues impacting welfare reform in the rural south
by Alisa S. Ghazvini, Ann K. Mullis, Ronald L. Mullis, and Jennifer J. Park
SOURCE: Southern Rural Development Center, November 1999
Information brief in html

Perspectives on rural child care. ERIC Digest
Betty Beach
SOURCE: ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997.
Full digest in html

Government documents - US and international

A guide for operators considering the establishment of a small long day child care centre in rural and remote Australia
Small Business Research Unit, Victoria University
SOURCE: Government of Australia: Department of Family and Community Services, 2001
Report in pdf

A study of the viability factors for small long day care centres in rural and remote areas
SOURCE: Government of Australia, Department of Family and Community Services, 2001
Report in pdf

Child care in the news - US and international

Death on the farms shows increase
Sarah Probert
SOURCE Birmingham Post, July 2, 2003.
Full article in html

Tipper Gore unveils USDA funding for rural child care facilities
USDA, Feb. 11, 1999
News release in html

PRINT RESOURCES

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Child care services for rural families: Improving provision in the European Union
Bronwen Cohen
SOURCE European Commission Network on Childcare, 1994
CRRU ID # 8420

Childcare needs of rural families
SOURCE European Commission Network on Childcare, 1990
CRRU ID # 4307

USEFUL WEBSITES

Rural Assistance Center
A product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Rural Initiative, the Rural Assistance Center (RAC) was established in December 2002 as a rural health and human services "information portal." RAC helps rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents.

National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives (NCRECLI)
NCRECLI is a program of the Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute, which is part of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education, Mississippi State University. NCRECLI promotes research on the quality, accessibility, and replication of early educational intervention services for at-risk young children and families in rural America

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