Publications: Peer-reviewed

Ferreira van Leer, K., & Coley, R. L. (2023). Early childhood education decision-making among Latinx foreign-born in the United States: A culturally informed model of decision-making. Children and Youth Services Review, 151(August 2023), 107046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107046 

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Cook, K.D., Ferreira van Leer, K., Gandhi, J., & Kuh, L. (2025). What’s missing? A multi-method approach to gaining a fuller understanding of early care and education decision-making and access. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 70, 367-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.11.002 ​

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Cook, K.D., Ferreira van Leer, K., & Lombardi, C. M. (2023). Exploring predictors and outcomes of racial/ethnic match between children and providers in Early Head Start. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 62(1), 275-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2022.09.002
 

Cook, K.D., Ferreira van Leer, K., Gandhi, J., Ayala, C. & Kuh, L.P. (2022). Managing disruptions in early education and care: Lessons from COVID-19. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-022-01430-2

Publications: Reports

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Cook, K.D., *Fisk, E., Lombardi, C., Ferreira van Leer, K., & Esquivel, V. (2023). Relationships between Early Head Start providers and families. [Research Brief]. Collaboratory on School and Child Health: Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, UConn. 

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Cook, K.D., Ferreira van Leer, K., Lombardi, C., & *Esquivel, V. (2023). Racial and ethnic match between children and providers in Early Head Start. [Research Brief]. Collaboratory on School and Child Health: Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, UConn.

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Cook, K.D., Ferreira van Leer, K., Gandhi, J., & Ayala, C. (2022). Somerville Child Care Choices (CCC) Study: COVID Findings Brief Spring 2022. Brief prepared in partnership with Somerville Public Schools and the Somerville Partnership for Young Children.  
 

Cook, K.D., Ferreira van Leer, K., Gandhi, J., Stewart O’Brien, C., Miller, A., & Ayala, C. (2021). Somerville Child Care Choices (CCC) Study: Findings Report: Fall 2021. Report prepared in partnership with Somerville Public Schools and the Somerville Partnership for Young Children.
 

Chen, Y., Ferreira van Leer, K., & Guzman, L. (2021). Many Latino and Black households made costly work adjustments in Spring 2021 to accommodate COVID-related child care disruptions. [Data Snapshot]. Bethesda, MD: National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families.

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Ferreira van Leer, K., Crosby, D., & Mendez, J. (2021). Disruptions to child care arrangements and work schedules for low-income Hispanic families are common and costly. Report 2021-01. Bethesda, MD: National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families. 

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Lykes, M. B., Alvarez, E. Bianco, M. E., Bravo, D., Fatty, F., Ferreira, K., Glaze, S., Mkoshi, J., Palencia, A., Rubio, D., Sosrodjojo, E., & Suliman G. (2015). Migrant families and language: “…The person who speaks two language has double value". Boston: Center for Human Rights & International Justice. 

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