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Early childhood services: A national challenge
Ford Foundation, 1989
New York: Ford Foundation.
A description of Ford Foundation research, policy analysis, and information dissemination projects in 1989
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Reports & Papers
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Making care less taxing: Improving state child and dependent care tax provisions
Donahue, Elisabeth H., 2002
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.
A policy paper that reviews the reasons for enacting child and dependent care (CADC) income tax provisions, describes the federal child and dependent care tax credit, gives an overview of the 2001 state CADC tax provisions, and provides policy recommendations.
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Quality preschool programs: A long-term social investment
Weikart, David P., 1989
(Occasional Paper No. 5). New York: Ford Foundation.
A study and argument advocating for high quality early childhood programs for the amelioration of social problems
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Child care workforce study in metro Richmond, Virginia: A status report on the child care workforce [Executive summary]
Voices for Virginia's Children, 2004
Richmond: Voices for Virginia's Children.
A summary of a study of child care market rates across metropolitan Richmond, Virginia, including profiles of child care center costs and workforce in terms of income, training and quality
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Executive Summary
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Wisconsin school readiness indicator initiative: The status of school readiness indicators in Wisconsin [Executive summary]
Wisconsin. Office of the Governor, 2003
Madison: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.
A discussion of the 2001-2002 Wisconsin School Readiness Indicator Initiative which aimed to build an agenda for improving school readiness and early school success through defining comprehensively school readiness, identifying indicators proven relevant to school readiness, and an assessment of available state administrative data on these indicators
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Executive Summary
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School readiness, full-day kindergarten, and student achievement: An empirical investigation [Executive summary]
Le, Vi-Nhuan, 2006
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.
A summary of an analysis of the relationship between school readiness skills at kindergarten entry and reading and mathematics achievement through the fifth grade, and of the role of kindergarten program factors in the development of nonacademic school readiness skills, with an emphasis on full-day programs
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Executive Summary
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Understanding fathering: The Early Head Start study of fathers of newborns [Executive summary]
Vogel, Cheri, 2003
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
A summary of interview data on the status and progression of parenting roles and responsibilities of socioeconomically disadvantaged fathers with newborn babies
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Executive Summary
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Jobs First: Final report on Connecticut's welfare reform initiative: Executive summary
Bloom, Dan, 2002
New York: MDRC.
A summary of a study of the welfare reform initiative, Job First program, imposing a statewide time limit on receipt of cash assistance and encouraging participation in employment-related services targeted toward quick job placement in Connecticut
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Executive Summary
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Getting ready: National school readiness indicators initiative: A 17 state partnership: Executive summary
Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), 2005
Providence: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT.
A summary of a description of the National School Readiness Indicators Initiative, a 17 state initiative to identify school readiness indicators and use them to inform educational policy and track children's academic progress.
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Executive Summary
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Ready or not--here the come!: What Arizona kindergarten teachers say about preparing children for school
Children's Action Alliance, 2004
Phoenix, AZ: Children's Action Alliance.
A summary of Arizona kindergarten teachers’ beliefs and views regarding preparing younger students for school readiness
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Fact Sheets & Briefs
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Up and running: A compendium of multi-state early childhood initiatives
Floyd, Sheri L., 2004
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.
A compilation of multi-site initiatives focusing on school readiness, early care and education, child health, and family well being
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Other
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The economic impact of child care in Colorado: Summary & recommendations
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2004
Denver: Colorado Children's Campaign.
A summary of the economic impact of child care industry in Colorado
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Executive Summary
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The Family Transition Program: Final report on Florida's initial time-limited welfare program
Bloom, Dan, 2000
New York: MDRC.
Findings from a long-term assessment of the Family Transition Program (FTP) in Escambia County, Florida comparing FTP program participants to those participating in Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
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Understanding fathering: The Early Head Start study of fathers of newborns
Vogel, Cheri, 2003
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
A study of the involvement of low-income fathers in the development of their birth to 14 month-old children, based on a sample of 108 fathers in 10 states
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The Family Transition Program: Final report on Florida's initial time-limited welfare program [Executive summary]
Bloom, Dan, 2000
New York: MDRC:
A summary of findings from a long-term assessment of the Family Transition Program (FTP) in Escambia County, Florida comparing FTP program participants to those participating in Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
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Executive Summary
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Father involvement in Early Head Start programs
Raikes, Helen, 2005
Fathering, 3(1), 29-58
A study analyzing fathers' participation in the Early Head Start program using qualitative and quantitative data from 326 Early Head Start fathers whose children were 36 months old
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Measuring school readiness: How do we know when we're on track?
Children's Action Alliance, 2003
Phoenix, AZ: Children's Action Alliance.
A summary of the Children’s Action Alliance report to Arizona on school readiness and the five benchmark indicators that, when combined, measure progress towards this goal: children’s outcomes, the risk factors they face, their families access to services, the quality of early education, and the readiness of schools
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Ready kids, ready schools, ready communities: Measuring school readiness in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, 2004
Madison: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.
A discussion of the indicators of school readiness that must be addressed for Wisconsin children before entering kindergarten: physical wellbeing, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language development and communication, and child poverty
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Fact Sheets & Briefs
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Father involvement in Early Head Start programs: A practitioners study
Raikes, Helen, 2002
Lincoln: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Center on Children, Families, and the Law.
A survey of 261 Early Head Start programs on father involvement in program activities
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Reports & Papers
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School readiness, full-day kindergarten, and student achievement: An empirical investigation
Le, Vi-Nhuan, 2006
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.
An analysis of the relationship between school readiness skills at kindergarten entry and reading and mathematics achievement through the fifth grade, and of the role of kindergarten program factors in the development of nonacademic school readiness skills, with an emphasis on full-day programs
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Reports & Papers
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Jobs First: Final report on Connecticut's welfare reform initiative
Bloom, Dan, 2002
New York: MDRC.
A study of the welfare form initiative, Job First program, imposing a statewide time limit on receipt of cash assistance and encouraging participation in employment-related services targeted toward quick job placement in Connecticut
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Reports & Papers
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Jobs First: Final report on Connecticut's welfare reform initiative: Summary report
Bloom, Dan, 2002
New York: MDRC.
A study of the welfare reform initiative, Job First program, imposing a statewide time limit on receipt of cash assistance and encouraging participation in employment-related services targeted toward quick job placement in Connecticut
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Other
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''A little help to help us along'': Child care and child health insurance for Virginia's children of the working poor
Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service. Institute for Child and Family Policy, 2001
Richmond: Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth.
A study of low income parent experience in attempting to obtain assistance to provide child care and health insurance and the influence of focus groups on representation by state-level child advocacy groups in the State of Virginia
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Getting ready: Findings from the national school readiness indicators initiative: A 17 state partnership
Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), 2005
Providence: Rhode Island KIDS Count.
A discussion of findings from the National School Readiness Indicators Initiative, a 17-state initiative formed to identify essential school readiness indicators and use them to inform educational policy and track children's academic progress
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Reports & Papers
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Wisconsin school readiness indicator initiative: The status of school readiness indicators in Wisconsin
Wisconsin. Office of the Governor, 2003
Madison: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.
A discussion of the 2001-2002 Wisconsin School Readiness Indicator Initiative which aimed to build an agenda for improving school readiness and early school success through defining comprehensively school readiness, identifying indicators proven relevant to school readiness, and an assessment of available state administrative data on these indicators
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Reports & Papers
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