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4K teachers in community approach and comparison districts: 2005-06
Adams, Diane B., 2006
(Report E). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A survey-based study comparing characteristics (experience, salary, education, professional development, curricula) of Wisconsin four-year-old kindergarten (4K) teachers from districts that use a community approach to 4K to teachers from districts that offer 4K without a collaborative effort

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Alternative models for an early care and education system
Edie, David, 2004

A report analyzing early care and education (ECE) developments and policies and presenting models for a potential Wisconsin ECE system

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Alternative policy options for child care subsidy programs
Edie, David, 2003
(Public Policy Options for Early Care and Education Report No. 1). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A description of Wisconsin's child care subsidy policies and an outline of the potential consequences of four options for funding-related policy change

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Alternative policy options for child care subsidy programs [Executive summary]
Edie, David, 2003
(Public Policy Options for Early Care and Education Executive Summary No. 1). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

The executive summary of a report on Wisconsin's child care subsidy program and possible policy alternatives

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Are program characteristics linked to child care quality?: Variations in organizational structure
Adams, Diane B., 2001
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 3). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A brief highlighting the findings from a study on the relationship between child care quality and aspects of early childhood centers' organizational structures, including whether or not they receive child care subsidies, number of children enrolled, business type, teacher education and staff turnover

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Assessing the value of 4K in Wisconsin: A study of 4K community approach districts (2005-06): Executive summary
Adams, Diane B., 2006
Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A summary of a study of Wisconsin districts offering free, universal pre-kindergarten to four-year-old children, examining characteristics of teachers and families participating in the program as well as parent satisfaction rates

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Child care subsidies: Cost to participants and continuity of care
Adams, Diane B., 2002
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 5). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A brief on the state's child care subsidy program and whether or not it has improved access and affordability

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Child care subsidy: Impact on providers and communities
Adams, Diane B., 2003
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 12). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

An issue brief on child care subsidy policy in Wisconsin Child care provider prices are compared with county reimbursement rates, and the effectiveness of the differential reimbursement policy as well as the impact of the new rate structure are evaluated

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Demographic profile of 21 EEM minigrant communities
Adams, Diane B., 2006
(Report C). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A study comparing characteristics of the 13 Wisconsin school districts that implemented four-year-old kindergarten in the first year of the Early Education Matters (EEM) project with 21 Wisconsin school districts that received EEM mini-grants

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Developing a child care quality rating system: Wisconsin's approach
Edie, David, 2005
(Public Policy Series on Alternative Policy Options Report No. 5). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A paper describing how the Wisconsin Child Care Research Partnership and a state Task Force developed recommendations for a child care quality rating system that was tied to tiered reimbursement

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Early childhood education and teacher development in Kenya: Lessons learned
Adams, Diane B., 2000
Child & Youth Care Forum, 29(6), 385-402

An account of the development of early childhood education programs in Kenya, based on the experiences of two researchers assisting from the United States

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Evaluation of a state initiative to improve child care quality
Roach, Mary A., 2005
Early Education and Development, 16(1), 69-84

A quasi-experimental study compared the quality of child care in 28 centers participating in the Wisconsin Early Childhood Excellence Initiative to child care in Comparison centers

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Family child care
Edie, David, 2003
(Public Policy Series on Alternative Policy Options Report No. 3). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A report on the policy and practice of family child care in Wisconsin and alternative policy options

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Family child care [Executive summary]
Edie, David, 2003
Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A summary of a study on family child care in Wisconsin

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Family child care providers in the subsidy system: The need for support
Adams, Diane B., 2002
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 4). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A brief on family child care providers who are part of the subsidy system, highlighting their characteristics and qualifications, care for relatives versus non-relatives, and professionalism

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Family experiences and parent satisfaction with 4-year-old kindergarten in Wisconsin
Adams, Diane B., 2006
(Report A). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

An evaluation of parents' experiences and satisfaction with a public pre-kindergarten program for four-year-old children in Wisconsin

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Final report: Year 1: Charting progress in 4-year-old kindergarten (4K) in Wisconsin: Focus on the ''community approach'': 2003-04 and 2004-05
Adams, Diane B., 2005
Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A survey-based longitudinal study of Wisconsin school districts that offer four-year-old kindergarten (4K), looking at enrollment rates for all districts and baseline characteristics of 13 school districts that offer 4K using a community approach (collaborating with child care or Head Start)

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From research to policy: In search of an affordable statewide system for rating child care quality
Riley, Dave A., 2005
Early Education and Development, 16(4), 493-504

An analysis of rationales for promoting statewide child care quality rating systems identifying quality measures used in states’ rating systems, and a description of a research-based plan for a quality rating system in Wisconsin

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How can we strengthen families through early care and education?
Roach, Mary A., 2006
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 17). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A brief identifying practices used by early childhood education programs in Wisconsin that involve and support families

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How would a quality rating system be likely to work in Wisconsin?
Edie, David, 2005
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 14). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A discussion of the implications of implementing a child care quality rating scale in the state of Wisconsin

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Improving child care quality
Edie, David, 2003
(Public Policy Series on Alternative Policy Options Report No. 2). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A study of improving child care quality policy and initiatives in Wisconsin

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Improving child care quality [Executive summary]
Edie, David, 2003
Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A summary of a study of improving child care quality policy and initiatives in Wisconsin

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An initiative to improve Wisconsin child care quality
Roach, Mary A., 2002
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 7). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A brief highlighting the findings from the Early Childhood Excellence Initiative which aimed to improve the quality of care for low income children

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Is pre-k a good investment?: What we know from cost-benefit analyses of early care and education
Ittig, Maureen, 2004
(Early Childhood Research Digest No. 1). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

An analysis of the costs and benefits of public prekindergarten initiatives

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Losing ground or keeping up?: A report on the Wisconsin early care and education workforce, 2001
Adams, Diane B., 2001
Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A study on the education, wages, experience and staff turnover of child care providers in Wisconsin, including demographic characteristics and changes over time

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