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Enhancing quality in afterschool programs: Fifth-year report on a process evaluation of Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.
Baker, Stephen, 2010
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Findings from the second year of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs, following a three-year pilot period, by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, focusing on the relationship between QIS services and participating after school programs, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis representing 90 service providers in the county

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Getting ready for school: The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Program implementation and early outcomes: Year 3 executive summary
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of findings from the third year of an implementation and impact evaluation of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on surveys of parents, teachers, and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents

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Getting ready for school: The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Program implementation and early outcomes: Year 3 report
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Findings from the third year of an implementation and impact evaluation of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on surveys of parents, teachers, and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents

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Getting ready for school: Palm Beach County's Early Childhood Cluster Initiative
Spielberger, Julie, 2008
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Findings from the second year of an implementation evaluation and recommendations for ongoing evaluation efforts of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on parent focus groups, surveys of teachers and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents

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Getting ready for school: Palm Beach County's Early Childhood Cluster Initiative: Executive summary
Spielberger, Julie, 2008
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of findings from the second year of an implementation evaluation and recommendations for ongoing evaluation efforts of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on parent focus groups, surveys of teachers and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents

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Moving from afterschool training to the workplace: The second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program
Baker, Stephen, 2012
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

An evaluation of the second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate (PBC-AEC) Program, which provides after school program staff with courses on youth development and after school practice, that examines participant knowledge, skills, and job retention, as well as after school program support for PBC-AEC, based on participant surveys and focus groups and on PBC-AEC staff interviews

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Professional development for afterschool practitioners: The first year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program
Baker, Stephen, 2011
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A process evaluation of the pilot year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program, which provides after school program staff with 12-week courses on youth development and after school practice, that examined participants' program experiences

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A system that works: Highlights of effective intervention strategies in a quality improvement system
Sinisterra, Diana, Fall 2010
Afterschool Matters, 12, 37-44

An inquiry into the influence of a quality rating system on the quality of out of school time programs, based on an assessment of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System (QIS) in Florida

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