2008 - 2009 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an assessment of the quality of preschool classrooms, based on data on 1,213 Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) preschool classrooms in Michigan during the 2008 - 2009 program year
Reports & Papers
2009-2010 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an assessment of the quality of preschool classrooms in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at-risk 4-year-olds, based on data from 1,436 classrooms
Reports & Papers
2010-2011 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an examination of the quality of preschool classrooms and the characteristics of teaching staff in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at risk 4-year-olds, based on data for 1,127 classrooms and more than 1,000 teachers
Reports & Papers
From implementation to impact: An evaluation of the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness program
A multi-component evaluation of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness, a comprehensive state initiative aimed at improving early childhood development, that examined: the features and quality of First Steps-funded four-year-old kindergarten (4K) classrooms, and the characteristics and outcomes of 4K participants; families receiving child care vouchers through First Steps and the features and quality improvements of child care programs receiving First Steps funding for quality enhancement activities; outcomes of children whose parents participated in First Steps parenting and family strengthening activities; and the value added by channeling funding through First Steps offices rather than directly through agencies implementing First Steps programming
Reports & Papers
From implementation to impact: An evaluation of the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness program: Executive summary
A summary of a multi-component evaluation of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness, a comprehensive state initiative aimed at improving early childhood development, that examined: the features and quality of First Steps-funded four-year-old kindergarten (4K) classrooms, and the characteristics and outcomes of 4K participants; families receiving child care vouchers through First Steps and the features and quality improvements of child care programs receiving First Steps funding for quality enhancement activities; outcomes of children whose parents participated in First Steps parenting and family strengthening activities; and the value added by channeling funding through First Steps offices rather than directly through agencies implementing First Steps programming
Executive Summary
Great Start Readiness Program: 2008 - 2009 risk factor data report
An inquiry into the role of children’s risk factors and eligibility to participate in the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), based on data for 24,437 children who participated in GSRP during the 2008-2009 school year
Reports & Papers
Great Start Readiness Program: 2010-2011 risk factor data report
An examination of the prevalence of risk indicators among children enrolled in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at risk 4-year-olds, based on administrative data for more than 23,000 children
Reports & Papers
Infant-Toddler Child Observation Record
Instruments
Let's do something together: Identifying the effective components of intergenerational programs: Final project report
An exploration of the elements of an effective intergenerational program for young children and senior citizens, based on observations of 25 intergenerational activities with over 176 children aged birth through six-years-old and adult participants
Reports & Papers
Let's do something together: Identifying the effective components of intergenerational programs: Final project report [Executive summary]
A summary of an exploration of the elements of an effective intergenerational program for young children and senior citizens, based on observations of 25 intergenerational activities with over 176 children aged birth through six-years-old and adult participants
Executive Summary
Measuring quality in Michigan's 21st Century afterschool programs: The Youth PQA Self-Assessment Pilot Study
A validation study of the use of the Youth Program Quality Assessment as a self-assessment tool for 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs in Michigan
Reports & Papers
Palm Beach County Program Quality Assessment
Instruments
Preschool child-initiated learning found to prevent later problems
An overview of findings from the High/Scope Preschool Curriculum Comparison Study--an assessment of three theoretically distinct curriculum models and their long-term outcomes
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Preschool Child Observation Record (2nd ed.)
Instruments
Preschool Program Quality Assessment (2nd ed.)
Instruments
Ready School Assessment
Instruments
State-funded preschool program works for children at risk
A summary of findings from an evaluation of the state-funded Michigan School Readiness Program (MSRP) for 4-year-olds at risk of school failure
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Youth Program Quality Assessment
Instruments
Youth Program Quality Assessment Validation Study: Findings for instrument validation
A summary of a validation study of the Youth Program Quality Assessment, a tool to assess program quality in youth settings
Executive Summary
