About everyone's child: Winning public support for early learning
Accounts of the political strategies used by the movement for public early education in the Miami, Florida area during county funding referenda in 1998, 2002, and 2008
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The added value of the School of the 21st Century when combined with a statewide preschool program
A comparison of child developmental outcomes and classroom quality in school-based early care and education centers that offered either Arkansas Better Chance program (ABC) services alone or a combination of ABC and School of the 21st Century services, based on data from 8,745 4-year-olds in ABC classrooms in Arkansas
Reports & Papers
America's child care crisis: A crime prevention tragedy
A review and analysis of research findings on the relationship between child care and reduced crime rates, with an emphasis on program quality and the need for public investment
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Another step back?: Assessing readiness in Head Start
A critique of the impact of current assessment and accountability measures on Head Start students
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Applying choice-based multivenue education concepts to preschool education
An argument for choice-based and diverse early education offerings in the United States as inspired by the conceptual work of Thomas Jefferson
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The authors respond
A response by authors Edward F. Zigler and Matia Finn-Stevenson and James R. Walker to critiques of the former’s School of the 21st Century child care proposal, advocating the embedding of child care in public schools, and of the latter’s proposal to fund child care for low-income families
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Bachelor's degrees are necessary but not sufficient: Preparing teachers to teach young children
A commentary on the changing skill requirements and ideal educational levels of early childhood teachers
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B.A. plus: Reconciling reality and reach
A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of requiring early childhood teachers to hold a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree, and an outline of alternative and complimentary approaches to educational requirements for early educators
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The case for public preschool
A compilation of select arguments for the placement of public prekindergarten programs in public schools throughout the United States
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The checkered history of federal child care regulation
An overview of empirical, ideological and political influences that have shaped the history of federal child care regulation
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Child care choices: Balancing the needs of children, families and society
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The child care crisis: Implications for the growth and development of the nation's children
A discussion of the 1990 Child Care Development act in regards to child care problems in the United States, and suggestions for improvement
Reports & Papers
Child care in America: From problem to solution
A summary of the underlying issues of child care in America and recommendations of concepts for policymakers to consider when creating child care policies
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Child day care in the schools: The school of the 21st century
An overview of Schools of the 21st Century, comprehensive school-based, school-linked programs for children from birth to age 12
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Classroom-based intervention as a way to support low-income preschoolers' emotional and behavioral development: Pressing challenges and potential opportunities
An overview and summary of a Chicago School Readiness Project experiment on the effects of a teacher training program on both classroom quality and child behavior in Head Start classrooms
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Classroom practices and children's motivation to learn
A discussion of select research on the associations between the differing qualities of classroom environments and the motivation of children
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The cognitive/academic emphasis versus the whole child approach: The 50-year debate
An account of the alternating external pressures for a focus on either academic skills or broader child development goals throughout the history of Head Start
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College credentials and caring: How teacher training could lift young children
An identification of interests that support legislative mandates for bachelor degree requirements for early educators, and a review of studies challenging the correlation between teacher attainment of bachelor degrees and significantly positive child and classroom outcomes
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Competencies and credentials for early childhood educators: What do we know and what do we need to know?
Arguments for the use of professional development programs to improve the quality of child care and early education programs
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A critical meta-analysis of all evaluations of state-funded preschool from 1977 to 1988: Implications for policy, service delivery and program evaluation
A meta-analysis of 13 evaluations of state-funded preschool programs
Literature Review
Day care and early childhood settings: Fostering mental health in young children
A study of designing high quality mental health child care programs for at-risk young children
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A degree is not enough: Teachers need stronger and more individualized professional development supports to be effective in the classroom
An argument for skill-focused instead of degree-focused education and training for early educators
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Early childhood education: The likelihood of sustained effects
An overview of research on the effects of several early education programs on the cognitive, socioemotional, and academic skills of children in the elementary school years
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Early schooling: The national debate
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The economic case for targeted preschool programs
A compilation of economic arguments supporting a targeted approach to public early childhood education focusing on children in need instead of a universal availability approach
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