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Advancing the measurement of quality for early childhood programs that support early language and literacy development
Neuman, Susan B., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 51-76). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A review of assessment tools for the measurement of the quality of children's language and literacy development in center-based and family child care settings

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Background for community-level work on school readiness: A review of definitions, assessments, and investment strategies
Zaslow, Martha, 2000
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A presentation of recommendations from the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) for defining and measuring school readiness, and a summary of suggested community initiatives based on a review of the relevant literature

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Background for community-level work on school readiness: A review of definitions, assessments, and investment strategies [Executive summary]
Zaslow, Martha, 2000
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A summary of a report designed to educate communities regarding school readiness assessment and the ecological factors involved in a child's successful transition to kindergarten

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Basic measures of progress
Calkins, Julia, 2002
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A table of survey instruments and measures that can be used as indicators of progress towards school readiness and its contributing conditions

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Childcare for low-income families: Problems and promise
Zaslow, Martha, 2004
In Work-family challenges for low-income parents and their children (pp. 191-200). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

A discussion of two major child care policy strands: provide funding to child care to facilitate maternal employment and provide funding to child care and early education to enhance children's cognitive and social development

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Children of current and former welfare recipients: Similarly at risk
Tout, Kathryn, 2002
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

A brief comparing the children of welfare recipients and welfare leavers on indicators of health, social behavior, and school engagement

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Defining and measuring quality in early childhood practices that promote dual language learners' development and learning
Castro, Dina C., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 257-280). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of elements of high quality early childhood education and care programs for dual language learners (DLLs), and an exploration of available quality measurement tools for the assessment of programs and practices to promote learning of DLLs

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Early care and education: Work support for families and development opportunity for young children
Tout, Kathryn, 2001
(Occasional Paper No. 51). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

An investigation into the use of nonparental care by families, based on information gathered from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF)

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The Family Support Act and children: Potential pathways of influence
Zaslow, Martha, 1995
Children and Youth Services Review, 17(1-2), 231-249

A discussion of the economic and non-economic impacts that maternal participation in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) training program may have on child outcomes.

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Implications of participation in formal child care arrangements for the cognitive and social development of children from welfare families
Zaslow, Martha, 1997
Paper presented at the meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

A study examining the impact of formal child care participation on the cognitive and social development of young children from welfare families

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Measuring health-related aspects of quality in early childhood settings
Hegland, Susan M., 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 135-160). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An overview of research on the relationship between children's health status and their development, and a proposal of indicators to measure the health-related components of early childhood education and care settings

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Measuring quality of ECE programs for children with disabilities
Spiker, Donna, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 229-256). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the assessment of program quality in general early childhood education (GECE) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs for children with disabilities

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Measuring the quality of environmental supports for young children's social and emotional competence
Hyson, Marilou, 2011
In M. Zaslow, I. Martinez-Beck, K. Tout, & T. Halle (Eds.), Quality measurement in early childhood settings (pp. 105-134). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An inventory of current measures of environmental supports for social and emotional competence (ESSEC) in child care and early education programs, and a recommendation of measurable indicators of the quality of ESSEC for children in early childhood programs

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New clues to reaching very young children and families in rural America
Grace, Cathy, 2006
Zero to Three, 26(4), 7-13

An analysis of data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K) and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) to compare rural and non-rural children in terms of multiple indicators, including school readiness and literacy achievement

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Preliminary rural analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Cohort
Mississippi State University. National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives, 2005
(Rural Early Childhood Brief No. 2). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

An issue brief summarizing the results of a data analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 1998-99 that examined rural children's school readiness

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Progress and prospects in the development of indicators of school readiness
Zaslow, Martha, 2001
Paper prepared for Meeting on Child and Youth Indicators: Accomplishments and Future Directions, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

A paper on the development of and data sources for state and national indicators of school readiness

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Quality dosage, thresholds, and features in early childhood settings: Literature review tables
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August 2010
(OPRE 2011-5a). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Tables to accompany a review of research on the relationship of quality thresholds, timing, and features of early childhood settings to child developmental outcomes

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Quality dosage, thresholds, and features in early childhood settings: A review of the literature
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August 2010
(OPRE 2011-5). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A review of research on the relationship of quality thresholds, timing, and features of early childhood settings to child developmental outcomes

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Rural disparities in baseline data of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: A chartbook
Grace, Cathy, 2006
(Rural Early Childhood Report No. 3). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

A report using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten and Birth Cohorts to compare rural and non-rural children in terms of numerous variables, including school readiness, child care arrangements, and access to early education

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Understanding and choosing assessments and developmental screeners for young children ages 3-5: Profiles of selected measures: Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, June, 2011
(OPRE Report No. 2011-23). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A compendium of assessments and developmental screeners for preschool-age children, with profiles of their characteristics, reliability, and validity

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Unsupervised time: Family and child factors associated with self-care
Vandivere, Sharon, 2003
(Occasional Paper No. 71). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A report on the characteristics of and factors associated with the self-care arrangements of children aged six to 12

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Variation in child care quality and its implications for children
Zaslow, Martha, 1991
Journal of Social Issues, 47(2), 125-138

A study of day care quality and its relationship to long-term child development as influenced by children’s daily experiences, as well as its relationship to intermediate cognitive and socioemotional development, and to family socioeconomic psychological factors

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Welfare families' use of early childhood care and education programs, and implications for their children's development
Zaslow, Martha, 1998
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(4), 535-563

A study of the developmental implications of early childhood care and education programs for welfare families, and the predictors of early child care participation

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Welfare-to-work initiatives
Brady-Smith, Christy, 2003
In J. Brooks-Gunn, A.S. Fuligni, & L.J. Berlin (Eds.), Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives (pp. 225-278). New York: Teachers College Press

An overview of five studies examining the effects of welfare-to-work programs on school age, low income children and their families

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