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The Abbott preschool program: Fifth year report on enrollment and budget: A report of the Abbott Indicators Project
Applewhite, Erain, October, 2003
Newark, NJ: Education Law Center.

A study of the Abbott preschool program?s overall enrollment, overall budget, and its placement of children with disabilities, and a study of Head Start enrollment in the low income Abbott districts of New Jersey

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Accelerating math development in Head Start classrooms
Arnold, David H., 2003
Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 762-770

A study of the impact of participating in fun, diverse mathematics-related activities on math skills among Head Start preschool children

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Addressing child care challenges for children with disabilities: Proposals for CCDBG and IDEAS reauthorizations
Neas, Katherine, 2003
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A brief outlining the federal programs regulating child care and early intervention for children with disabilities, with recommendations for reauthorization.

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Advancement of preschoolers' resilience: The A.R.Y.A. Project
Israelashvili, Moshe, 2003
Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(2), 101-105

A discussion of the Advancement of Preschoolers’ Resilience Project's (A.R.Y.A.) resiliency-building intervention program for 4-year-old kindergarten students in Israel

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Aggressors, victims, and defenders in preschool: Peer, self-, and teacher reports
Monks, Claire P., 2003
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 49(4), 453-469

An interview-based analysis of the differences in perceptions of aggressor, victim, and defender roles among young British children and their teachers and peers in school settings

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2003
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 2003
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Highlights from a 2003 national survey depicting the well-being of children in the areas of economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education

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Assessing the state of state assessments: Perspectives on assessing young children
Scott-Little, Catherine, 2003
Greensboro, NC: SERVE.

A collection of papers that examine issues surrounding state systems to assess school readiness

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Attending kindergarten and already behind: A statistical portrait of vulnerable young children
Wertheimer, Richard, 2003
(Research Brief No. 2003-20). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

An analysis of vulnerable kindergarten students during the 1998-1999 school year using data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort.

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At what age should children enter kindergarten?: A question for policy makers and parents
Stipek, Deborah J., 2003
Social Policy Report, 16(2)

A review of findings of research on the effects of school entrance age on academic achievement

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Bicultural development in early childhood care and education in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Views of teachers and teacher educators
Ritchie, Jenny, 2003
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 23(1), 7-19

An exploration of the role of biculturally relevant programs in early childhood care, based on data gathered from 18 interviews with early childhood teachers

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Brief functional screening for transition difficulties prior to enrolment predicts socio-emotional competence and school adjustment in Head Start preschoolers
Miller, Alison, 2003
Early Child Development and Care, 173(6), 681-698

An assessment identifying children at risk for problems adjusting to preschool, focusing on social and emotional skills, using functional screenings of children beginning a Head Start program

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Building futures: The Head Start Impact Study: Interim report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A report describing the purpose and progress of the Head Start Impact Study

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Building futures: The Head Start Impact Study: Interim report [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A summary of the Head Start Impact Study progress report, a longitudinal study evaluating the impact of the Head Start intervention on children's developmental outcomes from the time of their enrollment in Head Start until their first grade year

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Center-based evening child care: Implications for young children's development
Anme, Tokie, 2003
Early Childhood Education Journal, 30(3), 137-143

A comparison of the influences of center-based daytime, evening, and late night child care on child development and adaptation in government-authorized centers in Japan, based on surveys of 1,949 caregivers and 2,905 service providers, and evaluations of 2,882 children between birth and 7 years of age

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Child and program characteristics of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Year 1 (January-June 2002)
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., 2003
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

An evaluation of the statewide North Carolina More at Four program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that addresses characteristics of local programs and participants, based on program surveys

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Child and program characteristics of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Year 1 (January-June 2002): Executive summary
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., 2003
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of an evaluation of the statewide North Carolina More at Four program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that addresses characteristics of local programs and participants, based on program surveys

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Child care and severe externalizing behavior in kindergarten children
Bacharach, Verne R., 2003
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 23(5), 527-537

An examination of the relationship between prekindergarten child care arrangements and the frequency of severe behaviors, based on a sample of 13,288 children 4-year-old children

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Child care in poor communities: Early learning effects of type, quality, and stability
Loeb, Susanna, 2003
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 9954). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A study on the influence of child care type, quality, and stability on the social and cognitive development of the preschool children of low-income single mothers

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Child care quality matters: How conclusions may vary with context
Love, John M., 2003
Child Development, 74(4), 1021-1033

An analysis of three national studies on child care quality and the impact of quality on child development

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Child care research: A clinical perspective
Greenspan, Stanley, 2003
Child Development, 74(4), 1064-1068

An examination of two studies that suggest that young children demonstrate increased aggressive behavior in relationship to time spent in day care and increases in cortisol levels in relationship to full-time, group-oriented, out-of-home care, utilizing a clinical context that looks at individual differences in children, families, and child care environments

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Child care research: An editorial perspective
Langlois, Judith, 2003
Child Development, 74(4), 969-975

A summary and critique of the goals and content of Child Development’s new From Another Perspective format

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Child culture, play and child development
Thyssen, Sven, 2003
Early Child Development and Care, 173(6), 589-612

An exploration of the relationship between children's development and their behavior and social interactions in child care settings, based on data gathered from a research project on 1.5 to 2.5 year old children

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Children at play: The role of peers in understanding the effects of child care
Fabes, Richard, 2003
Child Development, 74(4), 1039-1043

A commentary on studies that identify the potential of child care to shape children’s adjustment, emphasizing the role of peers, specifically peers' same-sex preferences and patterns of behavior

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Children entering school ready to learn: School readiness information: School year 2002-03 by state and county
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2003
Baltimore: Maryland State Department of Education.

A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2002

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Children's literacy: Children's Books for Healthy Families/Libros de Ninos para Familias Saludables
Kock, Jo Anne, 2003
Journal of Extension, 41(2)

A special issue of the Journal of Extension, summarizing a longitudinal study of the relationship between parent-child reading activities and emergent literacy in children from birth to age three

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