The acquisition of literacy skills in 4 and 5 year olds
An examination of literacy skills acquisition in 16 4 and 5 year old preschoolers in a School Readiness program in a medium sized school district in southwestern Minnesota
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An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: The Minnesota GEMS pilot study
A presentation of findings on the development of an after school obesity prevention program for African-American girls in Minnesota, based on a sample of 54 8 to 10-year-old girls and their caregivers
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Assessing language, literacy, and mathematics skills with Work Sampling for Head Start
A study of the validity and reliability of the Work Sampling for Head Start instrument, a modified version of the Work Sampling System for the assessment of early reading, language, and math, in a sample of 112 children enrolled in Saint Paul Public Schools CHOICE program
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Assessing the validity of Minnesota school readiness indicators: Summary report
An assessment of the predictive validity of Minnesota school readiness indicators through an examination of the relationship of children's school readiness at kindergarten entry to third grade achievement test scores
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Big Jobs: Planning for competence
A description of the Big Jobs curriculum used at the Children’s Farm School in St. Paul, Minnesota, in which preschool children participate in teams performing practical outdoor tasks, with a focus on the cognitive, social, and emotional developmental benefits gained through these activities
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Changes in child care arrangements in Minnesota
A study of patterns and changes in the child care arrangements of low income families in Minnesota, based on data from four waves of surveys conducted every five to six months with a cohort of 323 low income families with children under the age of 6
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Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states
A study of the primary child care arrangements of children under five whose mothers are employed, as well as of the variations in patterns of child care arrangements by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.
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The child care arrangements of preschool-age children in immigrant families in the United States
A comparison of the use of child care arrangements among immigrant families to non-immigrant families
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Child care expenses of America's families
A study of the child care expenses of working families with children under age 13, with particular attention to low-income families.
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: The child care experiences of parents who have children with special needs
Findings from a study of child care practices, needs, opinions, and beliefs among low- and middle-income parents of children in Minnesota with physical, developmental or mental health disabilities, including cerebral palsy, asthma, difficulties with hearing and speech, fetal alcohol effect spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder and learning difficulties
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: Child care experiences of recent immigrants from African countries
Findings from a study of child care experiences and perceptions of seven families from Ethiopia, Nigeria and the Congo who lived in urban neighborhoods in Minneapolis and St. Paul and had arrived in the United States within the past 2-6 years
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Child care through the eyes of parents, children and child care providers: Children's perceptions of child care
Findings from a study of child care experiences and perceptions of over 40 children of low- and middle-income families in Minnesota, based on structured conversations in which children described their out-of-home care activities
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Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care
A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs
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Commitment to classroom model philosophy and burnout symptoms among high fidelity teachers implementing preschool programs for children with autism spectrum disorders
An examination of both shared and differing levels of commitment to the philosophical tenets underlying both the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACH) and the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) classroom-based approaches among three groups of teachers implementing the programs with a high level of fidelity of implementation, based on data from 53 early care and education teachers North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, and Minnesota working in special education classroom environments
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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research?
An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness
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Early childhood programs: Parent education and income best predict participation
A report on the demographic factors of children that best predict preschool participation
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Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature
An evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which provided funding to organizations to educate and support family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, that examined the development of children in family, friend, and neighbor care and the characteristics, knowledge, and caregiving practices of providers
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An experimental study comparing English-only and Transitional Bilingual Education on Spanish-speaking preschoolers’ early literacy development
An examination of the effect of instructional language on English language learners' Spanish and English literacy development from an experiment with 31 Spanish speaking preschoolers randomly assigned to two Head Start classrooms differing only in the language of instruction
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Final evaluation report: Lessons learned from the MELF community grants
Findings from an evaluation of high quality early childhood education and care programs funded by community grants from the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, based on participant data gathered through student assessments and parent surveys
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First Steps School Readiness Study
A study of the developmental status and changes in developmental status over time of 3- through 5-year-old children participating in the First Steps School Readiness Study in Rochester, Minnesota, based on data collected from 782 3-year-olds, 494 4-year-olds, and 231 5-year-olds
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Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study
An overview of the impact, on children, families, schools, and communities, of 31 local demonstration programs, conducted as part of the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, in 30 states and the Navajo Nation from the 1991-92 school year through the 1997-98 school year, and implementing major initiatives related to: parent involvement; educational enhancement; family social support services; and health and nutrition
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Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding
A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services
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The hours that children under five spend in child care: Variation across states
A study of the number of hours that children under five spent in child care while their mothers were at work and the variations in child care use by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family.
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Infant/toddler early learning guidelines
An overview of the Early Learning Guidelines (ELGs) published by 17 states and 3 territories
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Infant-Toddler early learning guidelines: The content that states have addressed and implications for programs serving children with disabilities
A categorical analysis of the contents of the infant and toddler early learning guidelines (ELGs) published by 21 states, and a discussion of their implications for programs serving children with disabilities
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