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15 by 15: A comprehensive policy framework for early human capital investment in BC [Executive summary]
Kershaw, Paul, August 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia, Human Early Learning Partnership.

A summary of an argument for reducing the percentage of developmentally vulnerable children in British Columbia, Canada, to 15 by 2015, including a policy framework to achieve the goal

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Analysis of the developmental functioning of early intervention and early childhood special education populations in Oregon: Summary
Nave, Gary, August 2009
(Issues & Answers, REL 2009-No. 078). Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest.

A summary of an investigation of the developmental status and functioning of children aged birth through 2 upon entry into early intervention services and children aged 3 through 5 upon entry into early childhood special education services in Oregon, based on data from the Oregon Early Childhood Assessment System

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An analysis of influence of Judy Center services on the Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMRS) Kindergarten Assessment outcomes: 2008-2009 [Executive summary]
Research, Evaluation & Measurement, Inc., December, 2009
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.

A summary of a study of the impact on school readiness of prekindergarten participation in Judy Centers, which provide comprehensive services for at risk children from birth through age 5 in Maryland, based on a comparison of assessments of children who participated in the program prior to kindergarten with assessments of children who joined at the beginning of kindergarten

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Assembly Bill 627: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: FY 2007-08 final evaluation report [Executive summary]
Leitner, David, January, 2009
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

A summary of an evaluation of the Nevada publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examined the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year and compared first and third grade outcomes of participants and nonparticipants

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Child care and early education in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children [Executive summary]
Harrison, Linda, 2009
(Social Policy Research Paper No. 40). Canberra Business Centre, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

A summary of a study of child care attendance patterns and quality indicators, parent child care decisionmaking and satisfaction, and developmental outcomes of infants and preschool-age children in Australia, based on data from 5,107 infants and 4,983 preschool-age children from the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

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Child care quality study: The impact of Head Start partnership on child care quality: Final report [Executive summary]
Schilder, Diane, 2009
Newton, MA: Education Development Center.

A summary of an examination of the influence of Head Start and child care provider partnerships on children’s outcomes and the quality of services provided, based on assessments of more that 600 children and surveys and observations of more than 200 child care centers and family child care providers in Ohio

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The children of LAUP: Executive summary of the First 5 LA Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study
Love, John M., June 25, 2009
Los Angeles: First 5 LA.

A summary of an inquiry into the academic, developmental, and health related outcomes of the children enrolled in the universal prekindergarten program of Los Angeles County, California, based on direct assessments and interviews with parents and teachers

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Continued impacts of New Mexico PreK on children's readiness for kindergarten: Results from the third year of implementation [Executive summary]
Hustedt, Jason T., September 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of a study of the impacts of participation in New Mexico PreK, a state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children offered through a variety of public and community-based providers, on children's receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills at kindergarten entry

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Denver Preschool Program: Report on child outcomes: 2009-10 school year [Executive summary]
Klute, Mary M., November 29, 2009
Denver, CO: Denver Preschool Program.

A summary of an investigation into children's school readiness after participation in the Denver Preschool Program (DPP), based on a sample of 201 children from Denver, Colorado who either received a tuition credit or attended a DPP quality improvement site compared with more than 3,000 children who did not

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Early school transitions and the social behavior of children with disabilities: Selected findings from the the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study: Wave 3 overview report from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) [Executive summary]
Carlson, Elaine, 2009
(NCSER 2009-3016). Washington, DC: National Center for Special Education Research.

A summary of findings from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS), a nationally representative longitudinal study of three-, four-, and five-year-old children with disabilities, their program, grade, and school transitions, and their social behavior, from the study's first, second, and third waves during the 2003-04, 2004-05, and 2005-06 school years

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Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Year 5/6 report: Executive summary
American Institutes for Research, May 22, 2009
Los Angeles: First 5 LA.

A summary of findings from the fifth and sixth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes

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Final evaluation report: Lessons learned from the MELF community grants [Executive summary]
University of Minnesota. Center for Early Education and Development, December, 2009
Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota Early Learning Foundation.

A summary of 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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Getting ready for school: The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Program implementation and early outcomes: Year 3 executive summary
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of findings from the third year of an implementation and impact evaluation of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on surveys of parents, teachers, and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents

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Impact of full-day prekindergarten program on student academic performance [Executive summary]
Montgomery County Public Schools (Md.). Office of Shared Accountability, February 2009
Rockville, MD: Montgomery County Public Schools.

A summary of an investigation of the effect of program length on children’s literacy and mathematics achievement, based on a sample of 2,538 students in public prekindergarten and Head Start classes in Montgomery County, Maryland assigned to groups that received full-day instruction, half-day instruction, and a randomly selected control group

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The literacy programs of Save the Children: Results from the 2008-09 school year [Executive summary]
Palmiter, Andrea, September, 2009
Westport, CT: Save the Children. (No longer accessible as of October 15, 2012).

A summary of an examination of the effect of participation in literacy interventions and programs on children?s early literacy skills, based on data from more than 12,000 children who participated in literacy programs at 118 sites sponsored by Save the Children during the 2008-2009 academic year

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The Missouri quality rating system school readiness study: Executive summary
Thornburg, Kathy R., October, 2009
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri--Columbia, Center for Family Policy and Research.

A summary of a comparison of the improvement of the school readiness in children who attend high quality early childhood programs and those who attend lower quality programs as rated by the Missouri Quality Rating System (QRS), based on a sample of 350 children aged 3 to 5 years old from 32 centers and 6 family child care homes in Missouri

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National Strategy for Early Literacy: Summary report 2009
Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, 2009
London, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.

A summary of a Canadian national strategy for improving early literacy policy and practice, based on policy research papers and a public consultation process

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The New Mexico PreK evaluation: Results from the initial four years of a new state preschool initiative: Final report [Executive summary]
Hustedt, Jason T., November 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of an evaluation of the quality, economic impact, and parent provider perceptions of New Mexico’s prekindergarten program, and an examination of the influence of the program on children’s academic achievements, based on data on participants in the program from the 2005-2006 through 2007-2008 academic school year

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Partners in Family Child Care: 2008-2009 year 1 report [Executive summary]
Peterson, Shira May, October 2009
(Number T09-009). Rochester, NY: Children's Institute.

A summary of findings from the first year of the implementation of Partners in Family Child Care, an initiative to improve the early literacy and socioemotional outcomes of children in family child care, based on data from 30 urban family child care providers in Rochester, New York

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Pre-K Counts in Pennsylvania for youngsters’ early school success: Authentic outcomes for an innovative prevention and promotion initiative: Research results of SPECS for Pre-K Counts: An independent authentic program evaluation research initiative (2005-2009): 2009 executive summary
Bagnato, Stephen J., 2009
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh, Early Childhood Partnerships.

Highlights of a longitudinal study of the influence of participation in Pre-K Counts, a Pennsylvania initiative to improve early education and care quality by increasing prekindergarten partnerships among community-based child care providers and school districts, on children’s outcomes, based on assessments of 10,000 children and their programs across the first 21 school district-community partnerships implemented between 2005 and 2008

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Preparing children for grade one: A study of emergent literacy: Executive summary
McNamara, John K., December 2009
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Council on Learning.

A summary of a comparison of the relationship of participation in either a traditional speech and language therapy intervention or an experimental literacy-based intervention to the early reading and language skills of preschool-age children with language impairments, based on data collected from 38 children ages 4 through 5 years old randomly assigned to either intervention

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Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First: Evaluation report on the third year of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative [Executive summary]
Gozali-Lee, Edith, October 2009
Saint Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A summary of an inquiry into the influence of participation in the Project Early Prekindergarten-Early Reading First on children’s language and literacy achievement, and an examination of the influence of participation by classrooms and schools on their improvement in the promotion of children’s early literacy through the classroom environment

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Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First: Final evaluation report on a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
Gozali-Lee, Edith, August, 2009
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A summary of an implementation and outcomes evaluation of Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First, an early literacy-focused prekindergarten program for at risk children in St. Paul, Minnesota, that examines staff professional development, changes in classroom and instructional quality, changes in children's early literacy and school readiness skills, and parental involvement, based on classroom observations, child assessments, staff focus groups, and parent surveys

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Project Early Kindergarten evaluation: Results through 2008-09 of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative [Executive summary]
Schultz, Jennifer Lee, September 2009
Saint Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A summary of an evaluation of the efficacy of Project Early Kindergarten (PEK) in the improvement of at risk children’s school readiness, including a comparison of the readiness of children attending PEK programs in school-based settings and community-based PEK programs

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Promoting early childhood development through a public programme in Peru: Wawa Wasi in Peru [Executive summary]
Cueto, Santiago, August, 2009
(Working Paper No. 51). Oxford, United Kingdom: Young Lives (Project).

A summary of an examination of the influence of participation in a Wawa Wasi early childhood program on children’s development and well-being, based on a comparison of data on outcomes of 56 children in a treatment group and 44 children in a control group in Peru

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