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2010 comprehensive community assessment: Head Start programs: Whom do we serve?
Denver (Colo.). Mayor's Office for Education and Children, 2010
Denver, CO: Denver, Mayor's Office for Education and Children.

A summary of an examination of the characteristics of children and families served by Head Start in Denver, Colorado

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2010 comprehensive community assessment: Overview of children, families, and language groups: The Denver community context
Denver (Colo.). Mayor's Office for Education and Children, 2010
Denver, CO: Denver, Mayor's Office for Education and Children.

A summary of an examination of the characteristics of children and families in Denver, Colorado

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2010 comprehensive community assessment: Reaching out to the low income families and children in the neighborhoods: Early Head Start and Head Start eligible populations
Denver (Colo.). Mayor's Office for Education and Children, 2010
Denver, CO: Denver, Mayor's Office for Education and Children.

A summary of an examination of the characteristics of the Head Start-eligible population in Denver, Colorado

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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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Abuse and neglect in nonparental child care: A risk assessment
Margolin, Leslie, 1991
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53(3), 694-704

A study evaluating the validity of risk factors typically associated with child abuse and neglect in nonparental child care settings

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Access to preschool education in the year before full-time school
Maguire, Brigit, 2012
In B. Maguire & B. Edwards (Eds.), The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: Annual statistical report 2011 (pp. 57-66). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Australian Institute of Family Studies.

An examination of variations in child care arrangements in Australia by child sociodemographic characteristics, based on data for 5,872 4- and 5-year-old children from two cohorts of the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

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Achievement in the first 2 years of school: Patterns and processes
Alexander, Karl L., 1988
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 53(2), 1-157

A study of the influence of home and school factors on adaptation to school, using data from the Beginning School Study conducted in Baltimore in 1982

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Adolescent emotional and behavioural outcomes of nonparental preschool childcare
Liang, Holan, March, 2012
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(3), 399-407

An examination of the relationship between nonparental early child care and adolescent mental health outcomes, based on a secondary analysis of data from 197 participants in the Croydon Assessment of Learning Study in the United Kingdom

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Advancing the language skills of young Latino children: Fresh evidence: What works
Bridges, Margaret, 2010
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Human Development, New Journalism on Latino Children.

An overview of research on the relationship of preschool education to the English language development of Latino children

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African American preschoolers' language, emergent literacy skills, and use of African American English: A complex relation
Connor, Carol McDonald, August 2006
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49(4), 771-792

An examination of the relation between Head Start African American preschoolers' use of African American English and their language and emergent literacy skills

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After-school program attendance and the social development of rural Latino children of immigrant families
Riggs, Nathaniel R., 2006
Journal of Community Psychology, 34(1), 75-87

A study of the influence of attendance on the social outcomes of Latino elementary school children who participated in an academically-oriented after school program, based on attendance records and teacher, parent, and child questionnaires

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After-school programs for low-income children: Promise and challenges
Halpern, Robert, 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 81-95

A study of after school programs for low-income children in terms of demand and supply, program activities, sponsoring and supporting organizations, and funding, based on information from the ongoing evaluation of the after school program initiative Making the Most of Out-of-School Time (MOST)

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After-school pursuits: An examination of outcomes in the San Francisco Beacon Initiative: Executive summary
Walker, Karen E., 2004
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

A summary of a program evaluation of the San Francisco Beacon Initiative (SFBI), a community-based after school program

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Age 2: Findings from the 2-year-old follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Mulligan, Gail M., 2006
(E.D. TAB, NCES 2006-043). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A description of the demographic characteristics, early childhood development, maternal attachment, nonparental care experiences, and father involvement of two-year-old children, based on data from the nationally representative 2-year-old follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)

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Age and schooling effects on emergent literacy and early reading skills
Crone, Deanne A., 1999
Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(4), 604-614

A longitudinal study examining age and schooling on emergent literacy and early reading skills, based on a sample of 337 children from low-income backgrounds

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Age at preschool entrance and noncognitive skills before school: An instrumental variable approach
Schlotter, Martin, November, 2011
(Ifo Working Paper No. 112). Munich, Germany: Ifo-Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung (Ifo Institute for Economic Research Munich).

A study of the relationship of children's age at preschool entry to behavioral and socioemotional skills in the year prior to starting school in Germany, based on maternal reports collected at age 5 and 6 of children's date of preschool entry and children's assertiveness and ability to form friendships

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Age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic patterns in early computer use: A national survey
Calvert, Sandra L., 2005
American Behavioral Scientist, 48(5), 590-607

A study of computer use patterns in children 6 months to 6 years of age focusing on the influences of age, gender, ethnicity, income, parental education, and family structure and the relationship between computer screen time and reading skills

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Ahakoa he iti: Early childhood pedagogies affirming of Maori children's rights to their culture
Rau, Cheryl, September, 2011
Early Education and Development, 22(5), 795-817

A discussion of the ways in which the features and history of Maori culture are realized in New Zealand's early education environments in light of the rights afforded to native education systems by the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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Alterable predictors of child well-being in the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2004
Children and Youth Services Review, 26(1), 1-14

An overview of the major findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, including summaries of child well-being indicators and estimated effects of participation in preschool programs

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America After 3PM: From big cities to small towns
Afterschool Alliance, October 2010
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students by urbanicity during the 2008-2009 school year, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households

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America After 3PM: From big cities to small towns: Key findings
Afterschool Alliance, October 2010
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A summary of a study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students by urbanicity during the 2008-2009 school year, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households

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America after 3pm: Key Findings
Afterschool Alliance,
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

Highlights of findings from an inquiry into children's participation rates in after school programs, based on a nationwide survey of more than 30,000 households across the United States

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 1997
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 1997
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Results from the federal government’s Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics 1997 annual report which consists of twenty-five key indicators that measure critical aspects of children’s lives and well-being, specifically relating to their economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 1998
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 1998
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Results from the federal government’s Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics 1998 annual report which consists of twenty-three key indicators that measure critical aspects of children’s lives and well-being, specifically relating to their economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education

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America's schoolchildren: Past, present, and future
Elise, Cappella, 1999
The Future of Children, 9(2), 21-29

An examination of changes in demographics and characteristics of school-age children may have on public attitudes toward children and youths and on support for government funding for programs

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