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2010 comprehensive community assessment: Head Start programs: Whom do we serve? 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 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 A summary of an examination of the characteristics of the Head Start-eligible population in Denver, Colorado |
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Advancing the language skills of young Latino children: Fresh evidence: What works An overview of research on the relationship of preschool education to the English language development of Latino children |
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America After 3PM: From big cities to small towns: Key findings 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 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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At-a-glance comparison: Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start A table summarizing the child care and development fund (CCDF) and Head Start programs for American Indian/Alaska Native tribes. |
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Attention in preschoolers: Associations with temperament and motivation An overview of findings from a study determining whether characteristics of effortful control and motivation can promote attention skills in low income preschool children |
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At what age should children enter kindergarten?: A question for policy makers and parents A review of findings of research on the effects of school entrance age on academic achievement |
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Building early childhood systems in a multi-ethnic society: An overview of Build?s briefs on diversity and equity A discussion of the need to develop comprehensive early childhood systems that bridge gaps in readiness, participation, cultural awareness, workforce diversity, and stakeholder planning in racial/ethnic, linguistic, and cultural minority populations |
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The capacity of early childhood care & education in rural NYS A summary of a study of the availability of child care and early education slots for children under five in rural New York State and how the availability of slots in different child care and early education settings in rural counties compares with the availability in non-rural counties, based on data from New York State agencies and on U.S. Census data |
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Child Care and Development Block Grant participation in 2006 An overview of the characteristics of children and families who received child care assistance through the Child Care and Development Block Grant in 2006 |
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Childcare choices of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander families in NSW A summary of a study in New South Wales, Australia, of indigenous families' experiences raising young children, indigenous children's school transition and readiness skills, and reasons for low rates of early childhood education enrollment among indigenous children, based on in-depth interviews and discussions with 107 indigenous families |
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Child care for First Nations children living off reserve, Metis children, and Inuit children An examination of the child care arrangements of First Nations children living off reserve, Metis children, and Inuit children in Canada |
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Child care subsidies in urban and rural counties A summary of a study comparing features Child Care and Development Fund caseloads in urban and rural counties |
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Children cared for by relatives: Who are they and how are they faring? An investigation into the well-being of children living in non-parental family arrangements, based of data from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF) |
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Chronic early absence: Providing solutions for increasing achievement in the early grades and preventing school drop-out An exploration of the influence of chronic absenteeism on young children’s later school success, based on findings from two studies on the factors that influence early chronic absenteeism amongst young children |
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Closing achievement gaps A brief proposing the gap between white and ethnic minority children's academic achievement would disappear if disadvantaged children were exposed to high quality early childhood education programs |
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CQO children go to school Key findings of the longitudinal follow-up study to the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study (CQO) that investigates the persistence of children's benefits from participation in early childhood care through elementary school |
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A day in preschool: Variation in children's classroom engagement A summary of an examination of the variation in preschool children's positive and negative engagement with teachers, peers, and tasks, and of the relationship between engagement and both classroom activity settings and child's age and gender, based on data from 283 socioeconomically and linguistically diverse children, 34 through 63 months old, drawn from 84 classrooms |
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Delaying kindergarten: Effects on test scores and childcare costs An overview of a two-part study consisting of: (1) an analysis of the link between delayed kindergarten entrance and children's academic achievement, using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Class (ECLS-K); and (2) a model of parents' kindergarten entrance age decisions |
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Demographic differences in youth out-of-school time participation: A research summary A summary of research examining the relationship between socioeconomic, ethnic, and racial group membership and participation in out-of-school time programs |
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Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States An overview of research on the characteristics of users and providers of family, friend, and neighbor care (FFN), and an overview of research on FFN usage patterns by children's age |
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Diversity, child care quality and developmental outcomes A summary of an investigation of the relationship between children's ethnicities and the validity of standardized child care quality measures using information from the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study and the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study on Early Child Care (SECC) |
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Do early childhood programs have lasting effects on children? A summary of findings from a follow-up study on the persistence of cognitive, achievement and behavioral benefits from early childhood program participation in children at 18-years-old who were born with low birth weight and participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) |
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