Improving children's attainment through a better quality of family-based support for early learning
A summary of a synthesis from the United Kingdom on the role of family-based support in improving child outcomes, approaches to supporting family engagement in children's early learning, and variations in need for support among different groups of parents
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Invest Early early childhood initiative: Year three evaluation summary
An overview of a study on the expected outcomes and economic returns on investments from the Invest Early early childhood initiative to improve children’s school readiness and families’ well-being in Itasca County, Minnesota
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Kindergarten literacy assessment report
A presentation of findings from an assessment of kindergarten student’s literacy skills in Iowa during the 2008-2009 school year, and a discussion of the implications of the findings on the state’s efforts to improve children’s academic skills
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Math and science in preschool: Policies and practice
A discussion of preschool children's mathematics and science understanding and what is known about preschool mathematics and science educational practices
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The Missouri Quality Rating System (QRS) School Readiness Study results
Findings from 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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MPS teachers link preschool to better performance in kindergarten
An inquiry into teachers? perceptions of the relationship between children?s preschool attendance and kindergarten performance, based on survey responses from 77 teachers of 5-year-old students attending kindergarten in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin public school district
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Ohio's early childhood education program works for kids: An analysis of KRA-L scores from districts starting public preschool in the 2007-2008 school year
A summary of an analysis of results from a fall 2008 kindergarten screening administered to children in Ohio, with a focus on school districts that had started a public prekindergarten program in the 2007-2008 school year
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Partners in Family Child Care: Supporting early literacy through home visiting: Update on year one outcomes (2008-2009)
Updated findings on children's outcomes 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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Profile of children entering Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), fall 2007
An overview of the demographic characteristics, language, literacy, and math skills, socioemotional development, and health of children participating in Los Angeles Universal Preschool center-based programs in fall 2007
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Project Early Kindergarten evaluation: Results through 2008-09 of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
An overview of an investigation into the efficacy of Project Early Kindergarten (PEK) in the improvement of children’s school readiness, including a comparison of the readiness of children who attended PEK programs in school-based settings with the readiness of those who attended community-based PEK programs
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Promising early returns: Educare implementation study data - October 2009
An overview of the influence of the Educare model, a full day, full year prekindergarten program for at risk children aged birth through five years old, on children's school readiness, based on data from programs in 6 states
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Recognition & Response: Findings from the first implementation study
A description of a study on the efficacy of the Recognition & Response (R&R) intervention in the promotion of the development of children with potential language and literacy delays
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The timing of motherhood, mothers' employment, and child outcomes
An overview of an inquiry into the influence of maternal employment and child care decisions on children's cognitive and behavioral outcomes, based on data from two national studies in United Kingdom
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