Child care quality for children with disabilities
University of Missouri--Columbia. Center for Family Policy and Research, 2004
University of Missouri--Columbia, Center for Family Policy and Research.
A summary of findings from a study on the quality of care in child care programs serving children with special needs in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Conversations in child care
Bardige, Betty, 2004
Zero to Three, 25(1), 16-22
An information brief on how to enhance young children's conversations: recommendations on how to help them ask questions, think ideas through, use new words, connect with peers, work with peers in groups, encourage conversation for children with special needs, and create settings for conversation and play
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The costs and benefits of earlier identification and effective intervention
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, January 2004
(Research Brief No. RB505). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A discussion of the background, goals and data requirements of a potential
cost-benefit analysis of early detection and intervention programs for children with autism spectrum disorders or at risk of low educational attainment
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Federal policy for immigrant children: Room for common ground?
Haskins, Ron, 2004
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.
A debate over ways in which to improve the well-being of children in immigrant families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Latino issues and universal preschool
Calderon, Miriam E., 2004
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.
A summary of the percentage of Latino children enrolled in center-based early childhood and education programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
National Council of La Raza: Universal preschool policy priorities
Calderon, Miriam E., 2004
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.
A summary promoting linguistic- and culturally-appropriate services and universal prekindergarten initiatives for Latino students
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Preschool issues concerning English language learners and immigrant children: The importance of family engagement
Naughton, Sandra, 2004
Oakland, CA: Children Now.
A review of research on the benefits of parents' involvement with their preschool children's education, focusing on families who speak English as a second language; strategies for engaging families in preschools are highlighted
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The universal vs. targeted debate: Should the United States have preschool for all?
Barnett, W. Steven, April 2004
(Preschool Policy Matters Issue 6). New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
A summary of the advantages and disadvantages of targeted preschool programs specifically for special needs children versus universal programs for all preschool-aged children
Fact Sheets & Briefs