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Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers [Executive summary] A summary of a critical discussion of accountability testing in early childhood education, with recommendations for more effective early childhood program evaluation |
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Afterschool evaluation practices in California: Site-level perspectives [Executive summary] A summary of an exploration of evaluation practices used by after school programs and a discussion of the evaluation needs of programs to improve service delivery, based on a survey of program coordinators of 271 after school programs funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program and the After School Education and Safety (ASES) initiative in California |
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Alternative methods for Minnesota’s market rate study of child care prices [Executive summary] A summary of a proposal of changes to the design and data collection methods used in market rate studies of child care prices conducted by Minnesota, including a discussion on the treatment of geographic locations, price modes and conversions, school-aged care, and non-standard hour care |
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Assessing costs and benefits of early childhood intervention programs: Overview and application to the Starting Early Starting Smart program: Executive summary A report summarizing the methodological issues in developing a cost benefit analysis for early childhood programs and their implications for the Starting Early Starting Smart intervention. |
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Assessing inclusion quality in early learning and child care in Canada with the SpeciaLink Child Care Inclusion Practices Profile and Principles Scale [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the internal reliability and structural properties of the SpeciaLink Inclusion Principles Scale and the SpeciaLink Inclusion Practices Profile, two measures of inclusion quality, based on data collected in almost 600 classrooms in 216 child care centers and preschool programs in Canada |
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The Assessment of Afterschool Program Practices Tool (APT): Findings from the APT Validation Study [Executive summary] A summary of findings from an exploration of the validity and reliability of the Assessment of Afterschool Program Practices Tool (APT), an observational measure of quality in after school programs, based on observations conducted in 25 after school programs in Massachusetts and on survey responses from 824 children in the programs |
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Assessment practices and aspects of curriculum in early childhood education: Results of the 2007 NZCER national survey for ECE services A summary of findings from a national study on assessment practices and curricular content in early childhood education programs in New Zealand |
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By default or by design?: Variations in higher education programs for early care and education teachers and their implications for research methodology, policy, and practice: Executive summary A summary of an examination of conceptual and methodological issues in the study of early care and education higher education programs, based on a case study of two early childhood Bachelor of Arts degree completion cohort programs |
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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Improper payments data collection pilot project [Executive summary] A summary of a comparison of the quality and costs of four methods for estimating the true number of meals served by family child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program in order to reduce improper payments to providers for submitting erroneous meal counts |
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Child care data in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP): Inaccuracies and corrections [Executive summary] A critique of the child care module in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) identifying general data problems, including biased under coverage, high non-response, significant attrition, weighting and imputation biases, and inconsistencies across panels due to changes in the design of the SIPP's sample and questionnaire |
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Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Initiative: Evaluation and research proposal [Executive summary] A proposal for an Early Childhood Initiative’s impact upon eligible families, children and providers in Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for center-based provider questionnaire [Executive summary] A summary of a discussion of the methodology of the design and content of a questionnaire to survey center-based child care providers for their participation in the assessment of the national supply of child care |
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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for demand questionnaire [Executive summary] A summary of a presentation of the development and content of a survey for the assessment of parental demand |
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Design phase of the National Study of Child Care Supply and Demand (NSCCSD): Cognitive interview findings report for home-based provider questionnaire [Executive summary] A summary of a discussion of the methodology of the design and content of a questionnaire to survey home-based child care providers for their participation in the assessment of the national supply of child care |
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Design phase of the National Study of Early Child Care Supply and Demand (NSECCSD): Final report [Executive summary] A summary of a description of a proposed design for a study on the functions of supply and demand in the child care market, including a discussion of public policy questions addressed through the implementation of the proposed study |
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A development plan for early care and education data and research systems: A report on building data and research capability and supporting policy decisions with quality data [Executive summary] A summary of a plan for investing in an early childhood education data and research infrastructure in Connecticut by identifying the weaknesses in and opportunities for improving early childhood-relevant data systems |
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Early childhood assessment: Why, what, and how? [Executive summary] A summary of a discussion of important child outcomes from birth to age five and a review of the quality and purpose of measures used in developmental assessments |
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The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Early implementation study and evaluability assessment: Executive summary A summary of an implementation evaluation and recommendations for ongoing evaluation efforts 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 interviews with key stakeholders, teacher surveys, program observations, and a review of documents |
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An early childhood research agenda: Voices from the field [Executive summary] A summary of an examination of research literature on the long-term impacts of early childhood education participation on subsequent achievement and a study of the perceived research needs of Australian early childhood researchers, practitioners, and policymakers |
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Establishing a research agenda for American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs [Executive summary] A summary of research on the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native children enrolled in Head Start programs, and background for culturally appropriate program and policy reevaluation for Head Start in the United States |
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Evaluating early care and education programs: A review of research methods and findings [Executive summary] A summary of a review of the research designs and findings of notable research initiatives that focus on early care and education programs including Head Start, child care programs, and state prekindergarten programs |
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Evaluating Head Start: A recommended framework for studying the impact of the Head Start program [Executive summary] A summary of the framework used to evaluate Head Start's effectiveness in terms of low income children's school readiness as well as examining the circumstances and children with which the program works best |
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Evaluation of Preschool for All (PFA) implementation in San Francisco County: Year 5 report [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of the fifth year of implementation of Preschool for All, an initiative to make high-quality child care available to all four-year-old children, in San Francisco County, California, that examines changes in quality of 11 classrooms with teachers who participated in a professional development program and results of a pilot test of a research tool to assess support for dual language learners |
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Executive summary: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Research Design Development Project 2002-2004 A summary of an effort to develop methods for assessing Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs and participants |
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Family change 1999 to 2001 [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the stability and changes in family welfare, living standards and the outcomes for children in the United Kingdom |
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