26 and counting: Examining the Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI), New Jersey's effort towards creating a universal preschool system
An exploration the program quality of a stratified random sample of 13 Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI) preschool classrooms, among the 26 districts that received ELLI funding during the 2006-2007 school year and an examination of 8 teacher and 8 administrator perceptions of their capacity to implement a high-quality preschool program
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The ABCD Story: A model for learning
A description of the Affordable Buildings for Children?s Development (ABCD) Initiative and its influence on the promotion of the structural quality of child care and early education facilities in California, with a focus on the financing, capacity building, development assistance, and advocacy program components of the initiative
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Accountability for quality: One state's experience in improving practice
A description of the initiative undertaken by the state of South Carolina to improve the quality of preschool and kindergarten classrooms in primary schools and an evaluation of the effects of the initiative
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Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report
An evaluation of a joint Air Force-National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies initiative to increase the supply of high-quality family child care in civilian communities near Air Force bases by implementing the Air Force model of family child care among local providers
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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality
A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)
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Assessment and program accountability in early childhood education: Lessons learned in Ohio
A discussion of the outcomes and lessons learned from Ohio's multi-year program designed to develop a standards-based assessment system for state-funded early childhood education programs
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An assessment of the North Carolina school-age child care accreditation initiative
A study of the child care quality effects of participation in the North Carolina Quality Enhancement Initiative, an accreditation initiative for school age child care programs, based on program observations
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Assessment of the system of professional development for West Virginia pre-K teachers
An examination of the system for professional development for education staff who teach in the West Virginia prekindergarten program, based on Workforce Designs: A Policy Blueprint for State Early Childhood Professional Development Systems, to support quality improvement as described by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
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Baltimore's five year action plan for achieving school readiness
A description of the Baltimore Leadership in Action Program (B-LAP) Five-Year Action Plan, which calls for the implementation of strategies for improving the school readiness of children in the city of Baltimore
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Be all that we can be: Lessons from the military for improving our nation's child care system: 2004 follow-up
Highlights from a 2004 follow-up study on the military’s systematic approach to quality child care by the National Women’s Law Center
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''Bringing reality to the table'': Contributors to the lack of parent participation in an early childhood service program
An examination of hindrances to parent participation in an early childhood service program, Smart Start, focusing on enhancing family involvement in collaborative social service partnerships
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Building quality improvement systems: Lessons from three emerging efforts in the youth-serving sector
Three case studies of quality-improvement efforts in programs providing out-of-school time services
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Center-based child care in the pioneer Smart Start partnerships of North Carolina
An exploration of North Carolina’s Smart Start program, a partnership between state government and local leaders, service providers, and families, concerned with improving the quality of the state’s center-based child care institutions
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Changing educational practice in the early years through practitioner-led action research: An Adult-Child Interaction Project
An account of the first two years of a three-year project examining adult-child interactions with preschoolers and tracking the development of teachers' thinking and practice as they engage in practitioner-led research, based on data from 14 teachers working with children aged 6 months to 6 years
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Chicago's Partnership for Quality Child Care: 1994-2007
An account of the progress of the Chicago Partnership for Quality Child Care, an initiative to help child care providers gain accreditation and improve the quality of their services, between 1997 and 2007
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Childcare quality improvement and assurance practices
A study of the National Childcare Strategy program in the United Kingdom
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Child Care Quality Improvement Project evaluation: Final report
A process and outcome evaluation of the Oregon Child Care Quality Improvement Project, which provided grants to 11 counties to improve child care quality, based on provider and stakeholder surveys and interviews, quarterly reports, administrative data, and site visits
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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Compendium of quality rating systems and evaluations
A compendium of information on quality rating systems of child care and early education programs, including a proposal of an analytic framework for the assessment and evaluation of quality rating systems and profiles of such systems in 26 states
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Child care: States have undertaken a variety of quality improvement initiatives, but more evaluations of effectiveness are needed
An examination of the types and effectiveness of quality improvement initiatives implemented by states with 4 percent set-aside and other funds, based on surveys from Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agencies in 42 states, supplemented by case studies from 5 states selected to represent variations in geographic location, population density, child care quality improvement initiatives, state income distribution, licensing caseloads, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) fund usage, and state licensing requirements
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Coaching as part of a pilot Quality Rating Scale initiative: Challenges to-and supports for- the change-making process
A study of the coaching process used to assist home- and center-based child care centers in the implementation of quality improvement plans and a Quality Rating Scale (QRS) in a large Midwestern city, based on a survey of 17 coaches’ descriptions of their work with the most challenging clients
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Collaborative agents in the Discovery Initiative as of mid-2007
An inquiry into the role of collaborating organizations in the Discovery Initiative in Connecticut, an initiative to improve the quality and supply of early childhood services, promote coordination in children’s transition to school, and to improve children’s socioemotional outcomes and academic performance
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Community use of capacity-building supports as of mid-2007
An examination of the influence of the capacity building approach of the Discovery Initiative in Connecticut on communities' collaboration with policymakers and engagement of parents
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A comparison of preschool teachers' talk during storybook and information book read-alouds
A comparison of preschool teachers' extratextual talk across read-aloud sessions with a storybook and an information book, based on data from 20 preschool teachers from a suburban community in the Midwestern United States
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A computer-assisted instruction phonological sensitivity program for preschool children at-risk for reading problems
A study of the use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) to provide training in phonological sensitivity skills to preschoolers at risk for reading problems
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The cost of universal access to quality preschool in Illinois: A report to Governor George H. Ryan's Task Force on Universal Access to Preschool
An analysis of the cost of universal access to preschool program quality in Illinois
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