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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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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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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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Year 2 report: July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003
An evaluation of the statewide North Carolina More at Four program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that addresses characteristics of local programs, quality of services provided, parent satisfaction, and participant outcomes, based on monthly program reports, classroom observations, parent surveys, and child assessments
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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Year 3 report: July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004
An evaluation of the statewide North Carolina More at Four program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that addresses characteristics of local programs, quality of services provided, parent satisfaction, and participant outcomes, based on monthly program reports, classroom observations, parent surveys, and child assessments
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From planning to practice: State efforts to improve early childhood education
A description of six states' efforts to improve young children's school readiness by replanning their early childhood education programs
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Opportunity fund: 2005 FFN evaluation update
Findings from an evaluation of a community-based initiative to improve the skills of family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, based on reporting and caregiver questionnaires from 6 community based organizations in King County, Washington
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Sparking Connections: Oklahoma Tribal Connection: Report on outcomes of Cherokee Nation Sparking Connections program
An outcome evaluation of Oklahoma Tribal Connection, an initiative to improve the quality of Cherokee Nation family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, based on surveys of and focus groups with providers
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Support for the care of children by family, friend, and neighbor caregivers: Summary report
An examination of the influence of SOAR Opportunity Fund expenditures on the creation of a support network for the quality improvement of family, friend, and neighbor child care arrangements in King County, Washington
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Washington State Child Care Career and Wage Ladder (CWL): Post CWL evaluation report
An exploration of the status of the early childhood workforce in the wake of the end of the Washington State Child Care Career and Wage Ladder Pilot Program, based on information gathered through surveys, telephone interviews, and observations of 137 centers in Washington State
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