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2005-2009 strategic plan: First 5 Alameda County every child counts
Every Child Counts (Program) [First 5 Alameda County], June 2006
San Leandro, CA: Every Child Counts.

An outline of the principles and strategies used by Every Child Counts, an organization issuing program grants in Alameda County, California, to provide support services for young children in home, child care, and community settings

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2005 workforce study: Ohio early childhood centers: A profession divided
Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Agency, March 2006
Columbus, OH: Build Ohio.

An overview of findings from an exploration of the characteristics and demographics of early childhood educators and program directors in various early education programs and settings in Ohio in 2005

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After Katrina: Rebuilding Mississippi's early childhood infrastructure: The first six months
Mississippi State University. Early Childhood Institute, 2006
(Mississippi State University Early Childhood Report No. 1). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Early Childhood Institute.

An account of the Early Childhood Institute's work in reopening Mississippi child care facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and expanding training and technical assistance to family child care providers

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Building and evaluating out-of-school time connections
Harvard Family Research Project, 2006
The Evaluation Exchange, 12(1-2)

A newsletter on out-of-school time program linkages with other educational and extracurricular programs and institutions

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Building leadership capacity of family home childcare providers
Lanigan, Jane, 2006
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 98(1), 70-74

A summary of the conceptual model, program, strategies, and findings from the evaluation of the Family Home Child Care Capacity Building Project (FHCCBP), designed to develop leadership among child care providers in Washington State

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Challenge or strength?: Caring for infants and toddlers in mixed-age groups in family child care
Williamson, Suzanne, 2006
YC: Young Children, 61(4), 40-44

A discussion of the parental, economical, and social and cognitive developmental benefits of mixed-age groupings in family child care settings

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The condition of education 2006
Rooney, Patrick, June 2006
(NCES 2006-071). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

An annual statistical report on the status and progress of education in the United States, including early childhood education program enrollment, home literacy, and after school activities

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Early care & education demographics report: Carrabus County as of June 30, 2006
Child Care Resources, Inc., June 30, 2006
Charlotte, NC: Child Care Resources.

A demographics report of North Carolina's Carrabus County in terms of child population, households with children under six, household income ranges, licensed child care programs, child care centers, family child care homes, and average child care costs

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Early care & education demographics report: Mecklenburg County as of June 30, 2006
Child Care Resources, Inc., June 30, 2006
Charlotte, NC: Child Care Resources.

A demographics report of North Carolina's Mecklenburg County in terms of child population, households with children under six, household income ranges, licensed child care programs, child care centers, family child care homes, and average child care costs

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Early care & education demographics report: Union County as of June 30, 2006
Child Care Resources, Inc., June 30, 2006
Charlotte, NC: Child Care Resources.

A demographics report of North Carolina's Union County in terms of child population, households with children under six, household income ranges, licensed child care programs, child care centers, family child care homes, and average child care costs

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Early years: Safe and sound
Great Britain. Office for Standards in Education (England), August 2006
(Reference No. HMI 2663). London: Great Britain, Office for Standards in Education.

A report on the safety of child care centers in the United Kingdom based on inspections of 25,000 centers

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Effective leadership and management in the early years
Moyles, Janet, 2006
Maidenhead, United Kingdom: Open University.

A scheme for leadership and management of child care and early education centers, emphasizing the importance of play, fun, and humor

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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Appendixes
Paulsell, Diane, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A supplement to the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project report containing details on the agencies studied and protocols used

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Family, friend, and neighbor care best practices: A report to Ready 4 K: How culturally diverse families teach their children to succeed and how early education systems can learn from them: Condensed report
Ready 4 K, November, 2006
St. Paul, MN: Ready 4 K.

An abridged description of informal care and early education practices of African-American, Hmong, Latino, Mille Lacs/Ojibwe, and Somali communities in Minnesota, and an analysis of the relationship between the caregiving practices in these communities and the skills and abilities guidelines expressed in Minnesota’s Early Learning Standards

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The first year: Child care restoration in Mississippi's Katrina region
Mississippi State University. Early Childhood Institute, 2006
(Mississippi State University Early Childhood Report No. 3). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Early Childhood Institute.

An account of the Early Childhood Institute's work in reopening Mississippi child care facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and expanding training and technical assistance to family child care providers

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Grandparents' views on child care
Goodfellow, Joy, 2006
Every Child, 12(1), 8-9

A summary of Australian grandparents' views on informal and formal child care, drawn from a sample of grandparents who act as primary caregivers for their grandchildren on a regular basis

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Pre-school and childcare statistics 2006
Scotland. Scottish Executive, 2006
Edinburgh: Scotland, Scottish Executive.

An overview of characteristics of child care providers and child care workers in Scotland

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Rescuing the childcare center: One community's efforts to manage change through generating and coordinating resources
Yetmar, Jaclyn, 2006
Early Childhood Education Journal, 33(4), 269-272

A description of the guidelines used by one community that collaborated to save a child care center, including strategies to establish a network, create a plan of action, and constantly plan for change

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The role of child care settings in obesity prevention
Story, Mary, 2006
The Future of Children, 16(1), 143-168

A discussion of regulations for child care centers in terms of nutrition and exercise standards, and the implications for future research and policies in this area

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School daycare services: Placing quality at the heart of priorities [Abridged version]
Quebec. Conseil superieur de l'education, 2006
Quebec, Quebec, Canada: Quebec, Conseil superieur de l'education.

An overview of school-based child care services in Quebec, Canada, with challenges for programs to meet and recommendations on how to meet them

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Sparking Connections phase II: A multi-site evaluation of community-based strategies to support family, friend and neighbor caregivers of children: Part I: Lessons learned and recommendations
O'Donnell, Nina Sazer, 2006
New York: Families and Work Institute.

A synthesis of findings, lessons, and recommendations from the second phase of Sparking Connections, which involved a multi-site demonstration and evaluation of strategies to support family, friend, and neighbor child care provision

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Toward a national strategy to improve family, friend, and neighbor child care: Report of a symposium hosted by the National Center for Children in Poverty
Kreader, J. Lee, September 2006
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

An overview of current research, practice, and policy in the area of family, friend, and neighbor child care, with recommendations for further research and program improvements by government, nonprofit and private institutions

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