2011 impact of economic downturn on child care
An examination of issues related to the number and quality of child care providers in Georgia, based on survey responses from 208 child care centers and 277 family child care providers
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Child center closures: Does nonprofit status provide a comparative advantage?
A study of the relationship between predicted closures of child care centers and center age, capacity, and ownership structure, based on data obtained in 2007 from 15,724 child care centers in California by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division
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Delaware's early childhood teachers and administrators 2012
A study of the demographic characteristics, benefits, and workplaces of early childhood and school age care professionals in Delaware, based on survey responses from 1,501 professionals
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Does childcare have an impact on the quality of parent-child interaction?: Evidence from post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
An examination of the relationship between children's enrollment into child care programs and the quality of parent-child interactions, based on national survey data from the parents of 4,640 4- to 5-year-old children in post-soviet Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
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Early Childhood Education and Care Services Census 2010: Kindergarten services
A study of the characteristics of child care centers offering services for children in the year before school in Queensland, Australia, including sponsorship, location, enrollment, and staffing, based on survey responses from 352 centers
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Early Childhood Education and Care Services Census 2010: Licensed child care services in Queensland
A study of the characteristics of licensed child care centers and networks of family child care providers in Queensland, Australia, including sponsorship, location, enrollment, and staffing, based on survey responses from 2,409 centers and networks
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Early Childhood Education and Care Services Census 2010: Limited hours care services
A study of the characteristics of child care centers offering part-time care in Queensland, Australia, including sponsorship, location, enrollment, and staffing, based on survey responses from 39 centers
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Early Childhood Education and Care Services Census 2010: Long day care services
A study of the characteristics of child care centers offering extended hours care in Queensland, Australia, including sponsorship, location, enrollment, and staffing, based on survey responses from 1,391 centers
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Early Childhood Education and Care Services Census 2010: School age care services
A study of the characteristics of child care centers offering out-of-school time care in Queensland, Australia, including sponsorship, location, enrollment, and staffing, based on survey responses from 542 centers
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Economic downturn threatens child care quality in Georgia
An examination of issues related to the number and quality of child care providers in Georgia in 2012, based on survey responses from 342 child care centers and 539 family child care providers
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The impact of Educational First Steps on student success in Dallas ISD: An analysis to assess the impact of EFS on student success in Dallas ISD using measures of academic achievement and school progress: Final report
A study of the relationship of participation in child care centers affiliated with Educational First Steps (EFS), which supports quality improvement efforts in child care centers in North Texas, to children's academic performance, based on a comparison of Dallas Independent School District (ISD) administrative and assessment data for 3,557 EFS participants and 179,850 nonparticipants from 2003 through 2011
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Interim research report: New Brunswick early childhood centres
An evaluation of an effort to base integrated delivery of early childhood services at early childhood centers in New Brunswick, Canada, that examines parent, community partner, and early childhood educator perceptions of the centers, based on case study data collected at 4 sites during the first year of implementation
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The Jacksonville Journey Early Learning Program: Evaluation report: Fall 2010
An evaluation of Jacksonville Journey Early Learning Program, an initiative to transform 35 child care centers in Jacksonville, Florida, into comprehensive early learning centers, that examines the achievement of eight program goals related to early learning center, school readiness, and mental health outcomes, based on quality rating system data, child assessments, and teacher and parent surveys
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The Jacksonville Journey Early Learning Program: Evaluation report: Fall 2011
An evaluation of Jacksonville Journey Early Learning Program, an initiative to transform 40 child care centers in Jacksonville, Florida, into comprehensive early learning centers, that examines the achievement of eight program goals related to early learning center, school readiness, and mental health outcomes, based on quality rating system data, child assessments, and teacher and parent surveys
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New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care center project evaluation
An evaluation of the New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC), a program to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in child care centers, that examines changes in center policies and practices as well as program implementation, based on pre- and post-program assessments for 99 centers, surveys from 29 center directors, and surveys from 10 NAP SACC trainers
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When are field experiments with individual assignment too risky?: Lessons from a center-based child care study in Guatemala
Randomized controlled trials, prized for generating unbiased estimates of treatment effects, have become popular in development economics. However, RCTs do not always offer sufficient statistical power, which is reduced in experiments with imperfect compliance to treatment assignment. This is of critical importance if effect sizes are modest, and if non-compliance may occur. Both are likely in experiments in center-based childcare programs with individual-level randomization for several reasons. Dropout in the treatment group may occur because families' demand for preschool is unknown when the sample is constructed, and it evolves over time as households experience shocks and as they learn about the center. Non-compliance in the control group arises when children access the program or alternative preschool programs. This paper uses a recent evaluation of the Hogares Comunitarios program in Guatemala to illustrate challenges inherent in experimental evaluations and offers strategies to identify situations in which studies are more likely to succeed. (author abstract)
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Working in early care and education in North Carolina
A study of the characteristics of North Carolina licensed early care and education centers and their staff and of North Carolina licensed family child care providers, including staff education, earnings, professional support, experience, and turnover, based on surveys from 737 center directors and 2,608 staff and from 522 family child care providers
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Working in early care and education in North Carolina: 2011 workforce study
A study of the characteristics of North Carolina licensed early care and education centers and their staff, including staff education, earnings, professional support, experience, and turnover, based on surveys from 631 center directors and more than 2,500 staff
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Year two research report: New Brunswick early childhood centres
An evaluation of an effort to base integrated delivery of early childhood services at early childhood centers in New Brunswick, Canada, that examines the finances, utilization, sustainability, partner programs, and integration practices of the centers, based on site reports and observations, key informant interviews, and surveys from 8 center sites
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