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America Cares for Children and Youth: School-Age Care Needs Assessment and Training Project
Todd, Christine M., 2001
University of Georgia

A project documenting the demand and supply of formal and informal school-age care, particularly for ethnic minority or low-income youth, in inner city and remote rural areas of Georgia. The project also develops and evaluates community needs assessment tools and training protocols for informal caregivers.

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Bringing it all together: The multiple origins, skills, and environmental supports of early literacy
Dickinson, David K., 2001
Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 16(4), 186-202

A study of the origins, skills and environmental supports of early language and literacy

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Building strong Ready to Learn outreach
Vogel, Cheri, 30 October, 2001
Alexandria, VA: Public Broadcasting Service.

A substudy of the comprehensive evaluation of Ready to Learn, a program in which Public Broadcasting Service member stations broadcast a mandated number of hours of children's programming, and coordinators at each station engage in outreach activities to facilitate the use of this programming as an educational tool, with a focus on coordinators' outreach activities and their views on a Ready to Learn professional development seminar

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Building strong Ready to Learn outreach [Executive summary]
Vogel, Cheri, 31 October, 2001
Alexandria, VA: Public Broadcasting Service. (No longer accessible as of December 21, 2012).

A summary of a substudy of the comprehensive evaluation of Ready to Learn, a program in which Public Broadcasting Service member stations broadcast a mandated number of hours of children's programming and coordinators at each station engage in outreach activities to facilitate the use of this programming as an educational tool, that focused on coordinators' outreach activities and their views on a Ready to Learn professional development seminar

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Child care is a labor issue
Lifton, Natasha, 2001
Social Policy, 31(3), 4-10

A description of the Satellite Child Care Program, an initiative to train recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to become family child care providers.

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Diarrhea management training in early childhood settings
Winnail, Scott, 2001
Early Childhood Education Journal, 28(4), 231-236

A study addressing the health of young children and safe and effective care for children with diarrhea in the home and in early child care settings

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Early years professional development in Scotland: An emerging framework of qualifications
Menmuir, Joan, 2001
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 9(2), 45-58

A presentation of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) for determining the qualifications of early childhood educators in Scotland

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The effectiveness of an infant mentoring project
Fiene, Richard, 2001
Unpublished manuscript, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.

An inquiry into the links between child care director-caregiver mentoring and quality of infant care programs, based on a sample of 52 caregivers from 27 centers in south central Pennsylvania, assessed using the Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS), the Arnett Caregiver Observation Scale, the Bloom Organizational Climate Scale, and the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory (KIDI)

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The effects of training on provider childrearing beliefs and family day care quality
Castro, Marta M., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New School for Social Research, New York

An examination of the effects of training for family day care providers on quality of care, child care setting, and providers’ beliefs about nurturing and restrictive childrearing practices

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Health training needs of child care professionals
Caufield, Rick, 2001
Early Childhood Education Journal, 29(2), 119-123

A survey-based study exploring the health care training needs of child care professionals in Hawaii

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How teacher training in conflict resolution and peace education influences attitudes, interactions and relationships in Head Start centers
Vestal, Marilyn A., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale-Davie, FL

An evaluation of the impact of a professional development program for Head Start teachers designed to expose them to conflict resolution, violence prevention, and peace education for children, and an examination of the impact of instructing preschool children on interpersonal problem solving

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An in-service training program in music for child-care personnel working with infants and toddlers
de l'Etoile, Shannon, 2001
Journal of Research in Music Education, 49(1), 6-20

An examination of the development, implementation and evaluation of a music in-service training program for infant and toddler child care professionals

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Involving families in training early childhood educators: Developing a framework for family centeredness
Niemeyer, Judith A., 2001
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 22(3), 173-180

A discussion of the development of a framework for familial involvement in early childhood teacher education

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Is it time for early childhood training standards?
Espinosa, Linda M., 2001
NHSA Dialog, 4(2), 296-302

A proposal of standards for the training and education of early childhood educators

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Language development: What do early years practitioners need to know?
Macrory, Gee, 2001
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 21(1), 33-40

A compendium of language acquisition skills necessary for early years educators to use while teaching young children

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Participation of a preschooler with visual impairments on the playground: Effects of musical adaptations and staff development
Kern, Petra, 2001
The Journal of Music Therapy, 38(2), 149-164

An evaluation of the adaptations made to a playground for a 3-year-old boy with congenital blindness and subsequently individualized instruction to staff that provided care for the child

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Professional development and the quality of child care: An assessment of Pennsylvania's child care training system
Iutcovich, Joyce, 2001
In S. Reifel & M.H. Brown (Eds.), Advances in early education and day care: Vol. 11. Early education and care, and reconceptualizing play (pp. 115-168). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press

An assessment of The Pennsylvania Child Care/Early Child Development Training System (PA CC/ECD) and the association between the work environment of child care workers and the quality of care provided

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Project CREATE: Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement: Second year report
Adams, Jennifer H., August 2001
Newark: University of Delaware, Center for Disabilities Studies.

An evaluation of the second year of Delaware’s Project CREATE (Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement), a training program offering college-level educational experiences to infant and toddler caregivers in family child care homes and centers, based on pre- and post-participation assessments of caregiving quality and caregiver knowledge

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Project CREATE: Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement: Second year report [Executive summary]
Adams, Jennifer H., August 2001
Newark: University of Delaware, Center for Disabilities Studies.

A summary of an evaluation of the second year of Delaware’s Project CREATE (Caregiver Recruitment, Education, and Training Enhancement), a training program offering college-level educational experiences to infant and toddler caregivers in family child care homes and centers, based on pre- and post-participation assessments of caregiving quality and caregiver knowledge

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Quality of care offered by providers with differential patterns of workshop participation
Norris, Deborah J., 2001
Child & Youth Care Forum, 30(2), 111-121

An article relating frequency of family child care providers' training to child care quality

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The quality of child care in Philadelphia neighborhoods
Campbell, Philippa H., 2001
Unpublished manuscript, Thomas Jefferson University, Child and Family Studies Research Programs, Philadelphia.

A study of the effect of training program participation on the quality of child care for all children, particularly children with disabilities, of family home care or child care centers serving children in areas of poverty in Philadelphia neighborhoods

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Strengths-based child portfolios: A professional development activity to alter perspectives of children with special needs
Campbell, Philippa H., 2001
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 21(3), 152-161

A study of a professional development program for early childhood teachers used to alter teacher's perspectives of children with special needs

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Supporting cognitive development in early childhood
Landry, Susan H., 2001
Paper presented at the White House Summit on Early Childhood Cognitive Development, Washington, DC.

A presentation recommending ways teachers and caregivers can improve children's school readiness.

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Survey of trainers of child care providers
Cole, Patricia S., 2001
Bloomington: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.

A inquiry into the state of child care training in Indiana, based on focus group interviews with and a survey of trainers of child care workers

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Teacher-child interaction in Head Start classrooms
Bokony, Patti A., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

An investigation of the impact of Head Start teachers' formal education, specialized training, and caregiving attitudes on their interactions with students

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