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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Children's centres
Charlton, Angela, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW010). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of Sure Start children's centers, which provide integrated child development services including child care, in the United Kingdom, including centers' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of center managers

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Out of school providers
Kinnaird, Robert, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW013). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of organizations providing out-of-school time child care in the United Kingdom, including organizations' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of managers of provider organizations

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The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report
Frede, Ellen, June 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

The interim results through kindergarten of a longitudinal study of the impact of participation in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on classroom observations and direct child assessments

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Access to supplemental education services in central region states
Barley, Zoe, July 2007
(REL 2007–No. 007). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.

An exploration of the access of students in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to supplemental education programs as required by the No Child Left Behind Act

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The afterschool hours: Examining the relationship between afterschool staff-based social capital and student's engagement in LA's BEST
Huang, Denise, January, 2007
(CSE Technical Report 712). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

A study of the association of strong staff-student relationships with students' academic engagement and future aspirations in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, based on a survey of staff and participating students

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After-school program engagement: Links to child competence and program quality and content
Mahoney, Joseph L., March, 2007
Elementary School Journal, 107(4), 385-404

A two-year study of variability in after school program-level engagement, and its association with both the social and academic competence of participants, and the process quality and content of programs, based on data from 141 children in 9 after school programs in a disadvantaged city in the United States

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Applying a response-to-intervention model for early literacy development in low-income children
Gettinger, Maribeth, Winter 2007
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 27(4), 198-213

A description of the design and implementation and a preliminary evaluation of the Exemplary Model of Early Reading Growth and Excellence (EMERGE) early literacy program in 15 preschool classrooms in low-income areas of Milwaukee

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The art of democracy/democracy as art: Creative learning in afterschool comic book clubs
Bitz, Michael, Fall 2007
In J. Gallagher (Ed.), (Afterschool Matters Occasional Paper Series No. 7, pp. 1-20) New York: Robert Bowne Foundation.

An examination of the issues of identity, leadership, democracy, and culture arising in after school programs in which children create comic books, and a study of the creation, participation, and associated outcomes of 129 after school comic book clubs nationwide

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Assessing the role of book reading practices in Indian bilingual children's English language and literacy development
Kalia, Vrinda, October 2007
Early Childhood Education Journal, 35(2), 149-153

An examination of the impact of Indian bilingual parents’ book reading practices on the development of their children’s English oral language, narrative, and literacy skills, testing the skills of 24 bilingual children from two preschools in Bangalore, India

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Assessment and decision-making in early childhood education and intervention
Strand, Paul S., April 2007
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16(2), 209-218

An account of the use of an inductive-experimental teaching assessment model to improve children’s letter recognition scores at a Head Start center

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Assessment and implementation of positive behavior support in preschools
Benedict, Elizabeth A., Fall 2007
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 27(3), 174-192

An assessment of the implementation of positive behavior support (PBS) models in early childhood education settings, based on a study of 15 classrooms in a United States Pacific Northwest community

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Attitudes about shared reading among at-risk mothers of newborn babies
Berkule, Samantha B., January-February 2007
Ambulatory Pediatrics, 7(1), 45-50

An examination of low income, multi ethnic mothers' attitudes in terms of shared book reading with their infants, the number of books in their homes and the relation between sociodemographic characteristics and the mothers' attitudes

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Behaviour and skills in six-year-old children in a 'high risk' programme
Knivsberg, Ann-Mari, 2007
British Journal of Special Education, 34(1), 10-18

An analysis of the correlation between behavior problems and cognitive, linguistic, and motor skills in a sample of 31 children, with an average age of 6 years and 4 months, enrolled in a special education program for children with problem behavior in Norway

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Better outcomes for all: Promoting partnerships between Head Start and state pre-k
Stebbins, Helene, January, 2007
Washington, DC: Pre-K Now.

A study examining how Head Start and state-funded prekindergarten programs can coordinate service delivery, based on in-depth interviews with program providers, state prekindergarten program directors, and state Head Start collaboration coordinators

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The Birth to School Study: Evidence on the effectiveness of PEEP, an early intervention for children at risk of educational under-achievement
Evangelou, Maria, November 2007
Oxford Review of Education, 33(5), 581-609

Findings from the Birth to School Study (BTSS), a longitudinal evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP), a family-focused program aimed at promoting early literacy, numeracy, and self esteem in the United Kingdom

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Building quality improvement systems: Lessons from three emerging efforts in the youth-serving sector
Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia, March, 2007
Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment.

Three case studies of quality-improvement efforts in programs providing out-of-school time services

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Caregiver descriptions of the developmental skills of infants and toddlers entering early intervention services
Scarborough, Anita A., Spring 2007
Journal of Early Intervention, 29(2), 207-227

A study of caregiver perceptions of their disabled infants’ development when entering early intervention and an examination of correlations between caregiver perception and demographic factors

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A center piece of the preK puzzle: Providing state prekindergarten in child care centers
Schulman, Karen, November 2007
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

An examination of the benefits and challenges for child care centers providing state-funded prekindergarten program services, with policies and strategies for increasing child care center provision of prekindergarten services, based on interviews with child care center directors

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Child Care Health Consultation demonstration program: Phase IV final report
Pacific Research & Evaluation, November, 2007
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.

An evaluation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, from July 2006 through June 2007

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Child Care Health Consultation demonstration program: Phase IV final report: Project summaries
Pacific Research & Evaluation, November, 2007
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.

Site-based highlights of the implementation of Phase IV of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program in Oregon from July 2006 through June 2007

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Children entering school ready to learn: Maryland school readiness information: 2006-2007
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2007
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.

A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2006

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Children With autism illuminate the role of social intention in word learning
Parish-Morris, Julia, July 2007
Child Development, 78(4), 1265-1287

A comparison of the impact of methods of social interaction on word learning among autistic and non-autistic children between the ages of 2 and 5, based on observational data

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Classroom quality and time allocation in Tulsa's early childhood programs
Phillips, Deborah A., March 30, 2007
(CROCUS Working Paper No. 9). Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston.

A study comparing classroom time spent on instruction, instructional quality, and predictors of quality in publicly-funded universal prekindergarten programs with Head Start programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, based on classroom observations and teacher surveys

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Common vision, different paths: Five states’ journeys toward comprehensive prenatal-to-five systems
Zero to Three (Organization), 2007
Washington, DC: Zero to Three.

An examination of the people, perspectives, processes, and products of the comprehensive and coordinated systems for children aged prenatal to five in California, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania

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A comparison of the effects of two social skill training approaches on teacher and child behavior
Hyatt, Keith J., Fall 2007
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 22(1), 85-96

A comparison of the social skills of preschool children engaged in art activities following an 8-day period of intervention in three inclusive classrooms: one using a social skills curriculum, one in which a teacher used verbal reinforcement in response to children’s target behaviors, and one in which neither strategy was used

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