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A contemporary glimpse of play and learning in Aotearoa New Zealand An analysis of the nature of young children’s play and learning, using videos of the activities of six children, aged between 16 and 26 months, within five different child care centers in New Zealand, and reactions to the videos from parents and educators, as expressed in in-depth interviews |
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The cost of high-quality preschool education in New Jersey A study of the costs of providing high-quality, full-day preschool services in New Jersey, based on an analysis of the cost of services provided through the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts |
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Curriculum-based emergent literacy assessment in early childhood A discussion of curriculum-based assessment processes for identifying young children's emergent literacy skills, particularly for at risk children who struggle with certain tasks in terms of emergent literacy |
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Depressive symptoms in young adults: The influences of the early home environment and early educational child care An examination of the relationship among depressive symptoms in young adults, quality of early home environment and early educational child care using adults from the age-21 longitudinal follow up of participants in the Abecedarian study |
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Developments in UK early years policy and practice: Can they improve outcomes for disadvantaged children? A discussion of the extent to which the introduction a new curricular framework for children aged from birth to five may impact on the educational outcomes for disadvantaged children in the United Kingdom |
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Dimensions of behavior of toddlers entering early intervention: Child and family correlates A study of correlations between the behavioral and demographic characteristics of toddlers entering intervention services, based on a nationally representative sample of 1612 toddlers aged 18-31 months |
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Does Head Start improve children's life chances?: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design An analysis of variation in Head Start funding to identify the program’s effects on health and schooling based on a discontinuity in program funding across counties as a result of the launch of the federally funded Head Start program |
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Does the neighborhood context alter the link between youth's after-school time activities and developmental outcomes? A multilevel analysis A longitudinal analysis of the links between neighborhood characteristics and participation in after school activities, and anxiety/depression, delinquency, and substance use among a sample of 9- and 12-year-old youths, using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) |
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Early care and education in the Golden State: Publicly funded programs serving California's preschool-age children The second component of a multicomponent study of preschool education in California, which focuses on features of the state's publicly funded early childhood education programs including their funding sources, eligibility requirements, enrollment, requirements for service delivery, reimbursement mechanisms, and inefficiencies, based on administrative and publicly available data, interviews with key informants, and county case studies of Los Angeles, Merced, San Diego, and San Mateo Counties |
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Early Childhood Consultation Partnership: Results of a random-controlled evaluation: Final report and executive summary An evaluation of the effects of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP), a statewide system of early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) in Connecticut, on classroom quality and teacher-child interactions, teacher instructional beliefs and practices, teacher job stress and satisfaction, and child classroom behavior |
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Early intervention providers and high-risk families Results of a survey of 146 early care and early intervention providers about their experiences with at risk families, focusing on needs for support and training related to family risk factors |
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Early learning standards: Results from a national survey to document trends in state-level policies and practices An exploration of the development and implementation of early learning guidelines, outlining the expectations for what preschool children should know and be able to do prior to entering kindergarten, based on data from a national survey |
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Educational vouchers for universal pre-schools A description of Georgia's universal child care system in which vouchers are issued within a regulated market, and a comparison of this approach with the national Head Start system |
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An effectiveness-based evaluation of five state pre-kindergarten programs using regression-discontinuity A study of the impact of state prekindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia on children's vocabulary, math, and print awareness skills by comparing children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten |
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The effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program on young children's school readiness A study of the effects of Arkansas Better Chance, a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, on the literacy, language, and math development of children entering kindergarten |
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Effects of five state prekindergarten programs on early learning A study of the impact of state prekindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia on children's vocabulary, math, and print awareness skills by comparing children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten |
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Effects of a preschool and school-age intervention on adult health and well being: Evidence from the Chicago Longitudinal Study A 20-year follow-up of the long-term effects of the Chicago Child-Parent Center (CPC) program on the educational attainment, adult criminal behavior, health, and economic well-being of child participants and on the educational attainment, economic well-being, and disability status of their parents, based on data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, which compares CPC participants and their parents with nonparticipants and their parents |
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Effects of schematizing on mathematical development A longitudinal study of the effects of a year-long preschool math curriculum emphasizing symbolic representations on children's mathematical learning processes and learning outcomes in grade 2, based on the test scores of 133 children at three Dutch schools |
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Effects of a school-based, early childhood intervention on adult health and well-being: A 19-year follow-up of low-income families A 19-year follow-up of the long-term effects of the Chicago Child-Parent Center (CPC) program in the areas of educational attainment, criminal behavior, economic status, health, and mental health |
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The effects of welfare and employment programs on children's participation in Head Start An analysis of the effects of 10 welfare and employment programs on the employment, income, and use of Head Start by single mothers of children aged 3-5, using data from the New Hope, New Chance, National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies, and Minnesota Family Investment Program studies |
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Engagement in after-school program activities: Quality of experience from the perspective of participants An examination of the relationship between selected activities in after school and levels of intrinsic motivation, concentrated effort, positive and negative mood states, and engagement from activity logs of 1596 self reports from 165 children from 8 middle schools in two middle size cities and one small town in three midwestern states |
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Enrollment levels in Head Start A study of Head Start enrollment levels, challenges to maintaining full enrollment, and U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) oversight and enforcement of enrollment, based on analyses of attendance data from a sample of Head Start grantees and interviews with grantees and ACF staff |
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Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Findings from Project Upgrade in Miami-Dade County Findings from an experimental study of the impacts of three different language and literacy interventions on teacher behavior, classroom environment, and children's language development and early literacy skills in classrooms of 4-year-olds at child care centers serving children from low-income families in Miami-Dade County |
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Evaluation of the Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program: Final report An overview of Indiana’s Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program (ELIGP), including funding and program information, implementation strategies, and assessment data for the 2006-2007 academic year, based on a survey of grant coordinators and information gathered on 5,733 students from 85 schools |
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Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Final phase I report Findings from the third and fourth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes |
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