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21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation report: Implementation of the state evaluation/baseline data [Executive summary]
Van Egeren, Laurie A., July 2003
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

A summary of a study of the implementation of a two-part Michigan state evaluation of the 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program

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Advancing child abuse and neglect protective factors: The role of early care and education infrastructure [Executive summary]
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, September, 2003
Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013.)

A summary of a discussion of the use of the Strengthening Families approach to prevent child abuse and neglect through the promotion of protective factors in the delivery of early childhood education and care services

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Building futures: The Head Start Impact Study: Interim report [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A summary of the Head Start Impact Study progress report, a longitudinal study evaluating the impact of the Head Start intervention on children's developmental outcomes from the time of their enrollment in Head Start until their first grade year

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Child and program characteristics of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Year 1 (January-June 2002): Executive summary
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., 2003
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of an evaluation of the statewide North Carolina More at Four program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that addresses characteristics of local programs and participants, based on program surveys

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The cost of universal access to quality preschool in Illinois: A report to Governor George H. Ryan's Task Force on Universal Access to Preschool [Executive summary]
Golin, Stacie, 2003
(IWPR No. G712). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

A summary of a study of the cost of providing universal quality preschool provision in Illinois

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The Early Years Transition & Special Education Needs (EYTSEN) project [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, June 2003
(Research Report No. RR431). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A summary of an investigation into aspects and provisions of special educational needs (SEN) in young children between the ages of 3 and 6 years in the United Kingdom

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Exploring the field of listening to and consulting with young children [Executive summary]
Sure Start (Programme), July 2003
(Research Report No. RR445). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A summary of a study of the views and experiences of child care and early education from children under the age of five in the United Kingdom

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The Family Participation in After-School Study [Executive summary]
Weiss, Abby, 2003
Cambridge, MA: Institute for Responsive Education.

A summary of findings from a study on families’ involvement in after school programs, based on a survey of families whose children attend a 21st Century Community Learning Center in Massachusetts

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First Steps and further steps: Early outcomes and lessons learned from South Carolina's school readiness initiative: 1999-2002 program evaluation report[Executive summary]
Child Trends, 2003
Columbia, SC: South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness.

A summary of a description and assessment of the fiscal and programmatic activities over the first three years of a comprehensive state initiative, First Steps, aimed at improving early childhood development, with an evaluation of the program’s progress toward developing collaborative methods to coordinate services for young children and families as mandated by enabling legislation

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Fort Worth After School program: Third year evaluation [Executive summary]
Witt, Peter A., 2003
College Station: Texas A & M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences.

An executive summary of an evaluation of the Fort Worth After School program, a full-time after-school program in Fort Worth, Texas, during its third year in 2002-2003

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Head Start Domestic Violence Initiative: A project to develop a domestic violence training curriculum for Head Start family service and other workers: Phase I - project feasibility: Final Report [Executive summary]
United States. Head Start Bureau, 27 March, 2003
Washington, DC: United States, Head Start Bureau.

A summary of a discussion of the dynamic between domestic violence and Head Start families’ well-being, and a proposal for a comprehensive approach to train Head Start family service workers in appropriate domestic violence prevention and intervention methods

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Healthy Steps: The affiliate evaluation final report: Executive summary
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.

A summary of an evaluation of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program, a pediatric primary care intervention, at six selected affiliate sites whose participants differed from the families in the national evaluation in terms of age, education, socioeconomic status, and Hispanic origin

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Improving school readiness outcomes: Lessons from six communities: Executive summary
Segal, Ann, 2003
Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation.

A summary of a study of six local government efforts to develop comprehensive early learning systems to achieve the goal of school readiness

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