1 to 3-year-old children in day care centres in Finland: An overview of eight doctoral dissertations
A comparative summary of 8 Finnish doctoral dissertations, published from 1994 through 2009, on center-based care for infants and toddlers
Literature Review
2008-09 kindergarten screening results and voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program: 2009-10 fact sheet
A presentation of results from an assessment of children’s school readiness, with a focus on children’s emergent literacy skills, based on data on children who attended, voluntary prekindergarten, non-voluntary prekindergarten, or did not attend prekindergarten
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2009-10 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP)
Highlights of findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of children in poverty
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2009-2010 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an assessment of the quality of preschool classrooms in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at-risk 4-year-olds, based on data from 1,436 classrooms
Reports & Papers
2009-2010 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
Findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2009-2010 program year
Reports & Papers
2010 comprehensive community assessment: Impact on parents, stakeholders, and staff: What differences have Early Head Start and Head Start made?
A summary of an examination of parent, community stakeholder, and staff attitudes toward Early Head Start and Head Start services in Denver, Colorado
Fact Sheets & Briefs
21st CCLC-funded afterschool programs
A review of profiles and research studies on out-of-school time programs and initiatives funded through the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers program
Fact Sheets & Briefs
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and program monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC performance data: 2008-09
An examination of: 21st Century Community Learning Center program characteristics, including activities, staffing, and participants; programs with participants who meet academic and behavior performance targets; and the relationship of program characteristics to the achievement of performance targets, all based on secondary analyses of program reporting data
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and program monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC performance data: 2008-09 [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of: 21st Century Community Learning Center program characteristics, including activities, staffing, and participants; programs with participants who meet academic and behavior performance targets; and the relationship of program characteristics to the achievement of performance targets, all based on secondary analyses of program reporting data
Executive Summary
21st Century Community Learning Centers: A descriptive evaluation for 2009-2010
An evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers in West Virginia that examines student referrals and academic outcomes related to the program and program activities, successes, and challenges, based on surveys from 4,795 teachers at schools participating in the program and 22 program directors
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers: A descriptive evaluation for 2009-2010 [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers in West Virginia that examines student referrals and academic outcomes related to the program and program activities, successes, and challenges, based on surveys from 4,795 teachers at schools participating in the program and 22 program directors
Executive Summary
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Descriptive study of program practices
An exploration of the influence of the implementation of reading and mathematics activities in 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) on children's academic achievement, based on data from surveys and site visits of funded programs during the 2006-2007 school year
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Descriptive study of program practices [Executive summary]
A summary of an exploration of the influence of the implementation of reading and mathematics activities in 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) on children's academic achievement, based on data from surveys and site visits of funded programs during the 2006-2007 school year
Executive Summary
4-H Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) initiative: Youth Engagement, Attitudes, and Knowledge study: Executive summary
A summary of a study of the science-, engineering-, and technology-related attitudes, activities, and skills of children participating in 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (4-H SET), an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, based on survey responses from 1,060 children attending 4-H SET programs
Executive Summary
The Abbott preschool program: A 10-year progress report
An examination of enrollment in levels in the New Jersey Abbott preschool program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, in the program's tenth year
Other
Acceptability and importance of adaptations to early literacy learning practices for young children with disabilities
Findings from a study of early childhood intervention professionals' attitudes toward practices contained in parent guides to promote the early literacy development of young children that include adaptations for use with children with disabilities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Access to educational and community activities for young children with disabilities: Selected findings from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS)
A study of the kindergarten experiences and extracurricular and family recreation activities of children with disabilities ages 5 through 7, based on data from the nationally representative Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS)
Reports & Papers
Access to educational and community activities for young children with disabilities: Selected findings from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the kindergarten experiences and extracurricular and family recreation activities of children with disabilities ages 5 through 7, based on data from the nationally representative Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS)
Executive Summary
ACF/OPRE report: Data tables for FACES 2006 Head Start children go to kindergarten report
Data tables from a profile of the development, families, and home and school environments of kindergarten children who had entered Head Start in the fall of 2006, based on data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)
Other
ACF/OPRE report: Data tables for FACES 2006 A second year in Head Start report
Data tables from a profile of the development, families, and home environments of children participating in their second year of Head Start who had entered the program at age 3 in the fall of 2006, based on spring 2008 data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)
Other
ACF-OPRE report: Data tables for FACES 2006 A year in Head Start report
Data tables from a profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments from fall 2006 through spring 2007, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula and activities, based on data collected from a sample of 60 Head Start programs, 135 centers, 410 classrooms, 365 teachers, and 3,315 children and their parents
Other
ACF/OPRE report: Head Start children go to kindergarten
A profile of the development, families, and home and school environments of kindergarten children who had entered Head Start in the fall of 2006, based on data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)
Reports & Papers
ACF-OPRE report: A second year in Head Start: Characteristics and outcomes of children who entered the program at age three
A profile of the development, families, and home environments of children participating in their second year of Head Start who had entered the program at age 3 in the fall of 2006, based on spring 2008 data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 (FACES 2006)
Reports & Papers
ACF-OPRE report: A year in Head Start: Children, families and programs
A profile of the characteristics of Head Start children and families and their home and Head Start classroom environments from fall 2006 through spring 2007, including children's cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development, and Head Start classroom curricula and activities, based on data collected from a sample of 60 Head Start programs, 135 centers, 410 classrooms, 365 teachers, and 3,315 children and their parents
Reports & Papers
Achieving, connecting, thriving: The ACT Results Framework for Boston youth: Project background, methodology and recommended next steps
An examination of efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, to establish a citywide framework for out-of-school time program outcomes in the domains of achieving, connecting, and thriving (ACT), based on interviews and focus groups with local and national stakeholders, a review of other outcomes frameworks, stakeholder feedback on draft frameworks, and a survey of out-of-school time providers
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