An analysis of the effectiveness of early intervention programs for high-risk children
Bryant, Donna M., 1987
In M.J. Guralnick & F.C. Bennett (Eds.), Effectiveness of early intervention for at-risk and handicapped children (pp. 33-78). New York: Academic Press
A review of seventeen studies on the impact of early educational intervention on intellectual development in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families
Other
Best practices for beginners: Developmental appropriateness in kindergarten
Bryant, Donna M., 1991
American Educational Research Journal, 28(4), 783-803
A study of developmentally appropriate practices used in kindergarten programs and a study of factors contributing to the use of developmentally appropriate practices in kindergarten programs in the North Carolina school system
Reports & Papers
Child care in the pioneer partnerships: 1994 and 1996
Maxwell, Kelly, 1997
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.
An evaluation of North Carolina?s Smart Start pioneer partnerships in 1994 and 1996, building on the earlier Effects of Smart Start on the Quality of Preschool Child Care evaluation, focusing on services provided, teacher education and training, and overall quality
Reports & Papers
Child welfare and mental health initiatives
Kupersmidt, Janis, 2003
In J. Brooks-Gunn, A.S. Fuligni, & L.J. Berlin (Eds.), Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives (pp. 163-180). New York: Teachers College Press
An examination of three national, multi-site child welfare research initiatives: the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies in Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), and the Head Start Mental Health Research Consortium (HSMHRC)
Other
Comparing universal and targeted prekindergarten programs
Dotterer, Aryn M., 2009
In R.C. Pianta & C. Howes (Eds.), The promise of pre-k (pp. 65-76). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes
A comparison of classroom characteristics and preschooler achievement outcomes in universal and targeted pre-k programs based on a sample of over 400 children in over 800 classrooms
Reports & Papers
Early intervention and long-term predictors of school status
Ramey, Craig T., 1992
In New directions in child and family research: Shaping Head Start in the 90s: The First Head Start National Research Conference, June 24-26, 1991: Summary of conference proceedings (pp. 170-174). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
A longitudinal study of the effects of early intervention education for at-risk children beginning in infancy on long term schooling, using data from the Carolina Abecedarian Project
Reports & Papers
The effects of Smart Start child care on kindergarten entry skills
Maxwell, Kelly, 1998
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.
An examination of the effects of Smart Start-funded programs on the cognitive, language, and social skills of children entering kindergarten in Orange County, California, emphasizing the impact of family income, based on results from the Kindergarten Teacher Checklist rating scale on a group of 39 kindergarteners who attended a Smart Start funded program and a group of 272 children who attended other child care programs or received no center-based care
Reports & Papers
The effects of Smart Start on the quality of preschool child care
Bryant, Donna M., 1997
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.
A study of the effects of a broad-based community initiative, Smart Start, to improve the quality of preschool child care between 1994 and 1996
Reports & Papers
Emerging themes and lessons learned: The first year of Smart Start
Maxwell, Kelly, 1994
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.
An evaluation of the first year of Smart Start in North Carolina covering organizational structure, focus, planning process, decision- making process, state-county relations, local team diversity, and technical assistance
Other
Implementing early intervention: From research to effective practice
Bryant, Donna M., 1993
New York: Guilford Press
Other
Language skills of children with different preschool experiences
Roberts, Joanne E., 1979
Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 32(4), 773-786
A study of the effects of a language-enriched child care program on the language skills of children three months to five years of age from socioeconomically disadvantaged families
Reports & Papers
National Center for Early Development and Learning Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003
Clifford, Richard M.,
Clifford, Dick, Donna Bryant, Margaret Burchinal, Oscar Barbarin, Diane Early, Carollee Howes, Robert Pianta, and Pam Winton. National Center for Early Development and Learning Multistate Study of Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003 [Computer file]. ICPSR04283-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-06-08.
The National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL) Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten examined the pre-kindergarten programs of six states: California, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, and Georgia. For this study, pre-kindergarten (pre-k) included center-based programs for four-year-olds that are fully or partially funded by state education agencies and that are operated in schools or under the direction of state and local education agencies.
The study had two primary purposes:
1) To describe the variations of experiences for children in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs in school-related settings (public schools and state-funded pre-k classrooms in community-based settings).
2) To examine the relationships between variations in pre-kindergarten/kindergarten experiences and children's outcomes in early elementary school.
The above information pertains to the Main Child Level Public-use version and the Main Child Level Restricted-use version. From these main datasets, subsets were created at the classroom level for Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K Classroom Level Public-use version and Pre-K Classroom Level Restricted-use version) and for Kindergarten (Kindergarten Classroom Level Public-use version and Kindergarten Classroom Level Restricted-use version).
Data Sets
Prevalence of aggressive behaviors among preschoolers in Head Start and community child care programs
Kupersmidt, Janis, 2000
Behavioral Disorders, 26(1), 42-52
A comparison of the prevalence of aggressive behaviors of children in Head Start programs and of children in community child care programs, based on the behavior ratings of a sample of 571 4-year old children rated by 63 teachers
Reports & Papers
Promising early returns: Educare implementation study data: April 2009
Yazejian, Noreen, 2009
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
Preliminary findings from a study of Educare, a full-day, full-year high-quality early care and education program for at-risk children from birth to age five, that examined children's school readiness and classroom quality in 5 programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Promising early returns: Educare implementation study data -- January 2010
Yazejian, Noreen, 2010
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
Highlights of findings from an examination of the influence of Educare, a full-day, full-year high-quality early care and education program for at-risk children from birth to age five, on classroom quality and children's school readiness in 6 programs across the United States
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Ready to learn?: Children's pre-academic achievement in pre-kindergarten programs
Howes, Carollee, February, 2008
Child & Youth Care Forum, 37(1), 27-50
An evaluation of the effects of program structural and process quality, materials, effective teaching, and teacher-child relationships on academic and social skills outcomes in a sample of 2800 children from state-funded pre-kindergarten programs in eleven states
Reports & Papers
Smart Start client information system: Feasibility study
Maxwell, Kelly, 1998
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.
An examination of a client information system to measure all the children and families served by Smart Start, a North Carolina Early Childhood Initiative which partners state government, local leaders, service providers, and families to serve young children
Reports & Papers