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			All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten Schumacher, Rachel, 2005 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states conducted by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), which examined the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community based child care providers as part of the states' prekindergarten programs	Reports & Papers
			All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten Schumacher, Rachel, 2005 Paper presented at the the Brookings Institution-University of North Carolina conference on Creating a national plan for the education of 4-year-olds, Washington, DC. A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM Afterschool Alliance, October 2009 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand Afterschool Alliance, May 2010 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			Are teachers' education, major, and credentials related to classroom quality and children's academic gains in pre-kindergarten? Early, Diane Marie, 2006 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 174-195 An investigation using data from the NCEDL Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003, to examine if early educators' education, early childhood major, and credentials are related to classroom quality and preschool children's academic achievements	Reports & Papers
			Assessing the need for child-care health consultants Gaines, Sherry K., 2005 Public Health Nursing, 22(1), 8-16 Findings from a survey of center-based, home-based, and Head Start child care program directors concerning their perceptions of health consultation, health and safety needs, and affordability of consultative services	Reports & Papers
			Assessing school readiness: Validity and bias in preschool and kindergarten teachers' ratings Mashburn, Andrew J., December 2004 Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 23(4), 16-30 An examination of how preschool and kindergarten teachers' rate their students in terms of school readiness, academic skills, and communication skills and a comparison of these ratings with direct assessments of the children's skills	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			Case study of a successful rural Early Reading First implementation McKenna, Michael C., 2010 In Promoting early reading: Research, resources, and best practices (pp. 219-231). New York: The Guilford Press A case study of the implementation of an Early Reading Frist program in rural Twiggs County	Reports & Papers
			The characteristics and training needs of school-age care programs in the larger metro Atlanta area Todd, Christine M., 2002 Decatur, GA: Georgia School-Age Care Association A study of intensive school age child care programs in the Atlanta area, using director surveys to determine supply, demographics, characteristics and problems, staff training needs, and differences between not-for-profit and for-profit programs	Reports & Papers
			Children enrolled in public pre-K: The relation of family life, neighborhood quality, and socioeconomic resources to early competence Barbarin, Oscar, 2006 American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(2), 265-276 An examination of the relations of young children's sociodemographic characteristics, parental well-being, family functioning, and neighborhood quality to their early academic achievements and socioemotional competence	Reports & Papers
			Children's classroom engagement and school readiness gains in prekindergarten Chien, Nina C., September/October 2010 Child Development, 81(5), 1534-1549 A study of the relationship between child engagement in public prekindergarten classrooms and school readiness gains, based on data from 2,751 children from the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the State-Wide Early Education Programs Study (SWEEP)	Reports & Papers
			Children's growth and classroom experiences in Georgia's Pre-K Program: Findings from the 2011-2012 evaluation study Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., February, 2013 Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute. An evaluation of Georgia's universal, publicly-funded Pre-K Program that examines children's language and literacy, math, knowledge, and behavior outcomes, predictors of those outcomes, and classroom quality, based on fall and spring assessments of 509 children and on observations of 100 classrooms	Reports & Papers
			Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care Mezey, Jennifer, 2003 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs	Reports & Papers
			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
			A comparison of the High Scope curriculum and alternative curricula used to prepare pre-kindergarten students for kindergarten Jackson, Keenya M., December 2009 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Walden University, Minneapolis. MN A comparison of measures of socioemotional, math, and language arts scores among 63 African American students in 4 kindergarten classrooms participating in High Scope, Direct Instruction Model, Abeka, Montessori, or the Creative Curriculum	Reports & Papers
			Competition in the sandbox: A test of the effects of preschool competition on educational outcomes Henry, Gary T., 2006 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 25(1), 97-127 A study using data from the Georgia Pre-K Longitudinal Study to examine the effects of preschool competition on children's academic achievement, retention, and teacher's ratings of school readiness	Reports & Papers
			Concepts about print and the development of early reading strategies in kindergarten Gober, Mary Cathleen, January 2008 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Walden University, Minneapolis. MN A study of the effect of direct Concepts About Print (CAP) instruction on reading achievement and CAP scores for 16 kindergarten students in the treatment group and 16 kindergarten students in a comparison classroom with district curriculum	Reports & Papers
			Critical needs: Georgia's parents speak out about afterschool Georgia PTA, September 2008 Atlanta, GA: Georgia PTA. A study of Georgia parents' attitudes and perceptions toward after school programs, based on a survey of 600 registered Georgia voters with school-age children	Reports & Papers
			Disproportionate representation in placements of preschoolers with disabilities in five southern states Morrier, Michael J., May, 2011 Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 31(1), 48-57 A comparison of racial representation in special education placements of preschool children with disabilities in five Southern states, and a comparison of the use of full inclusion, partial inclusion, or unknown inclusion type environments, based on data from 69,000 ethnically diverse preschoolers with disabilities	Reports & Papers
			Does universal preschool improve learning?: Lessons from Georgia and Oklahoma Burke, Lindsey, May 14, 2009 (Backgrounder No. 2272). Washington, DC: Heritage Foundation. A discussion of proposed legislation to expand the provision of universal prekindergarten and arguments against expansion initiatives, based on evidence from of program outcomes of participants in Georgia, and Oklahoma, including preliminary data on Florida�s universal prekindergarten program	Reports & Papers
			Early childhood care and education databook for Georgia 2003 Care Solutions, Inc., 2003 Atlanta, GA: Care Solutions. A report providing policymakers, program managers, providers and consumers with a comprehensive guide to data on the needs and resources of Georgia's 159 counties	Reports & Papers
			Early education policy alternatives: Comparing quality and outcomes of Head Start and state prekindergarten Henry, Gary T., 2006 Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 28(1), 77-99 A study comparing the impact of state prekindergarten and Head Start programs on young children's developmental outcomes by assessing their academic, social and emotional skills as well as program quality	Reports & Papers
			Early Head Start and early intervention: A collaborative approach to serving infants and toddlers with disabilities in natural environments Corso, Robert M., 2000 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign An examination of the collaborations between Early Head Start programs and early intervention service providers for children with disabilities outlined by Part C of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act	Reports & Papers
			Educational vouchers for universal pre-schools Levin, Henry M., February 2007 Economics of Education Review, 26(1), 3-16 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	Reports & Papers

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