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			21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded during the 2004-2005 school year Texas Education Agency, February, 2007 Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency. An examination of the impact of children�s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories	Reports & Papers
			21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year Texas Education Agency, January, 2005 Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency. An examination of the impact of children�s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories	Reports & Papers
			4-H Science Initiative: Youth Engagement, Attitudes, and Knowledge study Mielke, Monica, April, 2012 Chevy Chase, MD: National 4-H Council. An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, that examines: 4-H Science program characteristics and activities; the science-related attitudes, activities, and skills of participants; and the relationship of participant characteristics to their science-related attitudes, activities, and skills, based on survey responses from 182 4-H Science educators and from 486 children attending 4-H Science programs	Reports & Papers
			The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 Lerner, Richard M., 2008 Medford, MA: Tufts University, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development. A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight	Reports & Papers
			The afterschool hours: A new focus for America's cities Ouellette, Mark, 2005 Washington, DC: Institute for Youth, Education, and Families. An overview of a project established by the National League of Cities' (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF) to assist local communities in improving and expanding their after school programming	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
			An analysis of a public school prekindergarten Montessori bilingual program Rodriguez, Linda, 2002 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX An analysis of second grade reading achievement scores of Spanish and English norm-referenced tests between children who participated in a Montessori bilingual program and those that attended a traditional bilingual program	Reports & Papers
			Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report United States. Department of Education. Policy and Program Studies Service, December 2005 Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Service. An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments	Reports & Papers
			The at-risk child care program United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 1993 (OEI-02-92-00140). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. An investigation of the extent and nature of State�s participation in the At-Risk Child Care program funded and administered by the Administration for Families and Children, Department of Health and Human Services, including reports of problems and success	Reports & Papers
			Being accountable for one's own governing: A case study of early educators responding to standards-based early childhood education reform Brown, Christopher P., March 2009 Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 10(1), 3-23 A case study of standards-based education reform in a large urban early childhood program in the United States based on pre-kindergarten stakeholders responses to a policies that emphasize a uniform conception of learning and student performance	Reports & Papers
			A center piece of the preK puzzle: Providing state prekindergarten in child care centers Schulman, Karen, November 2007 Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center. An examination of the benefits and challenges for child care centers providing state-funded prekindergarten program services, with policies and strategies for increasing child care center provision of prekindergarten services, based on interviews with child care center directors	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
			College Station after-school program and time use study Bundrick, David, 1998 College Station: Texas A & M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences. A inquiry into children�s use of time during the after school hours, based on a household survey of families with the College Station Independent School District (CSISD) in Texas	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
			A comparative study of teachers' educational backgrounds and their understanding of developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) Seaborn, Shirley J., 2002 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Texas Southern University, Houston A survey-based investigation of the impact of Texan Head Start teachers' educational backgrounds on their perceptions of developmentally appropriate practice indicators in early education classrooms	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 compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 31, 2010 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care	Reports & Papers
			Computer use in preschools: Directors' reports of the state of the practice Lynch, Sharon A., 2004 Early Childhood Research & Practice, 6(2) A study of the use of computers in licensed child care facilities in Texas	Reports & Papers
			Confronting the contradictions: A case study of early childhood teacher development in neoliberal times Brown, Christopher P., September 2009 Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 10(3), 240-259 An qualitative examination of 9 early childhood preservice teachers' notions of high-stakes standards-based accountability reforms as revealed in interviews upon entry to a teacher education program and as they progress through the program	Reports & Papers
			Decodable texts for beginning reading instruction: The year 2000 basals Hoffman, James V., 2002 (CIERA Report No. 1-016). Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. A 2000 study of the nature and effect of changes in the texts used for beginning reading instruction in Texas	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. II. Technical report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Descriptive findings from a study of the Head Start Health Component, using child health records and standard data from the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), plus observations and interviews with parents and staff, collected during the Spring of 1994 from a sample of 80 Head Start centers	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. I. Summary report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. A description of the ways in which the Health Component of the Head Start program address the medical, nutritional, and mental health needs of program participants	Reports & Papers
			Determining the feasibility and acceptability of a garden-based nutrition curriculum for preschoolers Lewis, Tamara Michelle, December 2009 Unpublished master's thesis, University of Texas, Houston A feasibility study of a classroom-based gardening curriculum for early care and education programs from pre- and post-implementation teacher questionnaires with 9 teachers or teachers' aides in two Head Start centers serving 103 preschoolers	Reports & Papers
			Dietary intakes at child-care centers in central Texas fail to meet food guide pyramid recommendations Padget, Alison, 2005 Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 105(5), 790-793 A study comparing the food intake of 3-5 year olds in child care centers with food pyramid guidelines for young children	Reports & Papers

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