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Children enhance school readiness through Gearing Up for Kindergarten
North Dakota State University. Extension Service, 2011
Fargo: North Dakota State University, Extension Service.

Findings from an evaluation of Gearing Up for Kindergarten, a preschool learning and parenting education program in North Dakota, that examine changes in children's readiness for school, based on pre- and post-program surveys from parents and teachers

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A comparison of Head Start and school-based pre-k in Tulsa
Gormley, Jr., William T., January, 2011
Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Research on Children in the United States.

A summary of a comparison of the relationship of children's cognitive, socioemotional, and health outcomes to either Head Start or public prekindergarten program participation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, based on child assessments, a survey of parents and teachers, and administrative data

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Expanded learning opportunities in Washington State: Pathways to student success
Little, Priscilla, 18 October, 2011
Seattle, WA: School's Out Washington.

An overview of the role that expanded learning opportunities, which include after school and summer programs, can play in supporting the school success of students in Washington State

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Head Start's positive impact on homeless families
DaCosta Nunez, Ralph, September, 2011
New York: Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness.

An overview of homeless families served by Head Start and Early Head Start, both nationally and in each state

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Health and hygiene in early childhood settings (for 0-3 years) outside of home
Ip, Patrick, December, 2011
(ARNEC Policy Brief No. 4). Singapore: Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood.

A discussion of considerations to inform the development of hygiene interventions for early childhood settings in the Asia Pacific region

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Holiday childcare and activities: Key learning for sustainability
4Children (Organization), 2011
London: 4Children.

Lessons learned from a pilot program to expand access to child care during school vacations at 19 sites in England during the 2010-2011 school year

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Literacy practice: Using data to drive program design during summer and into the school year
Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance, January, 2011
Providence, RI: Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance.

An examination of the role that connections between schools and out-of-school time programs can play in supporting early literacy development in Rhode Island, based on findings from educational stakeholder focus groups and a summer learning demonstration program

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The Minnesota 4-H Quality Improvement Study
University of Minnesota. Extension Service, 2011
St. Paul: University of Minnesota, Extension Service.

A summary of a study of a Minnesota 4-H program quality improvement model that examines the capacity of youth and adult program volunteers to conduct quality observations and develop program action plans

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Summer learning in Rhode Island: An overview
Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance, Spring 2011
Providence, RI: Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance.

A discussion of summer learning loss and efforts in Rhode Island to address it through summer learning programs

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Understanding the relationship between family income and school readiness in Memphis
Sell, Marie, 18 February, 2011
Memphis, TN: Urban Child Institute.

A discussion of the factors, including center-based early education program attendance, that mediate the relationship between family income and school readiness in Memphis, Tennessee

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