1 to 3-year-old children in day care centres in Finland: An overview of eight doctoral dissertations
Hannikainen, Maritta, November 2010
International Journal of Early Childhood, 42(2), 101-115
A comparative summary of 8 Finnish doctoral dissertations, published from 1994 through 2009, on center-based care for infants and toddlers
Literature Review
2000 kindergarten teacher survey report
Gamel-McCormick, Michael, 2000
Newark: University of Delaware, Center for Disabilities Studies.
An investigation into both kindergarten teachers? preferred methods of reporting students? achievement and their views on the meaning of readiness, based on a survey of 174 kindergarten teachers in Delaware
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Childminders [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A survey of the child care and early education workforce in England employed as childminders, including the characteristics of provision of the childminders, their places of operation and the children they serve, the characteristics of the staff, their training, and childminder qualifications
Executive Summary
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Day nurseries and other full-day care provision [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A survey of the child care and early education workforce in the United Kingdom that work in day nurseries and other full-day care provisions; the study looks at the distribution of these child care services throughout the nation, the number of children they serve, the staffs? characteristics, staff training and qualifications, and staff recruitment and retention
Executive Summary
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Holiday clubs
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s holiday club child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Holiday clubs [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A summary of a comprehensive survey of England?s holiday club child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Executive Summary
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce Survey: Out of school clubs
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s out-of-school club child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Out of school clubs [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A summary of a comprehensive survey of England?s out-of-school club child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Executive Summary
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Playgroups and pre-schools
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A comprehensive survey of England?s play group and preschool child care provider workforce characteristics, 2002-2003
Reports & Papers
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Playgroups and pre-schools [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, May, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A survey of the child care and early education workforce in England that work in playgroups and preschools, including the distribution of child care programs throughout the nation, the number of children they serve, the staffs? characteristics, staff training and qualifications, and staff recruitment and retention
Executive Summary
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Primary schools with nursery and reception classes [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A survey of the child care and early education workforce in England employed in primary schools with reception and nursery classes, including the distribution of these schools throughout the nation, the number of children they serve, staff training and qualifications, and staff recruitment and retention
Executive Summary
2002/03 Childcare and Early Years Workforce survey: Primary schools with reception but no nursery classes [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills, April, 2004
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A survey of the child care and early education workforce in England employed in primary schools with reception but no nursery classes, including the distribution of these schools throughout the nation, the number of children they serve, staff training and qualifications, and staff recruitment and retention
Executive Summary
2003-04 kindergarten readiness survey: Stakeholders' report
Wyoming. Department of Education,
Cheyenne: Wyoming Department of Education.
Results of a survey measuring the effect of preschools and child care in preparing students to enter primary school in Wyoming, based on a sample of children who received free or reduced lunch services in kindergarten
Reports & Papers
2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey
Clemens, Sam, May, 2006
(Brief No. RB760-764). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A summary of a comparison of characteristics--including staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care provider organizations in four sectors--in home nonrelative providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, and part-day providers--in the United Kingdom, based on provider surveys
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey: Out-of-school providers
Clemens, Sam, 2006
(Research Report No. 761). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A study of characteristics of organizations providing out-of-school time child care in the United Kingdom, including characteristics of children served and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training, based on provider surveys
Reports & Papers
2005 child development center survey
Kern County Child Care Council, 2005
Bakersfield, CA: Kern County Child Care Council.
A survey of the characteristics of child care workers in child development centers in Kern County, California
Reports & Papers
2005 survey on early learning programs
Mid-America Regional Council. Metropolitan Council on Early Learning, 2006
Kansas City, MO: Mid-America Regional Council.
Highlights of key findings from a survey of 1,134 early education programs and staff members in greater Kansas City, Missouri in 2005
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Out of school providers
Kinnaird, Robert, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW013). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.
A study of characteristics of organizations providing out-of-school time child care in the United Kingdom, including organizations' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of managers of provider organizations
Reports & Papers
2007-08 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Summary report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2008
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
An examination of the implementation and expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood initiative to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2007-2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2007-2008 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2008
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Findings from an evaluation of the second 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 2007-2008 program year
Reports & Papers
2007 afterschool year in review: A year of challenges and growth
Afterschool Alliance, January 2008
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
Reflections on the 2007 year of the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC), including a description of select programs and an exploration of the quality of and community and government support for after school programs across the United States
Other
2007 financial analysis of expanded learning opportunities in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), March 2008
Providence, RI: Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance.
An examination of funding streams for out of school time programs in Rhode Island, including information on funding for before school and summer time learning opportunities
Reports & Papers
2008-09 kindergarten screening results and voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program: 2009-10 fact sheet
Florida. Department of Education, 2010
Tallahassee: Florida, Department of Education.
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
2008-2009 implementation & expansion of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP): Evaluation report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, 01 January, 2009
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.
Findings from an evaluation of the third 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 2008-2009 program year
Reports & Papers
2008-2009 Maryland school readiness report: Children entering school ready to learn
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2008
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.
A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2008
Reports & Papers