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Alabama 2008-2009 needs assessment survey results An assessment of Alabama Head Start program needs and strengths in cooperation, collaboration, and coordination with organizations to provide services in 10 designated priority areas, based on a survey of 31 Head Start programs |
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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten 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 |
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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten 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 |
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America After 3PM 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 |
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America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand 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 |
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Building partnerships between Early Head Start grantees and family child care providers: Lessons from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care project: Final report An evaluation of Early Head Start (EHS) for Family Child Care, a project to support partnerships between EHS grantees and family child care providers, that examines the characteristics of participating grantees and providers, the implementation, types, and sustainability of the partnerships, and lessons learned, based on project administrative data, interviews with 13 partnership teams, descriptive quality indicators and Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data, and project documents |
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Children enrolled in public pre-K: The relation of family life, neighborhood quality, and socioeconomic resources to early competence 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 |
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Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs |
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A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. II. Technical report 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 |
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A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. I. Summary report 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 |
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Does Head Start work?: A 1-year follow-up comparison of disadvantaged children attending Head Start, no preschool, and other preschool programs A comparison of cognitive outcomes among Head Start children, children without any preschool experience, and children enrolled in other preschool programs |
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Early effects of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program An evaluation of the implementation and effects of The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program for children aged 2 to 4, focusing on services received, satisfaction with services, and parent practices |
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Early Steps to School Success: Annual evaluation report An evaluation from August 2009 through June 2010 of Early Steps to School Success, a language and literacy development program for children from birth to age 5 and their families, that examines enrollment, retention, participant characteristics, community risk context, services delivered, and both child vocabulary and home literacy outcomes, based on data collected through the program's web-based system for tracking services, child characteristics, and outcomes indicators |
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Effects of physical activity on cortisol levels in at-risk toddlers attending full-time daycare An investigation of the effects of an acute bout of physical activity on the cortisol levels of low income, African American children attending preschool and an examination of their response to and recovery from the physical activity |
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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs |
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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final report Impacts after the second year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance in programs that participated for both years |
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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Findings after the first year of implementation Impacts after the first year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance |
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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program A study of the national and state costs of providing universal, high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education, derived from an evidence-based model for identifying the components and estimating the costs of high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education in a prototypical elementary school |
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From capitols to classrooms, policies to practice: State-funded prekindergarten at the classroom level: Part 1: Who's teaching our youngest students?: Teacher education and training, experience, compensation and benefits, and assistant teachers A study of the characteristics of prekindergarten teachers throughout the United States |
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Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study An overview of the impact, on children, families, schools, and communities, of 31 local demonstration programs, conducted as part of the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, in 30 states and the Navajo Nation from the 1991-92 school year through the 1997-98 school year, and implementing major initiatives related to: parent involvement; educational enhancement; family social support services; and health and nutrition |
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Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services |
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National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report The second national evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program, examining what has changed and what has remained stable over its first eight years, specifically addressing who and what is served by the program, federal funding methods, participant's developmental and educational gains, best practices, and the success with which the program is reaching its target population |
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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005 An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care |
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Parents' selection of proprietary day care centers for their school-age children: A study of three southeastern university communities A study of the factors and influences affecting parental selection of child care |
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Pre-kindergarten in the south: Preserving the region's comparative advantage in education An examination of the provision of prekindergarten services in the Southern United States, and a discussion of early childhood education as the region's comparative educational advantage |
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