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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Preliminary report [Executive summary]
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 04 September, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

A summary of an investigation into the academic achievement of participants in Tennessee’s prekindergarten program, and an exploration of program characteristics that promote participants’ short- and long-term academic achievement, based on a comparison of assessments of prekindergarten participants from the 1998-1999 through 2000-2001 program years with assessments of a random sample of children who did not participate in a prekindergarten program

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Assessment and decision-making in early childhood education and intervention
Strand, Paul S., April 2007
Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16(2), 209-218

An account of the use of an inductive-experimental teaching assessment model to improve children’s letter recognition scores at a Head Start center

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Babies and young children in nurseries: Using psychoanalytic ideas to explore tasks and interactions
Elfer, Peter, March 2007
Children & Society, 21(2), 111-122

A discussion of interactions in child care centers among parents, staff, and infants and toddlers, and a proposal for broadening the conceptual framework in terms of thinking about these emotional interactions

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Behaviour and skills in six-year-old children in a 'high risk' programme
Knivsberg, Ann-Mari, 2007
British Journal of Special Education, 34(1), 10-18

An analysis of the correlation between behavior problems and cognitive, linguistic, and motor skills in a sample of 31 children, with an average age of 6 years and 4 months, enrolled in a special education program for children with problem behavior in Norway

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The benefits and costs of Head Start
Ludwig, Jens, March 2007
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 12973). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

A discussion of issues related to the measurement of the benefits and costs of the Head Start program

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The benefits and costs of Head Start
Ludwig, Jens, February 28, 2007
(National Poverty Center Working Paper Series No. 07-09). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, National Poverty Center.

A discussion of issues related to the measurement of the benefits and costs of the Head Start program

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The benefits and costs of Head Start
Ludwig, Jens, 2007
Social Policy Report, 21(3)

A discussion of the long-term benefits and costs of Head Start and state prekindergarten programs

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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

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Buenos principios: Latino children in the earliest years of life
Calderon, Miriam E., 2007
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.

An overview of demographic and school readiness characteristics of the Latino infant and toddler population in the United States, with an examination of four federally-funded early childhood education programs that address Latino families' early childhood needs

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Buenos principios: Latino children in the earliest years of life [Executive summary]
Calderon, Miriam E., 2007
Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza.

A summary of an overview of demographic and school readiness characteristics of the Latino infant and toddler population in the United States, with an examination of four federally-funded early childhood education programs that address Latino families' early childhood needs

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Building, engaging, and supporting family and parental involvement in out-of-school time programs
Horowitz, Allison, June, 2007
(Publication No. 2007-16). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

An examination of the importance of family involvement for out-of-school time programs

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Building local systems to support early childhood education
Illinois Action for Children, September 24, 2007
Chicago: Illinois Action for Children.

A discussion of common obstacles to child enrollment in Illinois' Preschool for All program, and a series of community- and policy-level recommendations for increasing access to classroom-based early education for at risk children in low income communities

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Building professional development systems for the afterschool field
Afterschool Investments Project, September, 2007
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An overview of state and local strategies for building professional development systems for after school program workers

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Building quality improvement systems: Lessons from three emerging efforts in the youth-serving sector
Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia, March, 2007
Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment.

Three case studies of quality-improvement efforts in programs providing out-of-school time services

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Building quality improvement systems: Lessons from three emerging efforts in the youth-serving sector: Executive summary
Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia, March, 2007
Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment.

A summary of three case studies of quality-improvement efforts in programs providing out-of-school time services

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California's afterschool expansion: The planning for implementation of Proposition 49 and considerations for planners in other states
Ames, Joseph, June, 2007
New York: The William T. Grant Foundation.

An account of the implementation of California's Proposition 49, which funds after school programs for elementary and middle school students, carried out between summer 2005 and summer 2006, with an outline of key recommendations for advocates and planners in other states

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A call for a more responsive federal policy framework
Knitzer, Jane, Winter 2007
Journal of Early Intervention, 29(2), 111-113

A discussion of the need for a responsive federal policy and reimbursement framework for the screening, early identification, and interventions for children with or at risk of developing social or emotional delays

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Caregiver descriptions of the developmental skills of infants and toddlers entering early intervention services
Scarborough, Anita A., Spring 2007
Journal of Early Intervention, 29(2), 207-227

A study of caregiver perceptions of their disabled infants’ development when entering early intervention and an examination of correlations between caregiver perception and demographic factors

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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

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Challenging behaviors: Preschool as a contributing or ameliorating factor?
McCabe, Lisa A., January, 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012).

A review of research on the relationship between children's preschool experiences and challenging behaviors

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Charting the benefits of high-quality after-school program experiences: Evidence from new research on improving after-school opportunities for disadvantaged youth
Reisner, Elizabeth R., March, 2007
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.

A discussion of the policy implications of a longitudinal study of the relationship of elementary and middle school students' after school experiences, including participation in high-quality after school programs, to their academic, social, and behavioral outcomes

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Child Care Health Consultation demonstration program: Phase IV final report
Pacific Research & Evaluation, November, 2007
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.

An evaluation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, from July 2006 through June 2007

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Child Care Health Consultation demonstration program: Phase IV final report [Executive summary]
Pacific Research & Evaluation, November, 2007
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.

A summary of an evaluation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, from July 2006 through June 2007

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Child Care Health Consultation demonstration program: Phase IV final report: Project summaries
Pacific Research & Evaluation, November, 2007
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.

Site-based highlights of the implementation of Phase IV of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program in Oregon from July 2006 through June 2007

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Children entering school ready to learn: Maryland school readiness information: 2006-2007
Maryland. State Department of Education, 2007
Baltimore: Maryland, State Department of Education.

A survey of teacher ratings of the school readiness of Maryland kindergartners during the fall of 2006

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