21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Implementation report: January-June 2003
An implementation evaluation of Michigan's first 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program documents and administrator surveys and interviews
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Mid-year implementation report: July 2003-February 2004
An implementation evaluation of Michigan's 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program director surveys
Reports & Papers
4 counties for kids: The implementation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program: Final evaluation report
An evaluation of 4 Counties for Kids' after school programs surveyed participating children, parents, and teachers to examine the programs' impacts on children's academic achievements and development regarding homework, class participation, and feelings about school
Reports & Papers
After-school programs in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
An exploration of after school programs in Koreatown in Los Angeles, examining what constitutes a program, why parents send their children, and why children attend these programs
Reports & Papers
All work and no play?: Listening to what kids and parents really want from out-of-school time
A report on the after school activities of youth in the United States and on what parents and youth want during out-of-school time
Reports & Papers
American public and Head Start director's perceptions toward Head Start
Results from a national poll examining public and Head Start directors' perceptions of prekindergarten and other early learning programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Another step back?: Assessing readiness in Head Start
A critique of the impact of current assessment and accountability measures on Head Start students
Other
Birth history and health status of children entering early intervention
A survey of the health of 3,338 disabled infants and toddlers entering early intervention programs in 1997 and 1998
Reports & Papers
Building bridges: A comprehensive system for healthy development and school readiness
A discussion of the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (SECCS) Initiative; a policy designed to improve early childhood programs to ensure that all children arrive at school healthy and ready to learn
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building bridges from prekindergarten to infants and toddlers: A preliminary look at issues in four states
A brief exploring infant-toddler and prekindergarten interactions through interviews with early childhood leaders in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York
Other
Building quality, scale, and effectiveness in after-school programs [Executive summary]
A longitudinal evaluation of The After-School Corporation's (TASC) programs examining program quality, program effects on participating students, and which program practices were associated with student success
Executive Summary
Building quality, scale, and effectiveness in after-school programs: Summary report of the TASC evaluation
A longitudinal survey-based evaluation of The After-School Corporation (TASC) after school programs, with assessments of program quality, participant benefits, and the relative value of different program characteristics
Reports & Papers
Building resilience: A study of the academic achievement, school attendance, and self-concept of students in grades 3-5 who participated in a 21st Century Community Learning Center's after-school program
An investigation of the effects of different rates of participation in an after school program on children's perceived competence and social acceptance, reading and mathematics achievements, and school attendance
Reports & Papers
Building a strong foundation for school success: Kentucky's early childhood continuous assessment guide
A presentation of the framework of the system developed to measure outcomes of programs, supported through Kentucky’s KIDS NOW early childhood initiative, in the areas of assuring maternal and child health, supporting families, enhancing early care and education, and establishing a support structure, with a focus on the development and content of recommended guidelines and practices in screening, diagnostic, classroom/instructional and program evaluation assessment
Other
Building success: Sustaining results: 2003-2004 annual report
An overview of the After-School for All Partnership in Boston, Massachusetts, with a focus on funded initiatives and strategies to expand supported programs
Other
Carolina Abecedarian Project and the Carolina Approach to Responsive Education (CARE), 1972-1992
Data Sets
A case study analysis of an after-school mathematics program with a children's literature component
A case study using qualitative methods to examine the implementation and design of an after school program that incorporated literature within a mathematics curriculum
Reports & Papers
A case study of an after-school program in a small, rural elementary school in Mississippi
An investigation of how students' academic achievements, school attendance, and behavior were impacted by an after-school program implemented in a small, rural, primarily African American elementary school in Mississippi
Reports & Papers
A case study of collaboration among an Early Head Start program, early intervention agencies and families for the provision of services to infants and toddlers with disabilities
An investigation of the degree and extent to which collaboration among an Early Head Start program and Part C programs occurred as these agencies served infants and toddlers with special needs and their families
Reports & Papers
Child care and the development of young children (0-2)
An overview of the results of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care, including the effects of child care quality on young children's cognitive and language development, peer relations, behavior problems, and mother-child interactions
Other
Child care and early education: Infant and toddler care: Meeting the needs of families with options that work
A review of research on infant and toddler care in a variety of settings identifying promising state policy strategies and highlighting options for policymakers who aim to improve the affordability, availability, quality and coordination of infant and toddler care in their state
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child Care Effects in Context: Quality, Stability, and Multiplicity in Nonmaternal Child Care Arrangements from 3 to 6 Years of Age
An assessment of the frequency with which low-income preschoolers (ages 3-6) experience unstable and multiple concurrent child care arrangements, and an examination of the effects of quality, stability, and multiplicity on children's social-emotional adjustment and school readiness. The study uses data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, and aims to help policymakers understand how child care experiences affect the social-emotional adjustment and school readiness of children living in poverty.
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Child care on top of the world
A discussion of the implementation and values of the Kullungen barnehage (Coal Kids’ kindergarten) program in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Other
Child Care Quality: Does Partnering with Head Start Make a Difference?
A three-year investigation of the relationship between Child Care/Head Start partnerships, observed quality, and children's school readiness, conducted in Ohio by the Education Development Center (EDC). The research expands on an existing study to examine: (1) under what conditions child care partnerships with Head Start are related to observed child care classroom quality; (2) whether there is a link between partnerships and children's school readiness; and (3) whether partnerships are associated with observed quality in family child care homes. The study uses data collected on environmental quality and child outcomes, through the use of observational and child assessment instruments, from 67 child care center classrooms, 673 children, and 135 family child care homes, all randomly selected. This research addresses critical questions about the effectiveness of coordination efforts and provides evidence about the outcomes of strategies designed to improve child care quality.
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
Child-care selection from birth to age three: The influence of family economy, demographics, and parenting attitudes
Two studies using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development examined family variations in timing and type of children's initial child care arrangements and then variations in amount of hours spent in child care per week from birth to age three
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