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America After 3PM
Afterschool Alliance, October 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

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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Child health in child care: A multi-state survey of Head Start and non-Head Start child care directors
Gupta, Ruchi S., May-June 2009
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 23(3), 143-149

A comparison of children’s health risks and access to services in various center-based child care settings, based on a survey of 2,753 child care directors from Head Start and non-Head Start centers in Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vermont

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Does universal preschool improve learning?: Lessons from Georgia and Oklahoma
Burke, Lindsey, May 14, 2009
(Backgrounder No. 2272). Washington, DC: Heritage Foundation.

A discussion of proposed legislation to expand the provision of universal prekindergarten and arguments against expansion initiatives, based on evidence from of program outcomes of participants in Georgia, and Oklahoma, including preliminary data on Florida’s universal prekindergarten program

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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final report
Black, Alison R., September 2009
(NCEE 2009-4077). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.

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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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program
Picus, Larry, January, 2009
North Hollywood, CA: Lawrence O. Picus and Associates.

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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Getting ready for school: The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Program implementation and early outcomes: Year 3 report
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Findings from the third year of an implementation and impact evaluation of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on surveys of parents, teachers, and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents

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Limited information available to assess statewide demand and outcomes for after school programs
Florida. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, August 2009
(Report No. 09-33). Tallahassee: Florida, Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.

An exploration of the availability of after school programs and services in Florida and their financial support, and an examination of both available data on demand for after school programs and on measures for the assessment of program outcomes

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Low-income African American parents’ views about the value of play for their preschool age children in Head Start
Muhammad, Yvonne Jean, October 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, Tallahassee

A qualitative study of 12 low-income African American mothers' beliefs about the value of play and its relationship to language development, critical thinking, and social competencies of their children attending Head Start in central Florida

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Peer interactions and school readiness in Head Start children: Physical aggression, relational aggression, and prosocial behavior
Faria, Ann-Marie, May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

A study of the relationships between school readiness and peer physical aggression, relational aggression, prosocial behavior, and gender from direct observations of 119 children from 18 classrooms in six Head Start centers in Florida

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Ready for prime time: Implementing a formal afterschool quality improvement system by Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A process evaluation of the county-wide implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, that focused on participating after school programs' experiences with QIS services, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis

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State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership
Johnson, Kay, February, 2009
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

A study of the characteristics of state-based home visiting programs, including their structure, financing, and design, and of state efforts to strengthen programs, based on a survey of state program staff and administrators and on a roundtable discussion

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The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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