Assessing costs and benefits of early childhood intervention programs: Overview and application to the Starting Early Starting Smart program: Executive summary
Karoly, Lynn A., 2001
Seattle: Casey Family Programs; Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.
A report summarizing the methodological issues in developing a cost benefit analysis for early childhood programs and their implications for the Starting Early Starting Smart intervention.
Executive Summary
A broader view: The national evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers program: Design report: Vol. I [Executive summary]
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 2001
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
The executive summary of a report on the national evaluation of the Twenty-first Century Community Learning Centers program implementation and impact study designs
Executive Summary
Building quality and supporting expansion of after-school projects: Evaluation results from the TASC after-school program’s second year [Executive summary]
Reisner, Elizabeth R., 26 February, 2001
New York: The After-School Corporation.
A summary of an evaluation of the after school programs implemented in by The After-School Corporation (TASC) at schools in New York State, including information on recruitment and retention of student participants and staff, building relationships with the school and community, use of financial, space, and other resources, and curricula, activities, and services offered by the programs
Executive Summary
Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families: Summary report
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A summary of findings from the interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project.
Executive Summary
Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Initiative: Evaluation and research project interim report: Executive summary
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), 2001
Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change.
A summary of an overview of the Early Childhood Initiative and its impact of the state of early childhood care and education in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Executive Summary
Early care for infants and toddlers: Examining the broader impacts of universal prekindergarten [Executive summary]
Lekies, Kristi, 2001
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.
A summary of an exploration of the dynamic between New York State’s universal pre-kindergarten program and community-based services for services to infants and toddlers
Executive Summary
Early to rise: Improving the school readiness of Philadelphia's young children [Executive summary]
Alexander, Richard, 2001
Philadelphia: United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
A summary of a study on Philadelphia’s Improving School Readiness Project, based on interviews with 1,000 families and a survey of quality at over 200 child care centers
Executive Summary
Education for four-year-olds: State initiatives [Executive summary]
Gallagher, James J., 2001
Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
A summary of an investigation into the public prekindergarten program initiatives in Georgia, Illinois, New York, South Carolina, and Texas
Executive Summary
Fort Worth After School program: ''A diamond in the rough'': First year evaluation [Executive summary]
Witt, Peter A., 2001
College Station: Texas A & M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences.
An executive summary of an evaluation of the Fort Worth After School program, a full-time after-school program in Fort Worth, Texas, during its first year in 2000-2001
Executive Summary
Head Start FACES: Longitudinal findings on program performance: Third progress report [Executive summary]
United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Commissioner's Office of Research and Evaluation, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Commissioner's Office of Research and Evaluation.
A summary of the data gathered from the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), an ongoing, longitudinal study developed to determine the impact of Head Start programs on disadvantaged preschool children and their families
Executive Summary
Multisite Parents as Teachers evaluation: Experiences and outcomes for children and families [Executive summary]
Wagner, Mary, June 2001
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
A summary of an evaluation of the effect of the Parents as Teachers (PAT) home-visiting program in helping parents support positive child development, based on a sample of 667 families with infants ages birth through 8 months from three program sites
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Patterns of student-level change linked to TASC participation, based on TASC projects in year 2: Executive summary
White, Richard N., 06 September, 2001
New York: The After-School Corporation.
A summary of a study of the experiences and outcomes of students participating in the after school programming of The After-School Corporation (TASC) in New York City schools, and a comparison of their outcomes with those of their non-participating peers in the same schools in the areas of academics and school attendance
Executive Summary
Pre-k Longitudinal Study: Findings from the 1999-2000 school year [Executive summary]
Henry, Gary T., 2001
Atlanta: Georgia State University, School of Policy Studies, Applied Research Center.
A longitudinal study of Georgia’s Prekindergarten Program assessing the effectiveness of their efforts in preparing four-year olds for school and improving their educational success; this is the fourth year of the study as a sample of 2928 children began their transition from the second grade
Executive Summary
Preliminary analysis of Virtual Y after-school program participants' patterns of school attendance and academic performance: Final evaluation report: Program year 1999-2000 [Executive summary]
YMCA of Greater New York, 30 September, 2001
New York: YMCA of Greater New York.
A summary of an assessment of the implementation of an after school initiative of the YMCA of Greater New York operated in public schools throughout New York City and an examination of the program's services and effectiveness
Executive Summary
Progress and possibility in the out-of-school hours: A status report [Executive summary]
Forum for Youth Investment, June 2001
Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment.
A summary of an overview of the after school programs and services available in Chicago, Illinois
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Reaching out to families: Head Start recruitment and enrollment practices [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.
A study of the recruitment and enrollment efforts in Head Start programs
Executive Summary
San Diego City “6 to 6” and San Diego After School Regional Consortium academic indicator report 1999-2000: Summary of findings [Executive summary]
San Diego After School Regional Consortium, July, 2001
Solana Beach, CA: Hoffman Clark & Associates.
A summary of the results of a study of the impact of an after school program on reading and math scores, regular school day attendance, and absences, in a random sample of 187 students from San Diego, California
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State legislative investments in school-age children and youth [Executive summary]
Langford, Barbara, 2001
Washington, DC: Finance Project.
A summary of a discussion of policy approaches towards the funding of programs for children outside of school time
Executive Summary
Third national Even Start evaluation: Description of projects and participants: Executive summary
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 2001
(Doc No. 2001-09). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Planning and Evaluation Service.
A description of Even Start projects and their participants from 1997-1998 through 1998-1999
Executive Summary
Why pre-k?: A legislative staff briefing paper [Executive summary]
Detch, Ethel R., March, 2001
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
A summary of an exploration of prekindergarten programs and lessons learned from California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, with a discussion of the implications of these lessons on Tennessee’s prekindergarten program
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