Administrative management capacity in out-of-school time organizations: An exploratory study
A study of the administrative and management capacity and needs, including financial, human resources, information technology, and facilities administration and management, of 16 organizations providing high-quality out-of-school time programming in New York City and Chicago
Reports & Papers
The afterschool hours: A new focus for America's cities
An overview of a project established by the National League of Cities' (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF) to assist local communities in improving and expanding their after school programming
Reports & Papers
AfterZones: Creating a citywide system to support and sustain high-quality after-school programs
An account of the implementation of AfterZones, a city-wide after school program for middle-school students in Providence, Rhode Island, with a focus on program structure, quality, and student engagement and participation
Reports & Papers
AfterZones: Creating a citywide system to support and sustain high-quality after-school programs [Executive summary]
A summary of an account of the implementation of AfterZones, a city-wide after school program for middle-school students in Providence, Rhode Island, with a focus on program structure, quality, and student engagement and participation
Executive Summary
Building the capacity of nonprofits to support high-quality youth programs
Findings and lessons learned from an evaluation of Strengthening Our Core, an initiative to improve the organizational capacity of nonprofit organizations operating out-of-school time programs in New York City, that examines the sustainability of organizations' capacity-building practices, based on a document review, interviews with nonprofit organization staff and technical assistance providers, and out-of-school time program site visits
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Building stronger nonprofits through better financial management: Early efforts in 26 youth-serving organizations
An examination of the financial management challenges of 26 out-of-school time organizations in Chicago participating in an initiative to improve their financial management systems, based on baseline and nine-month follow-up surveys of 26 organizations, formal assessments of organizations' financial management practices, key informant interviews, and document reviews
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Building stronger nonprofits through better financial management: Early efforts in 26 youth-serving organizations: Executive summary
A summary of an examination of the financial management challenges of 26 out-of-school time organizations in Chicago participating in an initiative to improve their financial management systems, based on baseline and nine-month follow-up surveys of 26 organizations, formal assessments of organizations' financial management practices, key informant interviews, and document reviews
Executive Summary
Business and management skills in early years and childcare: Research report findings
A summary of a study of business skills training and support for early years and child care providers in England, based on interviews, focus groups, and surveys of 636 providers and interviews with 17 local authority representatives
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Continued rethinking the history of Ontario day nurseries: Loci for intervention, regulation, and administration: Part two
The second part of a discussion of the history of Ontario child care centers, examining their development in terms of administration and regulation
Reports & Papers
Delivering quality: Strengthening the business side of early care and education
A discussion of business strategies and techniques to promote financial stability in early care and education programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A dynamic framework for understanding the complex work of quality out-of-school-time programs
An examination of administrative and program practices that support quality service delivery in 5 out of school time programs that received grants from the Robert Bowne Foundation, and an inquiry into the influence of educational components on program quality
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A dynamic framework for understanding the complex work of quality out-of-school-time programs: Executive summary
A summary of findings from an examination of administrative and program practices that support quality service delivery in 5 out of school time programs that received grants from the Robert Bowne Foundation, and an inquiry into the influence of educational components on program quality
Executive Summary
Early Head Start program implementation: Start-up planning
A technical assistance paper to help agencies develop and implement Early Head Start programs
Other
Evaluation of Every Child Counts: First 5 Alameda Children & Families Commission's Every Director Counts project
A report on the outcomes of a training program designed to enhance the ability of Alameda County child care center directors to design, lead, and manage change processes
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Evaluation of Every Child Counts: First 5 Alameda Children & Families Commission's Every Director Counts project [Executive summary]
A summary of a report on the outcomes of a training program designed to enhance the ability of Alameda County, California child care center directors to design, lead, and manage change processes
Executive Summary
Evaluation of the Expanded Learning Time initiative: Year one report: 2006-2007
A planning and early implementation evaluation and an examination of early outcomes during the first year of the Massachusetts Expanded Learning Time (ELT) initiative, a grant program for schools to expand learning time by 30 percent, based on interviews and focus groups with district and school
administrators, teachers, parents, and school partners, as well as on teacher and student surveys, and on a matched comparison of ELT and non-ELT schools
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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program year 6 report (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007): Children's longitudinal outcomes and program quality over time (2003-2007): Executive summary
A summary of a longitudinal follow-up at kindergarten of participants in the 2003-2004 year of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that evaluated classroom quality and participant outcomes, based on classroom observations and child assessments
Executive Summary
Extended schools: The role of the childcare coordinator
A summary of an examination of the initial impact of the child care coordinator, including a review and evaluation of their activities as well as best practices in this new professional role
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Financial accountability in the Head Start early childhood program: Hearing before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First session, April 5, 2005
A presentation of findings about the financial situation of Head Start, including items such as flawed assessment metrics for the awarding of grants and recommendations for improvement
Other
First in America special report: Designing a high-quality pre-kindergarten program
An investigation into the design process of a high-quality universal pre-kindergarten program, based on North Carolina’s More at Four pre-kindergarten initiative
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A functional cost analysis and business process review of Minnesota’s Child Care Resource & Referral system
Findings from a study of the efficiency and effectiveness of the way fiscal, administrative and operations resources are used toward the provision of child care services intended primarily for low-income families in Minnesota
Reports & Papers
The impact of nonprofit collaboration in early child care and education on management and program outcomes
An examination of the impact of interagency collaborations on the management processes and program outcomes in terms of Head Start and other publicly funded child care and early education programs
Reports & Papers
Implementation of the Head Start National Reporting System: Spring 2006: Executive summary
A summary of findings from the third year of the Head Start Quality Assurance Study, which examined Head Start programs' experiences implementing the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS), including: the quality of their administration of the NRS Child Assessment; their approaches to training staff to conduct the NRS Child Assessment; their use of NRS results for program improvement; and program staff perspectives of the NRS, all based on site visits to a nationally representative sample of 35 Head Start programs
Executive Summary
Implementation of the Head Start National Reporting System: Spring 2006: Final report
A study providing findings from the third year of the Head Start Quality Assurance Study, which examined Head Start programs' experiences implementing the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS), including: the quality of their administration of the NRS Child Assessment; their approaches to training staff to conduct the NRS Child Assessment; their use of NRS results for program improvement; and program staff perspectives of the NRS, all based on site visits to a nationally representative sample of 35 Head Start programs
Reports & Papers
Implementation of the Head Start National Reporting System: Spring 2007: Final report
A study providing findings from the fourth year of the Head Start Quality Assurance Study, which examined Head Start programs' experiences implementing the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS), including: the quality of their administration of the NRS Child Assessment; their approaches to training staff to conduct the NRS Child Assessment; their experiences with a new NRS social-emotional development component; their use of NRS results for program improvement; and program staff perspectives of the NRS, all based on site visits to a nationally representative sample of 40 Head Start programs with an oversample of American Indian/Alaska Native programs
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