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Birth to three matters: Supporting the framework of effective practice
Abbott, Lesley, November 2005
Maidenhead, United Kingdom: Open University Press

An overview of the Birth to Three Matters framework for Sure Start, part of the Government’s strategy to increase childcare provision and is intended to support practitioners concerned with the care and education of babies and young children from birth to three

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Building culturally & linguistically competent services to support young children, their families, and school readiness
Hepburn, Kathy Seitzinger, 2004
Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation.

A guide to help communities build culturally and linguistically competent services within preschools to increase the rate of young children's school readiness

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Building a strong foundation for school success: Kentucky's early childhood continuous assessment guide
Kentucky. Department of Education, 2004
Frankfort, KY: Kentucky Department of Education.

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

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Building system capacity: Improving infant and early childhood mental health in Philadelphia
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, March, 2006
(Report). Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

An overview of a stakeholder symposium convened by the Philadelphia Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative, a collaborative project of Zero To Three (ZTT) and the Delaware Valley Group-World Association for Infant Mental Health (DVG-WAIMH), and Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), with a goal of the improvement of early childhood mental health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Caring for the children of teen parents
Flanagan, Patricia, 2005
Zero to Three, 25(4), 31-34

An article describing the Teen Tot Clinic, an early intervention program that offers comprehensive services to teenage parents

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Child care and parenting education within drug treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women
McMurtrie, Claire, 1998
Women's Health Issues, 8(4), 246-253

A discussion of the importance of, and issues involved in, incorporating child care and parent education into drug abuse treatment programs for mothers and pregnant women

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Child care and preventing child maltreatment
Thompson, Ross A., 1998
In C. J. Dunst & M. Wolery (Eds.), Advances in early education and day care: Vol. 9. Family policy and practice in early child care (pp. 173-202). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press

An exploration of the logistics and implications of family support social service programs and their role in preventing child abuse and neglect

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Child welfare and school readiness: Making the link for vulnerable children
McCart, Linda, 2003
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

Information on early childhood policy initiatives available to state policy makers for linking welfare and school readiness initiatives in the United States

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Directions for cost and outcome analysis of Starting Early Starting Smart: Summary of a cost expert meeting
Cannon, Jill S., 2001
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A document reporting on a meeting convened by RAND on behalf of the Casey Family Programs (CFP) and the Office of Early Childhood, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to discuss issues related to cost-benefit analysis of the Starting Early Starting Smart program

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Early child development: Investing in the future
Young, Mary Eming, 1996
Washington, DC: World Bank.

A review of current research emphasizing the benefits of investing in international early childhood programs offering early intervention services for low income families

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Early childhood education and development in Indonesia: Strong foundations, later success: A preview
World Bank. East Asia and Pacific Regional Office. Human Development Sector Unit, November, 2012
(Report No. 73358-ID). Jakarta, Indonesia: World Bank, Indonesia Office.

A preview and overview of an implementation and impact evaluation of an early childhood education and development (ECED) project in Indonesia to promote children's development through high-quality ECED services

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Emerging themes and lessons learned: The first year of Smart Start
Maxwell, Kelly, 1994
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.

An evaluation of the first year of Smart Start in North Carolina covering organizational structure, focus, planning process, decision- making process, state-county relations, local team diversity, and technical assistance

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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Appendixes
Paulsell, Diane, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A supplement to the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project report containing details on the agencies studied and protocols used

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Evaluation of Flying Start: Findings from the baseline survey of families: Mapping needs and measuring early influence among families with babies aged 7-20 months: Appendices
Ipsos MORI (Firm). Social Research Institute, 2011
(No.: 28/2011). Cardiff, United Kingdom: Wales, Social Research Division.

A description of the research design and data analysis for an evaluation of Flying Start, an integrated services program for families in disadvantaged areas in Wales, that examines families' use of Flying Start services and that compares parenting outcomes of families either living in or not living in areas served by Flying Start, based on survey responses from 3,591 families with children under 2 years old

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Evaluation of the Full Service Extended Schools initiative, second year: Thematic papers
Cummings, Colleen, 2006
(Research Report No. 795). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A series of papers on interim findings from a multi-method implementation and impact evaluation of an initiative in the United Kingdom to provide extended school services, including before and after school and full-day child care, in primary schools

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Family-based intensive services: Home visiting and parent support programs that start in the first three years
Fraser, Jeffery, 2002
In C. J. Groark, K. E. Mehaffie, R. B. McCall, M. T. Greenberg, & Universities Children's Policy Collaborative (Eds.), From science to policy: Research on issues, programs and policies in early care and education. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Education. (No longer accessible as of December 11, 2012).

A review of the design, effectiveness, and cost of selected home visiting and family support programs for infants and toddlers

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Family support initiatives
Fuligni, Allison Sidle, 2003
In J. Brooks-Gunn, A.S. Fuligni, & L.J. Berlin (Eds.), Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives (pp. 115-144). New York: Teachers College Press

An overview of two national family support initiatives: the National Even Start Evaluation, and the National Evaluation of Family Support Programs (NEFSP)

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Finding funding: A guide to federal sources for out-of-school-time and community school initiatives
Padgette, Heather, January 2003
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

A description of federal funding sources, current funder practices and requirements, and financing strategies to assist service providers, community leaders and other stakeholders in securing federal grants for out-of-school-time programs

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Healthy Child Care America: Blueprint for action
Healthy Child Care America, 1996
Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

A presentation of Healthy Child Care America’s Blueprint for Action, which describes 10 steps communities can follow to ensure the healthy development of their children, focusing on creating and maximizing linkages between health care professionals and the child care community

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Healthy Steps: The affiliate evaluation final report appendix II: Selected outcomes
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.

A compilation of graphical presentations of selected findings from the affiliate evaluation of the Healthy Steps program

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Healthy Steps: The affiliate evaluation final report appendix I: Methodology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.

An outline of the selection sites and methods of data collection used in the affiliate evaluation of the Healthy Steps program

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Helping young children succeed: Strategies to promote early childhood social and emotional development
Cohen, Julie, September 2005
(Early Childhood Research and Policy Report). Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

A description of early childhood socioemotional development, with recommendations for state and community-level interventions to promote children’s healthy socioemotional development

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Home Connections to Learning: Educators supporting parents as teachers
Mass, Yvette, 2006
YC: Young Children, 61(1), 54-55

A description of Home Connections to Learning, a program designed to help families learn methods to help their children build foundational skills

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Improving development outcomes for children through effective practice in integrating early years services
Siraj-Blatchford, Iram, March, 2010
(Early Years Knowledge Review 3). London: Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services.

A synthesis of a research review, an analysis of key data, validated local practice examples, and views of service users and providers from the United Kingdom on approaches to early years service integration, agencies involved in these approaches, features of effective integration, and the contribution of integrated approaches to child, family, and service outcomes

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Improving school readiness outcomes: Lessons from six communities
Segal, Ann, 2004
Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation.

A study of six local government efforts to develop comprehensive early learning systems to achieve the goal of school readiness

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