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At-a-glance comparison: Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start
National Child Care Information Center. QUILT, 2002
Fairfax, VA: National Child Care Information Center, QUILT.

A table summarizing the child care and development fund (CCDF) and Head Start programs for American Indian/Alaska Native tribes.

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Changing the face of child care & early learning in Charlevoix & Emmet Counties
Charlevoix-Emmet County (Mich.). Intermediate School District, 2002
Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

An account of an initiative to provide families with quality options of early childhood education and care through the use of public school districts to provide services, based on the Communities Helping In a Child’s Learning and Development (CHILD) program in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties in Michigan

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Child care: Benefits for low-income children
Georgia State University. Health Policy Center, 2002
Atlanta: Georgia State University, Health Policy Center.

A summary of the Georgia Early Learning Initiative enacted in 2001 to increase low-income children’s school readiness through participation in high-quality child care and early education services

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Consulting in a school: A new meaning for early intervention
Hunter, Teri, 2002
Early Child Development and Care, 172(4), 375-383

A description of one private New Orleans school's addition of a preschool learning specialist to a program supporting preschool children's learning

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The curriculum experiences of pre-school children in Northern Ireland: Classroom practices in terms of child-initiated play and adult-directed activities
Guimarães, Sofia, 2002
International Journal of Early Years Education, 10(2), 85-94

An investigation of curriculum approaches used in preschool settings across Northern Ireland in terms of the amount of adult-directed activities versus child-initiated activities, based on observations in 71 centers

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Development and validation of the preschool learning behaviors scale
McDermott, Paul, 2002
Psychology in the Schools, 39(4), 353-365

A discussion of the validation of the Preschool Learning Behaviors Scale (PLBS) for use with children aged 3 to 5- ½ years, three samples were used; a normative sample used for use in scale development and calibration; a national validation sample for assessing construct invariance and divergent validity; and a local Head Start sample used for retest and interobserver reliability and validity

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Early care and education in Massachusetts public school preschool classrooms
Marshall, Nancy L., 2002

An investigation into the costs, characteristics, and program quality of school-based preschool programs, using information from 95 preschool classrooms who participated in the Massachusetts Cost and Quality Study

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Early care and education in Massachusetts public school preschool classrooms: Executive summary
Marshall, Nancy L., 2002

A report examining the quality of early care and education in public school preschool classrooms in Massachusetts.

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The effects of Head Start and preschool on kindergarten children
Patel, Mital, 2002
Unpublished master's thesis, Touro College, New York

A non-experimental study comparing the effects of Head Start and other prekindergarten programs on kindergarten children's school readiness

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High-quality preschool: Why we need it and what it looks like
Espinosa, Linda M., November 2002
(Preschool Policy Matters Issue 1). New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An overview of the process and structural measures of quality preschool education, with policy recommendations

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How best to achieve school success
WestEd, 2002
San Francisco: WestEd.

A summary of federally funded early literacy programs for high-poverty preschool-age children

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Improving early childhood education in Georgia: Progress report on year 1 of the Georgia Early Learning Initiative [Executive summary]
Antinozzi, Jennifer L., 2002
(Report No. CPR0302). Atlanta: Georgia State University, Georgia Health Policy Center.

A summary of a description of the programs of the Georgia Early Learning Initiative (GELI), and an account of the first six months of program implementation in 2001

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Lessons in strategic communication: Research and advocacy collaboration: A New Jersey case study
Coffman, Julia, 2002
Paper presented at a meeting of the Early Care and Education Collaborative, Kansas City, Missouri.

A review of the use of strategic communications to bridge research and advocacy for greater effect with the Abbott preschool program in New Jersey

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Papua New Guinea's vernacular language preschool programme
Wroge, Diane, 2002
(UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood No. 7). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A review of the vernacular language preschool program in Papua New Guinea

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Profiling preschool literacy: Evidence of indigenous children's capabilities
Raban, Bridie, 2002
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 9(1), 74-85

An Australian study describing the piloting of a preschool profile of early English literacy print awareness and understanding with 385 indigenous children in four states

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The relationship between preschoolers' academic self-esteem and the quality of their child care center
Bodnovich, Kara Lynn, 2002
Unpublished master's thesis, West Virginia University, Morgantown

A study examining the relationship between the academic self-esteem of 110 preschool children, ages 3-5, and their child care environment

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Research and advocacy collaboration: A New Jersey case study
Coffman, Julia, 2002
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.

A brief on state-funded preschools in New Jersey that highlights a case study of a collaboration between researchers and advocates as well as the lessons learned

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase III: Environmental scan
Bassoff, Betty Z., 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

A description of barriers and resources in San Mateo County, California, that can be linked to a potential universal preschool initiative

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase III: Environmental scan [Executive summary]
Bassoff, Betty Z., 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

A summary of a description of barriers and resources in San Mateo County, California, that can be linked to a potential universal preschool initiative

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase II: Key informant study
Bassoff, Betty Z., 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

A study of stakeholders' beliefs about conditions for implementing a universal preschool initiative in San Mateo County, California, based on key informant interviews with local stakeholders and program executives from three model states

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase II: Key informant study [Executive summary]
Bassoff, Betty Z., 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

A summary of a study of stakeholders' beliefs about conditions for implementing a universal preschool initiative in San Mateo County, California, based on key informant interviews with local stakeholders and program executives from three model states

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase IV: Funding universal preschool
Tucker-Tatlow, Jennifer, 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

An overview of potential funding sources for a universal preschool initiative in San Mateo County, California

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase IV: Funding universal preschool [Executive summary]
Tucker-Tatlow, Jennifer, 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

A summary of an overview of potential funding sources for a universal preschool initiative in San Mateo County, California

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase V: Three scenarios: Steps to getting started
Bassoff, Betty Z., 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

Descriptions of three potential options, including full costs, for implementing a universal preschool initiative in San Mateo County, California

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San Mateo County universal preschool feasibility study: Phase V: Three scenarios: Steps to getting started [Executive summary]
Bassoff, Betty Z., 2002
San Mateo, CA: San Mateo County Children and Families First Commission.

A summary of descriptions of three potential options, including full costs, for implementing a universal preschool initiative in San Mateo County, California

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