2000 kindergarten teacher survey report
Gamel-McCormick, Michael, 2000
Newark: University of Delaware, Center for Disabilities Studies.
An investigation into both kindergarten teachers? preferred methods of reporting students? achievement and their views on the meaning of readiness, based on a survey of 174 kindergarten teachers in Delaware
Reports & Papers
Adapting to changing conditions: Accessing state tobacco settlement revenues for out-of-school time and community school initiatives
Cohen, Carol, 2000
Strategy Brief, 1(6).
An overview of strategies for using tobacco settlement revenues to support out-of-school time programs and community schools
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Addressing the mental health needs of Head Start families: A university collaborative model
Carlson, Vivian J., 2000
NHSA Dialog, 3(2), 215-233
A discussion of the mental health needs of Head Start families, and the presentation of a collaborative model between graduate-level training programs and Head Start services
Reports & Papers
Adopting innovation in early childhood education: The Child-Parent Center Program
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2000
Young Children, 55(2), 84-88
An overview of the Chicago Child-Parent Center model, with arguments for the national adoption of a similar program
Reports & Papers
All day provision for 3- and 4-year olds
Stephen, Christine, 2000
(Interchange 68). Edinburgh: Scotland, Education Department. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013).
A summary of a study examining the features of full-day child care provision in Scotland, including perceptions of quality, based on eight case studies of child care settings
Fact Sheets & Briefs
America's after-school choice: The prime time for juvenile crime or youth enrichment and achievement
Newman, Sanford, 2000
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. (No longer accessible as of September 14, 2012)
An overview of After School programs in the United States outlining the need for programs, current state of programs and calls for further research, presented by Fight Crime, an advocacy organization
Other
Assessing the impact of pediatric-based developmental services on infants, families, and clinicians: challenges to evaluating the Healthy Steps program
Guyer, Bernard, 2000
Pediatrics, 105(3), 33-42
A description of the design, site characteristics, and sample used in the Healthy Steps program evaluation
Reports & Papers
Behavior problems in African American boys and girls attending Head Start programs in violent neighborhoods
Randolph, Suzanne M., 2000
Early Education and Development, 11(3), 339-356
An examination of behavioral problems, and their severity, exhibited by African American children attending a Head Start program in a violent neighborhood, based on a sample of 312 mothers of Head Start children in the Washington, D.C.-metro area, who assessed their children using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
Reports & Papers
Better strategies for babies: Strengthening the caregivers and families of infants and toddlers
Gilman, Elizabeth, February 2000
(Children and Welfare Reform Issue Brief No. 7). New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.
An overview of state and local efforts to provide assistance to low income parents, currently in or moving into the workforce, in the areas of infant and toddler child care, healthy parent child relationships, and economic security
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The case for afterschool
Afterschool Alliance, January, 2000
(Afterschool Alert Poll Report). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
A discussion of results from the Afterschool Alliance 2000 nationwide poll of 800 registered voters on the need for after school programming in the United States
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Can early intervention prevent high school dropout?: Evidence from the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
Temple, Judy A., March 2000
Urban Education, 35(1), 31-56
An inquiry into the relationship between children’s participation in the Chicago Child-Parent Center (CPC) and Expansion Program andtheir high school dropout rate at ages 17 to 18, and an exploration of other variables associated with high school dropout, based on a subsample of 1,159 students who participated in the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS)
Reports & Papers
Celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity in Head Start
United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Commissioner's Office of Research and Evaluation, April 2000
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
A descriptive study of cultural and linguistic groups and their distribution within the Head Start population, Head Start services developed to address the needs of children and families from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, and challenges faced by Head Start programs as they address the needs of an increasingly diverse population
Reports & Papers
Child care and education
Michigan State University. Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, 2000
East Lansing: Michigan State University, Institute for Children, Youth, and Families.
An overview of early childhood education and care in Michigan, with a focus on after school care and programs for at-risk families
Other
Child care and education [Executive summary]
Michigan State University. Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, 2000
East Lansing: Michigan State University, Institute for Children, Youth, and Families.
A summary of an overview of early childhood education and care in Michigan, with a focus on after school care and programs for at-risk families
Executive Summary
Child care patterns of school-age children with employed mothers
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2000
(Occasional Paper No. 41). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.
An examination of variations in out-of-school time child care arrangements used by families with working mothers, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)
Reports & Papers
Child care quality: An overview for parents
Patten, Peggy, 2000
(ERIC Digest No. EDO-PS-00-14). Champaign, IL: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
A primer of childcare quality issues written for parents
Other
Children who enter kindergarten late or repeat kindergarten: Their characteristics and later school performance
West, Jerry, 2000
(NCES 2000-039). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
A statistical brief describing characteristics of late Kindergarten enterers or Kindergarten repeaters and later school performance based on nationally representative data
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Community-based early intervention: The Coimbra Project
Boavida, Jose, 2000
Child: Care, Health and Development, 26(5), 343-354
An overview and assessment of the Coimbra Project, an early intervention, multi-service program designed to help support young, Portugese children with special needs and their families
Reports & Papers
A comparison of European American and Puerto Rican parent's beliefs and expectations concerning early intervention programs for preschool children
Achhpal, Beena, 2000
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Connecticut, Storrs
A comparison of the expectation of early childhood programs between Puerto Rican parents and European American parents, based on a sample of 60 Puerto Rican and European American parents of children in Head Start programs in northeastern Connecticut
Reports & Papers
The consistency of perceived teacher-child relationships between preschool and kindergarten
Howes, Carollee, 2000
Journal of School Psychology, 38(2), 113-132
A longitudinal study of consistency in teacher perceptions of the quality of children’s teacher-child relationships over a three-year period encompassing both preschool and kindergarten
Reports & Papers
A critical meta-analysis of all evaluations of state-funded preschool from 1977 to 1988: Implications for policy, service delivery and program evaluation
Gilliam, Walter S., 2000
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 15(4), 441-473
A meta-analysis of 13 evaluations of state-funded preschool programs
Literature Review
Culturally and linguistically sensitive practices in motor skills interventions for young children
Bhagwanji, Yash, 2000
(CLAS Technical Report No. 1). Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services.
An inquiry into the factors that influence the development of children’s motor skills, and the sensitivity of these factors to culturally and linguistically diverse practices
Other
A decade of results: The impact of the LA's BEST after school enrichment program on subsequent student achievement and performance
Huang, Denise, 2000
University of California, Los Angeles, Center for the Study of Evaluation.
The executive summary of a research report that assesses the academic achievement, language proficiency, and school attendance of participants in the LA's BEST afterschool program.
Executive Summary
Early childhood education and care: An overview of developments in the OECD countries
Kamerman, Sheila B., 2000
International Journal of Educational Research, 33(1), 7-29
An overview and historical analysis of the major early education and care policies and programs in OECD countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States) and a discussion of the quality and quantity of care provided
Other
Early childhood intervention programs: What do we know?
Currie, Janet, 2000
(JCPR Working Paper No. 169). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.
An overview of the effectiveness of early intervention research conducted in the United States with implications for implementation
Other