2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey
A summary of a comparison of characteristics--including staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care provider organizations in four sectors--in home nonrelative providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, and part-day providers--in the United Kingdom, based on provider surveys
Fact Sheets & Briefs
2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey: Out-of-school providers
A study of characteristics of organizations providing out-of-school time child care in the United Kingdom, including characteristics of children served and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training, based on provider surveys
Reports & Papers
2005 survey on early learning programs
Highlights of key findings from a survey of 1,134 early education programs and staff members in greater Kansas City, Missouri in 2005
Fact Sheets & Briefs
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC program: 2004-05
A report on the participation, performance, services offered and state variations of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) after school programs across the United States
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21st Century Community Learning Centers: A foundation for progress
A description of the programs implemented through the use of federal funds supplied through the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) initiative
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Active hours afterschool: Childhood obesity prevention & afterschool programs
An overview of the role afterschool programs can play in reducing childhood obesity
Fact Sheets & Briefs
African American preschoolers' language, emergent literacy skills, and use of African American English: A complex relation
An examination of the relation between Head Start African American preschoolers' use of African American English and their language and emergent literacy skills
Reports & Papers
After-school program attendance and the social development of rural Latino children of immigrant families
A study of the influence of attendance on the social outcomes of Latino elementary school children who participated in an academically-oriented after school program, based on attendance records and teacher, parent, and child questionnaires
Reports & Papers
After school program quality assessment breakdown
A table of information on 43 after school program quality assessment tools, including tool format and program characteristics assessed
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After school program quality assessment categories of standards
A table of after school program characteristics and tools used to assess them
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Afterschool programs: At the STEM of learning
An overview and descriptions of afterschool programs oriented towards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Applying principles of development to help at-risk preschoolers develop numeracy
An examination of the impact of playing games designed to improve young children's grasp of the oddity and insertion principles using a sample of young, ethnically diverse, Head Start preschool children
Reports & Papers
Approaches to family literacy: Exploring the possibilities
A description of the Intergenerational Literacy Project, a family literacy program where parents attend classes to develop their own English literacy and to support their children's literacy development
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Are children ready for school?: Assessment of kindergarten readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties: Special issue report on preschool 2005
Findings from a study of school readiness in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, California, that focus particularly on children's preschool experiences and children's skills at kindergarten entry associated with those experiences
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Are teachers' education, major, and credentials related to classroom quality and children's academic gains in pre-kindergarten?
An investigation using data from the NCEDL Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003, to examine if early educators' education, early childhood major, and credentials are related to classroom quality and preschool children's academic achievements
Reports & Papers
Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children
A critical discussion of rating scales that measure parent beliefs about play, and a description of a study through which the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS) was developed and validated, based on the participation of African-American families with children enrolled in Head Start centers
Reports & Papers
Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers
An analysis of proposals for the universal provision of preschool in California and Arizona, with recommendations for the improvement of the present quality of early childhood education and care services
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Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers [Executive summary]
A summary of a critique of proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona
Executive Summary
Baby boomers and beyond: An untapped resource for volunteers in out-of-school time programs
An examination of the possibility of using older adult volunteers in out-of-school time programs in order to save costs and encourage positive adult-child relationships
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Between the Lions American Indian Head Start Literacy Initiative: Final narrative report
An overview of an initiative to increase English Language literacy skills of children in Native American communities in New Mexico by using the “Between the Lions” television program as part of the curriculum in Head Start classrooms
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Between the Lions American Indian Head Start Literacy Initiative: Final narrative report [Executive summary]
A summary of an overview of an initiative to increase English Language literacy skills of children in Native American communities in New Mexico by using the “Between the Lions” television program as part of the curriculum in Head Start classrooms
Executive Summary
Building and evaluating out-of-school time connections
A newsletter on out-of-school time program linkages with other educational and extracurricular programs and institutions
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Building model preschools: The Newark Lighthouse Initiative
A description of the experiences of the three child care centers participating in the Newark Lighthouse Initiative between 2001 and 2006
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Building successful home visitor-mother relationships and reaching program goals in two Early Head Start programs: A qualitative look at contributing factors
The results of two qualitative studies of the perspectives of mothers and home visitors on the success of home visiting services in achieving stated goals and the engagement of participants in two Early Head Start program
Reports & Papers
Building system capacity: Improving infant and early childhood mental health in Philadelphia
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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