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2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey
Clemens, Sam, May 2006
(Brief No. RB760-764). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

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

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2005 survey on early learning programs
Mid-America Regional Council. Metropolitan Council on Early Learning, 2006
Kansas City, MO: Mid-America Regional Council.

Highlights of key findings from a survey of 1,134 early education programs and staff members in greater Kansas City, Missouri in 2005

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2008-09 kindergarten screening results and voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) education program: 2009-10 fact sheet
Florida. Department of Education, 2010
Tallahassee: Florida, Department of Education.

A presentation of results from an assessment of children’s school readiness, with a focus on children’s emergent literacy skills, based on data on children who attended, voluntary prekindergarten, non-voluntary prekindergarten, or did not attend prekindergarten

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2008 omnibus appropriations bill cuts funding for Head Start: Bipartisan reauthorization bill enacted two weeks before omnibus was completed called for increased investment
Parrott, Sharon, February 06, 2008
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Retrived February 6, 2008, from http://www.cbpp.org/2-5-08bud.pdf

A comparison of Head Start funding authorized by the Head Start reauthorization bill and Head Start funding included in the fiscal year 2008 omnibus appropriations bill

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2009-10 evaluation report: Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP)
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, February, 2010
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.

Highlights of findings from an evaluation of the fourth year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of children in poverty

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2010-2011 California Head Start data report
California Head Start Association,
Sacramento, CA: California Head Start Association.

An overview of the characteristics of California Head Start and Early Head Start children, programs, families, and staff for the 2010-2011 program year

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2010 comprehensive community assessment: Impact on parents, stakeholders, and staff: What differences have Early Head Start and Head Start made?
Denver (Colo.). Mayor's Office for Education and Children, 2010
Denver, CO: Denver, Mayor's Office for Education and Children.

A summary of an examination of parent, community stakeholder, and staff attitudes toward Early Head Start and Head Start services in Denver, Colorado

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2011-2012 California Head Start data report
California Head Start Association,
Sacramento, CA: California Head Start Association.

An overview of the characteristics of California Head Start and Early Head Start children, programs, families, and staff for the 2011-2012 program year

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2011 Before and After-School Summer Expansion Grant
Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers State Evaluation Team, January, 2012
East Lansing: Michigan State University, Community Evaluation and Research Collaborative.

A summary of an evaluation of a grant program to extend 21st Century Community Learning Centers services in Michigan during the summer months of 2011 that examines program implementation, participation, academic performance, and youth development and socioemotional functioning, based on administrative data and student and administrator surveys

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2011 Maine Head Start outcomes report
Maine Children's Alliance, 2011
Augusta, ME: Maine Children's Alliance.

An examination of the characteristics of Head Start programs in Maine during 2009-2010

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21st CCLC-funded afterschool programs
Harris, Erin, November 2010
(Research Update: Highlights from the Out-of-School Time Database No. 4). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.

A review of profiles and research studies on out-of-school time programs and initiatives funded through the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers program

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21st CCLC programs in Michigan: What's happening and how students benefit
Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers State Evaluation Team, March 2011
(21st Century Community Learning Centers Research Brief No. 8). East Lansing: Michigan State University, Community Evaluation and Research Collaborative.

An examination of the academic performance of students participating in Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs

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21st Century Community Learning Centers (21C): An overview of the data: 2008-2011
Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence,
Colchester, VT: Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence.

An overview of the locations and funding of Vermont 21st Century Community Learning Centers in 2010-2011, and trends in participation and regular attendance from 2008-2009 through 2010-2011

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21st Century Community Learning Centers (21C): Statewide evaluation report 2011-12
Feal-Staub, Lynne, September, 2012
Colchester, VT: Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence.

An overview of findings from an evaluation of Vermont 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines trends in meeting program goals from 2008-2009 through 2011-2012

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: A descriptive evaluation for 2011-2012
West Virginia. Department of Education. Office of Research, December, 2012
Charleston: West Virginia, Department of Education, Office of Research.

A summary of an evaluation of West Virginia 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines student participation, volunteers and partnerships, professional development and technical assistance, parent and community involvement, substance abuse prevention, and improvement and accountability processes, based on teacher surveys for 3,131 students, director surveys for 28 programs, and state educational administrative data

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: A foundation for progress
Afterschool Alliance, 2006
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A description of the programs implemented through the use of federal funds supplied through the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) initiative

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21st Century Community Learning Centers program: 2009-2010 final report
Idaho. State Department of Education, February, 2011
Boise: Idaho, State Department of Education.

An overview of the activities of and objectives met by 21st Century Community Learning Centers in Idaho during the 2009-2010 school year

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Providing afterschool supports to communities nationwide
Afterschool Alliance, February 2008
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A description of the children and communities served by 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) after school programs

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Providing afterschool supports to communities nationwide
Afterschool Alliance, August 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

An overview of after school programs supported by 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) expenditures, including a discussion of the need for continued and increased funding by the government of the 21st CCLC program

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Stable funding for innovation and continuous improvement
Wimer, Christopher, May, 2012
(Research Update: Highlights from the Out-of-School Time Database No. 8). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.

A review of six studies and evaluations that identify innovative practices in after school programs supported by funding from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative

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Abbott preschool: 10 years later: An added bonus: The educational success story of New Jersey's preschool teachers
Donovan, Laura Fasbach, January 2009
Newark: Association for Children of New Jersey.

A discussion of preschool teacher educational requirements mandated as part of the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts

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Access to afterschool programs: Overcoming the barriers to getting youth "in the door"
Little, Priscilla, Fall 2007
Boston: Massachusetts, Special Commission on After School and Out of School Time.

An overview of six common barriers to children's access to and participation in after school programs

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Access to kindergarten: Age issues in state statutes
Education Commission of the States, November 2008
Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States.

An overview of state policies regarding kindergarten entrance age, early entrance, attendance, and skipping or exemption

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Achieving, connecting, thriving: Afterschool and summer learning in collaboration with schools
Smith, Chris,
Flint, MI: Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project.

A discussion of efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, to integrate after school and summer learning programs with schools

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Across demographic and party lines, Americans clamor for safe, enriching afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, 2003
(Afterschool Alert Poll Report No. 6). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A brief on the high levels of support for continued and expanded afterschool programming, based on a nationwide survey of registered voters conducted in 2003

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