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Better beginnings: Developing home-based early learning systems in East Yakima and White Center
Hallgren, Kristin, April, 2010
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A summary of the development and implementation of home visiting program models in White City and East Yakima, Washington

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Better beginnings: Partnering with families for early learning home visit observations
Hallgren, Kristin, April, 2010
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A summary of a study of the content and quality of home visits conducted through Partnering with Families for Early Learning, a home visiting program developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington

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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

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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 and early education: Infant and toddler care: Meeting the needs of families with options that work
Rigby, Dawn Elizabeth, 2004
Washington, DC: National Conference of State Legislatures

A review of research on infant and toddler care in a variety of settings identifying promising state policy strategies and highlighting options for policymakers who aim to improve the affordability, availability, quality and coordination of infant and toddler care in their state

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Early childhood systems planning for infants and toddlers
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center,
Washington, D.C.: Zero to Three.

An overview of early care and education system-planning initiatives aimed at improving and coordinating early childhood services in states and communities

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Early education for children birth to five in Nebraska: An investment in crime prevention
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2006
Washington, DC: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids.

A summary of research on the links between early education programs and reductions in aggressive behavior and future crime

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Evaluation and infant/toddler child care
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center,
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

A collection of information about ways States and Territories can use system and program evaluation to determine the effective use of funds for children under three

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Federal policy recommendations: Hurricane relief for infants, toddlers and their families
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, September 2005
Washington, DC: Zero to Three, Policy Center.

Hurricane emergency relief policy recommendations for young children and their families

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Financing infant & toddler care
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center,
Washington, D.C.: Zero to Three.

A summary of key considerations for policymakers regarding financing efforts for quality infant/toddler child care services

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From one class to another: How transitions may affect infants and toddlers
Cryer, Debby, 2005
(FPG Snapshot No. 25). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A study of the effects that transitions have on infants and toddlers examining stress reactions when caregiver continuity is not offered; the study included 19 child care centers in North Carolina and 46 classrooms in which direct observations of children’s social activity and their emotional behavior were assessed

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Home-based early learning in the Thrive By Five Washington demonstration communities
Thrive By Five Washington, June 2010
Seattle, WA: Thrive by Five Washington.

A summary of the development and implementation of home visiting program models in White City and East Yakima, Washington

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The impact of Sure State Local Programmes on five year olds and their families
Birkbeck College. National Evaluation of Sure Start, November, 2010
(DFE-RB067). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

Highlights from a follow-up investigation of the influence of Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs) on participants' outcomes, based on data for more than 7,000 families from 150 SSLPs who participated in the National Evaluation of Sure Start (NESS) evaluations at both nine months and three years old and a comparison group of 2,353 children from 72 areas of the Millenium Cohort Study (MCS) in the United Kingdom

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Infant and toddler child care arrangements
Kreader, J. Lee, August 2005
(Research-to-Policy Connections No. 1). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

An examination of employed parents’ child care arrangements for their infants and toddlers while working, at school, or otherwise unavailable to provide parental child care, and secondarily what factors influence the types of child care arrangements for children in the United States under the age of 3

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Infant and toddler child care public knowledge & engagement
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center,
Washington, D.C.: Zero to Three.

An overview of new and existing efforts to inform parents and the public regarding the importance of the first three years of life and how caregivers, professionals, and policymakers can work to provide the best start for infants and toddlers

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Infant and toddler child care quality
Kreader, J. Lee, August 2005
(Research-to-Policy Connections No. 2). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A policy examination of the factors that tend to predict higher quality in child care arrangements- family child care, center-based child care, and relative care- and describes the range of quality found in each type

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The infant-toddler set-aside of the Child Care and Development Block Grant: Improving quality child care for infants and toddlers
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, November 2006
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

An updated policy brief discussing policy recommendations for improving infant and toddler child care quality within the realm of the Child Care and Development Block Grant

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Meeting the needs of children from birth to three: Research evidence and implications for out of home provision
Stephen, Christine, 2003
(Insight 6). Edinburgh: Scotland, Education Department.

A summary of a review of research on child development from birth to age three, highlighting the implications for the provision of child care

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A place at the policy table for infants and toddlers
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center,
Washington, D.C.: Zero to Three.

An overview of policy goals and strategies that support health, family support, and positive early learning experiences for infants and toddlers

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Prenatal through pre-k: Building bright futures
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, November 2006
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

A policy brief discussing strategies to help policymakers incorporate infant and toddler policies in pre-kindergarten initiatives

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Prenatal through pre-k: Building bright futures
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, January 2007
Washington, DC: Zero to Three, Policy Center.

A presentation of strategies to promote policymakers' inclusion of infant and toddler policies in prekindergarten initiatives

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Preparing qualified teachers for infants and toddlers: The role and function of higher education teacher preparation programs
Lekies, Kristi, January 2007
(Cornell Early Childhood Program Policy Brief No. 2). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

A discussion of the background and results of the New York Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Study in terms of recruiting early childhood education students to work with infants and toddlers, preparation for these students, and specific coursework (if any) required by programs to help these students develop specific skills

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Research to practice: Program performance measures for Head Start programs serving infants and toddlers
United States. Administration for Children and Families, April 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

An overview of the program performance measures framework for Head Start programs serving infants and toddlers

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Rolling out free early education for disadvantaged two year olds: An implementation study for local authorities and providers
Gibb, Jennifer, June, 2011
(Research Brief DFE-RB131). Runcorn, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education.

A summary of a study of the implementation of a program that offers free early education to disadvantaged 2-year-old children in England that examines program targeting, sustainability, service integration, quality, and flexibility, based on case studies of 8 local authorities

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State policies to improve the odds for healthy development and school readiness of infants and toddlers
Stebbins, Helene, October 01, 2007
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

A summary of an examination of state-level policies across the United States and D.C. that affect the healthy development and school readiness of young children, including highlights of effective current policies, baseline proposals for strategically addressing the needs of young children, and full comparative state data tables

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