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21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC program: 2003-04
United States. Department of Education, 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

A description of the state-administered 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) programs, 2003-2004

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21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC program: 2003-04 [Executive summary]
United States. Department of Education, 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education.

A summary of a description of the state-administered 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) programs, 2003-2004

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Big Jobs: Planning for competence
Jones, Nancy N., 2005
YC: Young Children, 60(2), 86-93

A description of the Big Jobs curriculum used at the Children’s Farm School in St. Paul, Minnesota, in which preschool children participate in teams performing practical outdoor tasks, with a focus on the cognitive, social, and emotional developmental benefits gained through these activities

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Brain research and early childhood development: A primer for developmentally appropriate practice
Gallagher, Kathleen C., 2005
YC: Young Children, 60(4), 12-21

A discussion of the use of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) in early child care and education, informed by knowledge of brain development, to best foster neural, social, and emotional development and to minimize effects of stress hormones

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''Catch the future'': Literacy and numeracy pathways for young children: Voices from the field
Kennedy, Anne, 2005
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 12(1), 43-57

A description of two qualitative methodologies adopted for a research project in Australia examining literacy and numeracy pathways for young children’s learning in the year before school entry

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Complementary learning
Harvard Family Research Project, 2005
The Evaluation Exchange, 11(1)

An exploration of a framework of complementary learning, with a description of a support system for children’s learning across various settings

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Connecticut's guidelines for the development of early learning for infants and toddlers: Draft
Figueroa, Anna, 2005
Hartford: Connecticut Department of Social Services.

An informative guide for child care providers, parental and professional, describing infants' development stages from birth to three years of age and outlining a framework for developmentally appropriate activities

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Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Initiative evaluation: Phase II final report
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University). Center for Urban Poverty and Social Change, 2005
Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change.

An evaluation of the coordinated and comprehensive community-wide support services program, the Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), targeting children from birth through age five and their families in Ohio

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The Developmental Systems approach to early intervention
Guralnick, Michael J., 2005
Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

A discussion of the Developmental Systems Model, a comprehensive intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families

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Empowering early years workers to identify and target areas of difficulty in pre-school children
Whiteley, Helen E., 2005
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 25(2), 155-166

A study of the relationship between preschool children’s development and teacher-developed early intervention programs that train teachers to use an early screening measure and support them in designing programs for addressing individual children’s needs

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First Nations early learning and child care action plan
Assembly of First Nations, 2005
Ontario, Canada: Assembly of First Nations.

An overview of the comprehensive network, First Nations Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Action Plan, which provides a holistic and culturally appropriate system that meets the needs and values of children and their families across Canada

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Formative evaluation of Bark Park Place: Group school study report
Linebarger, Deborah L., 27 May, 2005
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab. (No longer accessible as of December 10, 2012).

An examination of the educational influence and appeal of Bark Park Place to young children, based on a sample of 67 children in preschool through second grade from 3 child care centers in Trenton, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Kansas City, Missouri

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Formative evaluation of Bark Park Place: Home visit report
Linebarger, Deborah L., 05 December, 2005
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab. (Not accessible as of October 11, 2012).

An inquiry into the influence of exposure to Bark Park Place on parents? reading practices with children, based on home visits with 13 families from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Kansas City, Missouri

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Formative evaluation of Bark Park Place: A supplement to the usability analysis
Linebarger, Deborah L., 20 July, 2005
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab.

A supplement to an evaluation of children’s understanding and ease of use of the Bark Park Place computer program providing criteria for grading responses to children's self-assessments

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Formative evaluation of Bark Park Place: Usability analysis
Linebarger, Deborah L., 17 August, 2005
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).

An evaluation of children?s understanding and ease of use of the Bark Park Place computer program, based on self-assessments of a subsample of 63 children from a larger study on the Bark Park Place television series

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A Hungarian preschool for the children, teachers, and families
Szilagyi, Janka, 2005
Childhood Education, 81(5), 261-266

A description of an English-Hungarian bilingual preschool in Hungary using physical activities, an inclusive approach to children with special needs, and cultural and linguistically rich learning experiences to support its developmentally appropriate curriculum goals

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International perspectives on early childhood curricula
Oberhuemer, Pamela, 2005
International Journal of Early Childhood, 37(1), 27-37

A summary of a cross-national study (Australia, Chile, China, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Nigeria, Poland, Scotland, Sweden) analyzing early childhood curriculum models in terms of their learning areas, evaluation methods, and relations to primary schools

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Mathematical and scientific development in early childhood: A workshop summary
National Research Council (U.S.), 2005
Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

A summary of presentations and discussions from a one-day workshop on the development of research-based mathematics and science curricula for early childhood education programs

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National evaluation report: Early impacts of Sure Start local programmes on children and families: Report of the cross-sectional study of 9- and 36-month-old children and their families
Sure Start (Programme), November, 2005
(Report No. 13). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A study of the relationship between Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention service programs for children birth to 3 years, and child, family and community functions

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National evaluation report: Early impacts of Sure Start local programmes on children and families: Report of the cross-sectional study of 9- and 36-month-old children and their families [Executive summary]
Sure Start (Programme), November, 2005
(Report No. 13). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A summary of a study of the relationship between Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention service programs for children birth to 3 years, and child, family and community functions

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National evaluation report: Implementing Sure Start local programmes: An integrated overview of the first four years
Sure Start (Programme), November, 2005
(Report No. 10). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

An evaluative study of service quality, efficiency and cost-benefits during the first four years of 260 Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention services for children birth to 3 years

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National evaluation report: Variation in Sure Start local programmes' effectiveness: Early preliminary findings: Report of the NESS programme variability study
Sure Start (Programme), November, 2005
(Report No. 14). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A description of 18 program implementation, data and outcome measures of Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention services for children birth to 3 years

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National evaluation report: Variation in Sure Start local programmes' effectiveness: Early preliminary findings: Report of the NESS program variability study [Executive summary]
Sure Start (Programme), November, 2005
(Report No. 14). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

A summary of 18 program implementation, data and outcome measures for Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention services for children birth to 3 years

Executive Summary


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National evaluation summary: Implementing Sure Start local programmes: An integrated overview of the first four years
Sure Start (Programme), November, 2005
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

Service quality and efficiency studies of the first four years of 260 Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention services for children birth to 3 years

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The quality of early learning, play and childcare services in Sure Start local programmes
Birkbeck College. National Evaluation of Sure Start, 2005
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.

Studies on the quality of child care, learning and play services in Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention services for children birth to 3 years

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