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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005 |
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2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education An assessment of the progress made by countries and national organizations toward meeting the goals of equitable provision of learning opportunities to all citizens from infancy to adulthood, expressed at the Jomtien World Conference on Education for All, based on cross-national education statistics, household surveys, consultations, literature reviews and commissioned papers, with a focus on national strategies for creating programs and improving services devoted to early childhood care and education |
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2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education [Summary] A summary of an assessment of the progress made by countries and national organizations toward meeting the goals of equitable provision of learning opportunities to all citizens from infancy to adulthood, expressed at the Jomtien World Conference on Education for All, based on cross-national education statistics, household surveys, consultations, literature reviews and commissioned papers, with a focus on national strategies for creating programs and improving services devoted to early childhood care and education |
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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 |
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Administrative costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Results of an exploratory study of the reimbursement system for sponsors of family child care homes A study of administrative cost reimbursement payment system for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsor organizations, which administer CACFP to participating family child care homes at the local level |
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Administrative costs in the Child and Adult Care Food Program: Results of an exploratory study of the reimbursement system for sponsors of family child care homes [Executive summary] A summary of a study of administrative cost reimbursement payment system for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsor organizations, which administer CACFP to participating family child care homes at the local level |
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Advancing the use of scientifically based research in forming policy: A response to Mahoney and Zigler A critique of a discussion of the effect of the national impact evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program on the program's funding appropriation |
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The answer is readiness: Now what is the question? A discussion of problems with common definitions and models of school readiness, measuring readiness, and systems of policy and practice to support readiness |
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Apples, giraffes, and Martin Luther King: Curriculum policy in a kindergarten classroom An observational study of how a kindergarten teacher combined her knowledge and beliefs about early education with four state, local, and national curriculum initiatives, including No Child Left Behind and the National Association for the Education of Young Children's accreditation standards |
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Arizona: Total combined child care spending from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in Arizona in fiscal year 2005, including information on the settings in which they were served |
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Arkansas: Total combined child care spending from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in Arkansas in fiscal year 2005, including information on the settings in which they were served |
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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 |
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Assessing the value of 4K in Wisconsin: A study of 4K community approach districts (2005-06): Executive summary A summary of a study of Wisconsin districts offering free, universal pre-kindergarten to four-year-old children, examining characteristics of teachers and families participating in the program as well as parent satisfaction rates |
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The best in the nation: A plan for early care and education An overview of a proposal of strategies for the incumbent governor of New York State to adopt towards the improvement of the state’s early childhood education and care system |
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The best in the nation: A plan for early care and education A proposal of strategies for the incumbent governor of New York State to adopt towards the improvement of the state’s early childhood education and care system |
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Between ideology and economy: The ''time politics'' of child care and public education in the two Germanys An examination of the time politics of child care and public education through a comparison of developments in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic after 1945 |
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''Bite off only as much as you can chew'': Gambia's policy for early childhood Excerpts from an interview with a government official and a college administrator on efforts to develop a sustainable national early childhood policy for Gambia |
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Building capacity in the infant and family field through competency-based endorsement: Three states' experiences A description of the credentialing process developed by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) to define the required skills and experiences of infant mental health professionals and establish a comprehensive endorsement system for these practitioners, and of the collaborative role of the MI-AIMH in efforts to establish endorsement systems for Texas and New Mexico |
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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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The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: A report on the third year A report on the contributions of the Build Initiative in efforts to build statewide systems of early learning and care |
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California's preschool for all act (Proposition 82): A policy analysis A policy brief discussing California's preschool for all act, Proposition 82, in terms of its potential impact on preschool children's school readiness, education attainment, and its potential economic benefits |
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California: Total combined child care spending from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funds A profile of the children served by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in California in fiscal year 2005, including information on the settings in which they were served |
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Canadians' attitudes toward national child care policy A national telephone survey of Canadians' opinions about a proposed policy to introduce an annual child care allowance for families with children under six years old |
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Canadian early learning and child care and the Convention on the Rights of the Child A review of the political and social child care context in Canada and its implications for Canadian commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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