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2010 strategic report to the governor on the status of early childhood: Executive summary A summary of an overview of early childhood services in Nebraska related to parent education and family support, socioemotional development and mental health, early care and education, and medical and dental homes, with an examination of the system of public supports for early care and education in the state |
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Accountability for CCDBG funds A discussion of oversight of child care services paid for through Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds |
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Accreditation and quality rating and improvement systems An overview of the incorporation of accreditation standards into state child care quality rating and improvement systems |
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Accreditation as an alternative pathway to quality in QRIS A comparison of the Illinois child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) ratings that child care centers would receive through either their accreditation status or their observed quality, based on data for 55 accredited child care centers applying to the Illinois QRIS |
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Additional child care funding is essential to stop state cuts An overview of recent and proposed cuts to state child care assistance programs |
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Additional child care funding is essential to stop state cuts An overview of recent and proposed cuts to state child care assistance programs |
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Affordable quality: New approaches to childcare An overview of child care policy and provision in the United Kingdom, with a discussion of lessons for the United Kingdom from child care policy reform in the Netherlands |
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After child care subsidies for TANF leavers: Implications for child school readiness A longitudinal study of the child care arrangements of children of former welfare recipients in southeastern Pennsylvania who received child care subsidies after leaving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), based on analyses of secondary and administrative data for 157 children |
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After child care subsidies for TANF leavers: Implications for child school readiness [Executive summary] A summary of a longitudinal study of the child care arrangements of children of former welfare recipients in southeastern Pennsylvania who received child care subsidies after leaving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), based on analyses of secondary and administrative data for 157 children |
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Afterschool in Milwaukee: Is it child care? An overview of after school programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a comparison of school-age and early childhood child care policies in Wisconsin, and an examination of after school funding models |
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Afterschool nutrition in Washington, D.C.: An overview of the District's accomplishments and opportunities for growth A discussion of federal after school nutrition programs and their implementation in the District of Columbia |
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After school program quality standards: A review of standards developed by cities and states from across the nation A comparison of the content of quality standards for after school programs in Baltimore, Maryland; California; Washington, District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Maryland; Michigan; Missouri; Nashville, Tennessee; New York; and North Carolina |
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Afterschool programs An overview of high-quality after school programs and the role of state standards in supporting program quality |
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After two years of YoungStar, a more complete picture emerges A study of the implementation of YoungStar, the Wisconsin state child care quality rating and improvement system, in Milwaukee County, based on an analysis of administrative data on Milwaukee County providers during the program's first two years |
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Analysis of breastfeeding policies and practices in childcare centres in Adelaide, South Australia A study of director or director designee perceptions towards breastfeeding practice and support within child care centers and the relationship of those perceptions to policy, based on data from 15 child care centers in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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Analysis of Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge application section on "sustaining effects into the early elementary grades" An examination of proposals to promote continuity and coordination of early learning with the early elementary grades in 18 state Race to the Top Early-Learning Challenge applications |
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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards? A study of state child care regulations in the United States in terms of their inclusion of selected oral health and nutrition standards related to early childhood dental cavities, based on a review of regulations in 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education |
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Assessing quality across all STAR levels Findings from a study of the relationship of the observed quality of child care programs participating in Keystone STARS, Pennsylvania's child care quality rating system, to their STARS rating, based on data for 46 randomly-selected programs |
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Australian early childhood educators: From government policy to university practice This article provides an overview of the Australian Federal Government initiatives in the area of early childhood with regard to the provision of early childhood education and care. These changes have influenced a Western Australian university to develop an innovative birth to 8 years preservice educator education curriculum. Using an ecological approach, this preservice curriculum reform is designed to address the growing need for teachers who recognize the importance of a child's physical, emotional, and cognitive development from birth to 8 years as significant in preparing young children for entry into "formal learning." (author abstract) |
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Background checks: It is time to protect children in child care A discussion of components of comprehensive background checks for child care workers that ensure the safety of children in child care, and an overview of federal and state comprehensive background check policies for child care providers |
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Background checks: It is time to protect children in child care: White paper A discussion of components of comprehensive background checks for child care workers that ensure the safety of children in child care, and an overview of federal and state comprehensive background check policies for child care providers |
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Background checks to promote child safety and learning A summary of a discussion of components of comprehensive background checks for child care workers that ensure the safety of children in child care, and of an overview of federal and state comprehensive background check policies for child care providers |
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Backgrounder: Developmental screening in childcare An overview of state approaches to the introduction and implementation of developmental screening in child care settings |
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Ballot initiative -- Proposition 38 -- "Our Children, Our Future: Local Schools and Early Education Investment and Bond Reduction Act": Potential impact on early care and education in Los Angeles County A discussion of a California ballot proposition for a bond to raise funds for local schools and early education, including its implications for early care and education funding across the state |
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Ballot initiative -- Proposition 38 -- "Our Children, Our Future: Local Schools and Early Education Investment and Bond Reduction Act": Potential statewide impact on early care and education A summary of a discussion of a California ballot proposition for a bond to raise funds for local schools and early education, including its implications for early care and education funding across the state |
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