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Quick facts on school-age care: Trends in program and practitioner standards
Afterschool Investments Project, June, 2010
Washington, DC: Afterschool Investments Project.

An overview of state implementation and usage of quality standards for early childhood programs and their staff

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The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: America�s infant and toddler workforce
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, January 2005
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

A summary of policy recommendations for the inclusion of early childhood provider training incentives in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965

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Research to practice: How the performance standards support new Early Head Start programs: Lessons learned from research
United States. Administration for Children and Families, April 2009
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

A discussion of lessons learned from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (EHSREP), about the implementation of Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) by Early Head Start programs

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A review of school readiness practices in the states: Early learning guidelines and assessments
Daily, Sarah, June 17, 2010
(Early Childhood Highlights Vol. 1, Issue 3, Publication No. 2010-14). Washington, DC: Child Trends.

An overview of states' early learning guidelines and school readiness assessment practices

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School readiness is more than what children know (it is multidimensional)
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 3). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An overview of the five dimensions of school readiness: physical development, socioemotional development, language development, approaches to learning, and cognition and general knowledge

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Small is beautiful: Staff-child ratios and group size in early care and education
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Fall 2008
(Quality Matters: A Policy Brief Series on Early Care and Education, Volume 4). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.

Highlights of findings from four research studies on optimal child-staff ratios in child care settings, including information on national ratio standards and the costs of their implementation

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The state of state prekindergarten standards in 2003
Neuman, Susan B.,
Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement.

A brief report analyzing the quality of state prekindergarten standards in language, literacy and mathematics

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Teacher quality in grades PK-3: Challenges and options
King, Justin, October 19, 2006
(Issue Brief No. 4). Washington, DC: New America Foundation.

An overview of characteristics of the PK-3 teacher workforce and variations in pre-service and in-service training standards and availability, with policy recommendations for coordinating training standards and ensuring the standards will produce highly qualified PK-3 teachers

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Where we stand on early learning standards
National Association for the Education of Young Children,
Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

A summary of a study on the creation and implementation of early learning standards

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Who cares for Tennessee's children?: A review of Tennessee's Child Care Evaluation Report Card Program
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Social Work Office of Research and Public Service, March 2004
Nashville: Tennessee, Department of Human Services.

An inquiry into the influence of the Tennessee Child Care Evaluation and Report Card Program on the quality of early childhood education and care programs across the state

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Workforce characteristics of infant and toddler caregivers in centers, family child care homes and Early Head Start programs: A Massachusetts Capacity Study research brief
Dennehy, Julie, 2005
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.

A profile of the child care workers providing care for infants and toddlers in Massachusetts

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			Quick facts on school-age care: Trends in program and practitioner standards Afterschool Investments Project, June, 2010 Washington, DC: Afterschool Investments Project. An overview of state implementation and usage of quality standards for early childhood programs and their staff	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: America�s infant and toddler workforce Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, January 2005 Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center. A summary of policy recommendations for the inclusion of early childhood provider training incentives in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Research to practice: How the performance standards support new Early Head Start programs: Lessons learned from research United States. Administration for Children and Families, April 2009 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families. A discussion of lessons learned from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (EHSREP), about the implementation of Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) by Early Head Start programs	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			A review of school readiness practices in the states: Early learning guidelines and assessments Daily, Sarah, June 17, 2010 (Early Childhood Highlights Vol. 1, Issue 3, Publication No. 2010-14). Washington, DC: Child Trends. An overview of states' early learning guidelines and school readiness assessment practices	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			School readiness is more than what children know (it is multidimensional) Bruner, Charles, 2005 (School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 3). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network. An overview of the five dimensions of school readiness: physical development, socioemotional development, language development, approaches to learning, and cognition and general knowledge	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Small is beautiful: Staff-child ratios and group size in early care and education Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Fall 2008 (Quality Matters: A Policy Brief Series on Early Care and Education, Volume 4). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. Highlights of findings from four research studies on optimal child-staff ratios in child care settings, including information on national ratio standards and the costs of their implementation	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The state of state prekindergarten standards in 2003 Neuman, Susan B., Ann Arbor, MI: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. A brief report analyzing the quality of state prekindergarten standards in language, literacy and mathematics	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Teacher quality in grades PK-3: Challenges and options King, Justin, October 19, 2006 (Issue Brief No. 4). Washington, DC: New America Foundation. An overview of characteristics of the PK-3 teacher workforce and variations in pre-service and in-service training standards and availability, with policy recommendations for coordinating training standards and ensuring the standards will produce highly qualified PK-3 teachers	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Where we stand on early learning standards National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children. A summary of a study on the creation and implementation of early learning standards	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Who cares for Tennessee's children?: A review of Tennessee's Child Care Evaluation Report Card Program University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Social Work Office of Research and Public Service, March 2004 Nashville: Tennessee, Department of Human Services. An inquiry into the influence of the Tennessee Child Care Evaluation and Report Card Program on the quality of early childhood education and care programs across the state	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Workforce characteristics of infant and toddler caregivers in centers, family child care homes and Early Head Start programs: A Massachusetts Capacity Study research brief Dennehy, Julie, 2005 Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women. A profile of the child care workers providing care for infants and toddlers in Massachusetts	Fact Sheets & Briefs