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21st Century Community Learning Centers: A foundation for progress
Afterschool Alliance, 2006
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

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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''Bite off only as much as you can chew'': Gambia's policy for early childhood
Choi, Soo-Hyang, 2006
(UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood No. 34). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

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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Collaboration processes: Inside the black box
Thomson, Ann Marie, December 2006
Public Administration Review, 66, 20-32

A framework to assist public adminstratiors in their collaboration with partners

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Community voices: Preschool directors speak on policy options: Preliminary findings [Advance copy]
Policy Analysis for California Education (Organization), 2006
Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

A survey of the directors of preschool programs not funded by school districts in California on program characteristics and their views of increased state control of preschools

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The corporatization of Australian childcare: Towards an ethical audit and research agenda
Sumsion, Jennifer, 2006
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 4(2), 99-120

A critical analysis of how the rapid corporatization of Australia's child care system has affected child care quality and a discussion as to whether the Australian government should continue following its current child care policy agenda

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Early childhood care and education (ECCE) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Youdi, Robert Vesituluta, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A discussion of field survey data describing access to early childhood education and care in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and examining government policy and the supply and demand for preschool education, programs, and facilities

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Early childhood care and education in emergency situations
Kamel, Hania, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

An examination of global efforts to prioritize and improve early childhood care and education in the light of the devastation or disruption of children’s lives and environments caused by international wars, civil political conflicts, natural disasters and other emergency/crisis situations

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Early education policy alternatives: Comparing quality and outcomes of Head Start and state prekindergarten
Henry, Gary T., 2006
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 28(1), 77-99

A study comparing the impact of state prekindergarten and Head Start programs on young children's developmental outcomes by assessing their academic, social and emotional skills as well as program quality

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The integration kit: Policy papers: How can integration of services for kindergarten-aged children be achieved?
Colley, Susan, 2006
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, Institute of Child Study, The Integration Network Project.

A discussion of policies for integrating the education and child care aspects of services for kindergarten-age children in Canada

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The integration kit: Policy papers: How can integration of services for kindergarten-aged children be achieved? [Executive summary]
Colley, Susan, 2006
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, Institute of Child Study, The Integration Network Project.

A summary of a discussion of policies for integrating the education and child care aspects of services for kindergarten-age children in Canada

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Measuring collaboration among grant partners
Frey, Bruce B., September 2006
American Journal of Evaluation, 27(3), 383-392

An overview of the development, display, and reliability of the Levels of Collaboration Scale among 10 grant partners

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Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care progress report on child care in Ontario
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, 2006
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care.

A review of the effectiveness of the Ontario, Canada, government's Best Start, a plan to increase integration in and access to early childhood services

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Organized activity participation, positive youth development, and the over-scheduling hypothesis
Mahoney, Joseph L., 2006
Social Policy Report, 20(4)

A discussion of the hypothesis that children are over-scheduled with after school activities, as well as of the implications for policymakers in terms of considering whether to expand opportunities for out-of-school time activities

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Over-scheduled is over-stated: After-school activities are good for kids
Society for Research in Child Development, 2006
Social Policy Report Brief, 20(4).

A summary of a longer report discussing whether children are over-scheduled with their after school activities as well as implications for policymakers in terms of considering whether to expand outside opportunities for activities

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PK-3: What is it and how do we know it works?
Graves, Bill, 2006
(FCD Policy Brief Advancing PK-3 No. 4). New York: Foundation for Child Development.

Arguments for the adaptation of a program of coordinated curricula for children in prekindergarten through third grade (PK-3), using data from PK-3 programs including the Carolina Abecedarian Project, the Chicago Child-Parent Centers, and the National Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten (ECLS)

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The politics of technology in early childhood in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Fitting early childhood educators in the ICT grid
Gibbons, Andrew N., December 2006
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 31(4), 7-14

A discussion of issues involving the integration of technology into early childhood educational settings in Aotearoa/New Zealand

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Quality in program of early childhood care and education (ECCE)
Myers, Robert G., 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A discussion of diverse meanings of the term “quality” in the context of global initiatives to examine, evaluate and develop early childhood care and education programs

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Quality systems: Lessons from early efforts to disseminate the youth PQA
Akiva, Tom, November 2006
Washington, DC: Forum for Youth Investment.

An overview of an exploration of the state and local approaches to the development of quality rating and improvement systems for early childhood education and care programs and services

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State early care and education systems can support the healthy development of babies and toddlers
Goldstein, Anne, July 2006
YC: Young Children, 61(4), 30-32

An overview of strategies used by states to develop a system of early childhood education and care programs that support the health and development of infants and toddlers

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Where there’s a will, its child’s play: The way forward to quality preschool education for all
Kronemann, Michaela, June, 2006
Southbank, Victoria, Australia: Australian Education Union.

Recommendations for bringing the Australian system of child care and early education in line with trends in other OECD countries

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