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Alabama 2008-2009 needs assessment survey results [Executive summary]
O'Neal & Associates, October, 2009
Montgomery: Alabama Head Start State Collaboration Office.

A summary of an assessment of Alabama Head Start program needs and strengths in cooperation, collaboration, and coordination with organizations to provide services in 10 designated priority areas, based on a survey of 31 Head Start programs

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Arkansas Head Start State Collaboration Office: Needs assessment [Executive summary]
Arkansas Head Start State Collaboration Office, April 2009
Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Head Start State Collaboration Office.

A summary of findings from an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of early childhood education programs in priority program coordination and content areas such as health and wellness, collaboration and partnerships, child outcomes, and family services, based on a survey of 22 Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Arkansas

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The Atlantic Philanthropies' Disadvantaged Children and Youth program in Ireland and Northern Ireland: Overview of program evaluation findings: Final report [Executive summary]
Paulsell, Diane, January 30, 2009
New York: Atlantic Philanthropies.

A summary of an evaluation of Disadvantaged Children and Youth, a program in Ireland and Northern Ireland to improve the lives of disadvantaged children by improving service delivery through evidence-based services and prevention and early intervention strategies, based on semistructured interviews with key informants and on a research and policy review

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Building a seamless learning continuum: The role of leadership in bridging the gaps between early childhood and K-12 education systems [Executive summary]
Leadership to Integrate the Learning Continuum, March 2009
Normal, IL: Leadership to Integrate the Learning Continuum.

A summary of an inquiry into the role of early childhood program directors and elementary principals in the integration of children’s early childhood and elementary school experiences, based on responses from 608 program directors and principals in Illinois

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Child care quality study: The impact of Head Start partnership on child care quality: Final report [Executive summary]
Schilder, Diane, 2009
Newton, MA: Education Development Center.

A summary of an examination of the influence of Head Start and child care provider partnerships on children’s outcomes and the quality of services provided, based on assessments of more that 600 children and surveys and observations of more than 200 child care centers and family child care providers in Ohio

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Children and early care and education in Georgia and metropolitan Atlanta [Executive summary]
Care Solutions, Inc., June 2009
Atlanta, GA: United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta.

A summary of an overview of the characteristics of the early childhood population, providers, quality, and costs in the metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, area

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Comprehensive improvements in early childhood policies for West Virginia [Executive summary]
Imagine West Virginia, January 21, 2009
Huntington, WV: Marshall University, Center for Business and Economic Research.

A summary of a review of research on the effectiveness of prenatal, birth to three, and child care and early education services, with information about provision of these service in West Virginia

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Delaware Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment 2009: Executive summary
Salt, James D., August 2009
Dover: Delaware, Department of Education.

A summary of findings from an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of early childhood education programs in priority program coordination and content areas such as health and wellness, collaboration and partnerships, child outcomes, and family services, based on a survey of 13 Head Start and Early Head Start programs, and Early Childhood Assistance Programs (ECAP) in Delaware

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Early childhood care and development policy review in the Philippines: Final report [Executive summary]
Gordoncillo, Prudenciano U., January 2009
Bangkok, Thailand: Unesco, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education.

A summary of an examination of early childhood education and child care services and policies in the Philippines

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Early childhood education and care in Dubai [Executive summary]
Bennett, John, 30 December, 2009
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority.

A summary of a discussion of characteristics of early childhood education and care services and policies in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, including governance and financing, access, quality, and workforce

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Early childhood education and care: Next steps [Executive summary]
Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, April, 2009
Ottawa, Ontario: Canada, Parliament, Senate, Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.

A summary of an investigation of the early childhood education and care system in Canada, including federal, provincial, territorial, and local policies, programs, and funding

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Early childhood inclusion: A summary
Council for Exceptional Children. Division for Early Childhood, April, 2009
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

Highlights of a discussion of a proposed standard definition of early childhood inclusion and the need for its national adaptation, and recommendations for the improvement of inclusive early childhood services

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Early childhood inclusion: A summary
Council for Exceptional Children. Division for Early Childhood, December 2009
Young Exceptional Children, 13(1), 52-53

Highlights of a discussion of a proposed standard definition of early childhood inclusion and the need for its national adaptation, and recommendations for the improvement of inclusive early childhood services

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Equity and quality?: Challenges for early childhood and primary education in Ethiopia, India and Peru [Executive summary]
Woodhead, Martin, November 2009
(Working Papers in Early Childhood Development 55). The Hague, Netherlands: Bernard van Leer Foundation.

A summary of an exploration of the early education experiences of children upon entrance into school, based on a subsample of approximately 6,000 children around 6 years old from Andhra Pradesh, India, Ethiopia, and Peru who participated in the Young Lives longitudinal study

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The impact of Head Start partnership on child care quality: Executive summary
Schilder, Diane, 2009
Newton, MA: Education Development Center.

A summary of findings from an examination of the association between formal contractual relationships with child care centers and Head Start programs and the quality of programs and services provided, based on assessments of a sample of child care providers in Ohio

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Investments in building citywide out-of-school-time systems: A six-city study [Executive summary]
Hayes, Cheryl D., September, 2009
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

A summary of an exploration of approaches to the structure of expenditures for a system of delivery of out of school time services, based on case studies of programs in Boston, Massachusetts, Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois, Denver, Colorado, New York City, and Seattle, Washington

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Linking Schools and Early Years project evaluation: Final report on data collection round 1 [Executive summary]
Valentine, Kylie, June, 2009
(SPRC Report 01/09). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: University of New South Wales, Social Policy Research Centre.

A summary of findings from a process and outcomes evaluation of Linking Schools and Early Years, a project to coordinate school readiness efforts of schools, early education and care services, and child and family services in three sites in Victoria, Australia, that examine project implementation, school transitions, families' connections to services and schools, and schools' responsiveness to family needs, based on project administrative data and on surveys from 199 parents, 7 schools, 18 early education and care service providers, and 25 child and family service providers

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Maine Head Start: State Collaboration Office needs assessment: 2009 executive summary
Maine Head Start-State Collaboration Office, 2009
Augusta: Maine Head Start-State Collaboration Office.

A summary of findings from an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of early childhood education programs in priority program coordination and content areas such as health and wellness, collaboration and partnerships, child outcomes, and family services, based on a survey of 10 Head Start grantees in Maine

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New Jersey Preschool Expansion Assessment Research Study (PEARS): Executive summary
Friedman, Allison H., December 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of an examination of the quality and capacity of early childhood settings in non-Abbott districts in New Jersey, with a focus on district expansion plans and teacher qualifications, based on surveys, interviews, and observation of programs for three- and four-year-old children and their staff

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On the cusp in California: How prek-3rd strategies could improve education in the Golden State [Executive summary]
Jacobson, Linda, October 2009
Washington, DC: New America Foundation.

A summary of an overview of California's early childhood care and education system and policies, with a discussion of efforts and recommendations to achieve prekindergarten through third grade education integration

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Pathways through early childhood education in Ethiopia, India and Peru: Rights, equity and diversity [Executive summary]
Woodhead, Martin, August, 2009
(Working Paper No. 54). Oxford, United Kingdom: Young Lives (Project).

A summary of an inquiry into the global evidence of the growth in children’s early education opportunities, based on case studies of the Ethiopia, Peru, and Andhra Pradesh, India sites of the Young Lives project

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Pre-kindergarten Allowances Project: Final evaluation report [Executive summary]
Gaylor, Erika, 30 September, 2009
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

A summary of findings from an evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the Pre-K Allowances Project, an initiative to expand early childhood education and prekindergarten services in Minnesota, including information on populations served and dispersion and usage of expenditures

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Preschool adequacy and efficiency in California: Issues, policy options, and recommendations [Executive summary]
Karoly, Lynn A., 2009
(MG-889-PF/WKKF/PEW/NIEER/WCJVSF/LAUP). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of the final component of a multicomponent study of preschool education in California, which integrates and synthesizes the results of the previous three components to make recommendations for improving preschool adequacy and efficiency in California

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The price of quality: Estimating the cost of a higher quality early childhood care and education system for Southeast Wisconsin [Executive summary]
Kovach, Melissa, December, 2009
Milwaukee, WI: Public Policy Forum.

A summary of an estimation of the costs of service delivery and infrastructure of high quality early childhood education services, including an estimation of program participation, costs per child, and costs associated with the implementation of such services

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Ready for kindergarten!: The state of local school readiness in Charlottesville and Albemarle [Executive summary]
Smart Beginnings, 2009
Charlottesville, VA: United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area.

A summary of a discussion of school readiness services and children's readiness for school in Albemarle County, Virginia, and its major city, Charlottesville

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