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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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2012 evaluation report: First Things First External Evaluation: Family and Community Case Study A study of Arizona family, stakeholder, and child perspectives on the availability, accessibility, and quality of supports and services for children from birth to age 5, including early care and education, based on interviews and focus groups with 69 parents and guardians, 110 stakeholders, and 45 children |
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2012 evaluation report: First Things First External Evaluation: Family and Community Case Study [Executive summary] A summary of a study of Arizona family, stakeholder, and child perspectives on the availability, accessibility, and quality of supports and services for children from birth to age 5, including early care and education, based on interviews and focus groups with 69 parents and guardians, 110 stakeholders, and 45 children |
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2012 Maine Children's Growth Council report: School readiness An examination of indicators of the readiness of Maine families, communities, early childhood education and care programs, and schools to support children's readiness for school |
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2013 survey on attitudes towards child care An examination of public attitudes toward and preferences for the child care delivery system in Nova Scotia, Canada, based on survey responses from 704 randomly-selected Nova Scotia residents |
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The ABC Daycare disaster of Hermosillo, Mexico On June 5, 2009, the ABC Daycare facility in Hermosillo, Mexico, caught on fire with an estimated 142 children and 6 adult caregivers inside. The purpose of this article is to describe the factors contributing to the disaster including care of the survivors, tertiary burn center triage, patient transport, and treatment for this international mass casualty event. Finally, the results of an investigation performed by the Mexican Government are reviewed. A summary of the Mexican Government's investigation of the circumstances of fire and an examination of prevention lapses in other Mexican daycare centers was obtained from their public Web site. The demographic and clinical characteristics of the children transported to the burn center were obtained from the patients' medical records and transport data sheets. The ABC Daycare had many fire safety breaches that contributed to the severity of the tragedy. Twenty-nine children died at the scene and more than 35 children were hospitalized throughout Mexico. A total of 12 children were transported to two Shriners Hospitals, 9 to Sacramento, and 3 to Cincinnati. The mean age of patients sent to the Shriners Hospitals was 2.9 +/- 0.16 years (2-4 years), with 5 being male and 7 female. The mean duration between injury and arrival was 9.2 +/- 2.1 days, the burn size was 43.0 +/- 6.8% TBSA (6.5-80%), and there were 3.75 operations per patient. Four had fourth-degree burns requiring finger amputations (2), flaps to cover bone (1), or a through-knee amputation (1). Ten patients were admitted to the intensive care unit, and nine patients (seven with inhalation injury) required mechanical ventilation for a mean of 23.6 +/- 10.3 days. All the surviving children were discharged after a mean length of stay of 45.9 +/- 8.7 days. In the first year postinjury, seven children were readmitted a total of 11 times for reconstructive surgery, wound care, or rehabilitation. Ultimately, a total of 49 children died. A review of other daycare centers in Mexico revealed similar safety lapses that could lead to future major disasters. This burn disaster in Hermosillo was potentially preventable with adherence to standard prevention principals. The young age of the victims and the need for an international medical response posed special problems. Prevention efforts need to be improved to prevent future disasters in Mexico. (author abstract) |
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Achieving, connecting, thriving: Afterschool and summer learning in collaboration with schools A discussion of efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, to integrate after school and summer learning programs with schools |
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Addressing childhood obesity: Findings from a program to enhance nutrition and physical activity in NJ child care centers A summary of an evaluation of the New Jersey Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC), a program to improve nutrition and increase physical activity in child care centers, that examines changes in center policies and practices as well as program implementation, based on pre- and post-program assessments for 99 centers, surveys from 29 center directors, and surveys from 10 NAP SACC trainers |
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Addressing food allergy issues within child care centers A discussion of issues in food allergy prevention and education in child care settings |
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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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Assessment of food, nutrition, and physical activity practices in Oklahoma child-care centers A survey of food, nutrition, and physical activity practices in all-day child care centers, based on data from 314 child care centers across Oklahoma serving 2- through 5-year-old children |
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Barriers and opportunities: Helping smaller immigrant communities access the Illinois Preschool for All program: Summary findings from three studies A summary of two studies of the barriers to and opportunities for accessing Preschool for All (PFA), Illinois' universal preschool program, faced by lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on 9 focus groups with Nigerian, Pakistani, Vietnamese, Polish, and Haitian parents, and on 19 interviews with PFA providers; and a summary of a study of strategies to support access to PFA for lower-incidence immigrant groups in the Chicago area, based on interviews and focus groups with organizations serving immigrant communities |
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Bringing universities into the mix: New opportunities for enhancing afterschool and summer learning programs A discussion of partnerships between after school programs and institutions of higher education |
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Building a culture of attendance: Schools and afterschool programs together can and should make a difference! An overview of the role that collaborations between after school programs and school districts can play in improving student attendance |
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Building our future: The state of Virginia's early childhood system An overview of features of the early childhood system in Virginia, including governance, infrastructure, and early care and education program accessibility and quality |
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Building a system of safe medication administration in child care settings A discussion of medication administration practices in child care programs in Connecticut, and a summary of recent efforts in Connecticut to train child care staff on appropriate medication administration |
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Child care in rural areas: Top challenges An examination of child care challenges facing child care providers and parents in rural areas, based on survey responses from child care resource and referral agencies in 42 states |
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Child care needs assessment: Executive summary A summary of an examination of the characteristics of the Ventura County, California, child care delivery system, including supply of, demand for, and prices of child care services |
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Child-initiated learning, the outdoor environment and the 'underachieving' child The Foundation Phase for Wales advocates an experiential, play-based approach to learning for children aged three to seven years that includes child-initiated activity within the outdoor environment. In previous research, Foundation Phase practitioners maintained that children perceived to be 'underachieving' within the classroom came into their own when engaged in child-initiated learning outdoors. This study, which involved eight Foundation Phase teachers, aimed to explore these perceived differences as well as teachers' perceptions of 'underachievement'. It is concluded that the more natural outdoor spaces in which child-initiated activity took place appeared to amplify the effects of child-initiated learning and diminish the perception of underachievement; that engagement in this project enabled some teachers to see 'underachievement' as being distributed across people, place and activity; and that through constructing the outdoor 'space' as a 'place' embedded with positive meanings, children may have had the opportunity to reconstruct themselves as strong, competent children rather than as 'underachieving' pupils. (author abstract) |
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Condition of children birth to age five and status of early childhood services in California: Synthesis of recent research An overview of the characteristics and risk factors of children from birth to age 5 in California, and an examination of the status of early learning and care services in California, based on a synthesis of 81 recent research and policy analyses |
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Condition of children birth to age five and status of early childhood services in California: Synthesis of recent research: Executive summary A summary of an overview of the characteristics and risk factors of children from birth to age 5 in California, and of an examination of the status of early learning and care services in California, based on a synthesis of 81 recent research and policy analyses |
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Confronting the quiet crisis: How chief state school officers are advancing quality early childhood opportunities An exploration of efforts by heads of state departments of education in Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island to expand and improve early learning services and systems |
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Connecting research to practice: Viewing data utilization through the lens of professional development A commentary on a discussion of the use of data from classroom quality observation measures in efforts to improve early childhood program quality, with particular attention paid to professional development initiatives |
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Coordinating child care consultants: Combining multiple disciplines and improving quality in infant/toddler care settings A discussion of a framework for developing coordinated networks of consultants for infant and toddler child care settings |
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Counting kids and tracking funds in pre-k and kindergarten: Falling short at the local level A discussion of issues related to the absence of reliable, complete local data on prekindergarten and kindergarten funding and enrollment |
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