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ABLE: A system for mental health screening and care for preschool children
Barbarin, Oscar, 2006
In B. T. Bowman & E. Moore (Eds.), School readiness and social-emotional development: Perspectives on cultural diversity (pp. 77-88). Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute

A proposal of a tool for the early detection of behavioral and emotional problems in special needs children

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After Katrina: Rebuilding Mississippi's early childhood infrastructure: The first six months
Mississippi State University. Early Childhood Institute, 2006
(Mississippi State University Early Childhood Report No. 1). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Early Childhood Institute.

An account of the Early Childhood Institute's work in reopening Mississippi child care facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and expanding training and technical assistance to family child care providers

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The answer is readiness: Now what is the question?
Graue, M. Elizabeth, 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(1), 43-56

A discussion of problems with common definitions and models of school readiness, measuring readiness, and systems of policy and practice to support readiness

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Building capacity in the infant and family field through competency-based endorsement: Three states' experiences
Weatherston, Deborah J., 2006
Zero to Three, 26(3), 4-13

A description of the credentialing process developed by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) to define the required skills and experiences of infant mental health professionals and establish a comprehensive endorsement system for these practitioners, and of the collaborative role of the MI-AIMH in efforts to establish endorsement systems for Texas and New Mexico

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Building system capacity: Improving infant and early childhood mental health in Philadelphia
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, March, 2006
(Report). Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

An overview of a stakeholder symposium convened by the Philadelphia Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative, a collaborative project of Zero To Three (ZTT) and the Delaware Valley Group-World Association for Infant Mental Health (DVG-WAIMH), and Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), with a goal of the improvement of early childhood mental health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Community coalitions for child care
Kroetsch, Adam, May, 2006
(Cultivating connections- between economic development & child care). Albany, NY: New York State Child Care Coordinating Council.

Profiles of three coalitions working together to increase the supply and quality of child care in their Upstate New York communities

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County level demographics for Working Connections Child Care, state fiscal year 2005
Huang, Jialing, March, 2006
Olympia: Washington, Division of Child Care and Early Learning.

A demographic description of the populations served by the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) during the 2005 fiscal year, with a focus on children’s ethnicity and socioeconomic status documented by county in Washington state

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Creating an early childhood mental health system: A success story focused on community and integration
Walker, Pamela, November 2006
Zero to Three, 27(2), 26-30

A description of the development of the Early Childhood Network, a family centered and culturally competent array of early childhood mental health services including promotion, prevention and treatment, in a rural community in Fremont County, Colorado

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Critical issues in after-school programming
Halpern, Robert, 2006
(Monographs of the Herr Research Center for Children and Social Policy, Erikson Institute, Serial No. 1, Vol. 1, No. 1). Chicago: Herr Research Center.

An exploration of the role of after school programs in improving children’s literacy skills and promoting physical activity and children’s well-being, and a discussion of both challenges to developing a system of after school services and the expectations of such programs and services

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Cultures in early childhood care and education
Nsamenang, A. Bame, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

An exploration of the diversity that represents the global state of early childhood, with a critique of the ideal of “early childhood care and education” as it has been defined and promoted through the resolutions, goals and strategies of the international development community, and overwhelmingly derived from the values, assumptions and theories of European and North American culture

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A diverse system delivers for pre-k: Lessons learned in New York State
Holcomb, Betty, July, 2006
Washington, DC: Pre-K Now.

An examination of New York State's approach to delivering prekindergarten services, with lessons for other states

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Driving transportation and child care together
Howell, Meredith, May, 2006
(Cultivating connections- between economic development & child care). Albany, NY: New York State Child Care Coordinating Council.

A discussion of potential links between child care planning and transportation planning, and an overview of select government programs including child care needs in transportation planning for low-income workers

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Early childhood care and education in Central America: Challenges and prospects
Elvir, Ana Patricia, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

An examination of developments during the 1990s and early 2000s, and the current status of early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs and policies in Central America

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Early childhood care and education in the Russian Federation
Taratukhina, Maria S, 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A description of the history of pre-school and early primary education since the mid-1800s in Russia/Soviet Union and discussion of the current status of early education in the Russian Federation

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Early years education: Perspectives from a review of the international literature
Stephen, Christine, 2006
Edinburgh: Scotland, Social Research.

A review of international research on the experiences of and impacts on children in, the role in the broader educational system of, and the decisions affecting when children enter early years education

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Economic development planning
Park, Ji Eun, May, 2006
(Cultivating connection- between economic development & child care) Albany, NY: New York State Child Care Coordinating Council.

An overview of arguments for the inclusion of child care needs and child care data in local economic development plans of communities in New York State

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The economic importance of child care for community development [Special issue]
Warner, Mildred, Summer 2006
Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society, 37(2)

A special issue of the journal Community Development, focusing on comprehensive and integrated perspectives of the importance of child care in the economy, and implications for community development

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The effects of conjoint behavioral consultation in early childhood settings
Sheridan, Susan M., 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(4), 593-617

An investigation of the effects of Conjoint behavioral consultation (CBC), a collaborative service delivery model through which parents and educators jointly address care and education issues, on a sample of 48 children aged 6 and younger

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ELCC report 2006: Learning from each other: Early learning and child care experiences in Canadian cities: Charts and tables
Mahon, Rianne, 2006
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: City of Toronto.

A presentation of the data from the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) experiences study of the child care, kindergarten, and out-of-school time services in 11 cities in Canada

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Evaluation report: State maternal & child health early childhood comprehensive systems grant program
Lawson, Anthony H., August 31, 2006
Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University, Center for Health Policy.

An evaluation of the implementation of the Early Childhood Comprehensive System (ECCS) program in Indiana, an initiative to promote maternal health and children’s development through the development of a coordinated system of comprehensive services for children aged birth through 5

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The first year: Child care restoration in Mississippi's Katrina region
Mississippi State University. Early Childhood Institute, 2006
(Mississippi State University Early Childhood Report No. 3). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Early Childhood Institute.

An account of the Early Childhood Institute's work in reopening Mississippi child care facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and expanding training and technical assistance to family child care providers

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A global history of early childhood education and care
Kamerman, Sheila B., 2006
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

An overview of the history of developments in early childhood education and care (ECEC) around the world, with descriptions of regional and country variations of ECEC and emphasis on developments between the 1960s and 1990s

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Linking and learning: Lessons for afterschool from early childhood system-building efforts
Afterschool Investments Project, October, 2006
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An overview of lessons for developing afterschool child care service delivery systems

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Once attained, can quality child care be maintained?
Roach, Mary A., 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(4), 553-570

An investigation of whether 24 early care and education programs serving high numbers of children from low-income families maintained the quality levels of child care services they provided after public funding for these centers was significantly reduced

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A pediatric approach to early literacy
Needlman, Robert, 2006
In D. K. Dickinson & S. B. Neuman (Eds.), Handbook of early literacy research (Vol. 2, pp. 333-346). New York: Guilford Press

A discussion of the Reach Out and Read program, a pediatric intervention providing guidance for parents in reading aloud to their children, with a review of studies of the program's efficacy

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