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Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in East Yakima
Paulsell, Diane, August, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An overview of children, families, school readiness, and early learning services and quality in East Yakima, Washington, prior to the start of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State

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Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in East Yakima and White Center
Paulsell, Diane, August, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An overview of children, families, school readiness, and early learning services and quality in East Yakima and White Center, Washington, prior to the start of the East Yakima and White Center Early Learning Initiatives, parts of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State

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Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in White Center
Paulsell, Diane, August, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An overview of children, families, school readiness, and early learning services and quality in White Center, Washington, prior to the start of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State

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Building a community-wide early learning system: East Yakima at baseline
Del Grosso, Patricia, 05 May, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the East Yakima community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for East Yakima Early Learning Initiative implementation

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Building a community-wide early learning system: East Yakima at baseline [Executive summary]
Del Grosso, Patricia, 05 May, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A summary of baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the East Yakima community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for East Yakima Early Learning Initiative implementation

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Building a community-wide early learning system: White Center at baseline
Paulsell, Diane, 05 May, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the White Center community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the WCELI planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for WCELI implementation

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Building a community-wide early learning system: White Center at baseline [Executive summary]
Paulsell, Diane, 05 May, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A summary of baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the White Center community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the WCELI planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for WCELI implementation

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The child care transition: A league table of early childhood education and care in economically advanced countries
UNICEF. Innocenti Research Centre, December 2008
(Report Card 8). Florence, Italy: UNICEF, Innocenti Research Centre.

A discussion of 10 benchmarks for monitoring and comparing early childhood education and care progess in economically advanced countries, and an application of the benchmarks to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States

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The child care trilemma: How moral orientations influence the field
Lash, Martha, March 2008
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(1), 36-48

A study of the moral discourse arising from the struggle to balance quality, affordability, and availability in child care choice and provision, based on interviews with an administrator, a parent, and a teacher, all with connections to a university-affiliated child care center in a rural Midwestern town

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Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP) summary report
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, January, 2008
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.

A description of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood initiative to promote the school readiness of the state's children in poverty

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Colorado child readiness scan
Barry, Matthew, Summer 2008
Denver, CO: Piton Foundation.

An overview of policy, funding, and service delivery organizations in the Colorado early childhood system

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Creating a stronger afterschool system for New York State
New York State Afterschool Network, January 2008
New York: New York State Afterschool Network.

An overview of after school system-building efforts in California, Illinois, New York City, and Washington State, and lessons from these efforts for New York State

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The development of early childhood education in rural areas in China
Zhao, Lin, July 2008
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 28(2), 197-209

A description of the early care and education sector in rural areas of the People’s Republic of China, describing child care options, policies, funding, curriculum, administration, and teacher qualifications and status, and a case history of the development of a child care center in Gao Cun Village from 1981 through the 2000’s

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Discourses on quality care: The Investigating 'Quality' project and the Canadian experience
Pence, Alan R., September 2008
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(3), 241-255

A description of a global search for approaches to child care and early education to provide options for an approach that works in the multicultural society of British Columbia, Canada

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Does the military child care system serve its purpose?
Newberry, Sydne J., 2008
(RB-9363-OSD). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

A summary of an assessment of the military child care system's success in terms of its U.S. Department of Defense goals and a discussion of options for transforming the system

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Early care and education (ECE) facts
Chase, Richard A., November 2008
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

An overview of early care and education service provision in Minnesota

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Early care and education in Minnesota: Asset review and status report
Chase, Richard A., November 2008
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

An overview of the current state of the early care and education system in Minnesota, including its size and scope and ongoing policy and systems-building activities

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Early childhood care and education policy implementation review 2007
Pusat Perkembangan Kurikulum (Malaysia) (Malaysia. Curriculum Development Centre), January 24, 2008
Bangkok, Thailand: Unesco, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education.

An examination of early childhood education and child care services and policies in Malaysia

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Early childhood education in Ghana: The policy hiatus
Agbenyega, Joseph S., 2008
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 15(2), 25-40

A qualitative study of pedagogy, compliance with national policy, and the influence of national culture at 5 government and 5 private early childhood settings Ga West district of greater Accra

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Early childhood education services in 2007: Key findings from the NZCER national survey
Mitchell, Linda, 2008
Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Highlights of findings from an examination of available early childhood education and care services in New Zealand, and an exploration of parental perceptions of these programs

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Early childhood policy review in Nepal
Tribhuvan University. Research Centre for Educational Innovation and Development, 2008
(UNESCO Kathmandu Series of Monographs and Working Papers No. 15). Kathmandu, Nepal: Unesco, Kathmandu Office.

An examination of early childhood development services and policies in Nepal

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Early childhood services in the OECD countries: Review of the literature and current policy in the early childhood field
Bennett, John, August 2008
(Innocenti Working Paper IWP-2008-01). Florence, Italy: UNICEF, Innocenti Research Centre.

A review and discussion of early childhood policies and services in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries

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ECD and HIV/AIDS: The newest policy and programming challenge
Engle, Patrice L., 2008
In M. Garcia, A. Pence, & J. L. Evans (Eds.), Africa's future, Africa's challenge: Early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Directions in Development: Human Development 42700, pp. 285-315). Washington, DC: World Bank.

A discussion of obstacles to the provision of early childhood development (ECD) programs for children infected with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, including a description of current services and policies regarding HIV/AIDS and early childhood education

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ECD in Africa: A historical perspective
Prochner, Larry, 2008
In M. Garcia, A. Pence, & J. L. Evans (Eds.), Africa's future, Africa's challenge: Early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Directions in Development: Human Development 42700, pp. 117-133). Washington, DC: World Bank.

An examination of the history of early childhood development (ECD)-related programs in Africa, with a focus on formal programs in those parts of Africa colonized by Britain

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ECE policy review: Policies, profile and programs of early childhood education (ECE) in Pakistan [Draft report]
Pakistan. Ministry of Education, January 2008
Islamabad: Pakistan, Ministry of Education.

An examination of early childhood education services and policies in Pakistan

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