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Affordable quality: New approaches to childcare
Truss, Elizabeth, May, 2012
London: CentreForum (Organisation).

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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Childcare markets: Do they work?
Penn, Helen, February, 2012
(Occasional Paper No. 26). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto, Childcare Resource and Research Unit.

A discussion of the contrasts between market-based, for-profit systems of child care provision and non-profit or state systems of provision

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Condition of children birth to age five and status of early childhood services in California: Synthesis of recent research
American Institutes for Research, August, 2012
Sacramento: California, Child Development Division.

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
American Institutes for Research, August, 2012
Sacramento: California, Child Development Division.

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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Demographics, risk factors, and program participation of children birth to age five: County profiles
American Institutes for Research, June, 2012
San Mateo, CA: American Institutes for Research.

Profiles by California county of the characteristics and risk factors of children from birth to age 5 and of early learning and care services

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Double Dutch: The case against deregulation and demand-led funding in childcare
Cooke, Graeme, October, 2012
London: Institute for Public Policy Research.

A response to a discussion of lessons for the United Kingdom from child care policy reform in the Netherlands, with policy recommendations for the United Kingdom based on the child care system in Denmark

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Double Dutch: The case against deregulation and demand-led funding in childcare [Executive summary]
Cooke, Graeme, October, 2012
London: Institute for Public Policy Research.

A summary of a response to a discussion of lessons for the United Kingdom from child care policy reform in the Netherlands, with policy recommendations for the United Kingdom based on the child care system in Denmark

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Early care & learning system
South Dakota Kids Count Project, Q4 2012
(Facts on Kids in South Dakota Vol. 12, 4th Quarter-2012). Vermillion, SD: South Dakota Kids Count Project.

An overview of the early care and learning system in South Dakota, with a focus on child care, Head Start, Early Head Start, and prekindergarten programs

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Early child development in China: Breaking the cycle of poverty and improving future competitiveness
Wu, Kin Bing, 2012
Washington, DC: World Bank.

An examination of early child development policies, services, and financing in China, and a study in Hunan Province of child development outcomes and factors associated with those outcomes, based on data collected from 1,011 households

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Early child development in China: Breaking the cycle of poverty and improving future competitiveness [Executive summary]
Wu, Kin Bing, 2012
Washington, DC: World Bank.

A summary of an examination of early child development policies, services, and financing in China, and of a study in Hunan Province of child development outcomes and factors associated with those outcomes, based on data collected from 1,011 households

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Early child education: Making programs work for Brazil's most important generation
Evans, David (David Kirkham), 2012
Washington, DC: World Bank.

An exploration of strategies to increase early child education quality and access in Brazil, as well as a discussion of opportunities to collaborate across sectors, involve the private sector, and address inequalities across municipalities

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Early child education: Making programs work for Brazil's most important generation [Executive summary]
Evans, David (David Kirkham), 2012
Washington, DC: World Bank.

A summary of an exploration of strategies to increase early child education quality and access in Brazil, as well as of a discussion of opportunities to collaborate across sectors, involve the private sector, and address inequalities across municipalities

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EFA Goal 1: Early childhood care and education
Unesco. Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2012
Bangkok, Thailand: Unesco, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education.

An examination of recent progress toward expansion and improvement of early childhood care and education in the Asia Pacific region in the areas of policymaking, access for disadvantaged children, child health and well-being, standards and guidelines, and service quality

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EFA Goal 1: Early childhood care and education [Executive summary]
Unesco. Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2012
Bangkok, Thailand: Unesco, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education.

A summary of an examination of recent progress toward expansion and improvement of early childhood care and education in the Asia Pacific region in the areas of policymaking, access for disadvantaged children, child health and well-being, standards and guidelines, and service quality

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Evaluation of the National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education: Annual progress report 2011
Urbis (Firm : Australia), March, 2012
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australia, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

Findings from the second year of a four-year evaluation of the National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education, a commitment in Australia to deliver universal, full-time preschool access to children in the year before school, that examine state and territory progress towards target outcomes, based on state and territory reports, secondary data, and stakeholder interviews

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Evaluation of the National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education: Annual progress report 2011 [Executive summary]
Urbis (Firm : Australia), March, 2012
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia: Australia, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

A summary of findings from the second year of a four-year evaluation of the National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education, a commitment in Australia to deliver universal, full-time preschool access to children in the year before school, that examine state and territory progress towards target outcomes, based on state and territory reports, secondary data, and stakeholder interviews

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Examining California's afterschool movement post Proposition 49
Piha, Sam, July, 2012
Oakland, CA: Temescal Associates.

An examination of the implementation of California's Proposition 49, which funds school-based after school programs, and the current status and needs of the after school field in California, based on a document review and key informant interviews

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Examining California's afterschool movement post Proposition 49 [Executive summary]
Piha, Sam, July, 2012
Oakland, CA: Temescal Associates.

A summary of an examination of the implementation of California's Proposition 49, which funds school-based after school programs, and the current status and needs of the after school field in California, based on a document review and key informant interviews

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Making the connections: A report on the first national survey of out-of-school time intermediary organizations
Collaborative for Building After-School Systems, May, 2012
New York: Collaborative for Building After-School Systems.

A study of the characteristics and activities of out-of-school time intermediary organizations, which provide grantmaking, training, advocacy, policy, and program oversight services to out-of-school time programs, based on a survey of 212 intermediary organizations

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Making the connections: A report on the first national survey of out-of-school time intermediary organizations [Executive summary]
Collaborative for Building After-School Systems, May, 2012
New York: Collaborative for Building After-School Systems.

A summary of a study of the characteristics and activities of out-of-school time intermediary organizations, which provide grantmaking, training, advocacy, policy, and program oversight services to out-of-school time programs, based on a survey of 212 intermediary organizations

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Nga taonga whakaako: Bicultural competence in early childhood education
Williams, Ngaroma M., March, 2012
Wellington, New Zealand: Ako Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence.

A review of literature on bicultural curricula and Maori education developments in New Zealand, and a study of New Zealand early childhood education practitioners' perceptions of bicultural knowledge, practices, theory, resources, and professional development, based on surveys, interviews, and focus groups with 214 teachers and teacher educators

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Nga taonga whakaako: Bicultural competence in early childhood education [Executive summary]
Williams, Ngaroma M., March, 2012
Wellington, New Zealand: Ako Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence.

A summary of a review of literature on bicultural curricula and Maori education developments in New Zealand, and a summary of a study of New Zealand early childhood education practitioners' perceptions of bicultural knowledge, practices, theory, resources, and professional development, based on surveys, interviews, and focus groups with 214 teachers and teacher educators

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Partnering to prepare: Expanding access to high quality early childhood education: Field hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second session, On examining partnering to prepare our children, focusing on expanding access to high quality early childhood education, April 6, 2010 (Morrisville, PA)
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 2012
(S. Hrg. 111-1132). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

A hearing on efforts to support early education programs, with a focus on programs in Pennsylvania

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Policy Round Table on Early Childhood Education and Care: Developing ECEC in challenging times: Towards a European ECEC quality framework: A shared European approach to quality in early childhood services: Background paper
Bennett, John, 19 November, 2012
Brussels, Belgium: Eurochild.

An overview and comparison of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services, expenditures, and quality across European countries

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Prepared statement of Todd Klunk
Klunk, Todd, 2012
In Partnering to prepare: Expanding access to high quality early childhood education: Field hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate. 111th Cong., 2nd Sess.

An overview of publicly-funded child development and early education programs in Pennsylvania

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