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2007 afterschool year in review: A year of challenges and growth
Afterschool Alliance, January 2008
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

Reflections on the 2007 year of the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC), including a description of select programs and an exploration of the quality of and community and government support for after school programs across the United States

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2008-2009 needs assessment report: Survey results, trends, and implications
Nebraska Head Start-State Collaboration Office, May, 2009
Lincoln: Nebraska Head Start-State Collaboration Office. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).

An exploration of the difficulty of collaboration between Head Start and Early Head Start programs and service providers in content areas such as child care, family literacy, homelessness, health care, and welfare services, as well as providers of services for children with disabilities, based on responses from 20 grantees of state Head Start and Early Head Start funds in Nebraska

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2010-11 statewide needs assessment update
North Carolina Head Start State Collaboration Office,
Raleigh: North Carolina Head Start State Collaboration Office.

An assessment of North Carolina Head Start program needs in the coordination, collaboration, and alignment of services in seven designated priority areas, based on a survey of 54 Head Start programs

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Achieving, connecting, thriving: Afterschool and summer learning in collaboration with schools
Smith, Chris,
Flint, MI: Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project.

A discussion of efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, to integrate after school and summer learning programs with schools

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Afterschool partnerships with higher education
Afterschool Alliance, 2001
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 2). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

An informational brief on the benefits of after school programs' partnerships with higher education institutions; nationally representative examples of the benefits include career development, mentoring, tutoring, program evaluation, and adult education for parents of participating children

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

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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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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Aligning afterschool with the regular school day: The perfect complement
Afterschool Alliance, July, 2011
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 50). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A discussion of the role that after school programs can play in supporting middle school student achievement when they are aligned with school curricula

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Aligning public finance systems: How can we most effectively maximize resources and build cohesive early care and education systems at the state level?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004

A brief examining the linkages among different components of a high quality early care and education system of financing, program, and practitioner standards

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Alignment in action: Prek-3rd at DC Prep
National Black Child Development Institute, June, 2011
Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute.

A case study of the implementation of a prekindergarten through third grade education framework in DC Prep, a charter school in Washington, DC

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Allied for better outcomes: Child welfare and early childhood
Stepleton, Kate, August 2010
Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy.

A discussion of an approach to child welfare practice that promotes coordination and integration between the child welfare and early care and education systems

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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
(Child Care and Early Education Series Brief No. 5). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A review of findings from a Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) state survey regarding implementation of the mixed delivery model, in which prekindergarten is provided by community-based settings and schools

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Alternative models for an early care and education system
Edie, David, 2004

A report analyzing early care and education (ECE) developments and policies and presenting models for a potential Wisconsin ECE system

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Alternative policy options for child care subsidy programs [Executive summary]
Edie, David, 2003
(Public Policy Options for Early Care and Education Executive Summary No. 1). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

The executive summary of a report on Wisconsin's child care subsidy program and possible policy alternatives

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America's vanishing potential: The case for prek-3rd education
Foundation for Child Development, October, 2008
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A discussion of the importance to strong educational performance of connecting prekindergarten with the early elementary grades

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Anniversaries in the Finnish kindergarten system: How and why the system was created
Honkavaara, Pirjo, 1998
International Journal of Early Childhood, 30(1), 7-9

An overview of the history of the Finnish child care system, from the creation of the folk kindergarten in 1888 to the adoption of the Day Care Act of 1996, which guaranteed all children under 7 years the right to child care.

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The barriers to childcare provision
Callender, Claire, October 2000
(Research Report No. 231). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment.

An investigation into the existence and types of barriers to providing child care for children aged 16 and under

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Better outcomes for all: Promoting partnerships between Head Start and state pre-k
Stebbins, Helene, January, 2007
Washington, DC: Pre-K Now.

A study examining how Head Start and state-funded prekindergarten programs can coordinate service delivery, based on in-depth interviews with program providers, state prekindergarten program directors, and state Head Start collaboration coordinators

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Beyond child development centres: Care coordination for children with disabilities
Appleton, Peter L., 1997
Child: Care, Health and Development, 23(1), 29-40

An evaluation of a care coordination program for Welsh children with special needs entering preschool, comprised of parental empowerment, a defined care coordinator, and individualized care provision

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Beyond parallel play: Emerging state and community planning roles in building early learning systems
Coffman, Julia, September 2006
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An examination of the role of community participation in developing early learning systems, particularly in relation to state-level planning, based on six state case studies in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Vermont

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Beyond the school yard: Pre-k collaborations with community-based partners
Wat, Albert, July, 2009
Washington, DC: Pre-K Now.

A discussion of the benefits of and promising practices in collaborations between public prekindergarten programs and community-based child care and early education providers, with policy recommendations to promote collaborations

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Beyond state regulation of child care: A venture into a public-private partnership in Nebraska
Bergwell, Ethel, 1995
American Journal of Public Health, 85(4), 585-586

A description of a public-private partnership between the county health department and employers in Lincoln-Lancaster County, Nebraska, to increase the quantity and quality of licensed family child care.

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Blending Head Start and Montessori: The best of both worlds
Hixon, Suellen, 2002
Montessori Life, 14(4), 37-38

A review of a Head Start program incorporating the Montessori curriculum, located within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation

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A bold vision: Documenting the pivotal role of schools in early child development
University of British Columbia. Human Early Learning Partnership, February 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia, Human Early Learning Partnership.

An overview of preschool, child care, parent mentorship, parent-child, and integrated services program initiatives in 27 school districts in British Columbia, Canada

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Bridging gaps: Linking pre-kindergarten and child care
Committee for Economic Development, 2002
Washington, DC: Committee for Economic Development.

A brief calling federal and state governments to help finance prekindergarten programs that will combine child care and early education goals.

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