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Beyond the usual suspects: Developing new allies to invest in school readiness
Bruner, Charles, 2004
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

A resource brief for child care advocates that offered new strategies for recruiting different people and organizations to invest in early childhood education

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Building an early learning system: The ABCs of planning and governance structure
Bruner, Charles, 2004
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An overview of planning, governance, and management strategies that states can use to develop early learning systems

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Child welfare and school readiness: Making the link for vulnerable children
McCart, Linda, 2003
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

Information on early childhood policy initiatives available to state policy makers for linking welfare and school readiness initiatives in the United States

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Early learning left out: Closing the investment gap for America's youngest children
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children.

An examination of public investment in education and development by age, from birth through college, with estimates of potential benefits from increased investment in early learning and development programs

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Early learning left out: Closing the investment gap for America's youngest children [Executive summary]
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children.

Summary of an examination of public investment in education and development by age, from birth through college, with estimates of potential benefits from increased investment in early learning and development programs

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Early learning left out: An examination in public investments in education and development by child age
Voices for America's Children, 2004
Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

A report comparing levels of public investment in early learning to investment in education for other age groups across 12 states

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Early learning left out: An examination in public investments in education and development by child age [Executive summary]
Voices for America's Children, 2004
Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children.

An analysis of twelve states' average spending in child education and development programs

Executive Summary


Financing school readiness strategies: An annotated bibliography
Bruner, Charles, 2003
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An overview of need and financing strategies for implementing school readiness programs in the United States

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Investments pay off
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 7). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

A brief arguing that investments in early childhood education generate benefits for taxpayers, society, and program participants

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Learning begins at birth (the earliest years count)
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 1). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

A description of the essential processes involved in children's early brain development

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Many happy returns: Three economic models that make the case for school readiness
Bruner, Charles, 2004
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

A paper contending that investment in early childhood education provides multiple benefits to society, including positive child outcomes, economic activity, and adult human capital development

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Measuring children's school readiness: Options for developing state baselines and benchmarks
Bruner, Charles, 2003
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An inventory of the current thinking and work in the field of child care and early education on developing baselines and benchmarks for measuring a child’s readiness and options for states in developing such systems

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Nurture (as well as nature) matters
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 2). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

A brief identifying young children's fundamental needs for healthy growth and development, including nurturing parents, adequate health care and nutrition, early childhood education, and high quality child care

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On the path to school readiness: Key questions to consider before establishing universal pre-kindergarten
Segal, Ann, 2004
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

A discussion of several components necessary to high quality universal prekindergarten programs, including integrated child care services, family support, well trained staff, access to healthcare services, and a safe and caring environment

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Parents work
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 5). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

A discussion regarding working parents' need for affordable, accessible child care in order to meet their children's educational and emotional needs while providing for their financial security

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Quality matters
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 6). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An overview of the components of high quality early childhood education, including well trained and caring staff, regular supervision of staff, clear goals regarding child growth and development, and systematic monitoring and evaluation practices

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School readiness is more than what children know (it is multidimensional)
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 3). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An overview of the five dimensions of school readiness: physical development, socioemotional development, language development, approaches to learning, and cognition and general knowledge

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School ''unreadiness'' is expensive
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(School Readiness Briefing Paper No. 4). Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

An overview of the economic repercussions linked to failures in meeting young children's essential needs

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Seven things policy makers need to know about school readiness: Revised and expanded toolkit
Bruner, Charles, 2005
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.

A toolkit that provides policymakers with information they can use to make the case for investing in school readiness and establishing programs and policies that benefit young children and their families

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