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Achieving a high return on early childhood investment: Scholarships for early childhood development A discussion of a policy proposal to increase at-risk children's participation in high-quality early childhood development programs through an endowed fund providing scholarships to families with at-risk children |
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Advocacy and policy change A discussion of methods in terms of evaluating policy and advocacy changes, specifically looking at early childhood education and care policies |
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After Katrina: Rebuilding Mississippi's early childhood infrastructure: The first six months 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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After school programs in the 21st century: Their potential and what it takes to achieve it A review of 10 years of seminal research and evaluation studies of out-of-school time program impacts |
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All children thriving: Pre-Birth Through Age Three initiative A discussion of the implementation of the Pre-Birth Through Age Three (PB3) Initiative to improve children’s outcomes in rural counties in Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio |
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Assessing the New Federalism A multi-year, multi-pronged project that analyzes state policy choices, including policy development and implementation, and family well-being in the context of the significant devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states |
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Assessing the New Federalism: Eight years later A compilation of findings from Assessing the New Federalism (ANF), a longitudinal survey-based project analyzing the effects of welfare reform in 1997, 1999, and 2002 |
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An assessment of the parent engagement and skills-building system in Miami-Dade An examination of early childhood education and care system supports for parental engagement and the development of parenting skills, based on interviews with early childhood educators and referral organizations, an analysis of a child care provider database, and focus groups with 121 parents in Miami-Dade County, Florida |
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Bachelor degrees are best: Higher qualifications for pre-kindergarten teachers lead to better learning environments for children A study highlighting prekindergarten teachers with bachelor’s degrees and their direct link to quality in child care and early education |
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Behind before they begin: Does Hawaii prepare our youngest children for school? A discussion of the state of early childhood education and care in Hawaii, and the presentation of a vision to improve the quality of services |
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Beyond the comfort zone: New ideas for the early care and education industry: A summary of the Kellogg Venture Grant initiative A description of the Kellogg Venture Grant to improve both the working conditions and the credentials of workers providing early childhood education and care |
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Beyond looking backward: Is child care a key economic sector? An economic analysis of the child care system in New York State, using a hypothetical extraction approach |
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Big ideas for children: Investing in our nation's future A collection of discussions of policy proposals to increase federal investment in children |
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Building and evaluating out-of-school time connections A newsletter on out-of-school time program linkages with other educational and extracurricular programs and institutions |
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Building a sustainable future: Analysis of the fiscal resources supporting children from birth through age 8 in Michigan An analysis of state allocated resources and expenditures for programs for children aged birth through eight years old in Michigan |
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Building a sustainable future: Analysis of the fiscal resources supporting children from birth through age 8 in Michigan [Executive summary] A summary of an analysis of state allocated resources and expenditures for programs for children aged birth through eight years old in Michigan |
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Caring for children of color: The child care patterns of white, black, and Hispanic children under 5 A study of child care arrangement patterns across groups of white, African American and Hispanic children |
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The case for investing in disadvantaged young children A discussion of investing in early intervention programs for young disadvantaged children on the grounds that participation in these programs increases economic productivity |
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A case study of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care A study of the creation, development, and impact of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care during its first two and a half years, based on interviews with public and private educators and program providers, legislators, policymakers, business leaders, early education experts, and other stakeholders |
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A case study of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care: Executive summary A summary of a study of the creation, development, and impact of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care during its first two and a half years, based on interviews with public and private educators and program providers, legislators, policymakers, business leaders, early education experts, and other stakeholders |
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A case study of the Pre-k for All DC campaign: How pre-k for all became the law of the land in Washington, DC A study of the history of the campaign to make prekindergarten universally available in the District of Columbia |
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Changes in Massachusetts welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems An overview of the changes in Massachusetts welfare policy as the focus shifts from families on welfare to those leaving welfare |
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Changing the face of child care & early learning in Allegan County A discussion of the influence of the Community Coordinated Child Care Council (4C) on the child care program quality in Allegan County, Michigan |
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Changing the face of child care & early learning in Charlevoix & Emmet Counties An account of an initiative to provide families with quality options of early childhood education and care through the use of public school districts to provide services, based on the Communities Helping In a Child’s Learning and Development (CHILD) program in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties in Michigan |
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Changing the face of child care & early learning in Detroit A discussion of the influence of the Coordinated Child Care Council of Detroit/Wayne County on child care program quality in the east-side of Detroit, Michigan |
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