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The 2003 California child care portfolio
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, 2004
San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

A report providing statewide and county-by-county statistics regarding child care supply and demand, costs, and current policy trends in the state of California

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2003 report on child care in Cook County: Elements of child care supply and demand
Action for Children, 2004
Chicago: Action for Children.

An analysis for fiscal year 2003 of child care supply and demand in Cook County, IL.

Other


The 2004 National Survey of Child Development Associates (CDAs)
Council for Professional Recognition, 2004
Washington, DC: Council for Professional Recognition.

The 2004 edition of the National Survey of Child Development Associates (CDAs) designed to assess the effects of credentialing on careers and professional development

Fact Sheets & Briefs


2004 Oregon child care market rate study
Oregon. Department of Human Services, 2004
Salem, OR: Oregon, Department of Human Services.

A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Oregon in 2004

Reports & Papers


2004 Oregon child care market rate study [Executive summary]
Oregon. Department of Human Services, 2004
Salem, OR: Oregon, Department of Human Services.

The summary of findings from a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Oregon in 2004

Executive Summary


2004 supplement to Making care less taxing
National Women's Law Center, 2004
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A chart supplementing Appendix A of the 2002 report, ''Making Care Less Taxing: Improving State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions,'' which describes state child and dependent care for tax year 2003

Other


2004 Utah child care market rate study
Utah. Department of Workforce Services. Office of Child Care, 2004
Salt Lake City, UT: Utah, Department of Workforce Services, Office of Child Care.

A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Utah in 2004

Reports & Papers


21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Implementation report: January-June 2003
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, February, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An implementation evaluation of Michigan's first 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program documents and administrator surveys and interviews

Reports & Papers


21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Mid-year implementation report: July 2003-February 2004
Bates, Laura V., 10 February, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An implementation evaluation of Michigan's 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program director surveys

Reports & Papers


4 counties for kids: The implementation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program: Final evaluation report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Prevention Research & Development, 2004
Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for Prevention Research & Development. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

An evaluation of 4 Counties for Kids' after school programs surveyed participating children, parents, and teachers to examine the programs' impacts on children's academic achievements and development regarding homework, class participation, and feelings about school

Reports & Papers


Achieving equitable education for all students: Legal, institutional and activist strategies
Gruendel, Janice M., 2004
Paper presented at the National Conference for Community and Justice Quarterly Forum, Hartford, CT.

A discussion of the association between child development and economic development among business and higher education professionals in Connecticut

Other


The acquisition of literacy: Reframing definitions, paradigms, ideologies, and practices
Jalongo, Mary Renck, 2004
In Contemporary perspectives on language policy and literacy instruction in early childhood education (pp. 57-78). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

A discussion of a contextual theory of literacy acquisition, which views literacy as related to an individual's construction of self and environment

Other


An action plan: Assessing school readiness in Ventura County
Thompson, Lisa, March 2004
Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.

A series of recommendations for establishing a school readiness assessment measure in Ventura County, California, and a survey of school administrators and teachers to determine existing school readiness assessment practices and future preferences for the selection of a measurement

Reports & Papers


Adolescents assuming adult roles: Factors associated with teens providing child care for younger siblings
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(JCPR Working Paper No. 353). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

A study examining patterns of adolescent sibling child care usage by single- and two-parent families, using data from the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

Reports & Papers


AEU submission to the independent inquiry into the provision of universal access to high quality preschool education
Australian Education Union, 2004
Southbank, Victoria: Australian Education Union.

A description of the state of universal access to high quality preschool education in Australia by the Australian Education Union in response to an independent inquiry

Other


Affordability: Women and their families need help paying for child care
National Women's Law Center, 2004
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A brief on the high child care expenses of low-income families and the inadequacy of government child care assistance

Fact Sheets & Briefs


After-school programs: Expanding access and ensuring quality
Gayl, Chrisanne L., 2004
Washington, DC: Progessive Policy Institute.

An analysis of the federal government's involvement afterschool programs, with a review of research on the impacts of afterschool programs, and recommendations to expand access and increase quality.

Other


After-school programs in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California
Huh, Cheong Rhie, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles

An exploration of after school programs in Koreatown in Los Angeles, examining what constitutes a program, why parents send their children, and why children attend these programs

Reports & Papers


All work and no play?: Listening to what kids and parents really want from out-of-school time
Duffett, Ann, 2004
New York: Public Agenda Foundation

A report on the after school activities of youth in the United States and on what parents and youth want during out-of-school time

Reports & Papers


Alphabet Letter Recognition Inventory
Florida Institute of Education, 2004
In Alphabet Letter Recognition Inventory: Administration manual. Jacksonville: Florida Institute of Education

Instruments


American public and Head Start director's perceptions toward Head Start
National Head Start Association (U.S.). Research and Evaluation Division, 2004
Alexandria, VA: National Head Start Association.

Results from a national poll examining public and Head Start directors' perceptions of prekindergarten and other early learning programs

Fact Sheets & Briefs


An analysis of select early childhood education funds/programs
Arizona. State School Readiness Board, 2004
Phoenix: Arizona State School Readiness Board.

An examination of the efficiency of service delivery among early education programs in Arizona, including an assessment of the use of available funds, a description of restrictions on expenditures, and a presentation of strategies for increasing available funds and improving budgetary practices

Other


Annotated resources on early childhood assessment systems
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), 2004
Fairfax, VA: National Child Care Information Center.

An annotated bibliography of resources on early childhood assessment.

Bibliographies


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Another step back?: Assessing readiness in Head Start
Raver, C. Cybele, 2004
YC: Young Children, 59(1), 58-63

A critique of the impact of current assessment and accountability measures on Head Start students

Other


Assessing the post-secondary early childhood teacher preparation programs in Florida
Birken, Brittany, 2004
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, Florida

An exploration of aspects of early childhood degree programs in Florida, including program characteristics, coursework and practica experiences provided to students, and challenges faced by faculty members in meeting the development needs of the early childhood workforce

Reports & Papers


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