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The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight |
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Access to the general education curriculum for preschoolers with disabilities: Children’s school success A study of the academic and social skill gains of 58 children with disabilities during their preschool year in classrooms using the Children’s School Success (CSS) curriculum |
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Advancing achievement: Findings from an independent evaluation of a major after-school initiative An evaluation of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, that examined participants' characteristics, program experiences, engagement, and outcomes, and program quality and costs, based on child surveys and assessments, program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and staff surveys and interviews |
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The afterschool experience in Salsa, Sabor y Salud: Evaluation 2007-2008 A process and outcomes evaluation of Salsa, Sabor y Salud (SSS), a child-centered adaptation of a healthy lifestyles program for Latino families, that examined the effect of program participation on elementary school students' and program instructors' knowledge and healthy behaviors, based on survey, interview, and observational data collected in after school programs implementing SSS and matched control programs in Los Angeles and on case studies of programs in Chicago |
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Beginning school ready to learn: The impact of the Head Start Early Childhood Education Program on Hispanic children An examination of the relationship between attendance at Head Start's Early Childhood Education Program and Hispanic children's ability to begin kindergarten ready to learn from in depth interviews with 11 female employeees at a Head Start program in Southern California |
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Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators |
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Child care and transit: Making the link in California A study in California of the public transit use, both from home to child care and from child care to work, of parents with children in child care centers located within one-third of a mile of a transit station, based on a survey of parents and interviews with child care center directors, transportation planners, and local government officials |
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Child care centers, child care vouchers, and faith-based organizations An examination of the roles of faith-based organization in providing or supporting center-based child care, particularly for children from families receiving vouchers, in five counties in four states |
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Child care health consultation programs in California: Models, services, and facilitators An evaluative study of the Child Care Health Linkages Project, an initiative to address health and safety issues for children attending Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs by linking health consultants with ECE providers and parents in 20 California counties |
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Child care voucher programs: Provider experiences in five counties A study of child care providers' experiences with the voucher systems funded by the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) and used to subsidize child care for low income families, based on a survey of approximately 300 staff and providers from five counties in four states |
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Child care vouchers and unregulated family, friend, and neighbor care A study of providers of unregulated family, friend, and neighbor care who participate in the voucher system of subsidized care to determine their characteristics and their perceptions of policy, and a study of the voucher agencies’ experiences with family, friend, and neighbor caregivers, among samples of caregivers and voucher agency staff in five counties from four states |
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Children's readiness for kindergarten in San Francisco: Results of the fall 2007 assessment in San Francisco Unified School District: Comprehensive report A study in San Francisco of: children's characteristics, skills, and readiness at kindergarten entry; family and early childhood education factors associated with readiness; children's transitions to kindergarten; and kindergarten teacher and classroom characteristics, all based on parent surveys and kindergarten teacher child assessments and surveys in a random sample of schools and classrooms |
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Closing the achievement gap: Report of Superintendent Jack O’Connell’s California P-16 Council Fourteen recommendations, including two related to pre-kindergarten programs, for closing socioeconomic and ethnic achievement gaps among California students |
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Creating a state strategic plan for integrating services for children using multiple qualitative methods A study of the development of California’s plan for integrating public services for young children |
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Creating a workforce in early childhood mental health: Defining the competent specialist A comparison of competencies for early childhood mental health specialists developed by groups of professionals in California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and Vermont |
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Crystal Stairs, Inc. License Exempt Assistance Project "Community Pre-K" evaluation report: Year 1 (2007-2008) An evaluation of Community Pre-K, a play and learn program to provide quality early learning experiences to children cared for by subsidized, license-exempt providers and to build providers' caregiving skills, that examined child and provider outcomes, based on data collected from 9 family, friend, and neighbor child care providers and 13 children in Los Angeles |
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Diversity and stratification in California's early care and education workforce An analysis of the association of ethnic and linguistic characteristics to education levels and job roles of members of the early care and education workforce in California, based on data from the California Early Care and Education Workforce Study |
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Does readiness matter?: How kindergarten readiness translates into academic success: A data report A study of the relationship of children's school readiness skills and profiles at kindergarten entry to their academic performances in the third, fourth, and fifth grades in San Mateo County, California |
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Early care and education career lattices in Los Angeles A study of the structure of the child care and early education industry and of career paths and lattices available to members of the child care and early education workforce in Los Angeles |
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Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, based on a survey of the 50 states and territories |
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Amador and Calaveras Counties An analysis of the economic impact of the early care and education industry in Amador and Calaveras Counties, California, in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries, labor force participation and development, and child development |
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Los Angeles County An analysis of the economic impact of the Los Angeles County, California, child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation |
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Effects of a literacy curriculum that supports writing development of Spanish-speaking English learners in Head Start Findings from an investigation of the effect of a literacy curriculum on the acquisition of writing skills by English language learners in a Head Start program, based on a sample of 76 Spanish-speaking students from 6 child care centers in California assigned to groups that received either a writing development intervention, a vocabulary building intervention, or control group conditions |
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Effects of a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention: A randomized experiment An evaluation of the effect of the implementation of the Pre-K Mathematics curriculum and the DLM Express software package on the mathematical knowledge of low-income children in Head Start and public preschool classrooms in greater San Francisco and Buffalo, based on a study of 20 experimental and 20 control-group classrooms |
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Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative The final report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative, which conducted multi-site experimental evaluations of 14 preschool curricula's impacts on child outcomes (including behavior and early language, literacy, and math skills) at the end of preschool and in kindergarten, and on preschool classroom outcomes (including classroom quality, teacher-child interactions, and instructional practices) |
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