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Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families
Schumacher, Rachel, April 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

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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Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008
Clothier, Steffanie, April 2008
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

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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Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative
Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Consortium, July 2008
(NCER 2008-2009). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Research.

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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Evaluating the effectiveness of a technology-based preschool literacy project: A final report of the LitTECH Outreach Project
Johanson, Joyce, August 2008
Macomb, IL: Western Illinois University, Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood.

Findings from an evaluation of LitTECH, a project to link early childhood literacy research with effective practice, based on data on 92 teachers and 1,549 children in treatment classrooms and 37 teachers and 609 children in comparison classrooms

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Increasing state investments in early care and education: Lessons learned from advocates and best practices
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Spring 2008
Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children.

A discussion of lessons learned and future guidance resulting from child advocates' successful efforts in 10 states to increase public funding for early care and education programs, based on interviews with representatives of child advocacy organizations

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Measuring quality in pre-kindergarten classrooms: Assessing the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Hofer, Kerry G., May, 2008
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

An examination of alternative scoring methods for and the psychometric properties of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition (ECERS-R), and a discussion of ECERS-R content and its implications for policy, based on secondary analyses of observation data for 261 early childhood classrooms from three studies and on survey responses from 16 experts

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Parents and the high price of child care: 2008 update
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, June, 2008
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. (No longer available as of December 7, 2012).

A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies

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State child care assistance policies 2008: Too little progress for children and families
Schulman, Karen, September, 2008
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2007 to February 2008, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators

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The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2008
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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Strategies for promoting prevention and improving oral health care delivery in Head Start: Findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol I. Final technical report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October 01, 2008
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Final findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on interviews with program directors, a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and site visits

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			Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families Schumacher, Rachel, April 2008 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators	Reports & Papers
			Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008 Clothier, Steffanie, April 2008 Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures. 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	Reports & Papers
			Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Consortium, July 2008 (NCER 2008-2009). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Research. 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)	Reports & Papers
			Evaluating the effectiveness of a technology-based preschool literacy project: A final report of the LitTECH Outreach Project Johanson, Joyce, August 2008 Macomb, IL: Western Illinois University, Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood. Findings from an evaluation of LitTECH, a project to link early childhood literacy research with effective practice, based on data on 92 teachers and 1,549 children in treatment classrooms and 37 teachers and 609 children in comparison classrooms	Reports & Papers
			Increasing state investments in early care and education: Lessons learned from advocates and best practices Annie E. Casey Foundation, Spring 2008 Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children. A discussion of lessons learned and future guidance resulting from child advocates' successful efforts in 10 states to increase public funding for early care and education programs, based on interviews with representatives of child advocacy organizations	Reports & Papers
			Measuring quality in pre-kindergarten classrooms: Assessing the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Hofer, Kerry G., May, 2008 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN An examination of alternative scoring methods for and the psychometric properties of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition (ECERS-R), and a discussion of ECERS-R content and its implications for policy, based on secondary analyses of observation data for 261 early childhood classrooms from three studies and on survey responses from 16 experts	Reports & Papers
			Parents and the high price of child care: 2008 update National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, June, 2008 Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. (No longer available as of December 7, 2012). A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies	Reports & Papers
			State child care assistance policies 2008: Too little progress for children and families Schulman, Karen, September, 2008 Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center. A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2007 to February 2008, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators	Reports & Papers
			The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook Barnett, W. Steven, 2008 New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research. An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs	Reports & Papers
			Strategies for promoting prevention and improving oral health care delivery in Head Start: Findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol I. Final technical report United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, October 01, 2008 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Final findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on interviews with program directors, a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and site visits	Reports & Papers