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Brief report: Funding cuts to state-funded prekindergarten programs in FY10 & 11
Epstein, Dale J., August 11, 2010
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An overview of proposed cuts to state-funded prekindergarten programs for fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011

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Coordinating America's highly diversified early childhood portfolio
Gilliam, Walter S., September, 2010
In R. Haskins & W. S. Barnett (Eds.), Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy (pp. 89-96). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

A discussion of the coordination and integration of programs for preschool-age children to produce a more cohesive early childhood system

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Getting the most out of Early Head Start: What has been accomplished and what needs to be done
Love, John M., September, 2010
In R. Haskins & W. S. Barnett (Eds.), Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy (pp. 29-37). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

A discussion of the impacts of Early Head Start on children at 2, 3, and 5 years old

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Head Start: Strategies to improve outcomes for children living in poverty
Ramey, Craig T., September, 2010
In R. Haskins & W. S. Barnett (Eds.), Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy (pp. 59-67). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

A discussion of challenges that face the Head Start program and strategies to address them

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Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy
Haskins, Ron, September, 2010
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

A discussion of the success of early childhood programs, including Early Head Start, Head Start, and home visiting programs, and policy recommendations for improving them

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Leave no (young) child behind: Prioritizing access in early childhood education
Ludwig, Jens, September, 2010
In R. Haskins & W. S. Barnett (Eds.), Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy (pp. 49-58). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

A discussion of the tradeoffs between funding policies that expand access to early childhood programs and funding those that increase their cost and intensity

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Meta-analysis of the effects of early education interventions on cognitive and social development
Camilli, Gregory, March 2010
Teachers College Record, 112(3), 579-620

A study of the effects of early childhood interventions on children's cognitive development, social development, and school progress, based on a meta-analysis of 123 comparative quasi-experimental and randomized studies published between 1960 and 2000

Literature Review


New directions for America's early childhood policies
Haskins, Ron, September, 2010
In R. Haskins & W. S. Barnett (Eds.), Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy (pp. 1-27). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

An overview of federal spending on early childhood programs and a summary of a discussion of the success of these programs and policy recommendations for improving them

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The New Mexico PreK evaluation: Impacts from the fourth year (2008-2009) of New Mexico's state-funded prek program
Hustedt, Jason T., November 2010
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A study of the impact of participation in New Mexico PreK, a state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children offered through a variety of public and community-based providers, on children's receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills at kindergarten entry, based on comparisons of assessments of children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten

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The New Mexico PreK evaluation: Impacts from the fourth year (2008-2009) of New Mexico's state-funded prek program [Executive summary]
Hustedt, Jason T., November 2010
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of a study of the impact of participation in New Mexico PreK, a state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children offered through a variety of public and community-based providers, on children's receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills at kindergarten entry, based on comparisons of assessments of children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten

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The Nurse-Family Partnership
Olds, David, September 2010
In R. Haskins & W. S. Barnett (Eds.), Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy (pp. 69-77). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

A discussion of the Nurse Family Partnership home visiting program and its impacts

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The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2010
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 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2009-2010 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook: Executive summary
Barnett, W. Steven, 2010
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of an annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2009-2010 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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Strengthening home-visiting intervention policy: Expanding reach, building knowledge
Daro, Deborah, September, 2010
In R. Haskins & W. S. Barnett (Eds.), Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy (pp. 79-88). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

A discussion of considerations for a universal home visiting policy

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Ten ideas for improving Early Head Start--and why the program needs them
Zill, Nicholas, September, 2010
In R. Haskins & W. S. Barnett (Eds.), Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy (pp. 39-48). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

A discussion of ten ways to improve the Early Head Start program

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Universal and targeted approaches to preschool education in the United States
Barnett, W. Steven, May, 2010
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 4(1), 1-12

A discussion of the educational potential of targeted preschool programs in the United States and the possible benefits of a universal approach

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