2010-2011 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an examination of the quality of preschool classrooms and the characteristics of teaching staff in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at risk 4-year-olds, based on data for 1,127 classrooms and more than 1,000 teachers
Reports & Papers
2011 local child care market rate study: Final report
A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across Delaware in 2011 by provider type, full-day or part-day status, and age group, including information on odd-hours care and care for children with special needs, based on survey responses from 554 providers
Reports & Papers
2011 local child care market rate study: Final report [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across Delaware in 2011 by provider type, full-day or part-day status, and age group, including information on odd-hours care and care for children with special needs, based on survey responses from 554 providers
Executive Summary
21st Center Community Learning Centers: Executive summary 2009-2010
A summary of an evaluation of Wisconsin 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines program activities and student attendance and academic performance, based on program reporting data
Executive Summary
21st Century Community Learning Centers 2009-10 Profile and Performance Information Collection System (PPICS) report
An evaluation of Colorado 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines program characteristics and activities, as well as participant academic outcomes, based on analyses of annual performance data submitted by 18 Colorado grantees
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers 2009-10 Profile and Performance Information Collection System (PPICS) report [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of Colorado 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines program characteristics and activities, as well as participant academic outcomes, based on analyses of annual performance data submitted by 18 Colorado grantees
Executive Summary
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and program monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC performance data: 2009-10
An examination of: 21st Century Community Learning Center program characteristics, including activities, staffing, and participants; programs with participants who meet academic and behavior performance targets; and the relationship of program characteristics to the achievement of performance targets, all based on secondary analyses of program reporting data
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and program monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC performance data: 2009-10 [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of: 21st Century Community Learning Center program characteristics, including activities, staffing, and participants; programs with participants who meet academic and behavior performance targets; and the relationship of program characteristics to the achievement of performance targets, all based on secondary analyses of program reporting data
Executive Summary
21st Century Community Learning Centers implementation study report
Interim findings from an implementation evaluation of Tennessee 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examine participant and staff recruitment and retention, program activities, and community and school engagement, based on visits to 20 program sites during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years
Reports & Papers
21st Century Community Learning Centers implementation study report: Executive summary
A summary of interim findings from an implementation evaluation of Tennessee 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examine participant and staff recruitment and retention, program activities, and community and school engagement, based on visits to 20 program sites during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years
Executive Summary
Accreditation and quality rating and improvement systems
An overview of the incorporation of accreditation standards into state child care quality rating and improvement systems
Fact Sheets & Briefs
After child care subsidies for TANF leavers: Implications for child school readiness
A longitudinal study of the child care arrangements of children of former welfare recipients in southeastern Pennsylvania who received child care subsidies after leaving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), based on analyses of secondary and administrative data for 157 children
Reports & Papers
After child care subsidies for TANF leavers: Implications for child school readiness [Executive summary]
A summary of a longitudinal study of the child care arrangements of children of former welfare recipients in southeastern Pennsylvania who received child care subsidies after leaving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), based on analyses of secondary and administrative data for 157 children
Executive Summary
Arizona Kindergarten Readiness Study: First Things First External Evaluation
A study of the physical health and well-being, socioemotional development, approaches to learning, language and literacy development, cognition, and general knowledge of Arizona kindergarteners, based on direct assessments, parent and guardian questionnaires, and teacher questionnaires for a representative sample of 1,145 first-time kindergarteners in 2009
Reports & Papers
Arizona Kindergarten Readiness Study: First Things First External Evaluation [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the physical health and well-being, socioemotional development, approaches to learning, language and literacy development, cognition, and general knowledge of Arizona kindergarteners, based on direct assessments, parent and guardian questionnaires, and teacher questionnaires for a representative sample of 1,145 first-time kindergarteners in 2009
Executive Summary
Art experiments: Introducing an artist-in-residence programme in early childhood education
A documentation of both the contributions to classroom arts practices and the interactions between the artist, classroom teacher, and students in an early childhood artist-in-residence program--a collaboration between a university faculty member, a community arts center, and an early care and education center, to bring a professional artist into a prekindergarten classroom to serve as an artist-in-residence, based on data from 1 prekindergarten classroom with 1 teacher and 12 4-year-old children
Reports & Papers
Assembly Bill 563: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: Building a foundation for school readiness and success in k-12 and beyond: FY 2010-11 evaluation report: Executive summary
A summary of an evaluation of Nevada's publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examines program characteristics and quality, explores the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year, and compares longitudinal developmental and parental involvement outcomes of participants and nonparticipants, based on reports from program directors, program observations, child assessments, and teacher surveys
Executive Summary
Association between attendance of day care centres and increased prevalence of eczema in the German birth cohort study LISAplus
A comparison of the prevalence and cumulative incidence of eczema in East and West Germany and an identification of risk factors associated with eczema, which includes child care attendance, based on data from Immune System and Allergies in East and West Germany Plus the influence of traffic emissions and genetics (LISAplus) birth cohort study conducted in Germany, that includes 3,097 children up to 6 years of age
Reports & Papers
Building our future: The state of Virginia's early childhood system
An overview of features of the early childhood system in Virginia, including governance, infrastructure, and early care and education program accessibility and quality
Other
The call to end preschool expulsion: Prevention and intervention strategies
A discussion of the relationship of preschool expulsion to adolescent delinquency and adult imprisonment, with policy recommendations to reduce problem behaviors in early childhood
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Case study of the Mesed project
A case study conducted at one of five locations of Mesed, a two-generation program in Hungary to provide access to high-quality early education for disadvantaged Roma children and to improve Roma parenting practices, that examines participant characteristics, maternal education level and attitudes, and parental involvement in children's education
Reports & Papers
Children enhance school readiness through Gearing Up for Kindergarten
Findings from an evaluation of Gearing Up for Kindergarten, a preschool learning and parenting education program in North Dakota, that examine changes in children's readiness for school, based on pre- and post-program surveys from parents and teachers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Can intensive early childhood intervention programs eliminate income-based cognitive and achievement gaps?
An estimation of the relationship of participation in a comprehensive early childhood development intervention to income-based differences in child cognitive development and school readiness, based on secondary analyses of data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, and from the impact evaluation of the Infant Health and Development Program, a comprehensive intervention for low-birth-weight premature infants
Reports & Papers
Can I teach English to children?: Turkish preservice teacher candidates and very young learners
An examination of differences in attitudes of English language teaching teacher candidates before and after their short-term teaching experiences with very young learners of English, based on data from 82 students in the English Language Teaching Department of Dicle University, a state university in the southeastern region of Turkey
Reports & Papers
The Common Core State Standards: Caution and opportunity for early childhood education
A discussion of the implications of the Common Core State Standards for early childhood education
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