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The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), February, 2009
Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007

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Almost like family: Family child care
Harper Browne, Charlyn, October 2009
Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy.

An examination of family child care practices and efforts that promote factors associated with the prevention of child abuse and neglect, based on a literature review and surveys, focus groups, and site visits with family child care providers

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America After 3PM
Afterschool Alliance, October 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households

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The APPLES Blossom: The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Preliminary results through 2nd grade: Interim report
Frede, Ellen, June 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

Preliminary findings from a longitudinal study on the lasting effects of participation in an Abbott prekindergarten program on children’s language, literacy, and math skills in first and second grade

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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Improper payments data collection pilot project
United States. Food and Nutrition Service. Office of Research and Analysis, September, 2009
Alexandria, VA: U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis.

A comparison of the quality and costs of four methods for estimating the true number of meals served by family child care homes participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program in order to reduce improper payments to providers for submitting erroneous meal counts

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Collaboration and community change in the Children's Futures initiative
Walker, Karen E., February, 2009
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

An implementation evaluation of Children's Futures, an early childhood initiative to improve the health, well-being, and school readiness of infants and toddlers in Trenton, New Jersey, by providing health services and parenting education, improving the quality of available child care, increasing father involvement, and supporting collaboration among Trenton social, health, and child services agencies and organizations

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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009
Poppe, Julie, May 2009
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2009, based on a survey of legislative fiscal staff in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories

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Evaluation of New Jersey After 3: Reaching and engaging New Jersey?s youth through afterschool programs, 2005 - 2008
Walking Eagle, Karen P., April, 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: New Jersey After 3.

An examination of the influence of the New Jersey After 3 initiative on the availability and quality of after school programs, as well as the improvement of the outcomes of participating youth

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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program
Picus, Larry, January, 2009
North Hollywood, CA: Lawrence O. Picus and Associates.

A study of the national and state costs of providing universal, high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education, derived from an evidence-based model for identifying the components and estimating the costs of high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education in a prototypical elementary school

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The high price of child care: A study profiling the cost of care within licensed centers in New Jersey
Dellanno, Diane F., December 2009
Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A study of the price and market rate of full-time center-based child care by county and age group in New Jersey, based on an analysis of data from local child care resource and referral databases

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Inside the pre-kindergarten door: Classroom climate and instructional time allocation in Tulsa's pre-K programs
Phillips, Deborah A., Q3 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(3), 213-362

A study of the quality of Tulsa prekindergarten and Head Start classrooms and a comparison of the quality of classrooms in Tulsa with sample of classrooms from across 11 states, based on observations of 106 public prekindergarten and Head Start classrooms in Tulsa, Oklahoma and data collected from 241 prekindergarten and 25 Head Start classrooms from 11 states

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Inside the pre-kindergarten door: Classroom climate and instructional time allocation in Tulsa's pre-k programs
Phillips, Deborah A., May 2009
(CROCUS Working Paper No. 13). Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Research on Children in the United States.

A study of classroom climate and academic instruction in public prekindergarten programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a comparison of classroom climate and academic instruction in Tulsa prekindergarten classrooms to classroom processes in Head Start and other state prekindergarten classrooms, and an examination of classroom and teacher characteristics associated with variations in classroom climate and academic instruction

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New Jersey child care market rate survey: 2008
New Jersey. Department of Human Services. Office of Research and Evaluation, June 2009
Trenton: New Jersey, Division of Family Development.

A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of New Jersey in 2008, including information on services, hours of operation, ages served, additional fees, and discounts

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New Jersey Preschool Expansion Assessment Research Study (PEARS): Statewide report
Friedman, Allison H., December 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An examination of the quality and capacity of early childhood settings in non-Abbott districts in New Jersey, with a focus on district expansion plans and teacher qualifications, based on surveys, interviews, and observation of programs for three- and four-year-old children and their staff

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Parents and the high price of child care: 2009 update
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, 2009
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2008, 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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Preschool children's outdoor play area preferences
Holmes, Robyn M., December 2009
Early Child Development and Care, 179(8), 1103-1112

An exploration of preschool children’s outdoor play preferences based on over 40 naturalistic observations of a sample of 20 male and 20 female 3- and 4-year-olds on an outdoor playground over 10 months

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A randomized trial study of a preschool literacy curriculum: The importance of implementation
Davidson, Marcia R., July 2009
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2(3), 177-208

An experimental comparison of a technology-based prekindergarten literacy curriculum add-on compared to the district curriculum alone over a period of 1 year with 254 students across 27 high-poverty preschool classrooms in an urban setting

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State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership
Johnson, Kay, February, 2009
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

A study of the characteristics of state-based home visiting programs, including their structure, financing, and design, and of state efforts to strengthen programs, based on a survey of state program staff and administrators and on a roundtable discussion

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State child care assistance policies 2009: Most states hold the line, but some lose ground in hard times
Schulman, Karen, September, 2009
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2008 to February 2009, 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 2009: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2009
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 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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Unequal opportunities for preschoolers: Differing standards for licensed child care centers and state-funded prekindergarten programs
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, February, 2009
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A comparison of state licensing regulations for center-based child care and early education programs to state prekindergarten program standards, as well as to Head Start standards and military child care regulations, using a quality standards checklist

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We can do better: 2009 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March 2009
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations

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