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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005 |
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Accountability for quality: One state's experience in improving practice A description of the initiative undertaken by the state of South Carolina to improve the quality of preschool and kindergarten classrooms in primary schools and an evaluation of the effects of the initiative |
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Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children A critical discussion of rating scales that measure parent beliefs about play, and a description of a study through which the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS) was developed and validated, based on the participation of African-American families with children enrolled in Head Start centers |
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Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives |
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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research? An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness |
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Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for South Carolina An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in South Carolina |
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The economic impacts of the child care industry in South Carolina: Investing early for future economic and community benefits An analysis of the economic impact of the South Carolina 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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Fathers of U.S. children born in 2001: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) Findings from a survey of biological fathers of sampled children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), including data on fathers' demographic characteristics, attitudes about fathering, and involvement in child care |
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From implementation to impact: An evaluation of the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness program A multi-component evaluation of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness, a comprehensive state initiative aimed at improving early childhood development, that examined: the features and quality of First Steps-funded four-year-old kindergarten (4K) classrooms, and the characteristics and outcomes of 4K participants; families receiving child care vouchers through First Steps and the features and quality improvements of child care programs receiving First Steps funding for quality enhancement activities; outcomes of children whose parents participated in First Steps parenting and family strengthening activities; and the value added by channeling funding through First Steps offices rather than directly through agencies implementing First Steps programming |
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The importance of child care in economic development: A comparative analysis of regional economic linkage An analysis of the regional economic impact of the child care sector, as compared to the agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors, using state-level input-output models |
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K-2 standards and assessments: A 50-state review A descriptive study of each state's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade content standards and mandatory assessments |
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Mother-child bookreading in low-income families: Correlates and outcomes during the first three years of life An investigation of the impact of mother-child book reading on low income young children's cognitive and language development as well as an examination of book reading in relation to the Early Head Start intervention using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project |
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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005 An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care |
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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of four-year undergraduate teacher preparation programs A study of whether early childhood teacher bachelor's degree requirements meet the developmental and educational needs of children with special needs, racial and ethnic minority children, children from low-income families, immigrant children, and second language learners |
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Public preschool and maternal labor supply: Evidence from the introduction of kindergartens into American public schools A comparative analysis of the effect of the availability of public kindergarten programs on the employment patterns of women with five-year-old children, using data from the 1950 through 1990 Decennial Censuses |
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Rush to assessment: The role private early childhood service providers play in assessing child and program outcomes A study of large, private non-profit and for-profit early childhood service providers' child and program quality assessment efforts, as well as of programs' use of assessment data for management purposes and their experiences of state and national accountability initiatives, based on interviews with senior program executives |
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South Carolina early learning time study: Final report An exploration of extended learning time (ELT) programs in South Carolina, including information on the the influence of program participation on student achievement and the cost-effectiveness of programs, based on surveys and visits of programs, and student assessments |
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