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21st Century Community Learning Centers implementation study report
McCutcheon, Emily R., November, 2011
Nashville: Tennessee, Department of Education.

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

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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (U.S.), January, 2011
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.

A study of the extent to which state child care regulations meet standards related to obesity prevention in the areas of infant feeding, nutrition, and physical activity

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Assessing the impact of Tennessee's pre-kindergarten program: Final report
Strategic Research Group, 31 May, 2011
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Educational Accountability.

A longitudinal study of the relationship of participation in Tennessee state-funded prekindergarten to academic outcomes in kindergarten through fifth grade, based on an analysis of assessment data from children who participated in the program and a matched sample of nonparticipants

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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Defining and measuring quality: An in-depth study of five child care quality rating and improvement systems
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August, 2011
(OPRE Report 2011-29). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

An examination of aspects of child care quality rating and improvement systems related to definitions and measures of quality, including variation in definitions and measures, processes to measure each component and determine the overall level of quality, and availability of data on quality ratings, based on in-depth case studies in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee

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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Measuring quality across three child care quality rating and improvement systems: Findings from secondary analyses
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, August, 2011
(OPRE Report 2011-30). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A study of the prevalence of quality components among participating child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) providers and their relationship to observed quality, based on analyses of QRIS administrative data, professional development registries, and observation data in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Illinois, and Tennessee

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Disproportionate representation in placements of preschoolers with disabilities in five southern states
Morrier, Michael J., May, 2011
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 31(1), 48-57

A comparison of racial representation in special education placements of preschool children with disabilities in five Southern states, and a comparison of the use of full inclusion, partial inclusion, or unknown inclusion type environments, based on data from 69,000 ethnically diverse preschoolers with disabilities

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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2011
National Conference of State Legislatures, August, 2011
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2011, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories

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The impact of child care subsidy use on child care quality
Ryan, Rebecca, Q3 2011
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(3), 320-331

A study of the relationship between government subsidization and both selection of child care and quality of arrangements, based on data from parents of 456 3-year-olds in 14 cities in the United States

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Initial results of the evaluation of the Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K Program
Lipsey, Mark W., April, 2011
Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University, Peabody Research Institute.

Findings from a random assignment study of and a regression discontinuity design study of the impact of participation in the Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K Program on children's literacy, language, and math skills

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Municipal leadership for afterschool: Citywide approaches spreading across the country
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, 2011
Washington, DC: Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.

An examination and profiles of city-led efforts to build comprehensive out-of-school time systems, based on surveys and interviews with representatives from 27 cities

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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2011 report
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, August, 2011
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 2010, 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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Participation during the first four years of Tennessee's Voluntary Prekindergarten program
Grehan, Anna, September, 2011
(Issues & Answers, REL 2011-No. 107). Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia.

An examination of participation levels and trends from 2005 through 2009 in Tennessee Voluntary Prekindergarten, a program for at-risk 4 year-olds, including variation by program sponsorship, child characteristics, and geographic distribution, based on an analysis of administrative and secondary data

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State child care assistance policies 2011: Reduced support for families in challenging times
Schulman, Karen, October, 2011
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2010 and February 2011 and between 2001 and February 2011, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of state child care administrators

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State early childhood advisory councils: An overview of implementation across the states
National Governors' Association. Center for Best Practices, 2011
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices.

An examination of developments and variation among state early childhood advisory councils, based on a review of state applications for grants provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), as well as updates provided by council leadership

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The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
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 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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Teacher-child relationships and early childhood practice
Fumoto, Hiroko, March, 2011
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 31(1), 19-30

An exploration of teacher-child interactions and the nature of practice that promotes communicative relationships, based on both observations of 2 experienced teachers' interactions with children, as well as interviews with the 2 teachers in a private early care and education program in Middle Tennessee

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Tennessee's Infant and Toddler Credential: Pilot evaluation report
Shivers, Eva Marie, 2011
Phoenix, AZ: Indigo Cultural Center, Institute for Child Development Research and Social Change.

An outcomes evaluation of the pilot of the Tennessee Infant and Toddler Credential that examines changes in participating caregivers' beliefs and child care quality

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We can do better: 2011 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March 2011
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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