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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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Child care experiences in low-income communities: Developmental quality and maternal views A study of child care quality in low-income urban communities, including types of child care used and degree to which settings met children’s and mothers’ needs, based on data from a longitudinal welfare study: Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study |
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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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Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies The second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment |
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Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies First of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents |
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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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A cost-benefit analysis of universally-accessible prekindergarten education in Texas A cost-benefit analysis of a plan to introduce high-quality universal prekindergarten in Texas |
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Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Texas 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 Texas |
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Early intervention in low birth weight premature infants: Results at 18 years of age for the Infant Health and Development Program Findings from a follow-up study on the persistence of cognitive and behavioral benefits from early childhood program participation in 18-year-olds who were born with low birth weight and participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) |
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Effect of 4 weeks of Pilates on the body composition of young girls A comparison between the impact of 5 day per week, 4 week Pilates class intervention on 16 11 year old girls' Body Mass Index percentile, waist circumference, blood pressure, and enjoyment of the class compared to 14 controls recruited from two after school programs in Spring 2005 |
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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs |
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Enhancing early literacy skills for preschool children: Bringing a professional development model to scale A two-year evaluation of a professional development program designed to help Head Start preschool teachers promote young children's early literacy skills, comparing children's literacy skills with the literacy skills of children whose teachers did not receive any professional development training |
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The evaluation of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Center projects: Case study report A large-scale evaluation of quality and sustainability of after school programs awarded grants through the Texas Education Agency, examining organizational processes, academic and enrichment practices, and recruitment, retention, and community involvement strategies, based on interviews, surveys, and direct observations |
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The evaluation of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Center projects: Common features of promising afterschool programs in Texas cross-case analysis report A description of attributes shared among exemplary programs awarded grants through the Texas Education Agency, which contributed to their high quality and sustainability based on assessments of organizational processes, academic and enrichment practices, recruitment, retention, and community involvement strategies, and expert recommendations, annual performance report data, and student performance data associated with projects |
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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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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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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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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Care in the home: A description of family child care and the experiences of the families and children who use it: Wave 1 report Findings from the first wave of data collection for the In-Depth Study of Family Child Care, a component of the National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families, focusing on parents and their employment and child care experience, family child care providers and their homes as child care environments, and children and their experiences in family child care |
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Parents' perspectives on child care subsidies and moving from welfare to work The third part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, presenting focus group data on the experiences of current and former TANF recipients with the child care subsidy system |
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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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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of state boards of higher education and national professional accreditation organizations A study of the diversity-related content and language in state boards' of higher education and professional accreditation organizations' early childhood teacher standards |
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Preschool children's attention to environmental messages about groups: Social categorization and the origins of intergroup bias An examination of the effects of adults' labeling and use of social groups on preschool children's “inter-group” attitudes/behaviors, based on observation of 87 children, 46 girls and 41 boys, attending two child-care centers in central Texas |
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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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