Comparing universal and targeted prekindergarten programs
A comparison of classroom characteristics and preschooler achievement outcomes in universal and targeted pre-k programs based on a sample of over 400 children in over 800 classrooms
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Diverse pathways in early childhood professional development: An exploration of early educators in public preschools, private preschools, and family child care homes
An examination of patterns of education, training, and mentoring among early childhood educators, based on observations and questionnaire responses of 103 teachers in public and private preschool and family child care settings in Los Angeles, California
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Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Year 5/6 report
Findings from the fifth and sixth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes
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Networks of attachment relationships in low-income children of Mexican heritage: Infancy through preschool
A longitudinal exploration of attachment relationships between caregivers and children in families of Mexian heritage, based on a subsample of 83 children and their mothers who participated in a larger study and self-identified themselves as being of Mexican origin
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An overview of prekindergarten policy in the United States: Program governance, eligibility, standards and finance
An overview state-funded Pre-K programs with particular attention to enrollment, funding, and program standards and policies
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Predictions of children's experiences with Latina family child care providers
A study of associations between provider education, global quality, teaching style, and children's engagement in pre-academic activities, based on data collected from 115 family child care settings operated by Latina women of Mexican heritage serving low income communities in California
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A qualitative study of early childhood educators' beliefs about key preschool classroom experiences
A study of early childhood educators' beliefs about the types of preschool learning experiences that are important for children's kindergarten readiness, based on 11 focus groups in Los Angeles County with 75 educators from publicly-funded and private child care centers and family child care programs
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A qualitative study of early childhood educators’ beliefs about key preschool classroom experiences
A study of early childhood educators' beliefs about the types of preschool learning experiences that are important for children's kindergarten readiness, based on 11 focus groups in Los Angeles County with 75 educators from publicly-funded and private child care centers and family child care programs
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Quality in kindergarten classrooms: Observational evidence for the need to increase children’s learning opportunities in early education classrooms
An investigation of the quality and content of children’s learning experiences in kindergarten and how individual children experience classroom quality, based on data from 240 prekindergarten classroons and a subsample of 730 kindergarten classrooms attended by participants of a larger study
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The relations of observed pre-k classroom quality profiles to children's achievement and social competence
A study of the relationship between the growth in social and academic competence of children in the prekindergarten year and the level of emotional support measured in classroom teacher-child interactions, based on data collected about 2,028 prekindergarten children from several states
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Research evidence about program dosage and student achievement: Effective public prekindergarten programs in Maryland and Louisiana
An overview of key findings of the impacts of public preekindergarten on transition to school and school readiness in Louisiana and full day and half day state-prekindergarten on children's literacy development in Maryland during the 2000s
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