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2004 Utah child care market rate study
Utah. Department of Workforce Services. Office of Child Care, 2004
Salt Lake City, UT: Utah, Department of Workforce Services, Office of Child Care.

A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Utah in 2004

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21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Implementation report: January-June 2003
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, February, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An implementation evaluation of Michigan's first 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program documents and administrator surveys and interviews

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21st Century Community Learning Centers state evaluation: Mid-year implementation report: July 2003-February 2004
Bates, Laura V., 10 February, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An implementation evaluation of Michigan's 21st Community Learning Centers, a federally-funded out-of-school time program, based on program director surveys

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4 counties for kids: The implementation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program: Final evaluation report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for Prevention Research & Development, 2004
Champaign: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for Prevention Research & Development. (No longer accessible as of December 7, 2012).

An evaluation of 4 Counties for Kids' after school programs surveyed participating children, parents, and teachers to examine the programs' impacts on children's academic achievements and development regarding homework, class participation, and feelings about school

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Absence from childcare for respiratory illness
Slack-Smith, Linda M., 2004
Child: Care, Health and Development, 30(1), 29-37

A population-based study examining Australian children's absences from two types of child care (center based and family child care homes) due to respiratory illness and an investigation into factors related to the absences

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Access, public investment, and equity in ECCE: The nexus in nine high-population countries
Choi, Soo-Hyang, 2004
(UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood No. 19). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

A comparison of early childhood education participation rates and access in countries participating in the E-9 Initiative (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan)

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Achieving equitable education for all students: Legal, institutional and activist strategies
Gruendel, Janice M., 2004
Paper presented at the National Conference for Community and Justice Quarterly Forum, Hartford, CT.

A discussion of the association between child development and economic development among business and higher education professionals in Connecticut

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The acquisition of literacy: Reframing definitions, paradigms, ideologies, and practices
Jalongo, Mary Renck, 2004
In Contemporary perspectives on language policy and literacy instruction in early childhood education (pp. 57-78). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

A discussion of a contextual theory of literacy acquisition, which views literacy as related to an individual's construction of self and environment

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An action plan: Assessing school readiness in Ventura County
Thompson, Lisa, March 2004
Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.

A series of recommendations for establishing a school readiness assessment measure in Ventura County, California, and a survey of school administrators and teachers to determine existing school readiness assessment practices and future preferences for the selection of a measurement

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Addressing the needs of Latino children: A national survey of state administrators of early childhood programs [Executive summary]
Buysse, Virginia, 2004
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of a report on strategies to address the needs of Latino children in early childhood education programs

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Adjustment Scales for Preschool Intervention: Extending validity and relevance across multiple perspectives
Bulotsky-Shearer, Rebecca, 2004
Psychology in the Schools, 41(7), 725-736

Two studies evaluating the behavioral and emotional difficulties of Head Start preschool children, and assessing the reliability and concurrent validity of the Adjustment Scales for Preschool Intervention (ASPI)

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Adolescents assuming adult roles: Factors associated with teens providing child care for younger siblings
Capizzano, Jeffrey, 2004
(JCPR Working Paper No. 353). Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

A study examining patterns of adolescent sibling child care usage by single- and two-parent families, using data from the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

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Advancing the early childhood workforce: Implementation of training and retention initiatives in the Bay area
Johnson, Laura R., 2004
(Policy Brief 04-1). Berkeley: Policy Analysis for California Education.

Highlights of the second year of implementation of child care staff retention and development programs in San Francisco and Alameda Counties, California.

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AEU submission to the independent inquiry into the provision of universal access to high quality preschool education
Australian Education Union, 2004
Southbank, Victoria: Australian Education Union.

A description of the state of universal access to high quality preschool education in Australia by the Australian Education Union in response to an independent inquiry

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Affordability: Women and their families need help paying for child care
National Women's Law Center, 2004
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A brief on the high child care expenses of low-income families and the inadequacy of government child care assistance

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After-School Activity Observation Instrument
Vandell, Deborah L., February, 2004
In The Study of Promising After-School Programs: Descriptive report of the promising programs. Madison: Wisconsin Center for Education Research.

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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of the academic impact of afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, March, 2004
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A summary of data and findings from evaluations of the impacts of various after school programs on academic achievement

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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of the academic impact of afterschool programs
Afterschool Alliance, September, 2004
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A summary of data and findings from evaluations of the impacts of various after school programs on academic achievement

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Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs' impact on behavior, safety, and family life
Afterschool Alliance, March, 2004
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A review of evaluations of the impact of after school programs on student safety, behavior, and discipline, and on parents' concerns about their children's safety

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After-school care: Child outcomes and recommendations for research and policy
Sarampote, Nicole C., 2004
Child & Youth Care Forum, 33(5), 328-348

A review of research on the outcomes of afterschool child care arrangements including self care, relative care, and afterschool programs.

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After school for all: A call to action from the business community
Corporate Voices for Working Families, March 2004
Washington, DC: Corporate Voices for Working Families.

A call for public-private partnerships in the creation and sustainability of accessible and high quality after school care, and a statement of seven principles used by the authoring organization for assessing after school programs, considering philanthropic priorities, and formulating policy positions

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After-school grows up: How four large American cities approach scale and quality in after-school programs
Proscio, Tony, 2004
New York: The After School Project.

An in-depth description of four large-scale after school programs in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Diego

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The After-School Initiative's Toolkit for Evaluating Positive Youth Development
Colorado Trust, 2004
Denver, CO: Colorado Trust.

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After-School Mid-Initiative evaluation brief
Colorado Trust, 2004
Denver: Colorado Trust.

A summary of preliminary results from the evaluation of the Colorado Trust's After-School Initiative

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Afterschool: A natural platform for career development
Afterschool Alliance, 2004
(Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 19). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A summary of after school programs promoting career development by offering opportunities for children to gain knowledge of and develop interests and skills in various jobs and occupations.

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