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			21st century teacher education for FirstSchool: A model of collaborative inquiry New, Rebecca S., 2009 (Issues in PreK-3rd Education No. 8). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, FirstSchool. A discussion of the skills and knowledge that early childhood teachers should possess and the role of teacher education programs in facilitating their acquisition	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			26 and counting: Examining the Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI), New Jersey's effort towards creating a universal preschool system Ahmed, Kara H., 2009 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York An exploration the program quality of a stratified random sample of 13 Early Launch to Learning Initiative (ELLI) preschool classrooms, among the 26 districts that received ELLI funding during the 2006-2007 school year and an examination of 8 teacher and 8 administrator perceptions of their capacity to implement a high-quality preschool program	Reports & Papers
			4-H Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) initiative: Enrollment and implementation study Mielke, Monica, December, 2009 Chevy Chase, MD: National 4-H Council. An evaluation of 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (4-H SET), an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, that examines the characteristics of enrolled children, as well as program implementation in the areas of partnerships, staffing and professional development, curriculum, evaluation, marketing and communications, and funding, based on survey responses from 4-H SET liaisons and state program leaders who oversee 4-H programs	Reports & Papers
			4-H Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) initiative: Enrollment and implementation study [Executive summary] Mielke, Monica, December, 2009 Chevy Chase, MD: National 4-H Council. A summary of an evaluation of 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (4-H SET), an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, that examines the characteristics of enrolled children, as well as program implementation in the areas of partnerships, staffing and professional development, curriculum, evaluation, marketing and communications, and funding, based on survey responses from 4-H SET liaisons and state program leaders who oversee 4-H programs	Executive Summary
			4-H Science Youth Engagement, Attitudes and Knowledge Survey Policy Studies Associates, Winter 2009 Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.	Instruments
			Abbott preschool: 10 years later: An added bonus: The educational success story of New Jersey's preschool teachers Donovan, Laura Fasbach, January 2009 Newark: Association for Children of New Jersey. A discussion of preschool teacher educational requirements mandated as part of the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The ABCD Story: A model for learning BTW Informing Change, January, 2009 (Report to the Community Issue VII). San Francisco: Low Income Investment Fund. A description of the Affordable Buildings for Children?s Development (ABCD) Initiative and its influence on the promotion of the structural quality of child care and early education facilities in California, with a focus on the financing, capacity building, development assistance, and advocacy program components of the initiative	Reports & Papers
			Academic enrichment in high-functioning homework afterschool programs Huang, Denise, Spring 2009 Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 23(3), 382-392 An examination of the commonalities and strategies of 7 after school homework programs from across the country that are associated with improved student academic achievement for students mainly from low income backgrounds	Reports & Papers
			Accessing and affording child care and low-income mothers' employment over time: An ecological approach Shjegstad, Brinn, 2009 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames A study of the influence of child problem behaviors and maternal risk factors on low-income mothers� ability to access and afford child care, an examination of family income as a mediator of the relationships between child problem behaviors, maternal risk factors and low-income mothers� ability to access and afford child care, and an examination of the relationships between low-income mothers� ability to access and afford child care and family income, child problem behaviors, maternal risk factors, and ability to obtain and maintain employment	Reports & Papers
			Access to early learning programs in Rhode Island Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), October 2009 Providence, RI: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT. A profile of the child care market in Rhode Island, including information on capacity, quality, and services provided	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act of 2009, S. 2749/H.R. 4402 National Women's Law Center, 2009 Washington, DC: National Women�s Law Center. A description of a 2009 legislative proposal for the expansion of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Accounting for quality in Australian childcare: A dilemma for policymakers Ishimine, Karin, November 2009 Journal of Education Policy, 24(6), 717-732 An argument for Australian child care policy to be based on evidence-based process quality in light of current policies based on structural quality, through an investigation of the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS) and its application in child care centers in Australia	Other
			Accumulated experience, quality of services, family characteristics and development of three-year-old children in various types of child care beginning in the first year of life: Summary Bigras, Nathalie, November 2009 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Council on Learning. A summary of an inquiry into the relationship between child care quality, and family characteristics during a child's first year, and children's development at age 36 months	Executive Summary
			Achieving excellence in early care for Virginia's infants and toddlers Virginia Infant & Toddler Specialist Network, Summer 2009 Charlottesville, VA: Virgina Infant & Toddler Specialist Network. A discussion of the role of data collection in the improvement of the quality of early childhood education and care programs in Virginia	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The acquisition of literacy skills in 4 and 5 year olds Smith, Teri L., May 2009 Unpublished master�s thesis, Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall An examination of literacy skills acquisition in 16 4 and 5 year old preschoolers in a School Readiness program in a medium sized school district in southwestern Minnesota	Reports & Papers
			An actionable federal framework to promote QRIS in the states Mitchell, Anne W., December, 2009 Alliance for Early Childhood Finance. A proposal of recommendations for the creation of federal policies to support the development of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in the states	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Addressing early learning standards for all children within blended preschool classrooms Grisham-Brown, Jennifer, November 2009 Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 29(3), 131-142 Examination of intensive instruction embedded into classroom activities and routines on the acquisition and maintenance of prewriting skills for children with various abilities across blended preschool classrooms examined across 3 studies with a total of 9 children	Reports & Papers
			Adults' and children's language in different situational contexts in Italian nursery and infant schools Majorano, Marinella, October 2009 Child Care in Practice, 15(4), 279-297 An analysis of children�s language development, and educators� and teachers� child-directed speech in both Italian nursery schools for children 6 through 36 months and infant schools for children 38 through 72 months	Reports & Papers
			Adults as a context for social learning in kindergarten Gjems, Liv, September 2009 European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 17(3), 297-307 An exploration of children's expressions of other people's beliefs on a test or in a classroom environment, with a focus on children who fail the test but understand its concepts, based on observations of 6 children and their teachers from 2 classrooms in Norway	Reports & Papers
			Afterschool and the environment: A natural fit Afterschool Alliance, January 2009 (Issue Brief No. 35). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A discussion of the benefits of outdoor after school programs on children's health and development, and a profile of programs and initiatives incorporating out of school time programming with the outdoors	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Afterschool child care subsidies and maternal employment among the low-income families Xiang, Gao, 2009 Unpublished doctoral dissertation: University of Washington, Seattle An examination of the relationship between variations in state child care policies and both parental choice of after school child care and their employment, based on a secondary analysis of data from the National Survey of America's Families 2002, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (2000 to 2004), and published aggregate data provided by the Child Care Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Census Bureau	Reports & Papers
			Afterschool in Iowa: A summary of survey findings about the benefits, issues, and demand in Iowa State Public Policy Group (Iowa), January 2009 Des Moines: Iowa, Department of Education. An exploration of the availability and quality of before and after school programs in Iowa, based on a survey of 261 school leaders and 363 parents	Reports & Papers
			Afterschool in Iowa: A summary of survey findings about the benefits, issues, and demand in Iowa [Executive summary] State Public Policy Group (Iowa), January 2009 Des Moines: Iowa, Department of Education. A summary of an exploration of the availability and quality of before and after school programs in Iowa, based on a survey of 261 school leaders and 363 parents	Executive Summary
			After-school math National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, February 2009 (NCEE 2009-4057). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. A description of a study on the effectiveness of the Harcourt Mathletics program, an after school mathematics intervention for children in grades two through five, based on data from children in 25 after school programs who were assigned by lottery to receive the Mathletics intervention or the regular after-school programming	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Afterschool nutrition in Washington, D.C.: An overview of the District's accomplishments and opportunities for growth D.C. Hunger Solutions, July, 2009 Washington, DC: D.C. Hunger Solutions. A discussion of federal after school nutrition programs and their implementation in the District of Columbia	Fact Sheets & Briefs

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