Benefits of intergenerational staffing in preschools
Larkin, Elizabeth, 2001
Educational Gerontology, 27(5), 373-385
A study of the contributions that older adults, who have not been formally trained, had on early childhood educators and programs
Reports & Papers
Education for four-year-olds: State initiatives
Gallagher, James J., 2001
(Technical Report No. 2). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
A categorical study of the facilitating factors and barriers to the establishment of state-funded prekindergarten programs in five states
Reports & Papers
Identity, work, and welfare reform: A qualitative analysis
Lewis, Dan A., 2001
(WP-02-01). Evanston, IL: Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research.
An examination of the variations of individual responses to the 1996 welfare reforms, based on a interviews with a sample of 58 welfare recipients in Chicago
Reports & Papers
Illinois prekindergarten program for children at risk of academic failure: FY 2000 evaluation report
Illinois State Board of Education, 2001
Springfield: Illinois State Board of Education.
An overview of the Illinois Prekindergarten Program, with performance statistics and results for the 2000 fiscal year
Reports & Papers
Intervening with teachers to encourage father/male involvement in early childhood programs
McBride, Brent A., Spring 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(1), 77-93
An empirical evaluation of a program designed to facilitate father/male involvement in prekindergarten programs for at-risk children
Reports & Papers
Long-term effects of an early childhood intervention on educational achievement and juvenile arrest: A 15-year follow-up of low-income children in public schools
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2001
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 285(18), 2239-2346
An article on the effects of the Chicago Child Parent Center Program, a comprehensive early intervention for children from low-income families, on school outcomes and juvenile arrests fifteen years postprogram.
Reports & Papers
State legislative investments in school-age children and youth
Langford, Barbara, 2001
Washington, DC: Finance Project.
A discussion of policy approaches towards the funding of programs for children outside of school time
Reports & Papers
Vaccination coverage among children enrolled in Head Start programs and licensed child care centers and entering school: United States and selected reporting areas, 1999-2000 school year
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), 2001
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 50(39), 847-855
A compilation of vaccination rates of children in early years settings, based on school-based surveys from 64 programs in the fifty states, eight territories, five cities, and the District of Columbia in the United States
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