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10 new ideas for early education in the NCLB reauthorization
Mead, Sara, November 29, 2007
(Issue Brief No. 6). Washington, DC: New America Foundation.

A series of recommendations for strengthening provisions in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act to better support high-quality early education

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys
Nicholson, Susan, August 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RB009). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A summary of a comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with transition classes for four- and five-year-old children but not preschool classes, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Childminders
Kinnaird, Robert, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW009). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of the characteristics of family child care providers in the United Kingdom, including administrative and business practices, average number of children served, income, qualifications, and training, based on provider surveys

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Children's centres
Charlton, Angela, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW010). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of Sure Start children's centers, which provide integrated child development services including child care, in the United Kingdom, including centers' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of center managers

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Full day care providers
Kinnaird, Robert, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW011). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of organizations providing full-day child care services in the United Kingdom, including organizations' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of managers of provider organizations

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Nursery schools
Deakin, Gemma, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW012). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of preschools in the United Kingdom, including characteristics of children served and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of preschool principals

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Out of school providers
Kinnaird, Robert, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW013). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of organizations providing out-of-school time child care in the United Kingdom, including organizations' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of managers of provider organizations

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Overview report
Kinnaird, Robert, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RR009). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with transition classes for four- and five-year-old children but not preschool classes, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Primary schools with nursery and reception classes
Jones, Andrew, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW014). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of primary schools in the United Kingdom offering reception classes, education for four- and five-year-old children transitioning to primary school, and preschool classes, including characteristics of children served by these classes and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Primary schools with reception but no nursery classes
Kinnaird, Robert, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW015). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of primary schools in the United Kingdom offering reception classes, education for four- and five-year-old children transitioning to primary school, but not preschool classes, including characteristics of children in reception classes and reception class staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Sessional providers
Nicholson, Susan, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW016). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

A study of characteristics of organizations providing part-time child care in the United Kingdom, including organizations' administrative and business practices, characteristics of children served, and staff size, wages, recruitment and retention, qualifications, and training, based on surveys of managers of provider organizations

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2006 childcare and early years providers surveys: Technical appendix
Jordan, Emma, 2007
(Research Report No. DCSF-RW017). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Data collection and analytical methods used in a study comparing characteristics of child care and early education provider organizations in the United Kingdom

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2006 wage comparability study: North Dakota Head Start and Early Head Start
North Dakota State Data Center, March 2007
Fargo, ND: North Dakota State Data Center.

An investigation of the wages for teachers and staff working in Head Start or Early Head Start programs in North Dakota, and both an intra-industry comparison of wages by location and a comparison of these wages with those of workers in other industries

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2007 California child care portfolio
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, 2007
San Francisco: California Child Care Resource and Referral Network. (No longer accessible as of January 18, 2013).

An overview of child care supply, demand, and costs in California and its counties in 2006

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2007 Utah child care needs assessment
Utah. Office of Work and Family Life, 2007
Salt Lake City: Utah, Office of Work and Family Life.

An assessment of the child population and the number of child care slots and vacancies in Utah by county in 2007

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21st CCLC Michigan: Finding the link between 21st Century Community Learning Centers and regular classrooms technical supplement
Donahue, Tara Sue, December 2007
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

A description of the surveys and measures used in the evaluation of Michigan's 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) programs

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21st CCLC Michigan: Overview of program and evaluation technical supplement
Wu, Heng-Chieh Jamie, March 2007
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

A description of the surveys and measures used in the evaluation of Michigan's 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) programs

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded during the 2004-2005 school year
Texas Education Agency, February, 2007
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded during the 2004-2005 school year [Executive summary]
Texas Education Agency, February, 2007
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

A summary of an examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories

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5 years of learning: A report on the first five years of Santa Clara CARES 2002-2006
E3 Institute: Advancing Excellence in Early Education, 2007
San Jose, CA: E3 Institute: Advancing Excellence in Early Education.

A discussion of the implementation of the Santa Clara CARES (Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Educational Standards) program to provide incentives for early educators to seek educational and professional development opportunities

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The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report
Frede, Ellen, June 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

The interim results through kindergarten of a longitudinal study of the impact of participation in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on classroom observations and direct child assessments

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The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report [Executive summary]
Frede, Ellen, June 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of the interim results through kindergarten of a longitudinal study of the impact of participation in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on classroom observations and direct child assessments

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The ABC of child care politics
Brennan, Deborah, Winter 2007
Australian Journal of Social Issues, 42(2), 213-225

A study of the growth of private and for-profit child care services, the adequacy of regulations and standards, the cost of care, and the implications for both politics and public policy, with an argument for a more robust approach to regulation and quality control due to the emergence of ABC Learning as the dominant corporate provider of child care services in Australia

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The abc's of child care: Access, barriers, concerns
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Public Health, May 2007
Los Angeles, CA: Loc Angeles County, Public Health.

A profile of the child care market in Los Angeles County, California, and a discussion of families' concerns regarding access and barriers to child care

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Aboriginal young children's language and literacy development: Progress, promising practices, and needs
Ball, Jessica, April 2007
London, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.

A compendium of information on the speech and language development of aboriginal children under six years old living in Canada, and a proposal for a national strategy to support the language and literacy development of these children

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