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2004 Oregon child care market rate study [Executive summary]
Oregon. Department of Human Services, 2004
Salem, OR: Oregon, Department of Human Services.

The summary of findings from a study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the State of Oregon in 2004

Executive Summary


Building quality, scale, and effectiveness in after-school programs [Executive summary]
Reisner, Elizabeth R., 2004
New York: The After-School Corporation.

A longitudinal evaluation of The After-School Corporation's (TASC) programs examining program quality, program effects on participating students, and which program practices were associated with student success

Executive Summary


Child care workforce study in metro Richmond, Virginia: A status report on the child care workforce [Executive summary]
Voices for Virginia's Children, 2004
Richmond: Voices for Virginia's Children.

A summary of a study of child care market rates across metropolitan Richmond, Virginia, including profiles of child care center costs and workforce in terms of income, training and quality

Executive Summary


Citizen Schools: Evidence from two student cohorts on the use of community resources to promote youth development: Phase II report of the Citizen Schools evaluation [Executive summary]
Citizen Schools, 30 August, 2004
Washington, DC: Policy Studies Associates.

A summary of findings from the second phase of an evaluation of the impact of Citizen Schools program participation on the improvement of the academic outcomes and life trajectories of at risk middle-school students in Massachusetts, with a focus on student participants' selection of college preparatory high school and on schedule advancement into tenth grade

Executive Summary


Continuing the collaboration: Universal prekindergarten expansion in New York State [Executive summary]
Lekies, Kristi, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

A summary of a study of implementation, programming, practices, and expansion during the first three years of public school districts' participation in New York State's universal prekindergarten program, based on surveys of school district program coordinators and analyses of school district reports to the New York State Department of Education

Executive Summary


Demographic characteristics of children and families entering early intervention: Executive summary
Hebbeler, Kathleen, November, 2004
(NEILS Data Report No. 3). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

A summary of a survey of the demographic characteristics of the disabled children and their families who participate in early intervention programs

Executive Summary


Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council: Executive summary of report from Quality Child Care Worthy Wage Task Force
Nebraska. Task Force for Quality Child Care/Worthy Wage, 2004
Lincoln: Nebraska Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council.

A report on the early care and education system in Nebraska, with recommendations for improving its quality with public private partnerships, governance, and worthy wages.

Executive Summary


Early learning left out: An examination in public investments in education and development by child age [Executive summary]
Voices for America's Children, 2004
Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children.

An analysis of twelve states' average spending in child education and development programs

Executive Summary


The economic impact of child care in Colorado: Summary & recommendations
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2004
Denver: Colorado Children's Campaign.

A summary of the economic impact of child care industry in Colorado

Executive Summary


The economic impact of the child care industry in North Carolina: Executive summary
Traill, Saskia, 2004
Oakland, CA: National Economic Development and Law Center.

A discussion of the impact that the child care industry has on North Carolina's economic development.

Executive Summary


Economic impact of the child care industry in Virginia [Executive summary]
Voices for Virginia's Children, 2004
Richmond: Voices for Virginia's Children.

A summary of an examination of the child care industry's direct and indirect impact on economic development in Virginia

Executive Summary


The economic impact of Oklahoma's child care industry [Executive summary]
Snead, Mark C., 2004
Stillwater, OK: Oklahoma State University, College of Business Administration.

A summary of a study of child care market rates across the State of Oklahoma in 2003, including information on child care and statewide employment, earned income and state economic effects

Executive Summary


An examination of the child care choices of low-income families receiving child care subsidies: Executive summary
Witte, Ann D., 2004
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics.

A summary of findings from a study of the impact of household characteristics, the number of children in the household receiving subsidies, and policy and administrative changes to the child care subsidy program on the child care choices of subsidized families in Rhode Island.

Executive Summary


Expenditure study [Executive summary]
Levin, Jesse, June, 2004
(NEILS Data Report No. 4). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

A summary of an estimation of the monthly and total expenditures for a typical child receiving early intervention services and an examination of the association between expenditures and outcomes

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Family, friend and neighbor care: Promoting quality care and children's healthy development: Executive summary
Susman-Stillman, Amy R., 2004
Sacramento: First 5 California.

A summary of a review of research on family, friend and neighbor care (FFN), with a focus on California

Executive Summary


First 5 California Informal Child Caregiver Support Project: Focus groups and interviews report: Executive summary
Drake, Pamela M., June 2004
Sacramento: First 5 California.

A summary of a study of the support that family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) caregivers need and want in order to enhance children's development, based on focus groups with FFN caregivers and parents who use FFN child care

Executive Summary


First 5 California Informal Child Caregiver Support Project: Kit for New Parents focus groups with family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Executive summary
Drake, Pamela M., June 2004
Sacramento: First 5 California.

A summary of a study of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) caregivers' responses to the Kit for New Parents, a parenting education kit, based on focus groups with FFN caregivers

Executive Summary


A governor's guide to children's cabinets [Executive summary]
Segal, Ann, 2004
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices.

An executive summary of a guide to help state's design and implement children's cabinets; cabinet missions, goals, principles, key considerations, and implementation steps are outlined

Executive Summary


Implementing a state-wide universal prekindergarten program: A New York City case study [Executive summary]
Schwartz, Fran, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

A summary of a case study of the implementation of a state-wide universal prekindergarten program in a New York City public school district, based on interviews with individuals who were deeply or significantly involved with the program

Executive Summary


Implementing a state-wide universal prekindergarten program: A rural case study [Executive summary]
Watamura, Sarah, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

An evaluation of New York State’s Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program and its implementation in an upstate rural district: its emergence in the district, the key players and the program’s goals, its effect on the early education system in the district, and the challenges that still remain for UPK

Executive Summary


Implementing a state-wide universal prekindergarten program: A small city case study [Executive summary]
Watamura, Sarah, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

A summary of a case study of the implementation of a state-wide universal prekindergarten program in a public school district in a small, upstate New York city, based on interviews with members of the early education community in the school district

Executive Summary


Implementing a state-wide universal prekindergarten program: An urban case study [Executive summary]
Cochran, Moncrieff M., 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

A summary of a case study of the implementation of a state-wide universal prekindergarten program in an urban public school district in a large, upstate New York city, based on interviews with members of the early education community in the school district

Executive Summary


Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Enhancement Program evaluation: Final results brief
MGT of America, Inc., 2004
Tallahassee, FL: MGT of America.

A summary of an implementation evaluation of the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Enhancement Program, a Maryland initiative to improve the access to and quality of programs for children from birth to age five, as well as improve child outcomes, through early childhood centers (Judy Centers) and accreditation and professional development grants (Enhancement Grants), based on program administrative data, stakeholder surveys, interviews, and focus groups, child assessments, and direct program observation

Executive Summary


Kids can't wait to learn: Achieving voluntary preschool for all in California: Executive summary
Cooper, Susanna, 2004
Oakland: Preschool California.

A discussion of the positive impact that quality preschool has on children's development and future academic success

Executive Summary


Lessons from CARES and other early care and education workforce initiatives in California, 1999-2004: A review of evaluations completed by fall 2004 [Executive summary]
Whitebook, Marcy, 2004
University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A summary of the evaluation of the Compensation and Recognition Encourage Stability (CARES) program, designed to reward professional development in the early childhood education field to reduce staff turnover

Executive Summary


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