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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states conducted by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), which examined the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community based child care providers as part of the states' prekindergarten programs

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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
Paper presented at the the Brookings Institution-University of North Carolina conference on Creating a national plan for the education of 4-year-olds, Washington, DC.

A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs

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Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report
United States. Department of Education. Policy and Program Studies Service, December 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Service.

An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments

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Child care assistance and the market for child care in Minnesota
Davis, Elizabeth E., 2005
St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Statistics on child care market rates, access, participation and quality in Minnesota

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Child care use in Minnesota: 2004 statewide household child care survey
Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2005
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

An inquiry into the availability, quality, and affordability of child care, based on information from the 2004 Statewide Household Child Care Survey of 1,363 households in Minnesota

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From capitols to classrooms, policies to practice: State-funded prekindergarten at the classroom level: Part 1: Who's teaching our youngest students?: Teacher education and training, experience, compensation and benefits, and assistant teachers
Gilliam, Walter S., 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A study of the characteristics of prekindergarten teachers throughout the United States

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Going to scale with high-quality early education: Choices and consequences in universal pre-kindergarten efforts
Christina, Rachel, 2005
(TR-237-EDU). Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.

An overview of policy implications for states attempting to provide high-quality prekindergarten access

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Hmong early childhood education needs assessment
Ready 4 K, 2005
St. Paul, MN: Ready 4 K.

A study of the child care arrangements, early education involvement, and child care views of Hmong parents in Minnesota's Minneapolis-St. Paul area, based on in-person surveys

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The influence of local price and availability on parents' choice of child care
Davis, Elizabeth E., 2005
Population Research and Policy Review, 24(4), 301-334

An analysis of results from a 1999 Minnesota survey conducted by Wilder Research Center of 2450 families with children under 15, focusing on family, child, and market characteristics that predict type of child care used for the youngest child

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Minnesota School Readiness year three study: Developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance: Fall 2004
Minnesota. Department of Education, 2005
Roseville: Minnesota Department of Education.

Findings from the third year of a continuing study on child development, also includes summaries of year one and two

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Outbreak of osteomyelitis/septic arthritis caused by Kingella kingae among child care center attendees
Kiang, Karen M., 2005
Pediatrics, 116(2), 206-213

A study describing three cases of skeletal infection among toddlers attending a suburban Minnesota child care center

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Relational and physical aggression among preschoolers: The effect of language skills and gender
Estrem, Theresa L., 2005
Early Education and Development, 16(2), 207-231

A study examining the relationship between language skills, gender, and relational/physical aggression among preschoolers in five programs in Minnesota

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Saint Paul Public Schools 21st Century Community Learning Centers: First year evaluation report: Cohort I
Michlin, Michael Lewis, January 2005
Minneapolis, MN: Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement.

A report on the attendance, achievement, behavior, and attitudes of students participating in the 21st Century Community Learning Center after school program in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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School readiness in child care settings: A developmental assessment of children in 22 accredited child care centers
Minnesota. Department of Human Services, 2005
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Dept. of Human Services.

A study focusing on the school readiness of children in accredited center-based child care using the Work Sampling System (WSS) assessment in Minnesota

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School readiness of children in Saint Paul Public Schools kindergartens: Analysis of Minnesota Department of Education Work Sampling data
Heinrichs, Marian, August 2005
Saint Paul, MN: Saint Paul Public Schools.

A comparison of the math, literacy, and social scores of children who entered Saint Paul kindergartens having attended the School Readiness and Community Kindergarten preschool programs and those who entered Saint Paul kindergartens with unknown preschool histories

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A snapshot of quality in Minnesota's child care centers: A report of the Minnesota Child Care Policy Research Partnership
Tout, Kathryn, 2005
St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Human Services.

An observational study of quality and need for resources at child care centers in Minnesota

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State and jurisdictional eligibility definitions for infants and toddlers with disabilities under IDEA
Shackelford, Jo, 2005
(NECTAC Notes Issue No. 18). Chapel Hill, NC: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center.

A discussion of how the 50 states and 6 jurisdictions that participate in the Part C program of IDEA define developmental delays and, as applicable, at risk in their definition of eligibility for services

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The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2003-2004 program year

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State policies impacting the participation of young children with medical needs in child care: A policy analysis conducted in connection with a developmental disabilities project of national significance
Fink, Dale Borman, February, 2005
Farmington: University of Connecticut, A. J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

An analysis of state policies that affect the participation of children with special health care needs child care, based on interviews with child care program providers and state agency representatives

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Still working in Minnesota?: Follow-up study on parents' employment and earnings in the Child Care Assistance Program
Davis, Elizabeth E., 2005
St. Paul: Minnesota Child Care Policy Research Partnership .

A study of the employment patterns and wage growth, from 2001 through 2003, of families in four Minnesota counties who received child care assistance in the first quarter of 2001

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Supporting family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Findings from a survey of state policies
Porter, Toni, 2005
New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012)

An examination of state regulatory policies for kith and kin child care providers receiving government subsidies

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Tackling the achievement gap head on: A background and discussion paper for community groups interested in helping all children succeed in school
Mueller, Daniel P., May 2005
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A summary of research on the demographics and amelioration of achievement gaps in early child education in St. Paul, Minnesota

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