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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten 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 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 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 rates report 2005 An examination of market rates and the correlated reimbursement rates for child care providers in Illinois, with a focus on the participation of child care providers in state subsidy programs and the difference in costs and reimbursements for parents who pay privately and those who receive subsidies |
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Confirmatory program evaluation: Applications to early childhood interventions A discussion of confirmatory program evaluation as a method for conducting theory driven evaluations, and its role in identifying causal mechanisms of change in early childhood interventions, with examples from the Chicago Longitudinal Study and studies of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers |
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Custodial grandmothers' physical, mental, and economic well-being: Comparisons of primary caregivers from low-income neighborhoods A study of the implications of custodial grandparent care by comparing the material hardship, mental health, and physical well-being of custodial grandmothers and biological mothers using data from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study |
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Illinois A report contending that the early care and education (ECE) industry provides significant financial benefits to the state of Illinois |
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An evaluation of the effectiveness of the national Head Start Bureau early literacy mentor-coach initiative on teacher literacy practices and children's literacy learning outcomes An analysis of the effects of the Head Start Bureau's early literacy mentor-coach initiative on Head Start teachers' literacy strategies and practices and children's emergent literacy skills |
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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 A study of the characteristics of prekindergarten teachers throughout the United States |
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From planning to practice: State efforts to improve early childhood education A description of six states' efforts to improve young children's school readiness by replanning their early childhood education programs |
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Getting it the second time around: Student classroom experience in Chicago's Summer Bridge program A study of the experiences of middle school students in Summer Bridge, an intensive Chicago public school summer program to help students avoid grade retention, based on student surveys and focus groups |
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Going to scale with high-quality early education: Choices and consequences in universal pre-kindergarten efforts An overview of policy implications for states attempting to provide high-quality prekindergarten access |
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''I have a preschool buddy'': Exploring the role of high school students in facilitating the pre-academic skills and social development of preschool children A study of a mentor program for high school students in which students teach and work directly with preschool children in individual lessons, small group activities, and large group instruction |
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Illinois study of license-exempt child care: Final report A study of subsidized license-exempt child care providers through the Illinois Child Care Assistance program (CCAP) in home care settings for 3 or fewer children, with a focus on the perspectives of subsidized caregivers and parents |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Education should provide additional guidance to help states smoothly transition children to preschool Highlights of a Government Accountability Office study on Part C of the Individuals with Disability Act allowing infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families to receive early intervention services, with analysis on differing criteria for eligibility, the provisions states make in servicing and funding, and federal and state efforts to implement Part C |
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John Kingdon's theory at the state level: A look at preschool for all in Illinois and California A discussion of John Kingdon's federal political theory in the contexts of statewide child care access in Illinois and universal prekindergarten in California |
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Measuring improper payments in the child care program: A pilot project of the ACF Child Care Bureau: Final report A study conducted to find and reduce erroneous payments in specific Health and Human Services programs in California, Nebraska, Arizona, Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Ohio and New Hampshire |
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The national randomized field trial of success for all: Second-year outcomes Findings from the second year of a three-year study assessing the influence of the Success for All program on children’s development, based on a sample of 3,290 students assessed using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised (WMTR) |
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Native Spanish-speaking children reading in English: Toward a model of comprehension Findings from a test of a research-based structural equation model of second-language English reading comprehension on a sample of 135 fourth-grade bilingual Latino readers whose first language was Spanish |
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New turf for organizing family child care providers An analysis of the effort put forth by the Local 880 Service Employees International Union to organize Illinois family child care providers |
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Pathways of long-term effects of an early intervention program on educational attainment: Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study An investigation of the pathways that might explain the observed linkage between participation in early intervention programs and later educational attainment, using a sample from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, an on-going investigation of low-income minority children in high-poverty Chicago neighborhoods |
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Pre-kindergarten in eleven states: NCEDL's Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and study of State-Wide Early Education Programs (SWEEP): Preliminary descriptive report An outline of key descriptive findings about the characteristics of prekindergarten children and their families, teachers and their classes, classroom quality, and academic assessments, from the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the Study of State-Wide Early Education Programs (SWEEP) |
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Report on effective legal proceedings to ensure provider compliance A comparison of the child care licensing system in Washington state to systems in ten other states, with an analysis of effective licensing system components, and recommendations for improvements in enforcement capability |
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State and jurisdictional eligibility definitions for infants and toddlers with disabilities under IDEA 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 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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