Browse the Collection
|
|
Produced by Research Connections
Peer Reviewed JournalCurrent Filters: New in two years [remove]; Pub Year:2010 [remove]; State:FLORIDA [remove];
24 results found.|
Select Citation
|
Result | Resource Type |
|
|
|
|
America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Child care in rural areas: Top challenges An examination of child care challenges facing child care providers and parents in rural areas, based on survey responses from child care resource and referral agencies in 42 states |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Compendium of quality rating systems and evaluations A compendium of information on quality rating systems of child care and early education programs, including a proposal of an analytic framework for the assessment and evaluation of quality rating systems and profiles of such systems in 26 states |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
The diffusion of state-level nonprofit program innovation: The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Project A study of the adoption of a scholarship program for teachers, directors, and family child care providers of the nonprofit Child Care Services Association in North Carolina by 4 other states, from interviews with 74 policy actors involved with the adoption |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Early care and education state budget actions FY 2010 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2010, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Early Learning Coalition of Duval report 2009-10 An examination of the school readiness skills and gains of children who attend early care and learning centers that participate in Guiding Stars of Duval, an initiative to improve the quality of early learning and care services in Jacksonville, Florida, based on pre- and posttest assessments of participants and public school kindergarten readiness administrative data |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Effectiveness of the Early Literacy and Learning Model (ELLM) with instructional support A two-year longitudinal study of the impact of an early literacy curriculum and instructional support system on children's early literacy skills, based on prekindergarten assessment data collected from 221 treatment and 245 control children in 48 randomly assigned classrooms, and on kindergarten follow-up assessment data collected from 87 treatment and 92 control children |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Enhancing quality in afterschool programs: Fifth-year report on a process evaluation of Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. Findings from the second year of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs, following a three-year pilot period, by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, focusing on the relationship between QIS services and participating after school programs, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis representing 90 service providers in the county |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Follow-up study of the participants in Project Upgrade in Miami-Dade: Research brief Findings from a follow-up study of the impacts on early elementary children's reading and math achievement of two early language and literacy interventions that had been implemented in classrooms for 4-year-olds at child care centers serving children from low-income families in Miami-Dade County, Florida |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Implementation of three language and literacy interventions in Project Upgrade A study of the design and implementation of three different language and literacy interventions in child care centers serving children from low-income families in Miami-Dade County, Florida |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Examining practices of staff recruitment and retention in four high-functioning afterschool programs An examination of the influence of staffing practices and professional development opportunities on the ability of after school programs to recruit and retain high quality staff members, based on evidence from the recruitment practices of 4 after school programs, one each from California, Florida, Indiana, and Texas, that participated in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) evaluation |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Identifying preschool children at risk of later reading difficulties: Evaluation of two emergent literacy screening tools A study of the predictive validity of the Revised Get Ready to Read and the Individual Growth and Development Indicators screening tests with 176 preschool children in 21 preschools in North Florida |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
The impact of a caregiver workshop regarding storybook reading on pre-kindergarten children’s readiness for reading A study of the effect of a storybook reading strategies workshop that also provides storybooks to caregivers on pre-kindergarten students’ emergent literacy development with 12 students in the experimental group and 10 in the control from two Head Start centers in Florida |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
The influence of parental involvement on kindergarten learners' reading readiness A study of the relationships between kindergartners' reading readiness and parental involvement, parental socioeconomic background, the availability of state-sponsored reading parent involvement programs, parental communication and collaboration with schools, and technology based on data collected from the parents and teachers of 27 children |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Knowledge gains from professional development training: Report on the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate pilot An evaluation of a credentialing program for after school workers, based on data from 90 participants in three cohorts of educators that primarily serve elementary-aged youth in Palm Beach County, Florida |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment An examination of states' kindergarten assessment practices and use and reporting of school readiness information, based on data from the 25 states that perform kindergarten assessments |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
An outcome evaluation of the Success for Kids program An outcome evaluation of Success for Kids (SFK), an after school program that focuses on resilience-building through accessing inner resources and building connections with others, based on comparisons of behavioral and self-perception outcomes of participants in newly implemented SFK programs with outcomes of participants in SFK programs with delayed implementation of SFK programming |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Ready Schools Miami: Year 2 evaluation findings Findings from an evaluation of Ready Schools Miami, a collaborative systems building initiative to support children's development through improved access to high quality early childhood education and elementary programs, that examines strategies and activities in the initiative's first two years and presents community indicators |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
State child care assistance policies 2010: New federal funds help states weather the storm A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2009 and February 2010, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of state child care administrators |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2009-2010 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Supporting low-income parents of young children: The Palm Beach County family study fourth annual report Findings from the fourth year of an examination of the characteristics and well-being of families in Palm Beach County, Florida, with a focus on family characteristics and health, parenting practices, child care arrangements, and families' access to and use of informal support and formal services |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
A system that works: Highlights of effective intervention strategies in a quality improvement system An inquiry into the influence of a quality rating system on the quality of out of school time programs, based on an assessment of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System (QIS) in Florida |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Understanding school readiness abilities of bilingual Latino Head Start children and the differences among Latin American regions A study of differences in oral language, cognitive, and early literacy/numeracy abilities in both English and Spanish in groups of bilingual Latino Head Start children from different Latin American regions, based on data collected from 202 study participants in five counties in Florida, at 29 Head Start sites |
Reports & Papers
|
|
|
|
|
Using professional development to enhance staff retention An exploration of the use of professional development programs to increase teacher retention rates in after school programs, based on a subsample of one program in each of California, Florida, Indiana, and Texas |
Reports & Papers
|
|
Select Citation
|
