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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 |
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Balancing the readiness equation in early childhood education reform A case study of the design and implementation of an assessment tool that defines and aligns teacher academic performance expectations for students with school district standards from field notes, document analysis and interviews with 11 assessment task force members and 15 staff of a prekindergarten program in an urban district in Texas |
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Child Care and Development Fund: Undercover tests show five state programs that are vulnerable to fraud and abuse Findings from an undercover investigation of the vulnerabilities of states' fraud prevention controls for child care assistance eligibility and billing in 5 states, and an inquiry into the influence of a lack of child care on the ability of parents to maintain employment |
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Child care and the development of behavior problems among economically disadvantaged children in middle childhood A study of the relationship between low-income children's development of behavior problems during middle childhood and child care quality, extent and type of care, as well as an examination of child characteristics, gender, and race-ethnicity, as moderators of the development of behavior problems, based on data from 349 7- through 11-year-old participants in the Three-City Study |
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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 |
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Children's classroom engagement and school readiness gains in prekindergarten A study of the relationship between child engagement in public prekindergarten classrooms and school readiness gains, based on data from 2,751 children from the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the State-Wide Early Education Programs Study (SWEEP) |
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A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care |
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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 |
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The early childhood block grant: A biography of Arizona's early childhood education program A case study of Arizona's early childhood education program policy in the early 1990s that includes a comparison of Arizona's policy with those of Georgia, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Texas, Illinois, and North Carolina, based on archival sources and interviews with informants |
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The effect of extending the pre-kindergarten school day on literacy and language development for English language learners A study of the relationship between extended-day bilingual preschool participation and both language and reading levels as well as reading gains in both Spanish and English of 41 bilingual prekindergarten children and a second study of the relationship of extended-day bilingual preschool participation and both receptive and expressive language skills at the end of prekindergarten for 121 children in a large suburban school district in Texas |
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Evaluation of the 4-H Science Initiative: Year 2 implementation study An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, technology, engineering, and applied math program offerings, that examines state-level implementation of 4-H Science and characteristics of successful 4-H Science programs, based on interviews with state and county 4-H leaders |
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Examining the challenges early childhood teacher candidates face in figuring their roles as early educators An exploration of the influence of standards-based education reforms on prospective teachers' perceptions of their role as educators, based on a case study of a subsample of 3 teacher candidates in the job market who participated in a larger study |
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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 |
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Fort Worth After School 2009-10 evaluation report An evaluation of Fort Worth After School, a publicly-funded program in Fort Worth, Texas, that examines program characteristics, activities, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction, as well as participant academic outcomes, based on student attendance and assessment data, program observations, and student, parent, teacher, principal, and program staff surveys |
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Head Start: Undercover testing finds fraud and abuse at selected Head Start centers An investigation into allegations of fraud in Head Start programs, including enrollment over-reporting and misrepresentation of applicant eligibility, based on undercover visits to Head Start grantees in California, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC |
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The impact of technical coaching in emergent literacy and language curriculum on a teacher, staff members, English language learners, and Hispanic family literacy practices at a dual session Head Start A study of changes in literacy and cognitive development of Hispanic children as well as changes in both family literacy practices in the homes of English language learners and classroom literacy practices at a Head Start center, as measured before and after the implementation of a coaching intervention provided to 3 staff |
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Improving quality across institutional settings: Language and literacy instruction in child care, Head Start, public pre-k, and integrated programs in Texas A study of the impact of The Texas Early Education Model (TEEM) a language and literacy intervention, on the quality of language and literacy instruction of teachers in 219 child care, Head Start, public prekindergarten, and integrated programs in Texas, taking into account setting and time in intervention |
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Lunch Is In The Bag: Increasing fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in sack lunches of preschool-aged children A study of the effect of participation in Lunch Is In The Bag, a five week parent and teacher intervention, on the number of servings of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in children’s lunches, based on data from 132 parent-child dyads in 6 child care centers, with 3 randomly assigned to offer the intervention |
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Making quality count: Lessons from the Ready by 21 Quality Counts initiative A description of the Ready by 21 Quality Counts initiative, a systems-building model for the improvement of the quality and capacity of out of school time programming, based on information from the implementation of the model at 7 community sites and 6 state sites |
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The multiple meanings of play: Exploring preservice teachers' beliefs about a central element of early childhood education An examination of preservice teachers' definition of and beliefs about play, based on information on 7 preservice teachers enrolled in a practicum course for children aged birth through fourth grade at a small private university in Texas |
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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 |
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Partnerships for learning: Profiles of three school-community partnership efforts An investigation of the working relationships between after school programs and the schools that host them, based on a profile of 3 such partnerships, the After-School All-Stars at August Boeger Middle School located in San Jose, California, the Citizen School at Bedichek Middle School in Austin, Texas, and the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) SHINE Prep elementary school in Houston, Texas |
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Pre-kindergarten in the south: Preserving the region's comparative advantage in education An examination of the provision of prekindergarten services in the Southern United States, and a discussion of early childhood education as the region's comparative educational advantage |
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Process evaluation: Power of the Wind pilot project: A six state partnership to engage youth with wind energy A process evaluation of the pilot of Power of the Wind, a 4-H curriculum for middle school children, that examines a train-the-trainer implementation model, youth interest and engagement, and connections across pilot sites |
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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 |
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