2010-2011 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
Findings from an examination of the quality of preschool classrooms and the characteristics of teaching staff in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at risk 4-year-olds, based on data for 1,127 classrooms and more than 1,000 teachers
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21st Century Community Learning Centers summer expansion grant: Final evaluation report
Findings from an evaluation of a grant program to extend 21st Century Community Learning Centers services in Michigan during the summer months of 2011 that examine program implementation, participation, academic performance, and youth development and socioemotional functioning, based on administrative data and student and administrator surveys
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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010
A study of the extent to which state child care regulations meet standards related to obesity prevention in the areas of infant feeding, nutrition, and physical activity
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Building partnerships between Early Head Start grantees and family child care providers: Lessons from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care project: Final report
An evaluation of Early Head Start (EHS) for Family Child Care, a project to support partnerships between EHS grantees and family child care providers, that examines the characteristics of participating grantees and providers, the implementation, types, and sustainability of the partnerships, and lessons learned, based on project administrative data, interviews with 13 partnership teams, descriptive quality indicators and Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data, and project documents
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Can increasing the daily duration of Head Start reduce childhood obesity?
A comparison of the obesity of children in full-day and half-day Head Start programs, based on data from 1,800 participants, their families, and Head Start centers in Michigan from the 2001-2002 through the 2005-2006 school year
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Cost savings of school readiness per additional at-risk child in Detroit and Michigan
An examination of cost savings to Detroit and Michigan of preparing an at risk child for school through early childhood education, based on school graduation and expenditure data, poverty and crime rates, and other data for Detroit and Michigan, and on estimates of the measured influence of early childhood education programs from research literature
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2011
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2011, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories
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Evaluation of the 40-Hour Initial Pre-Service Training for Entry-Level Child Care Providers
An evaluation of the 40-Hour Initial Pre-Service Training for Entry-Level Child Care Providers, an interactive online training, that examines participant experiences of and knowledge gains from the training and changes to resource and referral agency training and technical assistance offerings, based on pre- and posttest participant knowledge assessments, individual lesson analyses, participant focus groups, and resource and referral agency staff interviews
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Great Parents, Great Start evaluation report: 2010-2011 program year
An evaluation of Great Parents, Great Start, a Michigan program to promote parenting skills and family involvement in children's early education, that examines collaboration with other local early childhood services, program parent-child play group and home visiting services, blending of grantee funds, early childhood initiatives in other states, and approaches to evaluation of early childhood programs and systems
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Great Start Readiness Program: 2010-2011 risk factor data report
An examination of the prevalence of risk indicators among children enrolled in the Great Start Readiness Program, Michigan's publicly-funded preschool program for at risk 4-year-olds, based on administrative data for more than 23,000 children
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The impact of child care subsidy use on child care quality
A study of the relationship between government subsidization and both
selection of child care and quality of arrangements, based on data from parents of 456 3-year-olds in 14 cities in the United States
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An interdisciplinary evaluation report of Michigan's Childcare Expulsion Prevention (CCEP) initiative
An evaluation of Child Care Expulsion Prevention, a Michigan early childhood mental health consultation program, that examines child, family, and child care provider and program outcomes, and fidelity of the consultation process, based on a longitudinal outcome study, a quasi-experimental outcome study, and case studies
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Introducing the Cycle of Inquiry System: A reflective inquiry practice for early childhood teacher development
An overview of the Cycle of Inquiry System--a tool for teachers to develop an understanding of emergent inquiry as an active research method of curriculum development, and an account of an undergraduate preservice teacher's use of the system under the mentorship of one of the authors in Michigan
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Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers evaluation: 2009-2010 annual report
Findings from an evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs in Michigan during the 2009-2010 school year that examine participant characteristics, program quality indicators, participant and parent satisfaction, and participant outcomes
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Municipal leadership for afterschool: Citywide approaches spreading across the country
An examination and profiles of city-led efforts to build comprehensive out-of-school time systems, based on surveys and interviews with representatives from 27 cities
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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2011 report
A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2010, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies
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Promoting healthy practices in child care centers: The role of child care resource and referral agencies
A study of child care center obesity prevention practices and child care resource and referral agency health-related training and technical assistance offerings, based on a survey of 113 agencies from 29 states
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State child care assistance policies 2011: Reduced support for families in challenging times
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2010 and February 2011 and between 2001 and February 2011, 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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State early childhood advisory councils: An overview of implementation across the states
An examination of developments and variation among state early childhood advisory councils, based on a review of state applications for grants provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), as well as updates provided by council leadership
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The state of preschool 2011: 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 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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Strengthening Michigan businesses through investments in early care and education: How investments in early learning increase sales from local businesses, create jobs and grow the economy
An analysis of the economic impacts of Michigan investments in early care and education programs
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We can do better: 2011 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
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