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Building an early childhood professional development system [Executive summary]
Demma, Rachel, 04 February, 2010
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association,

A summary of recommendations for the creation of a state-supported professional development system for early childhood educators

Executive Summary


Building the foundation for bright futures: Final report of the NGA task force on school readiness
National Governors' Association, 2005
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association.

A discussion of the actions that governors and states can take to support families, schools, and communities in their efforts to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their full potential

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Building the foundation for bright futures: Final report of the NGA task force on school readiness: Executive summary
National Governors' Association, 2005
Washington, DC: National Governors Association

A discussion of the actions that governors and states can take to support families, schools, and communities in their efforts to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their full potential

Executive Summary


Building professional development systems for the afterschool field
Afterschool Investments Project, September, 2007
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An overview of state and local strategies for building professional development systems for after school program workers

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CCDF and 21CCLC state efforts to facilitate coordination for afterschool programs
Afterschool Investments Project, 2004
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

A comparison of the Twenty-first Century Community Learning Centers and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), with a discussion of ways to combine these funds to support afterschool programs.

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Creating a vision for afterschool partnerships
Afterschool Investments Project, 2004
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

A guide for facilitating collaboration between partner organizations during the planning stages of after school program development

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Estimating supply and demand for afterschool programs: A tool for state and local policymakers
Afterschool Investments Project, 2004
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

A tool providing a framework for states and communities to estimate the supply of and demand for afterschool programs.

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Governor's role in aligning early education and k-12 reforms: Challenges, opportunities, and benefits for children
National Governors' Association, October, 2012
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association.

A discussion of the role that state leaders can play in aligning and coordinating policy reforms in the early learning and the kindergarten through twelfth grade (k-12) education systems

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Governor's role in aligning early education and k-12 reforms: Challenges, opportunities, and benefits for children [Executive summary]
National Governors' Association, October, 2012
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association.

A summary of a discussion of the role that state leaders can play in aligning and coordinating policy reforms in the early learning and the kindergarten through twelfth grade (k-12) education systems

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A guide for effective governance: Considerations and lessons learned for afterschool networks
Afterschool Investments Project, June, 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Child Care Bureau.

Guidelines for emerging networks of governance using Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) grants to support local after school programs

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Linking and learning: Lessons for afterschool from early childhood system-building efforts
Afterschool Investments Project, October, 2006
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An overview of lessons for developing afterschool child care service delivery systems

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Making smart investments in afterschool: A policy primer for state and local leaders
Afterschool Investments Project, August, 2006
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An overview of after school policies that address state and local system-building, promoting access to programs, and improving program quality

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Promoting physical activity and healthy nutrition in afterschool settings: Strategies for program leaders and policy makers
Afterschool Investments Project, August, 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Child Care Bureau.

A presentation of strategies for planning and financing after school programs to promote healthy lifestyles among children aged 6-19

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Promoting quality in afterschool programs through state child care quality rating systems
Afterschool Investments Project, September, 2007
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

A summary of an examination of a strategy to promote school-age caregiving quality by adapting states' tiered quality rating systems, which were designed primarily for early care providers, for providers serving school age children

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Promoting quality in afterschool programs through state child care regulations
Afterschool Investments Project, June, 2006
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

A description of the challenges facing after school child care programs' attempts to comply with state child care licensing regulations, as well as ways in which licensing regulations can be used to promote program quality

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School-age children in regulated family child care settings
Afterschool Investments Project, September, 2007
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An examination of the role that licensed family child care providers can play in caring for school age children and strategies for supporting these providers

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State child care subsidy administration policies for school-age care
Afterschool Investments Project, September, 2007
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An examination of how state child care subsidy administration policies for school age care providers affect access to child care for school age children

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Using a state child care quality rating system to promote quality in afterschool programs
Afterschool Investments Project, September, 2007
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An examination of a strategy to promote school-age caregiving quality by adapting states' tiered quality rating systems, which were designed primarily for early care providers, for providers serving school age children

Other


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