Barriers and facilitators of service use by low-income families with young children: A brief report from the Palm Beach County Family Study
Findings on early childhood service use and experiences from a longitudinal study of high-risk families in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on annual interviews with 531 families and on in-depth interviews and observations with a subsample of 40 families
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The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Early implementation study and evaluability assessment: Final report
An implementation evaluation and recommendations for ongoing evaluation efforts of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on interviews with key stakeholders, teacher surveys, program observations, and a review of documents
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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
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Getting ready for school: The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Program implementation and early outcomes: Year 3 report
Findings from the third year of an implementation and impact evaluation of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on surveys of parents, teachers, and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents
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Getting ready for school: Palm Beach County's Early Childhood Cluster Initiative
Findings from the second year of an implementation evaluation and recommendations for ongoing evaluation efforts of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on parent focus groups, surveys of teachers and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents
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Helping families shine: Evaluation of the Family and Community Partnership Palm Beach County, Florida: Final report
A three-year evaluation of the operation and experiences of Palm Beach County, Florida’s Family & Community Partnership (FCP)--established to increase the functioning of, and collaboration among, programs providing early intervention and prevention services in four high-need areas--based on surveys of partner organizations, interviews with administrators and staff, reviews of partnership documents, and observations of partnership meetings and events
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Implementation study of the Comprehensive Services program of Palm Beach County, Florida: Final report
A three-year, multi-method implementation study of the Palm Beach County, Florida, Comprehensive Services (CS) program--established to improve the school readiness of children from low income families through identification of need and provision of early intervention services--based on analyses and observations of CS staff and activities, interviews with CS organizational partners, a survey of child care centers served by CS, and an analysis of school readiness indicators
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Moving from afterschool training to the workplace: The second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program
An evaluation of the second year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate (PBC-AEC) Program, which provides after school program staff with courses on youth development and after school practice, that examines participant knowledge, skills, and job retention, as well as after school program support for PBC-AEC, based on participant surveys and focus groups and on PBC-AEC staff interviews
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The Palm Beach County Family Study: Second annual report
Findings from the second year of an eight-year longitudinal study of service usage and child and family outcomes related to the comprehensive system of early intervention and prevention services for low income families developed by the Children's Services Council (CSC) of Palm Beach County, Florida, based on administrative data on family characteristics and service use, structured interviews with a sample of parents, and qualitative in-depth interviews with a subsample of parents
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Palm Beach County’s Prime Time Initiative: Improving the quality of after-school programs
A study of the implementation of a Quality Improvement System (QIS) in 37 after school programs for elementary- and middle-school-age children in Palm Beach County, Florida, during the third year of the system’s implementation
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The Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: QIS development process evaluation: Year 2 report
The second year of a three-year process evaluation of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, for after school programs, 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
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Professional development for afterschool practitioners: The first year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program
A process evaluation of the pilot year of the Palm Beach County Afterschool Educator Certificate Program, which provides after school program staff with 12-week courses on youth development and after school practice, that examined participants' program experiences
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Ready for prime time: Implementing a formal afterschool quality improvement system by Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.
A process evaluation of the county-wide implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, that focused on participating after school programs' experiences with QIS services, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis
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Supporting low-income parents of young children: The Palm Beach County Family Study 2009
Findings from the third year of an eight-year longitudinal study of service usage and child and family outcomes related to the comprehensive system of early intervention and prevention services for low income families developed by the Children's Services Council (CSC) of Palm Beach County, Florida, based on administrative data on family characteristics and service use, structured interviews with a sample of parents, and qualitative in-depth interviews with a subsample of parents
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Supporting low-income parents of young children: The Palm Beach County family study fifth annual report
Findings from the fifth year of a longitudinal study of service usage and child and family outcomes related to the comprehensive system of early intervention and prevention services for low income families developed by the Children's Services Council (CSC) of Palm Beach County, Florida, based on administrative data on family characteristics and service use, structured interviews with a sample of parents, and qualitative in-depth interviews with a subsample of parents
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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
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