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Physical activity in overweight and nonoverweight preschool children
Trost, Stewart G., July 2003
International Journal of Obesity, 27(7), 834-839

A comparison of the physical activity of overweight and nonoverweight 3- through 5-year-old children while at preschool and a study of the relationship between childrens' weight and hypothesized parental influences on child physical activity, based on data from 245 children and their parents recruited from 9 preschools in Columbia, South Carolina

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An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: The Minnesota GEMS pilot study
Story, Mary, 2003
Ethnicity & Disease, 13(1 Suppl. 1), S54-S64

A presentation of findings on the development of an after school obesity prevention program for African-American girls in Minnesota, based on a sample of 54 8 to 10-year-old girls and their caregivers

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Consultation paper: Towards the development of a national agenda for early childhood
Australia. Task Force on Child Development, Health and Wellbeing, 2003
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia Department of Family and Community Services.

A presentation of a national agenda for early childhood in Australia

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Michigan after-school initiative 2003 report
Michigan. Department of Education, 2003
[Lansing, MI]: Michigan Department of Education.

A presentation of findings from the Michigan after school initiative task force regarding the number of Michigan children participating and potentially participating in after school programs, best practices for programs and coordinated community-wide leadership in the state, and a plan designed to serve all of the state’s school-age children in need of after school programs

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Wisconsin school readiness indicator initiative: The status of school readiness indicators in Wisconsin
Wisconsin. Office of the Governor, 2003
Madison: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.

A discussion of the 2001-2002 Wisconsin School Readiness Indicator Initiative which aimed to build an agenda for improving school readiness and early school success through defining comprehensively school readiness, identifying indicators proven relevant to school readiness, and an assessment of available state administrative data on these indicators

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America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2003
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 2003
Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics.

Highlights from a 2003 national survey depicting the well-being of children in the areas of economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education

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Making meaning of school readiness in schools and communities
Wesley, Patricia W., 2003
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(3), 351-375

A journal article exploring parents', prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers', and elementary school principals' perceptions of school readiness

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Inside the content: The breadth and depth of early learning standards
Scott-Little, Catherine, 2003
Greensboro, NC: SERVE.

A study of the content and development of state-level early learning standards for kindergarten through twelfth grade in 2004

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Assessment of the benefits and costs of out of school care
Scotland. Scottish Executive, 2003
Edinburgh: Scotland, Scottish Executive.

A review of evidence from research conducted in Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the social benefits and economic costs of out-of-school time child care programs

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Trends in the well-being of America's children and youth: 2003
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

A statistical report of indicators of child and youth well-being, including population and family, economic security, health conditions and care, socioemotional development, and education

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