Parental perception on the efficacy of a physical activity program for preschoolers
Bellows, Laura, April, 2011
Journal of Community Health, 36(2), 231-237
An evaluation of parental impressions of the usefulness, strengths, weaknesses, and influence on physical activities of The Food Friends Get Movin' with Mighty Moves obesity intervention, based on a survey of 51 parents of Head Start children in Colorado who participated in the intervention and telephone interviews with 37 of the survey respondents
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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (U.S.), January, 2011
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.
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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Promoting healthy practices in child care centers: The role of child care resource and referral agencies
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, August, 2011
Arlington, VA: National Association 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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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards?
Kim, Juhee, July/August 2012
Pediatric Dentistry, 34(4), 317-324
A study of state child care regulations in the United States in terms of their inclusion of selected oral health and nutrition standards related to early childhood dental cavities, based on a review of regulations in 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
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Trends in child care center licensing regulations and policies for 2011
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 1). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement
An analysis of state child care center licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, child-adult ratios, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements
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Trends in family child care home licensing requirements and policies for 2011
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 2). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement
An analysis of state family child care home licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, group size, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements
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Trends in group child care home licensing regulations and policies for 2011
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 3). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement
An analysis of state group child care home licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, group size, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements
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Child care provider training and a supportive feeding environment in child care settings in 4 states, 2003
Sigman-Grant, Madeleine, September, 2011
Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(5)
A comparison of feeding practices between child care centers that did and did not receive funding and support from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and an assessment of training factors that could account for differences among centers, based on surveys of 203 directors and 567 staff in child care centers serving low-income children in 4 states
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Colorado preschool program: Building a brighter future for Colorado’s children: 2010 legislative report
Colorado. Department of Education, January 2010
Denver: Colorado, Department of Education.
An overview of the Colorado Preschool Program, and findings from an evaluation of the program and its participants using Results Matter, the state's assessment system
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National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009
National American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office, 2009
Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development.
A study of the collaboration and professional development activities of American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grantees, based on a survey of 153 grantees
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A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 31, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care
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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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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research?
Scott-Little, Catherine, 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 153-173
An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness
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Municipal leadership for afterschool: Citywide approaches spreading across the country
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, 2011
Washington, DC: Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.
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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