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			Pilot-testing CATCH Early Childhood: A preschool-based healthy nutrition and physical activity program Sharma, Shreela, January/February 2011 American Journal of Health Education, 42(1), 12-23 A comparison of both children's fruit and vegetable consumption and their physical activity levels at Head Start centers before and after the implementation of the CATCH Early Childhood (CEC) program and a qualitative study of the program's implementation feasibility and acceptability, based on data collected from a convenience sample of 4 classrooms in Harris County, Texas	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			Healthy & Ready to Learn: Examining the efficacy of an early approach to obesity prevention and school readiness Winter, Suzanne, July-September, 2011 Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 25(3) A study of the effect of the Healthy & Ready to Learn intervention on both the physical growth and language development of 405 primarily Latino low-income children in two matched pairs of experimental and control Head Start centers	Reports & Papers
			Acculturation, weight status, and eating habits among Chinese-American preschool children and their primary caregivers: A pilot study Demory-Luce, Debby K., 2005 Nutrition Research, 25(3), 213-224 An examination of the association between acculturation and health outcomes of Chinese-American students and their primary caregivers, based on a sample of 53 children and their caregivers selected from two child care centers in Houston, Texas	Reports & Papers
			Determining the feasibility and acceptability of a garden-based nutrition curriculum for preschoolers Lewis, Tamara Michelle, December 2009 Unpublished master's thesis, University of Texas, Houston A feasibility study of a classroom-based gardening curriculum for early care and education programs from pre- and post-implementation teacher questionnaires with 9 teachers or teachers' aides in two Head Start centers serving 103 preschoolers	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. I. Summary report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. A description of the ways in which the Health Component of the Head Start program address the medical, nutritional, and mental health needs of program participants	Reports & Papers
			Lunch Is In The Bag: Increasing fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in sack lunches of preschool-aged children Sweitzer, Sara J., July 2010 Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 110(7), 1058-1064 A study of the effect of participation in Lunch Is In The Bag, a five week parent and teacher intervention, on the number of servings of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in children�s lunches, based on data from 132 parent-child dyads in 6 child care centers, with 3 randomly assigned to offer the intervention	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			Effect of 4 weeks of Pilates on the body composition of young girls Jago, Russell, March 2006 Preventive Medicine, 42(3), 159-250 A comparison between the impact of 5 day per week, 4 week Pilates class intervention on 16 11 year old girls' Body Mass Index percentile, waist circumference, blood pressure, and enjoyment of the class compared to 14 controls recruited from two after school programs in Spring 2005	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. II. Technical report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Descriptive findings from a study of the Head Start Health Component, using child health records and standard data from the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), plus observations and interviews with parents and staff, collected during the Spring of 1994 from a sample of 80 Head Start centers	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers

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