The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final report
Impacts after the second year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance in programs that participated for both years
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The Exploratorium's XTech program: Engaging STEM experiences for middle school youth: Summative evaluation report
An evaluation of an out of school time program to introduce students to the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, based on information for 131 middle-school aged participants from the San Francisco Bay Area, California
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Preschoolers' use of count information to judge relative quantity
A two-part study of preschool children's use of count information in making quantity judgments, based on one sample of 35 children 3 through 5 years old, and a second sample of 54 children 3 and 4 years old
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Exploring the relationship between LA's BEST program attendance and cognitive gains of LA's BEST students
A study of the relationship of different levels of participation in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, to students' academic achievement
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Predictions of children's experiences with Latina family child care providers
A study of associations between provider education, global quality, teaching style, and children's engagement in pre-academic activities, based on data collected from 115 family child care settings operated by Latina women of Mexican heritage serving low income communities in California
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Full-day kindergarten in California: Lessons from Los Angeles
An investigation of the effect of full-day public prekindergarten on children’s outcomes, with a focus on economically disadvantaged students and English language learners who attended public prekindergarten programs in Los Angeles, California
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Unequal opportunities for preschoolers: Differing standards for licensed child care centers and state-funded prekindergarten programs
A comparison of state licensing regulations for center-based child care and early education programs to state prekindergarten program standards, as well as to Head Start standards and military child care regulations, using a quality standards checklist
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Inside the pre-kindergarten door: Classroom climate and instructional time allocation in Tulsa's pre-k programs
A study of classroom climate and academic instruction in public prekindergarten programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a comparison of classroom climate and academic instruction in Tulsa prekindergarten classrooms to classroom processes in Head Start and other state prekindergarten classrooms, and an examination of classroom and teacher characteristics associated with variations in classroom climate and academic instruction
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Los Angeles Universal Preschool programs, children served, and children’s progress in the preschool year: Final report of the First 5 LA Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study: Final report
An inquiry into the academic, developmental, and health related outcomes of the children enrolled in the universal prekindergarten program of Los Angeles County, California, based on direct assessments and interviews with parents and teachers
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Inside the pre-kindergarten door: Classroom climate and instructional time allocation in Tulsa's pre-K programs
A study of the quality of Tulsa prekindergarten and Head Start classrooms and a comparison of the quality of classrooms in Tulsa with sample of classrooms from across 11 states, based on observations of 106 public prekindergarten and Head Start classrooms in Tulsa, Oklahoma and data collected from 241 prekindergarten and 25 Head Start classrooms from 11 states
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A circle of learning: Children and adults growing together in LA's BEST
A study of the impact of using additional private foundation funding to establish 2 demonstration sites of LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, based on survey, interview, and observational data collected in the 2 demonstration sites and 2 matched comparison sites
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Evaluation of Preschool for All implementation in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties: Year 4 San Francisco report
A process evaluation of the fourth year and a review of earlier years of implementation of Preschool for All, an initiative to make high-quality child care available to all four-year-old children, in San Francisco County, California, based on interviews with 4 family child care providers, 18 site supervisors, and 7 program directors, and a review of previous evaluation activities
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Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Year 5/6 report
Findings from the fifth and sixth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes
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Maternal education, early child care and the reproduction of advantage
A study of the relationship between maternal education and type, quality, and quantity of early child care arrangements used, based on a secondary analysis of data from a longitudinal study of 1,127 children and thier families
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Riverside County, California: A technical report
An analysis of the economic impact of the Riverside County, California, child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts
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Effective early literacy skill development for young Spanish-speaking English language learners: An experimental study of two methods
An investigation of the effect of the Literacy Express Preschool Curriculum on the acquisition of emergent literacy skills by Spanish-speaking preschool children, based on a study of three groups of English language learners (ELL) from 10 Head Start classrooms in California where 32 children received the regular curriculum, 31 children received the intervention in English-only, and 31 children received the intervention in Spanish transitioning to English
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The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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School readiness in Santa Clara County: Results of the 2008 assessment
A study of children's transitions to and skills at kindergarten entry, and family and early childhood education factors associated with those skills, in Santa Clara County, California, based on parent surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments
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Redwood City School District & Preschool for All: School readiness assessment 2008: A review of 2005 and 2008 school readiness data and the readiness outcomes of Preschool for All graduates
A comparison of the skills at kindergarten entry of children who participated in Preschool for All, a free part-day preschool program for four-year-old children in Redwood City, California, to the skills of nonparticipant children in Redwood City, and to the skills of children in the rest of San Mateo County, based on parent surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments
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National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009
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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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program
A study of the national and state costs of providing universal, high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education, derived from an evidence-based model for identifying the components and estimating the costs of high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education in a prototypical elementary school
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Mother-child planning, child emotional functioning, and children's transition to first grade
An investigation into the correlation between the setting of goals for activities and children’s emotional functioning, and an examination in the role of this correlation in children’s transition to first grade, based on a sample of 90 first grade children and their mothers from five preschools in Southern California
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The effect of curriculum, coaching, and professional development on prekindergarten children’s literacy achievement
A study of the effect of Southern California’s Preschool Literacy Project, which provides a specialized curriculum, teacher coaching, a print-rich environment, and professional development opportunities to teachers, on the literacy scores of the participating children, based on data collected from 22 state preschool classrooms serving children from low income families
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Meaningful linkages between summer programs, schools, and community partners: Conditions and strategies for success
An examination of strategies to develop partnerships among schools, community organizations, and out-of-school time summer programs, based on interviews with providers of 11 summer programs that have established successful partnerships
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Power of Preschool: Program evaluation report
An evaluation of the Power of Preschool (PoP) program, a voluntary prekindergarten program to improve the school readiness of 3 and 4 year olds, based on data from program participants in Los Angeles, Merced, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Ventura, and Yolo Counties in California
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