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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final report
Black, Alison R., September 2009
(NCEE 2009-4077). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.

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
Carroll, Becky, September 2009
Iverness, CA: Iverness Research.

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
Curtis, Reagan, Q3 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(3), 325-336

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
Huang, Denise, April 2009
(CRESST Report 757). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

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
Zuniga, Stephen, March 2009
Early Education and Development, 20(2), 265-284

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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High Quality Supplemental Educational Services and Afterschool Partnerships Demonstration Project: An evaluation study of THINK Together programs in the Santa Ana Unified School District: 2008-2009: Year one report
Vandell, Deborah L., August 2009
Irvine: University of California, Irvine, Department of Education

An evaluation of the provision of blended supplemental educational and after school program services in the Santa Ana Unified School District, California, based on the implementation experiences of 13 study sites

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Full-day kindergarten in California: Lessons from Los Angeles
Cannon, Jill S., September 2009
San Francisco, CA: Public Policy Institute of California.

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
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, February, 2009
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

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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Learning together: A study of six B.A. completion cohort programs in early care and education: Year II report
Whitebook, Marcy, 2009
Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

Findings from the second year of a five-year longitudinal study of six cohorts of students participating in California early childhood education B.A. completion programs, in which small groups of students pursue a bachelor's degree together and receive support services, that examines the program experiences of both students and institutions of higher education personnel

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Inside the pre-kindergarten door: Classroom climate and instructional time allocation in Tulsa's pre-k programs
Phillips, Deborah A., May 2009
(CROCUS Working Paper No. 13). Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Research on Children in the United States.

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
Love, John M., June 24, 2009
Los Angeles: First 5 LA.

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
Phillips, Deborah A., Q3 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(3), 213-362

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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Promoting academic success & career development for ECE/CD students - An evaluation of Canada College's early childhood education / child development program
Applied Survey Research, 2009
Redwood City, CA: Canada College.

An evaluation of the Canada College early childhood preparation program in California, including information on program completion rates, degrees awarded, and dual-language students

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Examining elementary school practices in Santa Clara County: Results of the 2009 survey of elementary school principals: Data brief
Applied Survey Research, September, 2009
Watsonville, CA: Applied Survey Research.

A study of Santa Clara County, California, public school principals' relationships with local early care and education providers, school readiness measurement practices, and beliefs about parent involvement and teacher professional development, based on a survey of 102 elementary school principals

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A circle of learning: Children and adults growing together in LA's BEST
Huang, Denise, May 2009
(CRESST Report 758). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

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
American Institutes for Research, July, 2009
San Francisco: First 5 San Francisco.

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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The QUINCE-PFI study: An evaluation of a promising model for child care provider training: Final report
Bryant, Donna M., September 2009
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

An examination of the efficacy of an individualized, assessment-based, on-site consultation model of professional development for the quality improvement of early childhood programs, based on 108 child care classrooms and 263 family child care homes from twenty-four agencies in five states assigned to a group to receive a professional development intervention or to a control group

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Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Year 5/6 report
Quick, Heather, May 22, 2009
Los Angeles: First 5 LA.

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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Early care experiences: Their relation to social skills and behavior in kindergarten
Smith, Amanda Potoczak, August 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California State University, Long Beach

An investigation of the relationship between the number of years children receive parental care and their social skills in kindergarten, and an examination of the mediating variables of gender and socioeconomic status, based on data collected from 43 children at a kindergarten in Murrieta, California

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Factors that promote or inhibit the involvement of African American parents in a community college early childhood education program
McClendon, Lillie Faye, May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

A study of the parental role constructions that influence the involvement of 12 African American parents in their children's educations both at home and at a child development center

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Parents' and teachers' perceptions of school readiness
Otto, Megan Leigh, May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California State University, Fresno

A comparison of both social skills and problem behaviors of 113 kindergarteners who either did or did not receive Head Start services in one central California school district

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Supporting teachers in assessing the language and literacy skills of preschool English language learners
Robitaille, Elizabeth Grove, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles

An 8 week action research project to pilot the Desired Results Developmental Profile-Revised 2 (DRDP-R2) assessment as a measure of the development and improvement of language skills of 212 preschool and kindergarten children, predominantly English language learners, based on field notes, document analysis, classroom observations and interviews with administrators, teachers, and experts

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Maternal education, early child care and the reproduction of advantage
Augustine, Jennifer March, September 2009
Social Forces, 88(1), 1-29

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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Evaluation of Preschool for All implementation in San Mateo and San Fracisco Counties: 2008 San Francisco PFA classroom observations: Findings from the pilot test of the Language Interaction Snapshot (LISn)
American Institutes for Research, July, 2009
San Francisco: First 5 San Francisco.

Findings from a pilot test of the Language Interaction Snapshot (LISn), an observational tool for measuring the frequency and type of talk among teachers and children in preschool settings, based on observations of 63 children in 26 classrooms participating in the San Francisco Preschool for All initiative

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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Riverside County, California: A technical report
Amer, Tarecq, November, 2009
Oakland, CA: Insight Center for Community Economic Development.

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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