State policies that promote early childhood mathematics
A study by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) on state standards of early childhood mathematical education, educational level and professional development recommended for educators, curriculum and testing requirements
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Accounting for movement between childcare classrooms: Does it change teacher effects interpretations?
A study of the prevalence of teacher and child movement between classrooms, of the link between head and assistant teachers' qualifications and quality of care, and of the relationship between head and assistant teacher qualifications and children's literacy, receptive language, and mathematics skills that includes an examination of the mediating influence of child and teacher movement on that relationship, based on data from community-based child care centers serving 790 primarily low-income children in Colorado
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Comparing longitudinal academic achievement of full-day and half-day kindergarten students
A longitudinal study of the effects of full-day kindergarten attendance on children's mathematic and reading achievements in the second, third, and fouth grades, as compared with the effects of attending a half-day kindergarten program
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K-2 standards and assessments: A 50-state review
A descriptive study of each state's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade content standards and mandatory assessments
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment
An examination of states' kindergarten assessment practices and use and reporting of school readiness information, based on data from the 25 states that perform kindergarten assessments
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Practices for promoting young children's learning in QRIS standards
An analysis of child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) standards in 23 states to identify practices for supporting children's early learning in eight areas, based on coding of state QRIS standards and early learning guidelines
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The children of the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study go to school
The longitudinal follow up to the Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study, following children for five years to assess the impact of quality of child care experiences on later development.
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ESTART validation study: Final report
A study of the reliability and validity of the Early Childhood Standards Assessment of Readiness Tool (ESTART)
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21st Century Community Learning Centers 2009-10 Profile and Performance Information Collection System (PPICS) report
An evaluation of Colorado 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines program characteristics and activities, as well as participant academic outcomes, based on analyses of annual performance data submitted by 18 Colorado grantees
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Coaching and quality assistance in quality rating improvement systems: Approaches used by TA providers to improve quality in early care and education programs and home-based settings
A study of the features of on-site technical assistance and coaching provided by state child care quality rating and improvement system technical assistance providers, based on interviews with 34 technical assistance providers in 17 states
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Four-year-old children's perceptions of their experience of psychological, social and emotional, and physical well-being in social-constructivist and direct-instruction preschools
An examination of 12 4-year-old children perceptions of their experience of psychological, social and emotional, and physical well-being in social-constructivist and direct-instruction preschools through observations, interviews with children, and artifacts of 6 children in each of two schools
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Colorado preschool program: Building a brighter future for Colorado’s children: 2010 legislative report
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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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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Leaving children to chance: NACCRRA's ranking of state standards and oversight for small family child care homes: 2012 update
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of family child care homes against 16 benchmarks, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
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Development of academic skills from preschool through second grade: Family and classroom predictors of developmental trajectories
A study of the relationship between 511 children's acquisition of academic skills from preschool to second grade and their experiences with parents and teachers, based on data from the Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Study, spanning child care centers in four states
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Denver Preschool Program: Report on child outcomes: 2009-10 school year
An investigation into children's school readiness after participation in the Denver Preschool Program (DPP), based on a sample of 201 children from Denver, Colorado who either received a tuition credit or attended a DPP quality improvement site compared with more than 3,000 children who did not
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Promising results: Educare implementation study data--June 2012
Findings from an implementation study of Educare, a full-day, full-year high-quality early care and education program for at risk children from birth to age 5, that examine children's school readiness, vocabulary, and socioemotional outcomes and classroom quality, based on data collected at 12 programs during the 2010-2011 school year
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Educare implementation study findings--August 2012
Findings from an implementation study of Educare, a full-day, full-year high-quality early care and education program for at risk children from birth to age 5, that examine children's school readiness, vocabulary, and socioemotional outcomes and classroom quality, based on data collected at 12 programs from the fall 2007 through spring 2011 school years
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Making summer count: How summer programs can boost children's learning
A review of research on summer learning loss and summer program effectiveness and costs, and an examination of school district efforts to develop summer learning programs, based on case studies and key informant interviews
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Inside the content: The breadth and depth of early learning standards
A study of the content and development of state-level early learning standards for kindergarten through twelfth grade in 2004
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National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report
The second national evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program, examining what has changed and what has remained stable over its first eight years, specifically addressing who and what is served by the program, federal funding methods, participant's developmental and educational gains, best practices, and the success with which the program is reaching its target population
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Access to supplemental education services in central region states
An exploration of the access of students in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to supplemental education programs as required by the No Child Left Behind Act
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Making the most of after-school time: Ten case studies of school-based after-school programs
A report profiling high quality school-based after-school programs from ten different states
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We can do better: Child Care Aware of America's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight: 2013 update
A review of program requirements and oversight in state child care center licensing regulations, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations and a survey of child care licensing directors in each state, the District of Columbia, and at the United States Department of Defense
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Denver Preschool Program: Report on child outcomes: 2010-11 school year
A study of the academic and socioemotional development and the kindergarten readiness of children participating in the Denver Preschool Program (DPP), an initiative to provide preschool tuition credits to parents and quality improvement grants to preschools; a comparison of the elementary school reading proficiency of DPP participants and nonparticipants; and an examination of the relationship of preschool program quality to children's kindergarten readiness, all based on administrative data, direct child assessments, parent and teacher surveys, and classroom observations
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