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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005 |
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The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007 |
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2010 Texas child care market rate survey: Final report A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Texas in 2010 by provider type, full-day or part-day status, and age group, as well as an examination of providers that offer transportation and care at nontraditional hours and of provider sponsorship |
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2011 Texas child care market rate survey: Final report A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Texas in 2011 by provider type, full-day or part-day status, and age group, including information on transportation, nontraditional hours care, accreditation, quality rating status, and subsidized children, based on survey responses from 1,662 licensed child care centers, 469 licensed child care homes, and 735 registered child care homes |
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2012 report: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement to the National Agricultural Worker Survey Findings on the characteristics of families with children under 6 years old from the National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS), a national random sample survey of crop farmworkers, and findings on families' child care experiences from the NAWS Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement, which is administered to NAWS respondents with children under the age of 6 |
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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded during the 2004-2005 school year An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories |
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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories |
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4-H Science Initiative: Youth Engagement, Attitudes, and Knowledge study An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, that examines: 4-H Science program characteristics and activities; the science-related attitudes, activities, and skills of participants; and the relationship of participant characteristics to their science-related attitudes, activities, and skills, based on survey responses from 182 4-H Science educators and from 486 children attending 4-H Science programs |
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The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight |
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Acculturation, weight status, and eating habits among Chinese-American preschool children and their primary caregivers: A pilot study 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 |
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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010 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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The afterschool hours: A new focus for America's cities An overview of a project established by the National League of Cities' (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF) to assist local communities in improving and expanding their after school programming |
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Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report An evaluation of a joint Air Force-National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies initiative to increase the supply of high-quality family child care in civilian communities near Air Force bases by implementing the Air Force model of family child care among local providers |
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America After 3PM A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households |
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America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households |
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An analysis of a public school prekindergarten Montessori bilingual program An analysis of second grade reading achievement scores of Spanish and English norm-referenced tests between children who participated in a Montessori bilingual program and those that attended a traditional bilingual program |
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Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments |
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Announced v. unannounced licensing inspections: Survey report Results from a survey about the requirements and practices of announced and unannounced licensing inspections by child care, child welfare, drug and alcohol, adult day care, and mental health licensing professionals in 40 different states/provinces/territories |
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Another look at moral panics: The case of satanic day care centers An examination of moral panic and a discussion of its theory and use and future implications in society as an agent of change |
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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards? 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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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) |
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Assessing the New Federalism A multi-year, multi-pronged project that analyzes state policy choices, including policy development and implementation, and family well-being in the context of the significant devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states |
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Assistive technology user group perspectives of early childhood professionals An examination of efficacy of participatiing in a series of Assistive Technology user groups from semi-structured interviews with 10 teachers at an early childhood center in a Midwestern city |
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The at-risk child care program An investigation of the extent and nature of State’s participation in the At-Risk Child Care program funded and administered by the Administration for Families and Children, Department of Health and Human Services, including reports of problems and success |
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Balancing the readiness equation in early childhood education reform A case study of the design and implementation of an assessment tool that defines and aligns teacher academic performance expectations for students with school district standards from field notes, document analysis and interviews with 11 assessment task force members and 15 staff of a prekindergarten program in an urban district in Texas |
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