2003: The economic impact of child care in Florida
Florida Children's Forum, 2003
Tallahassee, FL: Florida Children's Forum.
A report describing the effects of the child care industry on Florida's state economy, highlighting the direct and indirect effects on revenue and jobs
Reports & Papers
The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, December 2006
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.
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
Reports & Papers
The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), February, 2009
Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration.
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
Reports & Papers
2012 report: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement to the National Agricultural Worker Survey
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March, 2012
(OPRE Report No. 2012-13). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
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
Reports & Papers
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program in Florida: Program report of the 2009-2010 academic year
Baker, Thomas A.,
Tallahassee: Florida 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
An evaluation of Florida 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines student and parent satisfaction and teacher assessments of student academic behavior, based on survey responses from 16,834 students, 9,664 parents, and 19,831 teachers
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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
Lerner, Richard M., 2008
Medford, MA: Tufts University, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development.
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
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
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Air Force/NACCRRA Quality Family Child Care (QFCC) project: Final report
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, January, 2007
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
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
Reports & Papers
America After 3PM
Afterschool Alliance, October 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
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
Reports & Papers
America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand
Afterschool Alliance, May 2010
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.
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
Reports & Papers
An analysis of Florida's Voluntary Pre-K program
Kennedy-Salchow, Shana, 2005
(Occasional Paper 103). New York: Columbia University, National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education.
An analysis of regulation, finance and support services of the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Program in Florida
Reports & Papers
Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report
United States. Department of Education. Policy and Program Studies Service, December 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Service.
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
Reports & Papers
Announced v. unannounced licensing inspections: Survey report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, 1997
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.
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
Reports & Papers
Another look at moral panics: The case of satanic day care centers
deYoung, Mary, 1998
Deviant Behavior, 19(3), 257-278
An examination of moral panic and a discussion of its theory and use and future implications in society as an agent of change
Reports & Papers
Assessing the development of young children in child care: A survey of formal assessment practices in one state
Allen, Susan F., June 2007
Early Childhood Education Journal, 34(6), 455-465
A survey based study of Florida counties' use of specific tools and formal assessment procedures for the development of young children in subsidized child care
Reports & Papers
An assessment of the parent engagement and skills-building system in Miami-Dade
DCA, Inc., June 04, 2008
Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
An examination of early childhood education and care system supports for parental engagement and the development of parenting skills, based on interviews with early childhood educators and referral organizations, an analysis of a child care provider database, and focus groups with 121 parents in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Reports & Papers
Associations between center-based care accreditation status and the early educational outcomes of children in the child welfare system
Dinehart, Laura H., May, 2012
Children and Youth Services Review, 34(5), 1072-1080
A study of the relationship between child care center accreditation and the developmental and early academic outcomes of children in the child welfare system receiving child care subsidies, based on data from two groups of 82 low income three- and four-year old children, one group in the child welfare system and one not, enrolled in community-based early care and education centers in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Reports & Papers
Barriers and facilitators of service use by low-income families with young children: A brief report from the Palm Beach County Family Study
Spielberger, Julie, 2012
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.
Findings on early childhood service use and experiences from a longitudinal study of high-risk families in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on annual interviews with 531 families and on in-depth interviews and observations with a subsample of 40 families
Reports & Papers
Best practices in summer learning programs for middle and high school youth
National Summer Learning Association,
Baltimore: National Summer Learning Association.
A study to identify best practices in high-quality summer learning programs serving middle school and high school students, based on a literature review, surveys from 25 programs, and follow-up interviews with some programs
Reports & Papers
Bringing transmedia to expanded learning settings: Emerging practices
Agrawal, Nina, February, 2013
New York: Collaborative for Building After-School Systems.
An examination of efforts by 11 public television stations to incorporate transmedia storytelling, which links interactive games, television series, and websites to established children's educational characters, into out-of-school time programs serving young children, based on site visits, progress reports, and interviews with television station staff
Reports & Papers
Building partnerships between Early Head Start grantees and family child care providers: Lessons from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care project: Final report
United States. Office of Head Start, 12 December, 2011
Washington, DC: U.S. Office of Head Start.
An evaluation of Early Head Start (EHS) for Family Child Care, a project to support partnerships between EHS grantees and family child care providers, that examines the characteristics of participating grantees and providers, the implementation, types, and sustainability of the partnerships, and lessons learned, based on project administrative data, interviews with 13 partnership teams, descriptive quality indicators and Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data, and project documents
Reports & Papers
Building statewide partnership capacity to assess school readiness for Florida Head Start children and families
Greenfield, Daryl B., 2001
NHSA Dialog, 4(2), 197-209
An overview of the process of assessing school readiness in Florida children and its implications for Head Start programs, using data from the Florida Partnership for School Readiness (Readiness Partnership)
Reports & Papers
A case study of children's literacy development in a voluntary pre-kindergarten classroom
Sylvester, Ruth, January-March 2012
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 26(1), 122-140
A study of oral language and literacy development strategies and opportunities available to at risk 4-year-old children in a public voluntary pre-kindergarten, and a comparison of children's expressive and receptive vocabulary and early reading development both prior to and after one year in the program, based on data from 3 teachers and 13 children in one inclusive classroom
Reports & Papers
Can child care assistance in welfare and employment programs support the employment of low-income families?
Gennetian, Lisa A., 2004
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 23(4), 723-743
An investigation of different welfare and employment programs with child care assistance policies and their effects on employment rates and child care decisions of low income families
Reports & Papers
Center-based care for young children: Examining predictors of quality
Ghazvini, Alisa, 2002
The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 163(1), 112-125
An exploration of the impact of program quality and process indicators on predictors of high quality care and sensitive caregiver-child interaction, based on a sample of 75 parents of children aged 15 to 36 months and caregivers from 13 child care centers in a southeastern state
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