21C: A decade of school-based child care
Deemer, Erin, 1998
Principal, 77(3), 43-46
A descriptive overview of Schools of the 21st Century, comprehensive child care programs for children from birth to age 12 years
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing Readiness
Meisels, Samuel J., September 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 3).
A discussion of the definition and assessment of children’s school readiness, including recommendations for the components of efficient performance assessments
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Caring for children with special needs: The Americans with Disabilities Act
Greenstein, Doreen B., 1998
Raleigh: North Carolina State University, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
A discussion of strategies for child care providers in dealing with children with special needs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care by kith and kin: Supporting family, friends and neighbors caring for children
Collins, Ann, 1998
(Children and Welfare Reform Issue Brief No. 5). New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty
A summary of research on family, friend, and neighbor child care, including traditional policies, innovative program strategies, and outreach recommendations for states and local communities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The child care protection under TANF
Greenberg, Mark H., 1998
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A brief on child care protection under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and its relation to work requirements and time limits
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Cost-benefit of early childhood interventions
Rhode Island Kids Count (Organization), 1998
(Issue Brief No. 5). Providence: Rhode Island Kids Count.
A review of research on the long-term economic and societal benefits of quality early child care programs and interventions
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Cost of pre-school education provision
Gilder, Paula, 1998
(Interchange 53). Edinburgh: Great Britain, Scottish Office, Education and Industry Department.
A summary of a study in Scotland of the components of costs to child care providers of providing care, based on a survey of providers and on provider case studies
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Diarrhea & child care
Churchill, Robin, 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 4). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
A study of measures to help control and prevent diarrheal disease in child care center environments
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Disabilities and transitions
Wolery, Mark, 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 6). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
A discussion of administrative, staff, family, and service issues involved for disabled children in their transition from child care to formal schooling
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Early childhood interventions: Benefits, costs, and savings
Karoly, Lynn A., 1998
(Research Brief No. RB-5014). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.
A summary of a study of the effects of early childhood interventions on low income children, their families, and the government, examining the costs, benefits, and savings resulting from the interventions
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Early transitions for children and families: Transitions from infant/toddler services to preschool education
Hanson, Marci, 1998
(ERIC Digest No. E581). Reston, VA: ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education.
An informational brief on strategies for successful transitions from infant toddler child care to preschool education for children with special needs, particularly children receiving services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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Financial resources for child care
Kaplan, April, 1998
Welfare Information Network Issue Notes, 2(6).
A brief on the sources of funding for child care systems and on ways in which the funds may be used
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Investment in directors' training yields big payoffs
National-Louis University. Center for Early Childhood Leadership, 1998
Wheeling, IL: National Louis University, Center for Early Childhood Leadership.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Kindergarten transitions
National Center for Early Development & Learning (U.S.), 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 1). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
A summary of kindergarten teachers' views and concerns regarding transition and school readiness practices, based on a national survey of 3,600 kindergarten teachers
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Pre-school education: Vouchers, parents and providers
Stephen, Christine, 1998
Edinburgh: Great Britain, Scottish Office, Education and Industry Department.
A summary of a study of a voucher program intended to increase access to preschool education in Scotland, based on data from interviews with and survey questionnaires from parents, preschool education providers, and program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A profile of early childhood directors
National-Louis University. Center for Early Childhood Leadership, Summer 1998
Wheeling, IL: National Louis University, Center for Early Childhood Leadership.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Quality care does mean better child outcomes
Clifford, Richard M., August 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 2). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
An overview of the relationship of the quality of care to children’s academic outcomes and well-being, based on assessments of a subsample of 170 child care centers in California, Colorado, Connecticut, and North Carolina that participated in a larger study
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Respiratory infections
Collier, Albert M., 1998
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 5). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
An examination of efforts to successfully implement an intervention to reduce the risk of upper respiratory diseases in child care centers
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Spend or transfer, federal or state: Considerations in using TANF and TANF-related dollars for child care
Greenberg, Mark H., 1998
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A brief summarizing options for using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds for child care assistance for low-income families and their consequences
Fact Sheets & Briefs
State-funded prekindergarten programs
Kaplan, Jan, 1998
Welfare Information Network Issue Notes, 2(9).
A discussion of the need for states’ funding and legislative support for prekindergarten programs, using evidence from currently implemented state-funded prekindergarten programs
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What children know and can do at the end of Head Start and what it tells us about the program's performance
Zill, Nicholas, 1998
Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
An analysis of the changes in Head Start children's cognitive development, vocabulary skills, early literacy skills, social skills, and problem behaviors across the 1997-1998 program year and from the end of Head Start through the end of kindergarten, using data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), a nationally representative longitudinal study.
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