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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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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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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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 acquisition of literacy skills in 4 and 5 year olds
An examination of literacy skills acquisition in 16 4 and 5 year old preschoolers in a School Readiness program in a medium sized school district in southwestern Minnesota
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An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: The Minnesota GEMS pilot study
A presentation of findings on the development of an after school obesity prevention program for African-American girls in Minnesota, based on a sample of 54 8 to 10-year-old girls and their caregivers
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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states conducted by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), which examined the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community based child care providers as part of the states' prekindergarten programs
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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs
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Alternative methods for Minnesota's market rate study of child care prices
A proposal of changes to the design and data collection methods used in market rate studies of child care prices conducted by Minnesota, including a discussion on the treatment of geographic locations, price modes and conversions, school-aged care, and non-standard hour care
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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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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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Annual report of the Minnesota Professional Development System for Early Childhood and School-age Practitioners (2010)
A baseline account of professional development opportunities available to early childhood educators in Minnesota, and a description of the development of a coordinated professional development system for early childhood educators
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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 language, literacy, and mathematics skills with Work Sampling for Head Start
A study of the validity and reliability of the Work Sampling for Head Start instrument, a modified version of the Work Sampling System for the assessment of early reading, language, and math, in a sample of 112 children enrolled in Saint Paul Public Schools CHOICE program
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Assessing structural indicators of child care quality at the local level: Lessons from four Minnesota counties
A journal article using structural indicators to assess child care quality in four Minnesota counties
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Assessing the validity of Minnesota school readiness indicators: Summary report
An assessment of the predictive validity of Minnesota school readiness indicators through an examination of the relationship of children's school readiness at kindergarten entry to third grade achievement test scores
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Assessment of child care quality in four counties in Minnesota
An investigation into the quality of child care provisions available in four counties in Minnesota, based on information gathered from focus groups with parents, a survey of child care directors, and the Child Care Resource and Referral Network
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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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Beyond parallel play: Emerging state and community planning roles in building early learning systems
An examination of the role of community participation in developing early learning systems, particularly in relation to state-level planning, based on six state case studies in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Vermont
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Beyond the walls: Conceptualizing natural environments as "third educators"
The research examined preservice early childhood educators' perceptions of outdoor settings and their intentions to use outdoor settings in their teaching practice. Students enrolled in an early childhood education program (n=110) at a university in the Great Lakes region completed surveys that assessed perceptions of natural settings, intentions to use natural settings in future teaching, knowledge of the benefits of nature for children, and personal nature relatedness. Participants reported relatively high intentions to use natural settings in future teaching, as well as knowledge of the benefits of nature for children, but moderate levels of personal nature relatedness. Participants were more likely to select "maintained" settings such as parks for educational purposes, and more "natural" settings, especially those with water, for personal purposes. Knowledge of the benefits of nature experiences, the perceived difficulty in using natural settings, and personal levels of nature relatedness each significantly predicted intention to use natural settings in future teaching. We recommend that teacher preparation programs provide: opportunities for students to observe and/or interact with children as they engage in unstructured play in natural environments; opportunities to engage in both structured and unstructured learning experiences in natural environments; and preparing students to provide appropriate supervision in natural environments. (author abstract)
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Big Jobs: Planning for competence
A description of the Big Jobs curriculum used at the Children’s Farm School in St. Paul, Minnesota, in which preschool children participate in teams performing practical outdoor tasks, with a focus on the cognitive, social, and emotional developmental benefits gained through these activities
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