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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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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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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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Child care subsidies and child care markets: Evidence from three states A study of the relationship of economic, demographic, and policy variables--with a focus on the influence of child care subsidy expenditures--to child care market prices in Oregon, based on an analysis of longitudinal county-level data, and a comparison of results from Oregon to the results of similar studies from California and Minnesota |
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2009, based on a survey of legislative fiscal staff in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories |
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Evaluation of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program: Issue brief 2: Implementation in year 2 An evaluation of the second year of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented scholarship model that includes home visits to inform parents about the benefits of high-quality early care and education, scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education, and Parent Aware, a program quality rating system--that examined characteristics of participating children, families, programs, and communities, and the progress of implementation activities |
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Evaluation of School Readiness Connections pilot project: Final report Findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project |
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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program A study of the national and state costs of providing universal, high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education, derived from an evidence-based model for identifying the components and estimating the costs of high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education in a prototypical elementary school |
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Exploring the supply and demand for community learning opportunities in Minnesota: A survey of Minnesota parents and youth A study of the out-of-school time activities of Minnesota youth and of youth and parent satisfaction with, perceptions of, demand for, and barriers to out-of-school time programs, based on survey responses from 1,607 parents and 808 youth who comprise a representative sample of Minnesota households with children in grades seven through twelve |
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Final evaluation report: Lessons learned from the MELF community grants Findings from an evaluation of high quality early childhood education and care programs funded by community grants from the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, based on participant data gathered through student assessments and parent surveys |
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Head Start State Collaboration Office 2009 needs assessment report An exploration of the cooperation, coordination, and collaboration experiences of Head Start programs in working with state and local agencies across 10 areas of service delivery, based on survey responses from 29 rural, urban/suburban, or tribal Head Start programs in Minnesota |
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Infant-Toddler early learning guidelines: The content that states have addressed and implications for programs serving children with disabilities A categorical analysis of the contents of the infant and toddler early learning guidelines (ELGs) published by 21 states, and a discussion of their implications for programs serving children with disabilities |
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Labor force supply decisions of rural low-income mothers A microeconomic study of the associations between both rural low income mothers' decision to work and number of hours worked and mother's individual characteristics, household characteristics, human capital, various household income sources including participation in child care assistance and the Earned Income Tax Credit, and local economic conditions, based on data from 412 families from 23 counties in 13 states |
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Minnesota out-of-school time funding streams: Final report An exploration of the stability of funding resources for out of school time programs in Minnesota, based on a survey of 130 organizations providing services and interviews with more than 85 officials at local government, nonprofit agencies, foundations, and state agencies |
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Minnesota School Readiness Study: Developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance: Fall 2008 Findings from an assessment of the school readiness of Minnesota children entering kindergarten in 2008, based on teacher assessments of a representative sample of Minnesota children |
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Minnesota school readiness study: Developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance: Fall 2008: Technical report An examination of children’s socioemotional development, literacy skills, cognition, creativity, and physical development upon entry to kindergarten, based on a sample of 6,310 kindergarteners from 96 schools in Minnesota |
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National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009 A study of the collaboration and professional development activities of American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grantees, based on a survey of 153 grantees |
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Parents and the high price of child care: 2009 update A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2008, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies |
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Parents' perceptions of child care for children with disabilities An examination of parents’ ability to locate child care, type of care used, cost, and satisfaction with child care from five successive interviews over a 2 year period with 16 Minnesota families of children with disabilities |
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Pre-kindergarten Allowances Project: Final evaluation report Findings from an evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the Pre-K Allowances Project, an initiative to expand early childhood education and prekindergarten services in Minnesota, including information on populations served and dispersion and usage of expenditures |
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Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First: Evaluation report on the third year of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative An inquiry into the influence of participation in the Project Early Prekindergarten-Early Reading First on children’s language and literacy achievement, and an examination of the influence of participation by classrooms and schools on their improvement in the promotion of children’s early literacy through the classroom environment |
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Project Early Kindergarten evaluation: Results through 2008-09 of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative An evaluation of the efficacy of Project Early Kindergarten (PEK) in the improvement of at risk children’s school readiness, including a comparison of the readiness of children attending PEK programs in school-based settings and community-based PEK programs |
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The QUINCE-PFI study: An evaluation of a promising model for child care provider training: Final report An examination of the efficacy of an individualized, assessment-based, on-site consultation model of professional development for the quality improvement of early childhood programs, based on 108 child care classrooms and 263 family child care homes from twenty-four agencies in five states assigned to a group to receive a professional development intervention or to a control group |
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Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program evaluation: Annual report An evaluation of the first year of the pilot of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented scholarship model that includes home visits to inform parents about the benefits of high-quality early care and education, scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education, and Parent Aware, a program quality rating system--that examined characteristics of participating children, families, programs, and communities, and initial implementation activities |
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