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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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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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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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
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
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Cost study of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program
A study of the participant and program characteristics, funding sources and amounts, and per-child costs of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented initiative that includes scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education--based on an analysis of detailed expenditure and program data from 12 of 47 early childhood programs that served children with the scholarships
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2011
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2011, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system pilot: Final evaluation report
An evaluation of Parent Aware, Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), that examines programs' experiences and patterns of enrollment, ratings, and improvement, risk status of children served, parent and child ratings, and the relationship of program ratings to observed quality and children's developmental gains, based on program surveys and observations, direct and indirect child assessments, parent interviews, administrative data, and data on program supports
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Evaluation of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program: Issue Brief 4: Findings from focus groups with participating parents
Findings from an evaluation 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 examine the program's influence on parent empowerment and child care decisionmaking, based on 4 parent focus groups
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Inhibition and exuberance in preschool classrooms: Associations with peer social experiences and changes in cortisol across the preschool year
A study of the role of peer social experiences in moderating patterns of association between inhibition/risk-aversion and cortisol reactivity, based on data from 165 preschool children
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Making summer count: How summer programs can boost children's learning
A review of research on summer learning loss and summer program effectiveness and costs, and an examination of school district efforts to develop summer learning programs, based on case studies and key informant interviews
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MELF kindergarten follow up: Preliminary report
Findings from a kindergarten follow-up study of children who had participated in Minnesota pilot prekindergarten programs that examines the quality and continuity of quality of children's prekindergarten and kindergarten classrooms and the relationship of children's prekindergarten to kindergarten achievement, based on classroom observations and child assessments
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Minnesota School Readiness Study: Developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance: Fall 2010
An assessment of the school readiness of Minnesota children in the domains of physical development, language and literacy, the arts, personal and social development, and mathematical thinking, based on teacher assessments of a representative sample of 5,838 children entering kindergarten in fall 2010
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Minn-LInK/CEED data partnership feasibility study: MELF evaluation report
A discussion of the merger of a dataset on children who participated in Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (MELF) initiatives with administrative datasets from the Minnesota state education and human services departments, and a study of the child protective services involvement and risk factors of MELF children, based on an analysis of data from the resulting merged datasets
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Municipal leadership for afterschool: Citywide approaches spreading across the country
An examination and profiles of city-led efforts to build comprehensive out-of-school time systems, based on surveys and interviews with representatives from 27 cities
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Parent involvement and extended learning activities in school improvement plans in the Midwest Region
An analysis of parent involvement and extended learning activities, including before and after school programming, in school improvement plans mandated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2011 report
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 2010, 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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Project Early Kindergarten evaluation: Results through 2010-11 of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
An evaluation of Project Early Kindergarten (PEK), a high-quality prekindergarten program for at risk children in St. Paul, Minnesota, that examines classroom quality and kindergarten teacher perceptions of PEK and that compares longitudinal developmental and educational outcomes of participants and nonparticipants, based on teacher surveys, classroom observations, and child assessments
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Promoting healthy practices in child care centers: The role of child care resource and referral agencies
A study of child care center obesity prevention practices and child care resource and referral agency health-related training and technical assistance offerings, based on a survey of 113 agencies from 29 states
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Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program evaluation: Annual report: Year 3
An evaluation of the third 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 examines enrollment, participation, and characteristics of children and families, children's developmental outcomes, early childhood education program supply and quality in pilot communities, and the costs and uses of the scholarship funds
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Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program evaluation: Final evaluation report: 2008-2011
An evaluation 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 examines characteristics of participating children, families, and programs, developmental outcomes of participating and nonparticipating children, early childhood education program supply and quality in pilot communities, and the costs and uses of the scholarship funds
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The Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program final report: Parent mentoring services and activities: Supporting families' engagement with early care and education
A study of the parent mentoring component 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 examines providers and recipients of mentoring and characteristics of mentoring services, based on data collected by mentors during each visit
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State child care assistance policies 2011: Reduced support for families in challenging times
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2010 and February 2011 and between 2001 and February 2011, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of state child care administrators
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State early childhood advisory councils: An overview of implementation across the states
An examination of developments and variation among state early childhood advisory councils, based on a review of state applications for grants provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), as well as updates provided by council leadership
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The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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We can do better: 2011 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
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