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Child care health consultation programs in California: Models, services, and facilitators An evaluative study of the Child Care Health Linkages Project, an initiative to address health and safety issues for children attending Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs by linking health consultants with ECE providers and parents in 20 California counties |
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Health matters: The role of health and the health sector in place-based initiatives for young children A study of the integration of health and health services within early childhood initiatives, based on case studies of 8 initiatives |
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Strategies for promoting prevention and improving oral health care delivery in Head Start: Findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol I. Final technical report Final findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on interviews with program directors, a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and site visits |
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Creating a workforce in early childhood mental health: Defining the competent specialist A comparison of competencies for early childhood mental health specialists developed by groups of professionals in California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, and Vermont |
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The afterschool experience in Salsa, Sabor y Salud: Evaluation 2007-2008 A process and outcomes evaluation of Salsa, Sabor y Salud (SSS), a child-centered adaptation of a healthy lifestyles program for Latino families, that examined the effect of program participation on elementary school students' and program instructors' knowledge and healthy behaviors, based on survey, interview, and observational data collected in after school programs implementing SSS and matched control programs in Los Angeles and on case studies of programs in Chicago |
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Ensuring quality care for low-income babies: Contracting directly with providers to expand and improve infant and toddler care An analysis of states' use of contracts to provide subsidized child care for infants and toddlers and the potential for contracts to improve the quality or increase the supply of child care, based on interviews with policymakers and contracted providers |
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Identification of key indicators of quality in afterschool programs A multimethod study that identified benchmarks and indicators of quality in after school programs, based on a review of literature on after school program quality and on survey and observational data on the presence of quality indicators in high-quality after school programs in Los Angeles |
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Child care vouchers and unregulated family, friend, and neighbor care A study of providers of unregulated family, friend, and neighbor care who participate in the voucher system of subsidized care to determine their characteristics and their perceptions of policy, and a study of the voucher agencies’ experiences with family, friend, and neighbor caregivers, among samples of caregivers and voucher agency staff in five counties from four states |
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Early care and education career lattices in Los Angeles A study of the structure of the child care and early education industry and of career paths and lattices available to members of the child care and early education workforce in Los Angeles |
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Los Angeles County An analysis of the economic impact of the Los Angeles County, California, child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries and labor force participation |
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The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs |
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Reliability and validity of child outcome measures with culturally and linguistically diverse preschoolers: The First 5 LA Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study spring 2007 pilot study A pilot study identifying culturally and linguistically appropriate child developmental measures to be used in the Los Angeles Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study, a study of children enrolled in Los Angeles Universal Preschool |
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Evaluation of the San Francisco Beacon Initiative: Final report An examination of the evaluation system used by San Francisco Beacon Centers, which offer public school-based out-of-school time programming, based on a review of documents and data, site visits, and youth focus groups and surveys |
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A strategy review of the First 5 Contra Costa school readiness initiative: 2003-2007 An evaluation of the review and assessment process of the School Readiness Initiative in Contra Costa County, California |
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Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative The final report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative, which conducted multi-site experimental evaluations of 14 preschool curricula's impacts on child outcomes (including behavior and early language, literacy, and math skills) at the end of preschool and in kindergarten, and on preschool classroom outcomes (including classroom quality, teacher-child interactions, and instructional practices) |
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A qualitative look at child care selection among rural welfare-to-work participants A study of the child care search and selection process of a convenience sample of 33 CalWORKS welfare-to-work participants in rural areas of Northern California |
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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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Advancing achievement: Findings from an independent evaluation of a major after-school initiative An evaluation of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, that examined participants' characteristics, program experiences, engagement, and outcomes, and program quality and costs, based on child surveys and assessments, program observations, parent surveys and focus groups, and staff surveys and interviews |
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Race/ethnicity and the start of child care: A multi-level analysis of factors influencing first child care experiences A study of the initial type of care chosen and the age of first entry into child care in several ethnic groups |
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Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, based on a survey of the 50 states and territories |
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Examining the relationship between LA's BEST program attendance and academic achievement of LA's BEST students A study of the relationship of different levels of participation in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, to students' academic achievement |
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Child care voucher programs: Provider experiences in five counties A study of child care providers' experiences with the voucher systems funded by the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) and used to subsidize child care for low income families, based on a survey of approximately 300 staff and providers from five counties in four states |
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