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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Independent statewide evaluation of ASES and 21st CCLC after school programs May 1, 2008-December 31, 2011
Findings from a four-year longitudinal evaluation of two publicly-funded California after school programs, After School Education and Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), that examine program characteristics and implementation, local program partnerships, the relationship of program participation to student behavior and academic outcomes, and stakeholder satisfaction with the programs, based on analyses of four separate study samples that variously comprise longitudinal administrative data, program observations, student surveys and focus groups, and program staff surveys, interviews, and focus groups
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Preschool enrollment is associated with lower odds of childhood obesity among WIC participants in LA County
An examination of the relationship between attendance in out-of-home care for 4 or more days a week and childhood obesity, based on data from 556 3- to 4-year-old low-income children who were either obese or normal weight and participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in Los Angeles County
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Leaving children to chance: NACCRRA's ranking of state standards and oversight for small family child care homes: 2012 update
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of family child care homes against 16 benchmarks, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
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Families, friends & neighbors: Understanding the needs of FFN childcare providers in L.A. County
A study of the characteristics and needs of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care providers in Los Angeles County, California, based on surveys from 448 FFN providers and on five focus groups with 44 FFN providers
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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2012 report
A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, 4-year-old children, and school-age children in 2011, 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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Quality Support Coaching in LAUP: Baseline findings from the 2011-2012 program year: Final report
Preliminary findings from a study of a coaching professional development model for center-based and family child care teachers in Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) that document and explain the coaching process, based on interviews with 42 teachers, 64 conversations with coaches and teachers, and 43 activity logs from coaches
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Evaluation of Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC): An on-site training of caregivers
A study of the impact of Program for Infant/Toddler Care, which provides on-site training to center-based and family child care providers, on global and process child care quality and children's cognitive, language, social, and behavioral skills, based on data collected from 92 randomly assigned child care centers and 159 randomly assigned family child care homes and from 936 children enrolled with those providers
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Math in a child's world: Policy and practical challenges for preschool mathematics
An examination of challenges to incorporating math into early childhood curricula and programs in California, based on discussions at 2 regional events and on in-depth interviews with event participants, preschool administrators, and early childhood coordinators in 21 Orange County school districts
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Quality Support Coaching in LAUP: Findings from the 2011-2012 program year: Final report
A study of a coaching professional development model for center-based and family child care teachers in Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) that: documents and explains the coaching process; identifies successes, challenges, and lessons learned; and defines the logic model for the coaching, based on 159 conversations with coaches and teachers, 78 activity logs from coaches, fall and spring interviews with 42 teachers, and questionnaires from 16 coaches
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The use of early care and education by California families
A study of the child care arrangements of children from birth to 5 years old in California, based on data from the National Household Education Survey, 2005, and a 2007 study of preschool in California
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Ready for success: Creating collaborative and thoughtful transitions into kindergarten
An examination of state- and local-level approaches to the kindergarten transition process in California, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Virginia, based on interviews with 24 key informants
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The state of preschool 2012: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality standards 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 2011-2012 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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How would programs rate under California's proposed quality rating and improvement system?: Evidence from statewide and county data on early care and education program quality
An estimation of provider quality ratings under a proposed child care quality rating and improvement system in California, based on secondary analyses of quality data collected from a statewide representative sample of child care centers serving preschool-age children and from child care centers and family child care providers in San Francisco
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The Los Angeles County child care and development needs assessment 2011
A profile of the population of young children in Los Angeles County, California, and an assessment of the capacity of child care and early education programs to meet its needs, based on analyses of administrative and secondary data and on a survey of more than 200 organizations that provide child care and early education services
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Examining California's afterschool movement post Proposition 49
An examination of the implementation of California's Proposition 49, which funds school-based after school programs, and the current status and needs of the after school field in California, based on a document review and key informant interviews
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State pre-k assessment policies: Issues and status
A discussion of considerations for and approaches to the assessment of young children and a study of state prekindergarten child assessment policies in the 2011-2012 school year, based on a survey of state prekindergarten program personnel
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