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Estimates of child care eligibility and receipt for fiscal year 2009 An examination of children's eligibility for and receipt of federal child care subsidies under federal parameters and state-defined rules |
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Championing success: Business organizations for early childhood investments A study of the early childhood policy and advocacy efforts of formal business membership organizations, based on survey responses from 104 local chambers of commerce and from 121 state business roundtables, state chambers of commerce, and city chambers of commerce |
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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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We can do better: Child Care Aware of America's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight: 2013 update A review of program requirements and oversight in state child care center licensing regulations, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations and a survey of child care licensing directors in each state, the District of Columbia, and at the United States Department of Defense |
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Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Year 2 evaluation report An evaluation of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines program operations, participation, and student achievement and that identifies innovative program practices, based on site coordinator interviews, site visits, staff surveys and focus groups, program observations, student surveys, and administrative data |
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Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Interim evaluation report An evaluation of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines program operations, participation, and student achievement and that identifies innovative program practices, based on site coordinator surveys and interviews, site visits, staff surveys and focus groups, program observations, student surveys, and administrative data |
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Teachers' emotional support consistency predicts children's achievement gains and social skills A study of the relationship between consistency of teachers' emotional support and academic and social outcomes for young children, based on multiple observations conducted in 694 early care and education classrooms |
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Effects of a brief tiered language intervention for prekindergartners at risk An examination of the impact of a language intervention for at risk children with whole-group and small-group instruction on the vocabulary skills of children, a study of the moderating relationship of initial language skills on those effects, as well as a study of teacher beliefs regarding oral language instruction, based on data from 39 early care and education programs in a large urban area in Texas |
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The impact of Educational First Steps on student success in Dallas ISD: An analysis to assess the impact of EFS on student success in Dallas ISD using measures of academic achievement and school progress: Final report A study of the relationship of participation in child care centers affiliated with Educational First Steps (EFS), which supports quality improvement efforts in child care centers in North Texas, to children's academic performance, based on a comparison of Dallas Independent School District (ISD) administrative and assessment data for 3,557 EFS participants and 179,850 nonparticipants from 2003 through 2011 |
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Response to intervention: Following three Reading Recovery children on their individual paths to becoming literate An examination of different responsive instructional approaches provided by Reading Recovery teachers to children who were initially the lowest readers and writers in their classes but who were able to progress to on-grade-level reading and writing proficiency after participating in the intervention, based on data from 3 first-grade boys from two suburban schools in the same school district in northern Texas |
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Early childhood teachers reconstruct beliefs and practices through reflexive action An examination of the experiences of early childhood teachers enrolled in an early childhood graduate program, based on written and oral reflections from, focus groups and interviews with, and observations of a cohort of 5 early childhood teachers |
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Priming the pipeline: Lessons from promising 4-H science programs An examination of the challenges faced and strategies used to implement practices in eight domains by programs participating in 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, technology, engineering, and applied math program offerings, based on interviews and site visits with 8 programs selected through a process to identify promising programs |
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Evaluation of the 4-H Science Initiative: Year 2 implementation study An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, technology, engineering, and applied math program offerings, that examines state-level implementation of 4-H Science and characteristics of successful 4-H Science programs, based on interviews with state and county 4-H leaders |
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4-H Science Initiative: Youth Engagement, Attitudes, and Knowledge study An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, that examines: 4-H Science program characteristics and activities; the science-related attitudes, activities, and skills of participants; and the relationship of participant characteristics to their science-related attitudes, activities, and skills, based on survey responses from 182 4-H Science educators and from 486 children attending 4-H Science programs |
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Higher education articulation agreements project: Deliverable 2: Analysis of articulation agreements in higher education early childhood programs in Texas An examination of issues related to the coordination of early childhood education degree programs at two- and four-year colleges in Texas, based on 5 focus groups with key stakeholders and on survey responses from 94 early childhood teachers who had transferred from a two-year to four-year college in Texas |
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The effects of Texas's targeted pre-kindergarten program on academic performance A study of the relationship of participation in Texas's public prekindergarten program for at risk children to third grade academic outcomes, based on longitudinal administrative data for 682,749 children who were eligible for the prekindergarten program and attended kindergarten from 1994 through 1998 |
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How to teach to the child when the stakes are high: Examples of implementing developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant practices in prekindergarten A case study examination of what early care and education teachers think preservice teachers need to know and be able to do to prepare culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) children for a high-stakes education system, and ways they used developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant practices to prepare their CLD at risk children for school success, based on data from 3 early care and education teachers in Texas |
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Texas early childhood education needs assessment: Gaps between need and availability of early care and education An estimation of the demand for and supply of early care and education by county in Texas in 2010, and with projections for 2015, based on analyses of administrative and secondary data |
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The effects of Texas's targeted pre-kindergarten program on academic performance A study of the relationship of participation in Texas's public prekindergarten program for at risk children to third grade academic outcomes, based on longitudinal administrative data for 682,749 children who were eligible for the prekindergarten program and attended kindergarten from 1994 through 1998 |
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Change in the early childhood and school age population in Texas, 2000 to 2010, and projected to 2015 An examination of the growth and socioeconomic characteristics of the population of children from birth through age 12 in Texas from 2000 through 2010, and with projections through 2015, based on analyses of data from the 2000 Census, 2010 Census, and 2010 American Community Survey |
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Texas early childhood education needs assessment: Supply and quality of early care and education and school-age care A study of the number and geographic distribution of early care and education and school-age child care providers in Texas in 2010, as well as of the number and distribution of programs meeting formal certification or accreditation quality standards, based on analyses of administrative and secondary data |
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Downward slide: State child care assistance policies 2012 A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2011 and February 2012 and between 2001 and February 2012, 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 child care administrators in each state and the District of Columbia |
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Child care in rural areas: Top challenges An examination of child care challenges facing child care providers and parents in rural areas, based on survey responses from child care resource and referral agencies in 42 states |
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Predicting acceptance of diversity in pre-kindergarten classrooms A study of the relationships between diversity-promoting practices in prekindergarten classrooms and classroom composition, process quality, and teacher characteristics, based on data from 692 publicly-supported prekindergarten classrooms across 11 states, from both the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the State-Wide Early Education Programs Study (SWEEP) |
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Out-of-school time: Needs & opportunities: Mapping out-of-school time services in low-income areas of Travis County A study of the geographic distribution of out-of-school time programs in low income areas of Travis County, Texas, and of program enrollment and services, based on survey responses from 155 programs |
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