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Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Assessment of sponsor tiering determinations 2011 An estimate of improper payments made in 2011 to family child care homes in the Child and Adult Care Food Program as a result of misclassification in provider tiering status, which is determined by a provider's low income status or operation in a low income area and which determines the rate at which providers are reimbursed for the meals and snacks they provide |
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Training and retention in the First Nations ECE sector: A report from the frontlines An examination of worker and educator experiences of efforts to train and retain the early childhood education (ECE) workforce in First Nations communities in British Columbia, Canada, based on survey responses from 109 ECE workers in First Nations communities, key informant interviews with 4 early childhood educators and 9 representatives of post-secondary education institutions, and two focus groups with 15 early childhood workers in First Nations early childhood development programs |
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QUALITYstarsNY Readiness Project evaluation report An evaluation of training efforts as part of the implementation of QUALITYstarsNY, New York State's quality rating and improvement system, that examines child care providers' experiences of facilitator-led trainings and facilitators' experiences of the training they received themselves, based on a survey of 24 facilitators and 903 child care providers |
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QUALITYstarsNY Recruitment Project evaluation report An evaluation of efforts to recruit early care and education programs for the 2012-2014 implementation of QUALITYstarsNY, New York State's quality rating and improvement system, based on data collected from 7 recruitment agencies, 419 QUALITYstarsNY applicants, and 9 quality improvement specialists |
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Wisconsin 21st Center Community Learning Centers: 2010-2011 evaluation report An evaluation of Wisconsin 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines program activities and student attendance and academic performance, based on program reporting data and local evaluation reports |
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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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The effects of pre-school attendance on the cognitive development of urban children aged 5 and 8 years: Evidence from Ethiopia This paper, using data from the Young Lives longitudinal survey in Ethiopia, examines the effects of pre-school attendance on the cognitive development of urban children at the ages of 5 and 8 (measured by the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the Cognitive Development Assessment - Quantitative test (CDA-Q)). We used propensity score matching techniques in order to estimate the impact of pre-school. We also substantiated the analysis using various empirical approaches including ordinary least squares and instrumental variable estimation methods. Our results show that pre-school attendance has a statistically significant positive impact on the cognitive development of children at the ages of both 5 and 8 years, with the bigger impact at the latter age. Moreover, pre-school attendance has also a positive and statistically significant effect on primary school enrolment and progression through grades. Despite the fact that early childhood education has immense importance for children's cognitive development, public investment in pre-school education is currently limited in Ethiopia, with the private sector taking the key role, which may exacerbate the inequality that exists between rich and poor (and between urban and rural areas). Therefore, given the relatively low rate of pre-school attendance and the low quality of basic education, the Government needs to reconsider its education priorities so as to invest more in early childhood education. (author abstract) |
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Delaware's early childhood teachers and administrators 2012 A study of the demographic characteristics, benefits, and workplaces of early childhood and school age care professionals in Delaware, based on survey responses from 1,501 professionals |
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Delaware's family care providers 2012 A study of the demographic characteristics and benefits of the family child care workforce in Delaware, based on survey responses from 538 family child care providers |
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Washington State 2012 child care survey: Child care rate and resources in Washington State A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of Washington by care type and child age, including information on for-profit status, business traits, subsidy acceptance, and licensing experiences, based on surveys from 1,058 child care centers and 1,411 family child care providers |
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Washington 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC): A summary of findings for the 2010-11 reporting period An evaluation of Washington State 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines program characteristics and student attendance, based on program reporting data and local evaluation reports |
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21st Century Community Learning Centers: A descriptive evaluation for 2011-2012 An evaluation of West Virginia 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examines student participation, volunteers and partnerships, professional development and technical assistance, parent and community involvement, substance abuse prevention, and improvement and accountability processes, based on teacher surveys for 3,131 students, director surveys for 28 programs, and state educational administrative data |
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Enhancing children's learning in family childcare homes: 2011-12 annual report A study of the school readiness and early literacy achievement gains of children attending family child care homes that participated in the pilot implementation of a set of supplemental literacy-focused instructional units, based on pre- and post-program assessments for 48 children in 16 family child care homes |
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2011 Vermont Early Childhood and Afterschool Professional Development Survey A study of the professional development needs of early childhood and after school professionals in Vermont, including their professional development information sources, access, awareness, and interests, based on survey responses from 986 early childhood and after school professionals |
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Virginia Department of Education: Evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Centers An evaluation of Virginia 21st Century Community Learning Centers during the 2010-2011 program year that: examines center characteristics, including parental education services and student participation; compares the gains in reading and mathematics achievement of participants and matched nonparticipants; explores associations between center characteristics and participants' reading and mathematics achievement; and identifies promising practices and challenges to meeting centers' objectives, based on program reporting data and state reading and mathematics assessment data |
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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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Supporting London local government to deliver free early education for disadvantaged two year-olds An examination of challenges to the implementation in London of an initiative to offer free early education to disadvantaged 2-year-old children in England, based on a literature review, a survey of early years heads in London local authorities, 5 focus groups with child care providers, and key informant interviews |
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Educational outcomes for Preschool for All participants in Redwood City School District: Update A comparison of the early elementary school educational outcomes of San Mateo County, California, children who did and did not participate in Preschool for All, a high-quality preschool program for at risk 3- and 4-year-old children, based on report cards and state achievement test data |
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Informing the performance-based contract between First 5 LA and LAUP: Child progress in the 2011-2012 program year: Final report A study of children's developmental progress from fall to spring in the Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) program, based on fall and spring assessments for a representatives sample of 586 children |
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