Early childhood education leadership development compendium: A view of the current landscape
A study of the characteristics of programs that support leadership development in the early childhood education field, based on survey responses from 55 leadership development programs
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Working in early care and education in North Carolina
A study of the characteristics of North Carolina licensed early care and education centers and their staff and of North Carolina licensed family child care providers, including staff education, earnings, professional support, experience, and turnover, based on surveys from 737 center directors and 2,608 staff and from 522 family child care providers
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Legally-exempt child care: What does it mean in New York State?
A comparison of license-exempt child care provision and policies in New York State to provision and policies in California, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington, based on state surveys and key informant interviews
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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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Trends in group child care home licensing regulations and policies for 2011
An analysis of state group child care home licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, group size, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements
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Trends in family child care home licensing requirements and policies for 2011
An analysis of state family child care home licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, group size, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements
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Trends in child care center licensing regulations and policies for 2011
An analysis of state child care center licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, child-adult ratios, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements
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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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North Carolina 2011 child care market rate study
A study of child care market rates and their geographic distribution across the state of North Carolina by care type, child age, and quality rating and improvement system quality level, and also including information on receipt of nonmonetary contributions, barriers to providing high-quality care, responses to current economic conditions, and subsidized care, based on surveys from 6,843 child care centers and family child care homes
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Quality and characteristics of the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program: 2011-2012 statewide evaluation
A study of program characteristics, classroom quality, and predictors of classroom quality in the North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at risk 4-year-olds, based on monthly service reports and on observations and teacher surveys for a sample of 100 classrooms
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The North Carolina professional development framework for the early childhood and out of school time system: Results and actions from regional and state planning
A study of the breadth and depth of North Carolina early childhood and out-of-school time professional development plans in the domains of sustainability, accessibility, professionalism, essential content, and external validity, based on content analysis of 18 regional professional development planning documents
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Nutrition policies at child-care centers and impact on role modeling of healthy eating behaviors of caregivers
A study of the associations between the presence or absence of child care center policies about staff eating practices and their eating behaviors during mealtime interactions with children, based on data from 50 child care centers in North Carolina, the center directors, and 112 center staff
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Working in early care and education in North Carolina: 2011 workforce study
A study of the characteristics of North Carolina licensed early care and education centers and their staff, including staff education, earnings, professional support, experience, and turnover, based on surveys from 631 center directors and more than 2,500 staff
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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four Pre-kindergarten Program: Year 8 report (July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009): A look across time at children's outcomes and classroom quality from pre-k through kindergarten
Longitudinal findings from the eighth year of an evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four Pre-kindergarten Program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at risk 4-year-olds, that examine More at Four program characteristics, compare the quality of More at Four and kindergarten classrooms, and track participants' development from prekindergarten through kindergarten, based on monthly service reports, observations of More at Four and kindergarten classrooms, teacher surveys, and child assessments
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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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Commitment to classroom model philosophy and burnout symptoms among high fidelity teachers implementing preschool programs for children with autism spectrum disorders
An examination of both shared and differing levels of commitment to the philosophical tenets underlying both the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACH) and the Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents (LEAP) classroom-based approaches among three groups of teachers implementing the programs with a high level of fidelity of implementation, based on data from 53 early care and education teachers North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, and Minnesota working in special education classroom environments
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Classroom emotional support predicts differences in preschool children's cortisol and alpha-amylase levels
A study of the relationship between classroom process quality and children's levels of both cortisol and alpha-amylase, based on data from 63 children in 14 early care and education classrooms
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North Carolina: Enhanced nutrition standards for child care: Final report to the General Assembly
A presentation of nutrition standards for licensed child care providers in North Carolina, based on a review of research, an examination of other nutrition guidelines, listening sessions with 136 stakeholders, and surveys from 37 pediatricians
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School readiness: A multifaceted, developmental approach
A study of patterns of children's school readiness, the relationship of children's early child care experiences to their school readiness and success, the relationship of children's school readiness to their school success, and the role of family risk factors in children's school readiness, based on analysis of data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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Timing of high-quality child care and cognitive, language, and preacademic development
A study of the relationship between exposure to different combinations of high- versus low-quality child care during two developmental periods--infant-toddlerhood and preschool, and children's cognitive, language, and preacademic development, based on data from 1,364 young children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Racial disparities in preschool special education eligibility for five southern states
An examination of the proportion of 3- through 5-year-olds with disabilities from ethnically diverse backgrounds across five states, of that proportion by special education eligibility category, and of the relationship between state of residence and both the ethnicity of the child and the proportion of 3- through 5-year-olds with disabilities within specific special education eligibility categories, based on data from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
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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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