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Trends in group child care home licensing regulations and policies for 2011
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 3). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement

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
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 2). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement

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
National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement, April, 2013
(Research Brief No. 1). Fairfax, VA: National Center on Child Care Quality Improvement

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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Developmental trajectories of preschool early literacy skills: A comparison of language-minority and monolingual-English children
Lonigan, Christopher J., 2013
Developmental Psychology, , 1-15

A comparison of the early literacy skills growth profiles over a preschool year of Spanish-speaking language-minority (LM) children and non-LM children from comparable socioeconomic backgrounds, based on data from 948 children, aged 37 to 60 months, from 30 Head Start classrooms

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School readiness: A multifaceted, developmental approach
Williams, Shannon, 2007
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of California, Davis

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
Li, Weilin, 2012
Developmental Psychology, , 1-12

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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Measuring quality in pre-kindergarten classrooms: Assessing the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Hofer, Kerry G., May, 2008
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

An examination of alternative scoring methods for and the psychometric properties of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition (ECERS-R), and a discussion of ECERS-R content and its implications for policy, based on secondary analyses of observation data for 261 early childhood classrooms from three studies and on survey responses from 16 experts

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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards?
Kim, Juhee, July/August 2012
Pediatric Dentistry, 34(4), 317-324

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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Cost, quality and child outcomes in child care centers: Technical report
Helburn, Suzanne W., June, 1995
University of Colorado at Denver, Center for Research in Economic and Social Policy

An outline of the structure and design of the Cost, Quality and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Study, with descriptive comparisons of the centers from which data was drawn, and a presentation of analytic study results

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Voluntary after-school alcohol and drug programs for middle school youth: If you build it right, they will come
D'Amico, Elizabeth J., 2012
Journal of Research on Adolescence, , 1-12

A description of both participants and nonparticipants and initial and further attendance patterns of the CHOICE voluntary after school alcohol and drug use prevention program for middle school students, based on a survey of 4,000 students from 80 schools, 15% of whom participated in the program

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Preventing alcohol use with a voluntary after-school program for middle school students: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial of CHOICE
D'Amico, Elizabeth J., 2012
Prevention Science,

A study of the impact of the CHOICE voluntary after school program that targets substance use on the initiation of alcohol use, past month use of alcohol, and beliefs related to alcohol, based on data from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in 16 middle schools across three school districts in southern California

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Portrait of school readiness 2009-10: San Francisco Unified School District: Comprehensive report
Applied Survey Research,
San Francisco: First 5 San Francisco.

An exploration of school readiness in San Francisco, including children's kindergarten readiness skills and transitions, factors associated with children's readiness skills, and kindergarten classroom and teacher characteristics, based on surveys from 42 teachers in randomly selected kindergarten classrooms, teacher assessments of 751 children in those classrooms, and parent surveys for 628 of the children

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Child care provider training and a supportive feeding environment in child care settings in 4 states, 2003
Sigman-Grant, Madeleine, September, 2011
Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(5)

A comparison of feeding practices between child care centers that did and did not receive funding and support from the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and an assessment of training factors that could account for differences among centers, based on surveys of 203 directors and 567 staff in child care centers serving low-income children in 4 states

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Curriculum intervention in preschool children: Nutrition Matters!
Farfan-Ramirez, Lucrecia, July-August 2011
Journal of Nutrition Education, 43(4 Supl. 2), S162-S165

A study of the effects of the full- or partial-implementation of the Nutrition Matters! nutrition and gardening curricula on children's preferences for and likelihood to try a variety of healthy foods, based on data collected from 266 children at 18 early education sites in California

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Municipal leadership for afterschool: Citywide approaches spreading across the country
Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, 2011
Washington, DC: Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.

An examination and profiles of city-led efforts to build comprehensive out-of-school time systems, based on surveys and interviews with representatives from 27 cities

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Sonoma County early childhood education professional workforce survey: Summary of results: Full report
LFA Group, July, 2010
Santa Rosa, CA: First 5 Sonoma County.

A profile of the early childhood workforce in Sonoma County, California, including demographic characteristics, experience, professional development and education, and pay and benefits, based on a survey of 453 family child care providers and 196 child care center directors

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The effect of afterschool program participation on English language acquisition
London, Rebecca, Spring 2011
Afterschool Matters, 13, 22-29

An analysis of predictors of after school program participation and a second study of the relationship between after school program participation and the English language development of English language learners, based on data from first through seventh graders in one elementary school district and a large after school program provider in Redwood City, California

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Independent statewide evaluation of after school programs: ASES and 21st CCLC: Year 2 annual report
Huang, Denise, April, 2011
(CRESST Report 789). Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.

Findings from the second year of a four-year longitudinal evaluation of publicly-funded after school programs in California that examined grantee and program characteristics, program attendance patterns, the relationship of program participation to academic achievement, and participant behavioral outcomes

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Map to Inclusive Child Care: Outcomes for year one
University of Connecticut. Health Center. Division of Child and Family Studies,
Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut, Health Center, Division of Child and Family Studies.

A presentation of outcomes of Map to Inclusive Child Care, an initiative to promote inclusive early childhood education and care in 10 states, including information on educator training, parent awareness, and legislation and policy

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School readiness and student achievement: A longitudinal analysis of Santa Clara and San Mateo County students
Applied Survey Research, December, 2010
Mountain View, CA: Santa Clara County Partnership for School Readiness.

A study of the relationship of children's school readiness skills and profiles at kindergarten entry to academic performances in the third grade in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, California

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High Quality Supplemental Educational Services and Afterschool Partnerships Demonstration Project: An evaluation study of THINK Together programs in the Santa Ana Unified School District: 2008-2009: Year one report
Vandell, Deborah L., August 2009
Irvine: University of California, Irvine, Department of Education

An evaluation of the provision of blended supplemental educational and after school program services in the Santa Ana Unified School District, California, based on the implementation experiences of 13 study sites

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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Amador and Calaveras Counties
Insight Center for Community Economic Development, June, 2008
Jackson, CA: Constructing Connections of Amador and Calaveras.

An analysis of the economic impact of the early care and education industry in Amador and Calaveras Counties, California, in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting other industries, labor force participation and development, and child development

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Child care facilities development: A report on California's readiness
Low Income Investment Fund, February, 2010
San Francisco: Low Income Investment Fund.

A study of issues related to child care facilities development and funding in California, based on a survey of 181 child care resource and referral agencies and local child care planning councils

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Promoting academic success & career development for ECE/CD students - An evaluation of Canada College's early childhood education / child development program
Applied Survey Research, 2009
Redwood City, CA: Canada College.

An evaluation of the Canada College early childhood preparation program in California, including information on program completion rates, degrees awarded, and dual-language students

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School readiness initiative: Program evaluation report: San Mateo County, California
Applied Survey Research, October, 2009
San Mateo, CA: First 5 San Mateo County.

An evaluation of the School Readiness Initiative, a program to promote children's readiness to succeed in the K-12 education system in San Mateo County, California, with a focus on their parent education, mental health, and kindergarten transition initiatives

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