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Preparing students in the middle grades to succeed in high school: Findings from phase IV of the Citizen Schools evaluation Findings from the fourth phase of an evaluation of the impact of Citizen Schools programs in the improvement of the academic outcomes and life trajectories of at risk middle-school students in Massachusetts, with a focus on students? engagement and academic achievement in high school |
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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005 |
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The Massachusetts 2006 market rate survey A study of child care market rates for programs that serve infants, toddlers, and school-aged children and their geographic distribution across the state of Massachusetts in 2006, based on a survey of 3,600 service providers in school-based, center-based, and family child care settings |
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Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Massachusetts An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Massachusetts |
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Massachusetts statewide child assessment system: A study to investigate recommended implementation practices: Findings and recommendations An examination of the use of child assessment tools by early childhood education and care programs, based on a survey of 645 licensed child care centers, case studies of 6 large early education organizations, and trainings of 30 staff members from 4 multi-site child care programs serving child care centers and family child care homes in Massachusetts |
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Early intervention in low birth weight premature infants: Results at 18 years of age for the Infant Health and Development Program Findings from a follow-up study on the persistence of cognitive and behavioral benefits from early childhood program participation in 18-year-olds who were born with low birth weight and participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) |
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Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies First of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents |
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Child care subsidies and leaving welfare: Policy issues and strategies The second part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on child care subsidy use by parents in transition from TANF to employment |
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Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development A report of findings on the effect sizes for exclusive maternal care and, for children in child care, for type, quality, and quantity of care, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development |
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Apples, giraffes, and Martin Luther King: Curriculum policy in a kindergarten classroom An observational study of how a kindergarten teacher combined her knowledge and beliefs about early education with four state, local, and national curriculum initiatives, including No Child Left Behind and the National Association for the Education of Young Children's accreditation standards |
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The best laid plans: Expectations, preferences, and stability of child-care arrangements A study using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care to examine whether timing and extent of the search for child care is associated with stability in child care arrangements |
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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of four-year undergraduate teacher preparation programs A study of whether early childhood teacher bachelor's degree requirements meet the developmental and educational needs of children with special needs, racial and ethnic minority children, children from low-income families, immigrant children, and second language learners |
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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of state boards of higher education and national professional accreditation organizations A study of the diversity-related content and language in state boards' of higher education and professional accreditation organizations' early childhood teacher standards |
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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research? An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness |
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Planning for health promotion in low-income preschool child care settings: Focus groups of parents and child care providers An examination of best practice methods for promoting health practices in low income child care settings through six focus groups of parents with children attending child care centers and family child care homes and directors of child care centers and family child care homes |
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The importance of child care in economic development: A comparative analysis of regional economic linkage An analysis of the regional economic impact of the child care sector, as compared to the agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors, using state-level input-output models |
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Professional enrichment for early childhood educators: Year one evaluation findings A first year evaluation report of the impact of the Professional Enrichment for Early Childhood Educators (PEECE) project, designed to provide targeted and tiered professional development to early childhood educators |
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Keeping the promise: A study of the Massachusetts child care voucher system: Final report A multimethod study of the impacts of the Massachusetts child care voucher system on children, families, and child care providers, based on in-depth interviews with mothers, child care center directors, and family child care providers; surveys of child care resource and referral agency staff, and families; and tracking the flow of vouchers through child care centers over a 12 month period |
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Designing better preschools: Improving communication between designers and child development professionals A focus group-based analysis of methods to help improve communication between designers and child development professionals in order to improve the process of designing child care centers |
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Children's use of retreats in family child care homes An assessment of the use of retreat spaces by, and associated behaviors of, 65 children in 9 family child care homes in southeastern Massachusetts, based on information collected by licensed family child care providers |
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Caregiver sensitivity in cultural context: Japanese and U.S. teachers' beliefs about anticipating and responding to children's needs An interview-based study of preschool teachers from the United States and Japan, comparing how the teachers would react to young children's needs in different scenarios and investigating the effect of culture on the teachers' reactions and beliefs |
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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Care in the home: A description of family child care and the experiences of the families and children who use it: Wave 1 report Findings from the first wave of data collection for the In-Depth Study of Family Child Care, a component of the National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families, focusing on parents and their employment and child care experience, family child care providers and their homes as child care environments, and children and their experiences in family child care |
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Observed differences between early childhood programs in the U.S. and Korea: Reflections of ''developmentally appropriate practices'' in two cultural contexts An observational study comparing American and Korean preschool teachers' use of developmentally appropriate practices and the effects of classroom practices on their relationships with their students |
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Rush to assessment: The role private early childhood service providers play in assessing child and program outcomes A study of large, private non-profit and for-profit early childhood service providers' child and program quality assessment efforts, as well as of programs' use of assessment data for management purposes and their experiences of state and national accountability initiatives, based on interviews with senior program executives |
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Maternal grandmothers as child care providers for rural, low-income mothers: A unique child care arrangement An examination of the positive and challenging aspects of grandmothers providing child care for their grandchildren, investigating the experiences of the grandmothers as well as the effects on the sample of low income mothers from rural communities |
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