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Labor force supply decisions of rural low-income mothers
Mammen, Sheila, March, 2009
Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 30(1), 67-79

A microeconomic study of the associations between both rural low income mothers' decision to work and number of hours worked and mother's individual characteristics, household characteristics, human capital, various household income sources including participation in child care assistance and the Earned Income Tax Credit, and local economic conditions, based on data from 412 families from 23 counties in 13 states

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Expanding exposure: Can increasing the daily duration of Head Start reduce childhood obesity?
Frisvold, David E., 22 April, 2009
Atlanta, GA: Emory University, Department of Economics.

A comparison of the prevalence of obesity between children who attend full-day Head Start classes and those who attend half-day classes, based on data from a Head Start grantee in Michigan from 2001-2002 through 2005-2006 school years

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Early childhood care and education workforce study
Public Sector Consultants, Inc., September, 2009
Lansing, MI: Early Childhood Investment Corporation.

A study of the characteristics of the Michigan early childhood care and education workforce, including demographic characteristics, pay and benefits, experience, education, satisfaction, and turnover, based on surveys of child care center staff and staff, family child care providers, and day care aides and relative providers

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The rate of return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
Heckman, James J., October 2009
(Discussion Paper No. 4533). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.

An estimation of the cost-benefit ratio and rate of return for the High/Scope Perry Preschool program, with a focus on the economic benefits and impact on crime

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The rate of return to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
Heckman, James J., November 2009
(NBER Working Paper Series No. 15471). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

An estimation of the cost-benefit ratio and rate of return for the High/Scope Perry Preschool program, with a focus on the economic benefits and impact on crime

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State child care assistance policies 2009: Most states hold the line, but some lose ground in hard times
Schulman, Karen, September, 2009
Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2008 to February 2009, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators

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Effects of a prekindergarten educational intervention on adult health: 37-year follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial
Muennig, Peter, August 2009
American Journal of Public Health, 99(8), 1431-1437

An analysis of 37 years of follow-up data from the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program (PPP), an early school-based intervention with 123 children randomized to a prekindergarten education group or a control group to explore the effects of the program on health behavioral risk factors and health outcomes, and a search for mediator variables in this relationship such as educational attainment, income, family environment, and health insurance access

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America After 3PM
Afterschool Alliance, October 2009
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households

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The impact of professional development and coaching on early language and literacy instructional practices
Neuman, Susan B., June 2009
American Educational Research Journal, 46(2), 532-566

An examination of the impact of the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) course, either with or without ongoing coaching, on teacher knowledge and quality early language and literacy practices in center- and home-based care settings from 291 sites

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National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009
National American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office, 2009
Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development.

A study of the collaboration and professional development activities of American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grantees, based on a survey of 153 grantees

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Great Start Readiness Program: 2008 - 2009 risk factor data report
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, October 2009
Lansing: Michigan, Department of Education.

An inquiry into the role of children’s risk factors and eligibility to participate in the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP), based on data for 24,437 children who participated in GSRP during the 2008-2009 school year

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2008 - 2009 Great Start Readiness Program: Program quality assessment: Statewide data report
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, September 2009
Lansing: Michigan, Department of Education.

Findings from an assessment of the quality of preschool classrooms, based on data on 1,213 Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) preschool classrooms in Michigan during the 2008 - 2009 program year

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Great Parents, Great Start: Evaluation report: 2008-09 program year
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, September 2009
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An evaluation of the Great Parents, Great Start (GP,GS) program, an initiative to promote parenting skills and familial involvement in children’s early education programs, including information on the relationships between intermediate school districts (ISD) and the local early education and care service community, use of resources by programs, and the appropriateness of curricula for participants

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Great Parents, Great Start: Summary of parents’ opinions on services received: 2008-09 program year
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, October 2009
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An examination of parents’ perspectives on services received through the Great Parents, Great Start (GP, GS) program, an initiative to promote parenting skills and familial involvement in children’s early education programs, based on a survey of parents who participated in the GP, GS program during the 2008-2009 program year

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The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access to, quality 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 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
National Child Care Information Center (U.S.), February, 2009
Lexington, KY: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007

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Early childhood mental health services: Four state case studies
Sopko, Kimberly M., December 2009
Alexandria, VA: Project Forum at NASDSE.

An exploration of state models to address the four components - consultation, professional development, collaboration, and financing - of comprehensive early childhood mental health (ECMH) systems, based on case studies of service delivery systems in Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois

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Preschool-aged children’s television viewing in child care settings
Christakis, Dimitri Alexander, December 2009
Pediatrics, 124(6), 1627-1632

A comparison of television use in home- and center-based child care settings, and a study of the relationship between television use and the educational levels of personnel, based on data collected from a random sample of 168 directors of licensed child care programs in four states

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What works?: A study of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs
Duran, Frances, August, 2009
Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Child and Human Development.

A study of the components of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs, based on case studies of 6 programs, an online scan of all state early childhood mental health consultation activities, and a meeting of experts

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We can do better: 2009 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March 2009
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations

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A structured observation of behavioral self-regulation and its contribution to kindergarten outcomes
Ponitz, Claire E. Cameron, May 2009
Developmental Psychology, 45(3), 605-619

An assessment of the predictive validity of the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) task through a longitudinal study of the correlations between children's HTKS scores and measures of their behavioral regulation, classroom functioning, and math, reading, and vocabulary scores before and in kindergarten, based on data collected from 343 children from Oregon and Michigan

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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009
Poppe, Julie, May 2009
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2009, based on a survey of legislative fiscal staff in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories

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Early gender differences in self-regulation and academic achievement
Matthews, J. S., August 2009
Journal of Educational Psychology, 101(3), 689-704

An exploration of gender differences in children’s abilities to self-regulate their behavior and their discrepancies in academic achievement, and an inquiry into the correlation between direct measures versus teacher ratings of students' behavior, based on a sample of 268 kindergarteners from 87 classrooms in 12 schools in a public school district in southeast Michigan

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The impact of professional development in family child care: A practice-based approach
Koh, Serene, May 2009
Early Education and Development, 20(3), 537-562

An investigation into the effect of family child care providers’ participation in a language and literacy professional development program on their early literacy practices, based on a sample of 128 family child care providers receiving a language and literacy college course, a language and literacy college course plus ongoing mentoring, or no professional development activities in low-income, urban areas of Michigan

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Parents and the high price of child care: 2009 update
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, 2009
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2008, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies

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