The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
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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2009 economic impact report of the early care & education industry in Santa Clara County
An analysis of the economic impact of the Santa Clara, County, child care industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts, as well as its role in supporting parental labor force participation and positive child outcomes
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The ABCD Story: A model for learning
A description of the Affordable Buildings for Children?s Development (ABCD) Initiative and its influence on the promotion of the structural quality of child care and early education facilities in California, with a focus on the financing, capacity building, development assistance, and advocacy program components of the initiative
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America After 3PM
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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Attitudes and practices of ECE providers in Santa Clara County: An initial exploration of providers in high-need regions
A study of the beliefs, attitudes, and practices of early care and education providers in Santa Clara County, California, based on a survey of 45 child care centers and 34 family child care homes
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Child care health consultation improves health and safety policies and practices
A study of the effects of county-level child care health consultation intervention programs on child care centers’ health and safety policies and practices from a 3-year experimental study in 5 California counties with 73 intervention and 38 comparison licensed child care centers
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Child care subsidies and child care markets: Evidence from three states
A study of the relationship of economic, demographic, and policy variables--with a focus on the influence of child care subsidy expenditures--to child care market prices in Oregon, based on an analysis of longitudinal county-level data, and a comparison of results from Oregon to the results of similar studies from California and Minnesota
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A circle of learning: Children and adults growing together in LA's BEST
A study of the impact of using additional private foundation funding to establish 2 demonstration sites of LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, based on survey, interview, and observational data collected in the 2 demonstration sites and 2 matched comparison sites
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Comparing universal and targeted prekindergarten programs
A comparison of classroom characteristics and preschooler achievement outcomes in universal and targeted pre-k programs based on a sample of over 400 children in over 800 classrooms
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Diverse pathways in early childhood professional development: An exploration of early educators in public preschools, private preschools, and family child care homes
An examination of patterns of education, training, and mentoring among early childhood educators, based on observations and questionnaire responses of 103 teachers in public and private preschool and family child care settings in Los Angeles, California
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Does your organization welcome participants with disabilities?: A new assessment tool
An introduction to the Organizational Developmental Model of Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities (ODMI-IWD) instrument to help afterschool providers examine the extent to which their organizations welcome children and youth with disabilities and a report of findings from five large scale after school providers in southern California that serve more than 30,000 students
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009
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 care experiences: Their relation to social skills and behavior in kindergarten
An investigation of the relationship between the number of years children receive parental care and their social skills in kindergarten, and an examination of the mediating variables of gender and socioeconomic status, based on data collected from 43 children at a kindergarten in Murrieta, California
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The economic impact of the early care and education industry in Riverside County, California: A technical report
An analysis of the economic impact of the Riverside County, California, child care and early education industry in terms of its employment and gross receipts
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Effective early literacy skill development for young Spanish-speaking English language learners: An experimental study of two methods
An investigation of the effect of the Literacy Express Preschool Curriculum on the acquisition of emergent literacy skills by Spanish-speaking preschool children, based on a study of three groups of English language learners (ELL) from 10 Head Start classrooms in California where 32 children received the regular curriculum, 31 children received the intervention in English-only, and 31 children received the intervention in Spanish transitioning to English
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The effect of curriculum, coaching, and professional development on prekindergarten children’s literacy achievement
A study of the effect of Southern California’s Preschool Literacy Project, which provides a specialized curriculum, teacher coaching, a print-rich environment, and professional development opportunities to teachers, on the literacy scores of the participating children, based on data collected from 22 state preschool classrooms serving children from low income families
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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final report
Impacts after the second year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance in programs that participated for both years
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Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Year 5/6 report
Findings from the fifth and sixth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes
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Evaluation of Preschool for All implementation in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties: Year 4 San Francisco report
A process evaluation of the fourth year and a review of earlier years of implementation of Preschool for All, an initiative to make high-quality child care available to all four-year-old children, in San Francisco County, California, based on interviews with 4 family child care providers, 18 site supervisors, and 7 program directors, and a review of previous evaluation activities
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Evaluation of Preschool for All implementation in San Mateo and San Fracisco Counties: 2008 San Francisco PFA classroom observations: Findings from the pilot test of the Language Interaction Snapshot (LISn)
Findings from a pilot test of the Language Interaction Snapshot (LISn), an observational tool for measuring the frequency and type of talk among teachers and children in preschool settings, based on observations of 63 children in 26 classrooms participating in the San Francisco Preschool for All initiative
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An evaluation of the SaMCARES program: Round 9 (2008-2009)
Findings from an evaluation of SaMCARES, an intervention program to increase the retention and improve the quality of the early childhood education workforce in San Mateo County, California, based on information from a survey of and database records on program participants
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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program
A study of the national and state costs of providing universal, high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education, derived from an evidence-based model for identifying the components and estimating the costs of high-quality prekindergarten through third grade education in a prototypical elementary school
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Examining elementary school practices in Santa Clara County: Results of the 2009 survey of elementary school principals: Data brief
A study of Santa Clara County, California, public school principals' relationships with local early care and education providers, school readiness measurement practices, and beliefs about parent involvement and teacher professional development, based on a survey of 102 elementary school principals
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The Exploratorium's XTech program: Engaging STEM experiences for middle school youth: Summative evaluation report
An evaluation of an out of school time program to introduce students to the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, based on information for 131 middle-school aged participants from the San Francisco Bay Area, California
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Exploring the relationship between LA's BEST program attendance and cognitive gains of LA's BEST students
A study of the relationship of different levels of participation in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, to students' academic achievement
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