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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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2009 market rate study: Final report
University of Kentucky. Kentucky Partnership for Early Childhood Services, 2009
Lexington: University of Kentucky, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute.

A study of market rates for licensed and certified child care in Kentucky by provider type, age of child, full-time or part-time care, geographic region, subsidy program participation, quality rating, and use of assessment or screening tool, based on a survey of providers

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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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Comparing universal and targeted prekindergarten programs
Dotterer, Aryn M., 2009
In R.C. Pianta & C. Howes (Eds.), The promise of pre-k (pp. 65-76). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

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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Comparison of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) with Department of Defense standards for quality
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, August 2009
Washington, DC: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

An analysis of the conformity of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) in 19 states with the standards of quality for child care as set by the Department of Defense

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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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Effects of a preschool music and movement curriculum on children’s language skills
Yazejian, Noreen, October 2009
NHSA Dialog, 12(4), 327-341

An examination of the influence of children’s receipt of a music curriculum on their language skills, based on a sample of 207 children and 27 teachers from 3 Head Start programs in a suburban area of North Carolina, a rural area of Kentucky, and an urban area of New York

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Enhancing home visitation programs: Input from a participatory evaluation using photovoice
Vaughn, Lisa, April 2009
Infants and Young Children, 22(2), 132-145

A pilot evaluation of Every Child Succeeds (ECE), a home visitation program serving first-time and risk mothers and their infants in the greater Cincinnati region, based on the themes identified by 7 participating mothers through interviews and photographs

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Estimates of the costs and benefits of expanding the early childhood education program in Kentucky
Jepsen, Christopher, October 05, 2009
Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, Center for Business and Economic Research.

An estimation of the costs and benefits to the expansion of Kentucky’s prekindergarten programs, including an analysis of the benefits to child participants and the benefits to society

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An evidence based approach to estimating the national and state-by-state costs of an integrated prek-3rd education program
Picus, Larry, January, 2009
North Hollywood, CA: Lawrence O. Picus and Associates.

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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Infant-Toddler early learning guidelines: The content that states have addressed and implications for programs serving children with disabilities
Scott-Little, Catherine, April 2009
Infants and Young Children, 22(2), 87-99

A categorical analysis of the contents of the infant and toddler early learning guidelines (ELGs) published by 21 states, and a discussion of their implications for programs serving children with disabilities

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Inside the pre-kindergarten door: Classroom climate and instructional time allocation in Tulsa's pre-K programs
Phillips, Deborah A., Q3 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(3), 213-362

A study of the quality of Tulsa prekindergarten and Head Start classrooms and a comparison of the quality of classrooms in Tulsa with sample of classrooms from across 11 states, based on observations of 106 public prekindergarten and Head Start classrooms in Tulsa, Oklahoma and data collected from 241 prekindergarten and 25 Head Start classrooms from 11 states

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Inside the pre-kindergarten door: Classroom climate and instructional time allocation in Tulsa's pre-k programs
Phillips, Deborah A., May 2009
(CROCUS Working Paper No. 13). Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Center for Research on Children in the United States.

A study of classroom climate and academic instruction in public prekindergarten programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a comparison of classroom climate and academic instruction in Tulsa prekindergarten classrooms to classroom processes in Head Start and other state prekindergarten classrooms, and an examination of classroom and teacher characteristics associated with variations in classroom climate and academic instruction

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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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Meaningful linkages between summer programs, schools, and community partners: Conditions and strategies for success
McLaughlin, Brenda, 2009
Baltimore: National Summer Learning Association.

An examination of strategies to develop partnerships among schools, community organizations, and out-of-school time summer programs, based on interviews with providers of 11 summer programs that have established successful partnerships

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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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State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership
Johnson, Kay, February, 2009
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

A study of the characteristics of state-based home visiting programs, including their structure, financing, and design, and of state efforts to strengthen programs, based on a survey of state program staff and administrators and on a roundtable discussion

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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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State efforts to meet the early childhood transition requirements of IDEA
Muller, Eve, April 2009
Alexandria, VA: Project FORUM at NASDSE.

An examination of early childhood transition policies and their adherence to guidelines set by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), based on information on interagency structure, agreements, and communication in six states

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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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Unequal opportunities for preschoolers: Differing standards for licensed child care centers and state-funded prekindergarten programs
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, February, 2009
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

A comparison of state licensing regulations for center-based child care and early education programs to state prekindergarten program standards, as well as to Head Start standards and military child care regulations, using a quality standards checklist

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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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