A functional cost analysis and business process review of Minnesota’s Child Care Resource & Referral system
Findings from a study of the efficiency and effectiveness of the way fiscal, administrative and operations resources are used toward the provision of child care services intended primarily for low-income families in Minnesota
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Head Start-operated full-day services: Successes, challenges, and issues
A descriptive study using focus groups in three full-service Head Start programs to examine how these programs worked, their strengths and challenges, and they were described by low income working parents
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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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Indicators of early care and education quality in the Rochester area: Baseline assessment for First Steps
An evaluation report of First Steps, a program designed to improve the quality of all child care settings in Minnesota for children under five, including the children's own homes, licensed family child care homes, and center based programs
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K-2 standards and assessments: A 50-state review
A descriptive study of each state's kindergarten, first grade, and second grade content standards and mandatory assessments
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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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Minnesota Even Start evaluation report for 2004-05
A description, comparison and analysis of information on Even Start programs across Minnesota obtained from program participants through evaluation surveys designed by the State with questions corresponding to program performance indicators drawn from State policies and law
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National Household Education Surveys program of 2005: After-school programs and activities: 2005
An examination of data from the After-School Programs and Activities survey on the participation of kindergarteners through eighth graders in after school programs, with discussion of the survey’s design, the different types of after school care, their participation rates, and the expenses surrounding various types of after school care
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Observations of child care provided by family, friends and neighbors in Minnesota: A report of the Minnesota Child Care Policy Research Partnership
A study of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care settings, with a focus on caregivers’ interactions with children, activities and materials available, and physical environments and routines, based on observations of 41 FFN providers in Minnesota
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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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Project Early K 2005-06 evaluation results: School component
An evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of Project Early K, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten, based on interviews with principals, classroom observations, school and program records, parent surveys, and child assessments
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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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Stability and change in childcare and employment: Evidence from the United States
An examination of patterns of child care use and employment stability among current and former welfare recipients in Connecticut, Florida, and Minnesota
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Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation
A descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, an initiative supporting the quality of kith and kin child care provision for infants and toddlers in Early Head Start, based on site visits, staff telephone interviews, quality observations, caregiver interviews, and administrative records
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Strategies to support child care subsidy access and retention: Ideas from seven midwestern states
An overview of the child care subsidy policies and strategies in place in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin in 2005, focusing on access to and retention of subsidies
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