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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, December 2006
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

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 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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2012 report: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement to the National Agricultural Worker Survey
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March, 2012
(OPRE Report No. 2012-13). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Findings on the characteristics of families with children under 6 years old from the National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS), a national random sample survey of crop farmworkers, and findings on families' child care experiences from the NAWS Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Supplement, which is administered to NAWS respondents with children under the age of 6

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21st Century Community Learning Center program: A study to evaluate the success of a program in a rural county in east Tennessee
Collingsworth, Joy, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

An investigation of the impact of a 21st Century Community Learning Center program on students and their families in three schools in rural Tennessee and an examination of the extent to which the program successfully implemented criteria deemed necessary by the United States Department of Education

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21st Century Community Learning Centers implementation study report
McCutcheon, Emily R., November, 2011
Nashville: Tennessee, Department of Education.

Interim findings from an implementation evaluation of Tennessee 21st Century Community Learning Centers that examine participant and staff recruitment and retention, program activities, and community and school engagement, based on visits to 20 program sites during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Stakeholder perceptions of program benefits
Homer, Karen, December, 2012
Nashville: Tennessee, Department of Education.

A study of students', parents', and teachers' perceptions of Tennessee 21st Century Community Learning Center outcomes related to academic performance, social skills, behavior, and safety, based on survey responses from 2,248 students, 1,613 parents, and 2,263 teachers

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The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006
Lerner, Richard M., 2008
Medford, MA: Tufts University, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development.

A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight

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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (U.S.), January, 2011
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.

A study of the extent to which state child care regulations meet standards related to obesity prevention in the areas of infant feeding, nutrition, and physical activity

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All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten
Schumacher, Rachel, 2005
Paper presented at the the Brookings Institution-University of North Carolina conference on Creating a national plan for the education of 4-year-olds, Washington, DC.

A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs

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Alphabet knowledge in preschool: A Rasch model analysis
Drouin, Michelle, Q3 2012
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27(3), 543-554

An examination of the dimensions of the alphabet knowledge construct and the relative difficulty of different alphabet knowledge tasks--uppercase letter recognition, names, and sounds, and lowercase letter names--within a sample of 335 children recruited from 15 child care and preschool facilities in Fort Wayne, Memphis, and New York City

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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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America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand
Afterschool Alliance, May 2010
Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance.

A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households

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Analysis of two early childhood education settings: Classroom variables and peer verbal interaction
Hojnoski, Robin L., Winter 2008
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 23(2), 193-209

An observational study of peer verbal interactions, types of activities, social configurations, and teacher behaviors at both a Montessori and a traditional preschool in an urban area

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Another look at moral panics: The case of satanic day care centers
deYoung, Mary, 1998
Deviant Behavior, 19(3), 257-278

An examination of moral panic and a discussion of its theory and use and future implications in society as an agent of change

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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards?
Kim, Juhee, July/August 2012
Pediatric Dentistry, 34(4), 317-324

A study of state child care regulations in the United States in terms of their inclusion of selected oral health and nutrition standards related to early childhood dental cavities, based on a review of regulations in 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education

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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality
Porter, Toni, 2002
New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012)

A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Annual report 2008-2009
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability,
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee's prekindergarten program, based on new analyses of children's assessments conducted during the 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 school years that compared children who participated in the prekindergarten program from 1998-1999 through 2005-2006 with those who did not

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: First interim report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 12 December, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee’s prekindergarten program; based on a comparison of annual assessments of 5 cohorts of children who attended prekindergarten programs between 1999-2000 and the 2003-2004 school year with the annual assessments of children who did not

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Preliminary report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 04 September, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

An investigation into the academic achievement of participants in Tennessee’s prekindergarten program, and an exploration of program characteristics that promote participants’ short- and long-term academic achievement, based on a comparison of assessments of prekindergarten participants from the 1998-1999 through 2000-2001 program years with assessments of a random sample of children who did not participate in a prekindergarten program

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Second interim report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 18 August, 2008
Nashville: Tennessee, Office of Research and Educational Accountability.

A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee's prekindergarten program, based on an analysis of children's assessments conducted during the 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 school years that compared children who participated in the prekindergarten program from 1998-1999 through 2006-2007 with those who did not

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee's pre-kindergarten program: Third interim report
Strategic Research Group, 09 March, 2010
Nashville: Tennessee, Comptroller of the Treasury.

A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee's prekindergarten program, based on an analysis of children's assessments conducted during the 2007-2008 school years that compared children who participated in the prekindergarten program from 1998-1999 through 2007-2008 with those who did not

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Assessing the impact of Tennessee's pre-kindergarten program: Final report
Strategic Research Group, 31 May, 2011
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Educational Accountability.

A longitudinal study of the relationship of participation in Tennessee state-funded prekindergarten to academic outcomes in kindergarten through fifth grade, based on an analysis of assessment data from children who participated in the program and a matched sample of nonparticipants

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The association between type of preschool experience and student achievement of economically disadvantaged students in four northeast Tennessee schools
McClellan, Robin Wade, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

An examination of the impact of preschool experience on low income third grade students' academic achievements as measured by the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP)

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The at-risk child care program
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 1993
(OEI-02-92-00140). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.

An investigation of the extent and nature of State’s participation in the At-Risk Child Care program funded and administered by the Administration for Families and Children, Department of Health and Human Services, including reports of problems and success

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Building momentum--taking action: Southern states collaborate on child care financial aid and quality initiatives
Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care, 2002
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.

A summary of efforts to implement the Southern Regional Task Force on Child Care Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low income families in the South, based on a survey of Task Force members and summaries of a regional child care forum and state site visits

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