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Putting it together: A guide to financing comprehensive services in child care and early education An examination of sources of federal funding for comprehensive services in early childhood settings, with examples of promising collaborations as part of state and local funding models, based on interviews with national experts, as well as with policymakers, advocates, and administrators |
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Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) report to Congress: Submitted January 2003 A report providing various state and federal information regarding the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) |
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The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: A report on the fourth year An examination of the contributions of the Build Initiative in its fourth year of fostering of state partnerships to develop comprehensive systems of early learning and care |
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Collaboration of teacher education and child disability health care: Transdisciplinary approach to inclusive practice for early childhood pre-service teachers A description of collaborative efforts between an early childhood teacher education program and a child disability health care program to incorporate a transdisciplinary model in the preparation of early childhood teachers for practice in inclusive classrooms |
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Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services |
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Strategies for promoting prevention and improving oral health care delivery in Head Start: Findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol I. Final technical report Final findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on interviews with program directors, a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and site visits |
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Strengthening Latino parental involvement forming community-based organizations/school partnership A discussion of the use of partnerships between schools and Latino community-based organizations to improve the involvement of Latino parents in children’s schooling |
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Early care and education partnerships: State actions and local lessons An inquiry into the nature and durability of partnerships between early childhood education and care providers and community organizations that support parents’ child care needs |
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Using vouchers to deliver social services: Considerations based on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program experiences An examination of the role of voucher systems in delivering social services through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, based on interviews with state program administrators, conversations with local area staff, and in-depth site visits and case studies |
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Unequal opportunities for preschoolers: Differing standards for licensed child care centers and state-funded prekindergarten programs 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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Child Care and Development Fund: Undercover tests show five state programs that are vulnerable to fraud and abuse Findings from an undercover investigation of the vulnerabilities of states' fraud prevention controls for child care assistance eligibility and billing in 5 states, and an inquiry into the influence of a lack of child care on the ability of parents to maintain employment |
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State child care assistance policies 2010: New federal funds help states weather the storm A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2009 and February 2010, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of state child care administrators |
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Building partnerships between Early Head Start grantees and family child care providers: Lessons from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care project: Final report An evaluation of Early Head Start (EHS) for Family Child Care, a project to support partnerships between EHS grantees and family child care providers, that examines the characteristics of participating grantees and providers, the implementation, types, and sustainability of the partnerships, and lessons learned, based on project administrative data, interviews with 13 partnership teams, descriptive quality indicators and Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data, and project documents |
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From capitols to classrooms, policies to practice: State-funded prekindergarten at the classroom level: Part 1: Who's teaching our youngest students?: Teacher education and training, experience, compensation and benefits, and assistant teachers A study of the characteristics of prekindergarten teachers throughout the United States |
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Early childhood mental health services: Four state case studies 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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Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments |
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State early childhood advisory councils: An overview of implementation across the states An examination of developments and variation among state early childhood advisory councils, based on a review of state applications for grants provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), as well as updates provided by council leadership |
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The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: A report on the third year A report on the contributions of the Build Initiative in efforts to build statewide systems of early learning and care |
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Solving the puzzle: The gap in Minnesota's early care & education finance and governance structures A comparison of the early care and education system governance and finance structures in Minnesota to structures in other states, based on stakeholder interviews |
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Building a sustainable future: Analysis of the fiscal resources supporting children from birth through age 8 in Michigan An analysis of state allocated resources and expenditures for programs for children aged birth through eight years old in Michigan |
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Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs |
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What works?: A study of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs 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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State legislative investments in school-age children and youth A discussion of policy approaches towards the funding of programs for children outside of school time |
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State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership 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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Evaluation of the 40-Hour Initial Pre-Service Training for Entry-Level Child Care Providers An evaluation of the 40-Hour Initial Pre-Service Training for Entry-Level Child Care Providers, an interactive online training, that examines participant experiences of and knowledge gains from the training and changes to resource and referral agency training and technical assistance offerings, based on pre- and posttest participant knowledge assessments, individual lesson analyses, participant focus groups, and resource and referral agency staff interviews |
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