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Building connections: Six state case studies of early childhood system building at the state and local levels
Bruner, Charles, June 2006
Cross Lanes, WV: Build Initiative.

Case studies from six states of local efforts to develop a comprehensive system early childhood education and care supported by the Build Initiative

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Linking and learning: Lessons for afterschool from early childhood system-building efforts
Afterschool Investments Project, October, 2006
Washington, DC: Finance Project.

An overview of lessons for developing afterschool child care service delivery systems

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Evaluation report: State maternal & child health early childhood comprehensive systems grant program
Lawson, Anthony H., August 31, 2006
Indianapolis, IN: Indiana University, Center for Health Policy.

An evaluation of the implementation of the Early Childhood Comprehensive System (ECCS) program in Indiana, an initiative to promote maternal health and children’s development through the development of a coordinated system of comprehensive services for children aged birth through 5

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Invest in Children: Building a comprehensive system of care for young children
Smialek, Jill, November 2006
Zero to Three, 27(2), 18-25

A description of the implementation and ongoing evaluation of the Invest in Children early childhood initiative, a public-private partnership aimed at increasing the effectiveness of parents, improving the health of children, and providing children with access to child care in Cuyahoga county, Ohio

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Developing fiscal analyses and children's budgets to support ECCS
Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty, 2006
(Project Thrive Short Take No. 3). New York: Columbia University, National Cetner for Children in Poverty.

A discussion of the importance of fiscal analyses and budget strategies in promoting the emotional health of families and young children

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Early childhood comprehensive systems that spend smarter: Maximizing resources to serve vulnerable children
Johnson, Kay, February 2006
(Project THRIVE Issue Brief No. 1). New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.

A discussion of fiscal strategies that foster the planning and implementation of coherent, productive statewide systems of early childhood care, education, and support services which maximize the benefits to children with social-emotional challenges, and effectively promote the health, well-being and school-readiness of young children

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Strengthening interdisciplinary partnerships in addressing children's early development: A think tank
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (U.S.), 2006
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

Report of a symposium on creating and maintaining partnerships among relevant disciplines in the area of young children's socioemotional health and early socioemotional development

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Family Partnership
Zellman, Gail L., July 2006
Early Child Development and Care, 176(5), 521-538

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Early Learning Educational Task Force interim report to the Hawai'i state legislature 2007 session
Hawaii. Early Learning Educational Task Force, December 2006
Honolulu: Hawaii, Department of Education.

An overview of progress to develop a plan for a comprehensive early learning system in Hawaii

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Strengthening interdisciplinary partnerships in addressing children's early development: A think tank [Executive Summary]
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (U.S.), 2006
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care

A summary of a report of a symposium on creating and maintaining partnerships among relevant disciplines in the area of young children's socioemotional health and early socioemotional development

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An evaluation of the Child Care and Early Education Fund of New York City: Mid-2004 through 2005: Summative report
Stephens, Samuel A., February 15, 2006
Trenton, NJ: Center for Assessment and Policy Development.

An account of the activities of the Child Care and Early Education Fund, a private funders' collaborative for the improvement of early childhood education within New York City, and a description of initiatives funded by the collaborative

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Research to practice: Health and health care among Early Head Start children
United States. Administration for Children and Families, April 2006
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.

An overview of findings from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project on the impact of Early Head Start on children’s health status and access to health care services, and parents' awareness of health and safety practices

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Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2006
American Psychologist, 61(2), 99-116

A report of findings on the effect sizes for exclusive maternal care and, for children in child care, for type, quality, and quantity of care, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

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Early child care and early child development: Major findings of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
Belsky, Jay, 2006
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 3(1), 95-110

A review of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care, including a summary of major findings on the effects of child care quality, quantity, and type on children’s development

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[Review of the book Child care and development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development]
DeHaan, Laura, 2006
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 68(1), 252-253

A review of a compilation of key results from the 15-year longitudinal Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

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A comprehensive approach to technology training for early childhood teachers
Chen, Jie-Qi, 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(3), 443-465

A study of a holistic approach to technology training with Head Start teachers in Chicago, in which attitudes and practices for integrating technology into the classroom were given equal emphasis with technological knowledge and skill acquisition

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Kindering Center: A comprehensive early intervention community-based program model
Greenwald, Lisa, July/September 2006
Infants and Young Children, 19(3), 190-202

An overview of Washington State's Kindering Center, a community-based early intervention program designed to help families and infants and toddlers with special needs; also described are the Center's underlying philosophies, program values, and challenges with implementation

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Parents and Sure Start evaluation: Suggestions for partnership
Boot, Ann, 2006
Child Care in Practice, 12(3), 269-281

A review of a Sure Start local program in South Wales, with a focus on evaluating methods of child development measurement and family satisfaction assessment

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Challenging partnerships in Australian early childhood education
Tayler, Collette, 2006
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 26(3), 249-265

A description of the development and purposes of educational partnerships among school personnel, and between schools and parents, in 3 Australian early childhood programs

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Supporting indigenous children's development: Community-university partnerships
Ball, Jessica, 2006
Vancouver, Canada: University of British Columbia Press

A description and account of the outcomes of a course of study that stresses the importance of community partnerships and aboriginal values instead of Western best practices, designed for preservice teachers intending to work in aboriginal communities in Canada

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Partnership Impact Research Project, 2001-2004
Schilder, Diane, 2006
Schilder, Diane. PARTNERSHIP IMPACT RESEARCH PROJECT, 2001-2004 [UNITED STATES] [Computer file]. ICPSR04298-v1. Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc. [producer], 2005. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributer], 2006-03-23.

The Partnership Impact Research Project is a three-year study designed to assess the nature of early education partnerships among Head Start, pre-kindergarten (pre-K), child care, and early care and education programs and their influence on child care quality and access to services. The project analyzes qualitative data in an existing database that was collected by the Quality in Linking Together (QUILT) Early Education Partnership Initiative. Additionally, the project collected new quantitative and qualitative data from randomly selected child care and Head Start providers in Ohio to study the influence of partnerships on the quality of and access to services.

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[Review of the book School-family partnerships for children's success]
Shefelbine, Janet R., 2006
Teachers College Record, 108(8), 1572-1574

A review of an analysis of the conceptual frameworks of school–family partnerships, the cultural issues central to family–school partnerships in a diverse society, and the policy issues affecting school–family partnerships accentuating the importance of building the capacity of parents, teachers, and administrators for fostering constructive school–family networks

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Child care/Head Start partnerships snapshot: Partnership predicts improved classroom quality
Lim, Youngok, 2006
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.

An encapsulation of results from a comparative study of classroom quality measures from Head Start partnership child care centers and non-partnership centers in Ohio

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Child care/Head Start partnerships: Teachers at partnering centers report benefits of partnership
Schilder, Diane, 2006
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.

An encapsulation of teacher survey results from an Ohio study of the effect of collaboration between centers and Head Start on the quality of child care

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Highlights of early care and education funding increases in 2006
National Conference of State Legislatures, November 2006
Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures.

An overview of state legislatures' increases in appropriations to child care and early education programs and services in 2006

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