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Estimating sustainability and comprehensiveness in the Quality Child-Care Initiative: Final report An analysis of participating states' post-grant prospects for sustaining and broadening programs funded under the Quality Child-Care Initiative, federally funded grants for states to address child care quality and labor issues by applying the apprenticeship training method to the child care workforce |
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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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Addressing behavioral outcomes in Connecticut's child care centers: An evaluation of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP) Findings from an evaluation of the first year of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP), a system of early childhood mental health consultation in Connecticut, with a focus on services provided to children and the training and development of early childhood professionals |
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Comprehensive school reform: An implementation study of preschool programs in elementary schools A discussion of the implementation of preschool programs in elementary schools, based on information gathered from focus group interviews with 42 preschool and kindergarten teachers and 53 parents from 10 schools in 5 states |
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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality 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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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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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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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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Early Childhood Consultation Partnership: Results of a random-controlled evaluation: Final report and executive summary An evaluation of the effects of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP), a statewide system of early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) in Connecticut, on classroom quality and teacher-child interactions, teacher instructional beliefs and practices, teacher job stress and satisfaction, and child classroom behavior |
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The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF)/Head Start partnership: 2007-2010 project evaluation An examination of efforts between 2007 and 2010 of Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) area offices and Head Start programs to build trust and partnerships, maintain on-going collaboration, and improve services to families, based on quarterly data collected from Head Start and DCF administrators in 6 DCF catchment areas |
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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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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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A report to the Connecticut General Assembly: Connecticut's state-funded after school programs An evaluation of Connecticut state-funded after school programs that examines program and participant characteristics, program implementation, and student performance, based on an analysis of state and program administrative data from the 2009-2010 school year |
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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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Navigating the "perfect storm": Moving from plan to action during an economic downturn: The experiences of four Discovery communities that received 2008-2009 partnership planning grants An examination of the role of Discovery, a Connecticut initiative to build the capacity of communities and state advocacy organizations to influence early childhood policy and practice, in the development and implementation of community early childhood planning efforts, based on group interviews held in the Connecticut communities of Meriden, New Britain, Torrington, and Waterbury |
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Municipal leadership for afterschool: Citywide approaches spreading across the country An examination and profiles of city-led efforts to build comprehensive out-of-school time systems, based on surveys and interviews with representatives from 27 cities |
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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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The Wellness Child Care Assessment Tool: A measure to assess the quality of written nutrition and physical activity policies An analysis of the reliability and validity of a 65-item measure to evaluate five areas of child care center policies--nutrition education, nutrition standards for foods and beverages, promoting healthy eating in the child care setting, physical activity, and communication and evaluation--and an examination of the total scale and each subscale's comprehensiveness and strength, based on data from 221 Connecticut child care centers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program |
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Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives |
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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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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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Professional development for the infant/toddler early care and education workforce A proposal of a framework for the coordination and development of a professional development system (PDS) for early educators of infants and toddlers, based on examples from state initiatives of professional development programs |
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