The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state-funded preschool programs for children ages three and four, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2006-2007 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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Oral health promotion, prevention, & treatment strategies for Head Start families: Early findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol. II. Site profiles
Interim 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 1) interviews with program directors, 2) a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and 3) site visits. This volume is based on data from the first source
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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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Child care workforce in Minnesota: 2006 statewide study of demographics, training and professional development: Summary of focus group findings
A summary of findings from the focus group portion of a study of characteristics of the child care workforce in Minnesota, including size and stability, demographics, experience, and education and training
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Family, friend, and neighbor care best practices: A report to Ready 4 K: How culturally diverse families teach their children to succeed and how early education systems can learn from them: Full report
A description of informal care and early education practices of African-American, Hmong, Latino, Mille Lacs/Ojibwe, and Somali communities in Minnesota, and an analysis of the relationship between caregiving practices in these communities and the skills and abilities guidelines expressed in
Minnesota’s Early Learning Standards
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