The application of a family-based multi-tiered system of support
McCart, Amy, April 2009
NHSA Dialog, 12(2), 122-132
An account of the implementation of a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) to promote the use of Positive Behavior Support (PBS) by families with young children, and a study of the feasibility of such an intervention system
Reports & Papers
The status of early learning in Greater Kansas City 2005
Mid-America Regional Council. Metropolitan Council on Early Learning, 2005
Kansas City, MO: Mid-America Regional Council.
An exploration of family support and preschool programs in the Greater Kansas City area
Reports & Papers
Linking child care and support services with the school: Pilot evaluation of the School of the 21st Century
Finn-Stevenson, Matia, 1998
Children and Youth Services Review, 20(3), 177-205
Results from two pilot studies on the social and academic effects on families of Schools of the 21st Century, comprehensive school-based programs with social support for families and children birth to age 12
Reports & Papers
Soaring to new heights: The status of early learning in Greater Kansas City 2010: Full report & comprehensive findings
Mid-America Regional Council. Metropolitan Council on Early Learning, 2010
Kansas City, MO: Mid-America Regional Council.
An examination of the early learning system in the Greater Kansas City area, including access to quality programs, support for families, public policy, and workforce development, based on a literature review, information from state and local agencies, and a 2009 regional survey of 840 family child care homes and 390 child care centers
Reports & Papers
Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2000
Washington, DC: U.S. Head Start Bureau.
An overview of the impact, on children, families, schools, and communities, of 31 local demonstration programs, conducted as part of the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study, in 30 states and the Navajo Nation from the 1991-92 school year through the 1997-98 school year, and implementing major initiatives related to: parent involvement; educational enhancement; family social support services; and health and nutrition
Reports & Papers
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
United States. Office of Head Start, 12 December, 2011
Washington, DC: U.S. Office of Head Start.
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
Reports & Papers
A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 31, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care
Reports & Papers
The family partnership agreement process
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2003
(Early Head Start Program Strategies). Washington, DC: Early Head Start National Resource Center.
A study of family partnership agreement process and the importance of community collaboration from seven early Head Start programs
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2003
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
The first of a series of annual reviews of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2001-2002 program year
Reports & Papers
Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families
Schumacher, Rachel, April 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Reports & Papers
Missouri: Early Head Start initiative
Center for Law and Social Policy, December, 2012
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
An examination of an effort in Missouri to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on interviews with state program administrators
Reports & Papers
The status of early learning in Greater Kansas City 2007-2008
Mid-America Regional Council. Metropolitan Council on Early Learning,
Kansas City, MO: Mid-America Regional Council.
An exploration of early learning in the Greater Kansas City area, including access to quality programs, early learning workforce development, and planning and policy, based on a survey of child care providers
Reports & Papers
Missouri Head Start-State Collaboration Office fiscal year 2010 needs assessment report
Fuger, Kathryn Lu Magnuson, Summer 2010
Columbia: Missouri Head Start-State Collaboration Office.
An assessment of Missouri Head Start program needs and strengths in the collaboration, coordination, and alignment of services in 10 designated priority areas, based on a survey of Head Start grantees
Reports & Papers
Strengthening Latino parental involvement forming community-based organizations/school partnership
Osterling, Jorge P, 2004
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2(1), 270-284
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
Reports & Papers
State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership
Johnson, Kay, February, 2009
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.
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
Reports & Papers
Connected kids at Head Start: Taking office-based violence prevention to the community
Cowden, John D., October 2009
Pediatrics, 124(4), 1094-1099
A qualitative study of the acceptability and appropriateness of Connected Kids: Safe, Strong, Secure, a violence prevention curriculum for Head Start, based on data from 8 focus groups with 63 parents and family advocates at 2 Head Start centers in Kansas City
Reports & Papers
Championing success: Business organizations for early childhood investments
ReadyNation, 2013
Washington, DC: ReadyNation.
A study of the early childhood policy and advocacy efforts of formal business membership organizations, based on survey responses from 104 local chambers of commerce and from 121 state business roundtables, state chambers of commerce, and city chambers of commerce
Reports & Papers
State legislative investments in school-age children and youth
Langford, Barbara, 2001
Washington, DC: Finance Project.
A discussion of policy approaches towards the funding of programs for children outside of school time
Reports & Papers
Child care choices, consumer education, and low-income families
Mitchell, Anne W., 1992
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty
A policy paper exploring issues surrounding child care choices, consumer advocacy and low-income families
Reports & Papers
Child care: Recent state policy changes affecting the availability of assistance for low-income families
United States. General Accounting Office, 2003
(GAO-03-588). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.
An examination of state policy developments affecting the availability of child care assistance for low-income families
Reports & Papers
Early care and education partnerships: State actions and local lessons
Schilder, Diane, 2003
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Center for Children and Families.
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
Reports & Papers
Responding to the mental health needs of infants, toddlers and families
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2003
(Early Head Start Program Strategies). Washington, DC: Early Head Start National Resource Center.
A report highlighting how 10 Early Head Start programs respond to the mental health needs of infants, toddlers, and their families
Reports & Papers
National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Planning and Evaluation Service.
The second national evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program, examining what has changed and what has remained stable over its first eight years, specifically addressing who and what is served by the program, federal funding methods, participant's developmental and educational gains, best practices, and the success with which the program is reaching its target population
Reports & Papers
Status report on state implementation efforts: Action plan to improve access to child care assistance for low-income families in the South
Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care, 2004
Columbia, SC: Southern Institute on Children and Families.
An overview of state-level actions to increase the access to and use of child care subsidies in 17 southeastern states and the District of Columbia
Reports & Papers
From dream to reality: The growth of early learning in Kansas City
Thorman, Abigail E., 2007
Kansas City, MO: Mid-America Regional Council, Metropolitan Council on Early Learning.
A historical account of efforts to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood programs in Greater Kansas City from 1989 through 2006
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