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Infant mental health and family support: Contributions of Early Head Start to an integrated model for community-based early childhood programs A qualitative study of the experiences of home visiting staff during the implementation of the Pathways to Prevention infant mental health initiative at the Family Foundations Early Head Start in Pittsburgh |
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Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study 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 |
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Spousal childcare involvement and perceived support for paid work A study of the role of parent gender in the correlations between perceptions of spousal support for paid work and spousal involvement in the care of children, as well as variations in work hours and job flexibility, family characteristics, and the division of household labor, based on the questionnaire responses of both mothers and fathers heading 76 intact families with young children in the Philadelphia region |
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Quality early learning: Key to school success: A first-phase 3-year program evaluation research report for Pittsburgh's Early Childhood Initiative (ECI) A longitudinal evaluation of the first phase of the Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), a large-scale early care and education program serving high-risk neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and other communities in Allengheny County, Pennsylvania, measuring it against a series of child, parent, program, community, and early school success benchmarks |
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Child care services in the JOBS program A study on the implementation of child care services under the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program from 1990 to 1992 in 10 states. |
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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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The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook 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 |
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Common vision, different paths: Five states’ journeys toward comprehensive prenatal-to-five systems An examination of the people, perspectives, processes, and products of the comprehensive and coordinated systems for children aged prenatal to five in California, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania |
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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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From birth to graduation and beyond: Aligning best practices in educational systems to improve learning outcomes: Profiles of state, province, and local p-3 initiatives An examination of efforts in the United States and Canada to develop integrated birth through third grade learning systems, based on case studies of initiatives in Hawaii, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, Canada |
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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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Championing success: Business organizations for early childhood investments 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 |
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Child care choices, consumer education, and low-income families A policy paper exploring issues surrounding child care choices, consumer advocacy and low-income families |
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Improving the development of Pennsylvania infants and toddlers A discussion of the need for Pennsylvania to invest in the improvement of the quality of early education and care experiences of infants and toddlers, and policy recommendations for the development of a state-wide initiative to achieve optimal outcomes for children’s development |
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Child care: Recent state policy changes affecting the availability of assistance for low-income families An examination of state policy developments affecting the availability of child care assistance for low-income families |
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Examining cost fulfillment: Child care policy and strategies A study of correlations among a variety of characteristics of child care subsidy eligibility policies in 20 cities across 15 states, and an identification of four categories of similar types of city-specific subsidy offerings, based on an examination of the local policies regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies |
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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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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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Pennsylvania Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation program report: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 An evaluation of the influence of the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project, an individualized consultative model to support children's healthy socioemotional development, based on information for 434 children from 244 early learning centers in Pennsylvania |
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Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation A descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, an initiative supporting the quality of kith and kin child care provision for infants and toddlers in Early Head Start, based on site visits, staff telephone interviews, quality observations, caregiver interviews, and administrative records |
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Moderators in the academic development of migrant Latino children attending after-school programs A study of the factors, such as age, acculturation, family functioning, and parental involvement, that influence the academic outcomes of Latino elementary school children who participated in an academically-oriented after school program, based on parent and child questionnaires and child assessments |
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National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report 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 |
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Leading the way: Characteristics and early experiences of selected Early Head Start programs: Volume I: Cross-site perspectives A description of the characteristics and early implementation experiences of the 17 research programs participating in the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project in fall 1997, with a focus on similarities and differences across programs in the characteristics of the families they serve, their goals and expected outcomes, the services they offer, and their early challenges and successes |
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In the neighborhood: Programs that strengthen family day care for low-income families A study designed to seek strategies to increase the availability and improve the quality of family day care homes in poor, stressed communities based on a survey of best practice from 10 programs in nine states |
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The effects of experience of early intervention of low birth weight, premature children: The Infant Health and Development Program A study of the effects of individual children's early intervention experiences, in both home and child development center settings, on child and parental outcomes in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP) |
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