Implementing Sure Start local programmes: An in-depth study: Part two - a close up of services: A synthesis of data across the implementation module
Sure Start (Programme), January 2005
London, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
An account of the delivery of early childhood education and care services provided by the 260 initial Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs), with a focus on the delivery of community health, home visitation, quality child care, and family services
Reports & Papers
Confirmatory program evaluation: Applications to early childhood interventions
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2005
Teachers College Record, 107(10), 2401-2425
A discussion of confirmatory program evaluation as a method for conducting theory driven evaluations, and its role in identifying causal mechanisms of change in early childhood interventions, with examples from the Chicago Longitudinal Study and studies of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
Reports & Papers
Public funding and child care policy: How do we 'make the connection'?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, September 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 1). Ottawa, Ontario: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A discussion of child care policy in Canada, including its impact on society, income supports to parents, and child care funding
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building a comprehensive early childhood system in Delaware: Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Grant needs assessment
Delaware. Division of Public Health. Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative, 2005
Dover, DE: Delaware Division of Public Health, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative.
An evaluation of the current strengths and needs of Delaware's early childhood system, based in part on surveys of family experiences with early childhood services
Other
Sure Start mapping exercise 2004 [Executive summary]
Cunningham-Burley, Sarah, 2005
Edinburgh: Scotland, Social Research.
A study of Scotland’s child development program Sure Start and its services through a mapping of the program’s aims and objectives, and recommendations for its improvement
Executive Summary
Promoting children's social and emotional development through high-quality preschool
Boyd, Judi, 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
A compilation of data on the relationship between social and emotional development and high-quality preschool program participation in children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Family outcomes of early intervention and early childhood special education: Issues and considerations
Bailey, Don, January 2005
Menlo Park, CA: Early Childhood Outcomes Center.
A discussion of the importance of the assessment and consideration of family outcomes in early childhood special education and intervention programs
Other
Sure Start mapping exercise 2004
Cunningham-Burley, Sarah, 2005
Edinburgh: Scotland, Social Research.
A study of Scotland’s child development program Sure Start and its services through a mapping of the program’s aims and objectives, and recommendations for its improvement
Reports & Papers
Ways of caring: How relative caregivers support children and parents
Bromer, Juliet, 2005
In R. Rice (Ed.), Perspectives on family, friend and neighbor child care: Research, programs and policy (Occasional Paper Series No. 15, pp. 14-21). New York: Bank Street College of Education.
An investigation of the support roles of African American relatives as child care providers in poor Chicago neighborhoods, citing interviews with 9 grandmothers and 1 aunt who offered full time child care to at least one relative child
Reports & Papers
Sure Start local programmes: Implications of case study data from the National Evaluation of Sure Start
Tunstill, Jane, 2005
Children & Society, 19(2), 158-171
An examination of Sure Start local programmes, investigating the process of service implementation as well as the quality of provided services using data from the National Evaluation of Sure Start
Reports & Papers
Baltimore's five year action plan for achieving school readiness
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2005
Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation.
A description of the Baltimore Leadership in Action Program (B-LAP) Five-Year Action Plan, which calls for the implementation of strategies for improving the school readiness of children in the city of Baltimore
Reports & Papers
Seven things policy makers need to know about school readiness: Revised and expanded toolkit
Bruner, Charles, 2005
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.
A toolkit that provides policymakers with information they can use to make the case for investing in school readiness and establishing programs and policies that benefit young children and their families
Other
Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy
Kendall, Sally, July, 2005
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 51(2), 174-181
Instruments
National evaluation summary: Implementing Sure Start local programmes: An integrated overview of the first four years
Sure Start (Programme), November, 2005
Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
Service quality and efficiency studies of the first four years of 260 Sure Start Local Progammes (SSLP), comprehensive early intervention services for children birth to 3 years
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: Build at 2 ½ [Executive summary]
Bruner, Charles, June, 2005
Cross Lanes, WV: Build Initiative.
A summary of highlights from an assessment of the progress of the Build Initiative in the coordination of the development of early learning systems in Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey and Ohio
Executive Summary
Promoting family involvement in preschool programs
First 5 California, September 2005
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
A discussion of the promotion of parental involvement in children's education through First 5 program participation
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early learning left out: Closing the investment gap for America's youngest children
Bruner, Charles, 2005
(2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Voices for America's Children.
An examination of public investment in education and development by age, from birth through college, with estimates of potential benefits from increased investment in early learning and development programs
Reports & Papers
Investigating the impact of working in multi-agency service delivery settings in the UK on early years practitioners' beliefs and practices
Anning, Angela, 2005
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 3(1), 19-50
A study using local evaluative data from two publicly funded Centre of Excellences to examine child care center staff's beliefs and strategies when dealing with controversial issues
Reports & Papers
Alberta: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, October 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of Alberta, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
British Columbia: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, October 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of British Columbia, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Nova Scotia: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, October 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of Nova Scotia, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Manitoba: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, October 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of Manitoba, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Prince Edward Island: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, December 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
New Brunswick: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, December 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of New Brunswick, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Newfoundland & Labrador: What are the Federal Provincial Territorial agreements?
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada, October 2005
(Child Care Policy: Making the Connections Fact Sheet No. 2 Part A). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada.
A summary of federal child care funds made available to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 2005/6 through Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) agreements
Fact Sheets & Briefs