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			Integrating early-childhood and family-support services with a school improvement process: The Comer-Zigler initiative Finn-Stevenson, Matia, 1997 Elementary School Journal, 98(1), 51-66 A description of the first implementation of two collaborative initiatives, School of the 21st Century and School Development Program (CoZi), in an urban southeastern school and plans for evaluation and wider dissemination	Reports & Papers
			Supporting children and families in the schools: The School of the 21st Century Zigler, Edward F., 1997 American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67(3), 396-407 An overview of the development and implementation of the Twenty-first Century Schools program, an after school child care program located within public schools	Other
			Blueprint for action: Implementing the early childhood agenda in Connecticut Connecticut. State Board of Education, 1997 Hartford: Connecticut, State Board of Education. A guide to aid 13 Connecticut schools implement a new early childhood agenda that focuses on school readiness, family support, and collaboration among schools, parents, and communities	Other
			Review of early childhood policy and programs in Sub-Saharan Africa [Executive summary] Colletta, Nat J., July 1997 (Report No. WTP367). Washington, DC: World Bank. A summary of an examination of early childhood programs and policies promoting early child development under systems of traditional family and community support in Sub-Saharan Africa	Executive Summary
			Review of early childhood policy and programs in Sub-Saharan Africa Colletta, Nat J., July 1997 (Report No. WTP367). Washington, DC: World Bank. An examination of early childhood programs and policies that promote early child development under systems of traditional family and community support in Sub-Saharan Africa	Other
			The child care crisis in the District of Columbia: Can (or should) businesses fill the gap? Wallin, Helena K., 1997 Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. A discussion of the important role of the business sector in providing support to families with children in need of child care in the District of Columbia	Reports & Papers
			Arranging child care Kisker, Ellen Eliason, 1997 The Future of Children, 7(1), 99-109 A study of the child care needs of low income families, focusing on the availability of government subsidized child care assistance programs that support parental employment and provide affordable and quality child care	Other
			Lessons from the field: Head Start mental health strategies to meet changing needs [Executive summary] Yoshikawa, Hirokazu, 1997 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty A summary of a study of the mental health strategies generated by 14 Head Start programs to meet the changing and intensifying mental health needs of participating children, families, and staff	Executive Summary
			National Center for Children in Poverty Child Care Research Partnership: Wave II Kreader, J. Lee, 1997 Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty A child care research partnership led by the National Center for Children in Poverty and consisting of 11 partners, including state-level partners in Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey, city-level partners from New York City, the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC), and Rutgers University. The partnership builds on the knowledge, research base, and practical experience of its many partners to answer questions in four general areas: (1) the nature of low-income child care markets; (2) the effects of welfare and child care policies on child care and children's development; (3) the dynamics and qualities of license-exempt child care; and (4) the relationships between communities' effective demand for and supply of regulated child care.	Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
			Sponsored places: The use of independent day-care services to support children in need Cameron, Claire, 1997 The British Journal of Social Work, 27(1), 85-100 A discussion of the organizational implications of subsidized child care for children and child care providers in England after implementation of The Children Act of 1989	Reports & Papers
			Lessons from the field: Head Start mental health strategies to meet changing needs Yoshikawa, Hirokazu, 1997 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty A discussion of assessment, gaps in research, fiscal restraints and other issues integral to efforts to address mental health needs in the context of Head Start services, focusing on successful initiatives to overcome program challenges through staff development, family involvement, forging connections to the larger community, and other productive strategies	Reports & Papers
			Building blocks: A legislators' guide to child care policy: Executive summary Culkin, Mary L., 1997 Washington, DC: National Conference of State Legislatures. A guide on issues state legislators face when making child care policy decisions and a summary of state efforts to increase child care supply, improve child care quality and develop effective subsidy systems for low income families	Executive Summary
			The effectiveness of comprehensive case management interventions: Findings from the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program St. Pierre, Robert G., 1997 Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates. An evaluation of case management interventions, using as the case study the Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP)	Reports & Papers
			Highlights of national and state initiatives for young children National Governors' Association. Center for Best Practices, 1997 Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices. A review of national and state programs and initiatives that provide early childhood services to families with young children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The state of early childhood intervention: Effectiveness, myths and realities, new directions Reynolds, Arthur J., 1997 Focus, 19(1), 3-11 A discussion of the influence of early childhood interventions on low-income and at-risk children and families, discussing myths, realities, and directions for future research and program development	Other
			North Carolina's Smart Start Initiative: 1996-97 annual evaluation report Smart Start Evaluation Team, 1997 Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center An evaluation of North Carolina�s Smart Start program, including the program�s success in goal completion, the health and welfare improvements enjoyed by participating Smart Start children, and several program improvement recommendations	Other
			National impact evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program: Executive summary United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1997 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. The executive summary of the final report from the National Impact Evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP) which discusses the theoretical aims of the project as well as the results of the project evaluation.	Executive Summary
			Early intervention for young children with developmental delays: The Portage approach Cameron, R. J. (Robert J.), 1997 Child: Care, Health and Development, 23(1), 11-27 An overview of the Portage Home Teaching Scheme, a home visiting intervention program for young children with special needs, and a review of research assessing the success of its implementation in the United Kingdom	Reports & Papers
			The White House and Congress on child care and family leave policy: From Carter to Clinton Wisensale, Steven K., 1997 Policy Studies Journal, 25(1), 75-86 A historical overview of child care and family leave policy progressing through the Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, 1977-1993	Other
			Substantive report on early childhood and family education and recommendations on appropriate strategies in this field United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 1997 Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. A report outlining issues in early childhood and family education, the situation around the world, and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization activities	Other
			A national conference on community development and family child care, December 3-4, 1997, San Jose, California Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 1997 New York: Local Initiatives Support Corporation. A transcript of the proceedings of the first national conference on Community Development and Family Child Care, which addressed topics including family child care as a neighborhood economic development strategy; housing management and quality family child care for residents; and designing, developing, and improving housing for family child care	Other
			Highlights of the quality 2000 initiative: Not by chance Kagan, Sharon Lynn, 1997 Young Children, 52(6), 54-62 A description of the Quality 2000: Advancing Early Care and Education initiative which would provide accessible high quality early child care programs to all children from birth to age five whose parents choose to enroll them	Other
			Early intervention, school achievement, and special education placement: Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study Reynolds, Arthur J., 1997 Focus, 19(3), 25-28 A comparison of large-scale public school interventions and the assignment of children to special education classes and their effects on children�s long-term school achievement, based on data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study	Reports & Papers
			Helping parents work and children succeed: A guide to child care and the 1996 Welfare Act Blank, Helen, 1997 Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund A discussion of impending issues for states and children�s advocates related to the implementation of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant	Other
			Evaluating child care and preschools: Advancing the interests of government, teachers, or parents? Fuller, Bruce, 1997 In B. Spodek & O.N. Saracho (Eds.), Issues in early childhood educational assessment and evaluation (Vol. 7, pp. 7-27). New York: Teachers College Press. An analysis of the issues and benefits involved in various forms of evaluation of early childhood programs, including evaluation for policy makers, teachers and providers, and parents	Other

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