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Child care under the Family Support Act: Early lessons from the states A study of the Head Start program’s effects on disadvantaged rural students development compared with non-Head Start rural students, based on results from the analysis of variance studies in testing of 144 children in Mississippi enrolled in Head Start I and Head Start II programs, and a non-Head Start control group |
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Minnesota Sparking Connections: Child care resource and referral strategies for supporting family, friend, and neighbor caregivers An evaluation of Sparking Connections Minnesota, an initiative of child care resource and referral agencies to support quality family, friend, and neighbor child care provision |
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Building blocks for healthy learners: A gap analysis and assessment framework for Minnesota's childhood system of care An assessment of the development and implementation of a comprehensive early childhood services system to ensure that children are healthy and ready to start school in Minnesota, including information on families' access health, early childhood education, and family support services |
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Family, friends and neighbors caring for children through the Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program: A survey of caregivers and parents A study of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care in Minnesota, examining its use by families receiving child care subsidies, characteristics of registered FFN providers, and strategies for FFN outreach and support |
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Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature An evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which provided funding to organizations to educate and support family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, that examined the development of children in family, friend, and neighbor care and the characteristics, knowledge, and caregiving practices of providers |
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Setting the pace: Model inclusive child care centers serving families of children with emotional or behavioral challenges An examination of child care programs that provide fully-inclusive, exemplary services to families of special needs children, with a description of program components, discussion of the meaning of “inclusion” and of addressing challenges to inclusive practices in early care and education settings, and a review of literature on educational inclusion |
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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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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 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 |
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Evaluation of School Readiness Connections pilot project: Final report Findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project |
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A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care |
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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 child care industry: Supporting jobs and economic development in Minneapolis An analysis of child care in Minneapolis as a service for working parents and their children and as an integral component of the local economy |
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Mothers' views on child care under the JOBS program and implications for welfare reform An account of a study on mother’s participating in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program, including program participation’s effects on their children and the factors that are creating substantive benefits for some children, based on two surveys of 357 JOBS participants in local sites in Minneapolis, New York, Oregon, and Texas |
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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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Beyond parallel play: Emerging state and community planning roles in building early learning systems An examination of the role of community participation in developing early learning systems, particularly in relation to state-level planning, based on six state case studies in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Vermont |
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Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators |
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Maternal grandmothers as child care providers for rural, low-income mothers: A unique child care arrangement An examination of the positive and challenging aspects of grandmothers providing child care for their grandchildren, investigating the experiences of the grandmothers as well as the effects on the sample of low income mothers from rural communities |
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Building connections: Six state case studies of early childhood system building at the state and local levels Case studies from six states of local efforts to develop a comprehensive system early childhood education and care supported by the Build Initiative |
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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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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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Employed rural, low-income, single mothers' family and work over time A study of perceptions of difficulties and challenges of balancing family, child care, and work responsibilities, based on a secondary analysis of interview data with of 28 rural, low-income, continuously employed, and single mothers across 11 states over three waves of data collection between 1999 and 2003, who took part in the longitidunal Rural Families Speak Project |
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The at-risk child care program An investigation of the extent and nature of State’s participation in the At-Risk Child Care program funded and administered by the Administration for Families and Children, Department of Health and Human Services, including reports of problems and success |
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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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Private safety net: Childcare resources from the perspective of rural low-income families A journal article on the strategies used by and challenges facing low-income rural families' in their attempts to access child care resources to meet their needs |
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