What works?: A study of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs
A study of the components of effective early childhood mental health consultation programs, based on case studies of 6 programs, an online scan of all state early childhood mental health consultation activities, and a meeting of experts
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Influence of behavioral concerns and early childhood expulsions on the development of early childhood mental health consultation in Colorado
An examination of child care providers responses to challenging social, emotional, and behavioral interaction behavior of children in their care, including removal or expulsion, based on data from 1,075 providers responding to a statewide survey of licensed child care providers in Colorado
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State case studies of infant and early childhood mental health systems: Strategies for change
Case studies from Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island that examine efforts to develop early childhood mental health systems for children from birth to 5
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Four-year-old children's perceptions of their experience of psychological, social and emotional, and physical well-being in social-constructivist and direct-instruction preschools
An examination of 12 4-year-old children perceptions of their experience of psychological, social and emotional, and physical well-being in social-constructivist and direct-instruction preschools through observations, interviews with children, and artifacts of 6 children in each of two schools
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Social-emotional classroom climate in child care, child-teacher relationships and children's second grade peer relations
A longitudinal study of the influence of preschool socio-emotional climate and early individual child-teacher relationships and behavior problems in predicting second grade social competence with peers
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Staff Development
A survey of the experiences of Early Head Start programs in meeting the challenges of planning and implementing high quality services to expectant parents and families with infants and toddlers
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Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report
A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives
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State early childhood advisory councils: An overview of implementation across the states
An examination of developments and variation among state early childhood advisory councils, based on a review of state applications for grants provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), as well as updates provided by council leadership
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Building a local system for early childhood: Case studies on Arapahoe and Fremont Counties
Case studies of early childhood councils in Arapahoe and Fremont Counties, Colorado, that examine community early childhood systems-building efforts, based on a document review, observations of council meetings, and key informant interviews
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Tools for student parent success: Varieties of campus child care
An examination of approaches to providing child care services at institutions of higher education, based on Internet searches, brief surveys of members of a campus child care organization listserv, and interviews with leaders in the field
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Report on effective legal proceedings to ensure provider compliance
A comparison of the child care licensing system in Washington state to systems in ten other states, with an analysis of effective licensing system components, and recommendations for improvements in enforcement capability
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National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009
A study of the collaboration and professional development activities of American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grantees, based on a survey of 153 grantees
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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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Colorado child readiness scan
An overview of early childhood education and care programs and support services in Denver, Colorado, including information on organization initiatives to improve the coordination and delivery of services
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The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
An annual review 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 2003-2004 program year
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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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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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Head Start-child care partnership study
An evaluation the establishment of Head Start collaboration offices designed to hasten cooperation among Head Start programs via the case study method
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Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality
A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)
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The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state-funded preschool programs for children ages three and four, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2006-2007 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2009-2010 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2012: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality standards in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2011-2012 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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