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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Early childhood programs: Parent education and income best predict participation
A report on the demographic factors of children that best predict preschool participation
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Impacts of a summer learning program: A random assignment study of Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL)
A random assignment study evaluating Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL), a summer program for low-income children to increase parental involvement and improve academic skills, academic self-perception, and social behaviors, based on reading tests and student and teacher questionnaires
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Teaching and learning when no one is expert: Children and parents explore technology
A discussion of a workshop series during which parents and children engaged in the design, programming, and building of a personally meaningful project with the assistance of technology
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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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Predictors of paternal involvement for resident and nonresident low-income fathers
An evaluation of a conceptual model assessing how child, father, and mother characteristics predict paternal involvement in low-income families
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Home literacy exposure and early language and literacy skills in children who struggle with behavior and attention problems
A study of the relationships of the behavior and attention problems and of the early home literacy environment, as well as of the interaction between the two, to the language and literacy skills of 4-year-olds, based on data for 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
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The link between preschoolers' phonological awareness and mothers' book-reading and reminiscing practices in low-income families
A study of the relationship between children's phonological awareness and mothers' book-reading and reminiscing practices with their children, based on data from 57 low income families from ethnically diverse backgrounds attending Head Start centers in central Massachusetts
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Family-school connectedness and children's early social development
An examination of the relationship between the qualities of family-school interactions and teacher ratings of child social abilities, and an examination of the moderating influences of family characteristics, based on data collected from 2966 children, their parents, their preschool teachers, and some of their kindergarten teachers
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Testing associations between young children's relationships with mothers and teachers
A longitudinal examination of the impact of maternal attachment and early teacher-child relationships on teacher-child relationships in later academic years using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Sudden infant death syndrome in child care settings
An examination of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in child care settings, focusing on the factors of children’s sleep position, age, race, and parental education
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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 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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We can do better: Child Care Aware of America's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight: 2013 update
A review of program requirements and oversight in state child care center licensing regulations, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations and a survey of child care licensing directors in each state, the District of Columbia, and at the United States Department of Defense
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We can do better: 2009 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
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We can do better: 2011 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
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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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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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Massachusetts' Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Provisional Standards Study: Final report
An analysis and research-based revision of the Massachusetts child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) standards
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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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Promoting tolerance and respect for diversity in early childhood: Toward a research and practice agenda: A view from the field
A study of approaches to offering diversity, tolerance, and respect for diversity (DTRD) education for young children from birth to age 10, including variations in program content and evaluation, participants, and organization staff and funding, based on interviews with representatives of organizations offering DTRD progamming
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Head Start Program Performance Measures: Second progress report
A Head Start Program Performance Measures progress report based upon preliminary outcome data from the spring 1997 field test of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES)
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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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Paternal participation in child care and its effects on children's self-esteem and attitudes toward gendered roles
An examination of the effects of parents’ division of child care responsibilities on 10- and 11- year-old children’s self-esteem, relationships with parents, and gender ideologies, based on a sample of 24 boys and 16 girls
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The state of preschool: 2004 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 2002-2003 program year
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