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Home-school partnership within mathematics intervention
Maher, Margaret, September 2007
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32(3), 48-58

An evaluation of the results of a numeracy intervention for children in first and second grade, aimed at enhancing the numeracy achievement of all students, and fostering parental involvement in children's mathematics learning

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The use of music CDs and DVDs in the home with the under-fives: What the parents say
de Vries, Peter Andrew, December 2007
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32(4), 18-21

An inquiry into parents’ exposure of children to music in their home environment, based on a survey of 63 parents of children aged five and under enrolled in three preschools in Australia

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Maternal evaluations of children's emergent literacy level, maternal mediation in book reading, and children's emergent literacy level: A comparison between SES groups
Korat, Ofra, 2007
Journal of Literacy Research, 39(2), 249-276

An examination of the correlations between socioeconomic status, children's emergent literacy levels, their mothers' assessments of reading progress, and maternal mediation during reading activities, based on evaluations of 84 kindergarten students and their mothers

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Parent-Child Home Program/Play & Learn Group Demonstration Project: Summary of evaluation findings
Organizational Research Services, September, 2007
Seattle, WA: Business Partnership for Early Learning. (No longer accessible as of October 11, 2012).

An outcome and process evaluation of the first cohort of the Seattle, Washington, Parent-Child Home Program/Play & Learn Group Demonstration Project, a two-year program consisting of an early literacy and school readiness home visiting program for toddlers and facilitator-led play groups for children and adults to foster early learning skills

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Senate Bill 525: Nevada Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program: 2006-07 evaluation report
Leitner, David, October, 2007
Carson City: Nevada, Office of Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and School Improvement Programs.

An evaluation of projects and programs supported by the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program in Nevada during the 2006-2007 school year, based on data on program funding, the population served, implementation, and program outcomes

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Child care co-operatives in Canada 2007: A research report
Anderson, John, March, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Co-operative Association.

An examination of the role of co-operatives in Canada’s historical and contemporary child care markets, an explanation of federal and provincial/territorial child care policy, and a comparison of information about child care co-ops in Canada and in the United States, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom

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'I know how much this child has learned. I have proof!': Employing digital technologies for documentation processes in kindergarten
Boardman, Margot, September 2007
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32(3), 59-66

An investigation of the use of digital cameras and voice recorders, by 29 kindergarten teachers in Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, to accurately capture and record the academic achievements of students for assessment purposes

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Evaluation of Preschool for All: Implementation in San Mateo and San Francisco counties: Year 2 report
American Institutes for Research, 29 October, 2007
San Francisco: First 5 San Francisco.

A process evaluation of the implementation of the universal four-year-old prekindergarten initiative Preschool for All in San Mateo and San Francisco Counties, California, based on survey responses of 5 providers in San Mateo County and 21 providers in San Francisco county, and observations of 8 classrooms in each county

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Joined-up services for young children and their families: Papering over the cracks or re-constructing the foundations?
Warin, Jo, November 2007
Children & Society, 21(6), 87-97

An examination of the schism between goals designed to improve the lives of children and goals based on support for their parents, including employment opportunities, through an examination of data from the evaluation of three Early Excellence Centers in the north of England piloted by the Department for Education and Employment from 1999 to 2002

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July 2007: Interim evaluation on the first year implementation of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP)
South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, July 24, 2007
Columbia: South Carolina Education Oversight Committee.

Updated findings from an evaluation of the pilot year of the Child Development Education Pilot Program (CDEPP), South Carolina's early childhood education program to improve the school readiness of students in poverty, during the 2006-2007 program year, including information of program expenditures and services provided

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The future is created by and within children
Sandberg, Anette, June 2007
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32(2), 1-7

Findings on new ideas for research development in early education, derived from focus group interviews with politicians, managers, principals, lecturers, preschool teachers, parents, and children in preschools and after school centers in Sweden

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Evaluating child care: Tennessee's Star-Quality Program
Moore, Russell, May, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

An evaluation of the Star-Quality Program, Tennessee's child care licensing and evaluation system, based on interviews with child care providers, policymakers, and key stakeholders, and an assessment of early education environments across Tennessee in 2006

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Today’s children, tomorrow’s leaders: Child care needs on the North Shore
North Vancouver (B.C.), June, 2007
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: District of West Vancouver (B.C.).

A child care survey and needs assessment for select areas of Greater Vancouver, Canada, appended with an overview of select programs in other areas of Canada and a comparison of the national child care programs of select countries

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Atlantic area child care assessment: Final report
Iowa State University. Community Development-Data Information & Analysis Laboratory, January, 2007
(CD-DIAL No. 181). Ames: Iowa State University, Community Development-Data Information & Analysis Laboratory.

A study of current and future child care needs in the Atlantic, Iowa, area, based on a community summit, a parent survey, and interviews with child care providers

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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded during the 2004-2005 school year
Texas Education Agency, February, 2007
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories

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Children, caregiving, culture, and community: Understanding the place and importance of kith and kin care in the White Mountain Apache community
Sparks, Shannon Michelle Anjeanette, 2007
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona, Tucson

An ethnographic study of the values and circumstances influencing the child care decisions of members of the White Mountain Apache community, with particular attention to both cultural differences in perceptions of quality care and the trends related to the use of family, friend, and neighbor care, based on interviews, observations, and discussions with several dozen parents and care providers

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Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing world
Engle, Patrice L., 20 January 2007-26 January 2007
The Lancet, 396(9557), 163-246

An overview and discussion of the outcomes of 14 center based and 6 comprehensive programs designed to promote healthy child development in 15 developing countries

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What is appropriate mathematics education for four-year-olds?: Pre-kindergarten teachers' beliefs
Sun Lee, Joon, February 2007
Journal of Early Childhood Research, 5(1), 2-31

An examination of 30 pre-kindergarten teachers’ beliefs about early mathematics education, as demonstrated in their evaluations of vignettes describing fictitious teachers’ approaches to implementing early mathematics standards

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Complexity, movement, and text familiarity: Correlates of visual attention to onscreen print
Linebarger, Deborah L., 30 April, 2007
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Children's Media Lab. (No longer accessible as of December 19, 2012).

A study of the relationship of onscreen movement and text complexity in Between the Lions, an educational television program, to children's visual attention to onscreen text

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School readiness integration (SRI) models: A descriptive and cost analysis study
Texas Education Agency, 26 October, 2007
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

An evaluation of the Texas Early Education Model (TEEM), a partnership between public school pre-kindergarten, child care, and Head Start providers working to improve the school readiness of children and the abilities of teachers in several Texas communities

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Teacher perception of play: In leaving no child behind are teachers leaving childhood behind?
Smith, Deborah J., 2007
Early Education and Development, 18(2), 271-303

An exploration of teacher perceptions of the role of play in learning and the implications for practice, using qualitative data from a study of 4 first-grade teachers from 2 diverse socioeconomic school settings

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: First interim report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 12 December, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.

A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee’s prekindergarten program; based on a comparison of annual assessments of 5 cohorts of children who attended prekindergarten programs between 1999-2000 and the 2003-2004 school year with the annual assessments of children who did not

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Early intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families: Participants, services, and outcomes
Hebbeler, Kathleen, January, 2007
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

The final report of the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS), documenting the participation, costs, and outcomes of providing services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays, based on a sample of 3,338 children from 20 states

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Quality rating systems: The experiences of center directors
Friedman, Dana E., January/February 2007
Exchange, 173, 6-12

An investigation of child care center quality improvements related to participation in quality rating systems (QRS), based on a survey of a small number of directors across three states

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Indigenous Australians and preschool education: Who is attending?
Biddle, Nicholas, September 2007
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32(3), 9-16

A analysis of the individual, family, household and area level characteristics associated with preschool attendance for indigenous and non-indigenous children in Australia

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