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The evaluation of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Center projects: Common features of promising afterschool programs in Texas cross-case analysis report
Texas Education Agency, 31 August, 2006
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

A description of attributes shared among exemplary programs awarded grants through the Texas Education Agency, which contributed to their high quality and sustainability based on assessments of organizational processes, academic and enrichment practices, recruitment, retention, and community involvement strategies, and expert recommendations, annual performance report data, and student performance data associated with projects

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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of four-year undergraduate teacher preparation programs
Ray, Aisha, October, 2006
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A study of whether early childhood teacher bachelor's degree requirements meet the developmental and educational needs of children with special needs, racial and ethnic minority children, children from low-income families, immigrant children, and second language learners

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The evaluation of Texas 21st Century Community Learning Center projects: Case study report
Texas Education Agency, 31 August, 2006
Austin: Texas Education Agency.

A large-scale evaluation of quality and sustainability of after school programs awarded grants through the Texas Education Agency, examining organizational processes, academic and enrichment practices, and recruitment, retention, and community involvement strategies, based on interviews, surveys, and direct observations

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Preparing early childhood teachers to successfully educate all children: The contribution of state boards of higher education and national professional accreditation organizations
Ray, Aisha, October, 2006
New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A study of the diversity-related content and language in state boards' of higher education and professional accreditation organizations' early childhood teacher standards

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Rush to assessment: The role private early childhood service providers play in assessing child and program outcomes
Macmillan, Larry, 12 January, 2006
Philadelphia: National Early Childhood Accountability Task Force.

A study of large, private non-profit and for-profit early childhood service providers' child and program quality assessment efforts, as well as of programs' use of assessment data for management purposes and their experiences of state and national accountability initiatives, based on interviews with senior program executives

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A cost-benefit analysis of universally-accessible prekindergarten education in Texas
Aguirre, Elisa, May 2006
College Station: Texas A & M University, George Bush School of Government and Public Service.

A cost-benefit analysis of a plan to introduce high-quality universal prekindergarten in Texas

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Early intervention in low birth weight premature infants: Results at 18 years of age for the Infant Health and Development Program
McCormick, Marie C., 2006
Pediatrics, 117(3), 771-780

Findings from a follow-up study on the persistence of cognitive and behavioral benefits from early childhood program participation in 18-year-olds who were born with low birth weight and participated in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP)

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The 2005 child care licensing study: Final report
National Association for Regulatory Administration, December 2006
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.

A compilation of survey data on state child care licensing programs and policies, including staffing, monitoring, and enforcement, and child care center licensing regulations, for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005

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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
United States. Head Start Bureau, 28 July, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

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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Child care subsidies for TANF families: The nexus of systems and policies
Adams, Gina, 2006
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

First of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, focusing on administrative structures, protocols and interagency coordination as they affect TANF parents

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Parents' perspectives on child care subsidies and moving from welfare to work
Snyder, Kathleen, 2006
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

The third part of a three-part study of the interaction between state and local welfare-to-work programs and child care assistance programs, presenting focus group data on the experiences of current and former TANF recipients with the child care subsidy system

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The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report
Paulsell, Diane, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs

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