Early Steps to School Success: Annual evaluation report
An evaluation from August 2009 through June 2010 of Early Steps to School Success, a language and literacy development program for children from birth to age 5 and their families, that examines enrollment, retention, participant characteristics, community risk context, services delivered, and both child vocabulary and home literacy outcomes, based on data collected through the program's web-based system for tracking services, child characteristics, and outcomes indicators
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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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Improving supports for parents of young children: State-level initiatives
A discussion of the correlation between parenting quality and children's outcomes, an overview of parenting support initiatives in four states, and recommendations to guide the development of state-level parenting support programs
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Impacts of the Arizona System Ready/Child Ready Professional Development Project on preschool teachers' self-efficacy
An examination of preschool teacher self efficacy and its relationship to participation in various components of a professional development project that includes pairing early care and education and developmental coursework, stipends, scholarships for community college courses, personal support, and mentorship models, based on data collected from interviews with and the writings of seven focus groups with 9-22 participants
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First Things First External Evaluation research brief: Arizona Kindergarten Readiness Study
Findings on the relationship of preschool attendance to early math and literacy skills from a study of the school readiness and development of Arizona kindergarteners, based on direct assessments, parent questionnaires, and teacher questionnaires for a representative sample of 1,145 kindergarteners in 2009
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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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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment
An examination of states' kindergarten assessment practices and use and reporting of school readiness information, based on data from the 25 states that perform kindergarten assessments
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2010
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2010, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories
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Early Education Emergent Leaders Program evaluation report
An evaluation of the Early Education Emergent Leaders Program, a training and mentoring program for early childhood program directors and administrators in Arizona, that examined participants' program experiences and outcomes
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State child care assistance policies 2010: New federal funds help states weather the storm
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies between February 2009 and February 2010, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent copayments, reimbursement rates, and assistance to parents searching for a job, based on a survey of state child care administrators
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Arizona Head Start State Collaboration Office: 2010 needs assessment
An examination of Arizona Head Start State Collaboration Office activities, based on surveys of key stakeholders and grantees and an analysis of secondary data
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