Strengthening Latino parental involvement forming community-based organizations/school partnership
Osterling, Jorge P, 2004
NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2(1), 270-284
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
Reports & Papers
Factors that affect parent involvement in their children's school and learning
Peterson, Christine R., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Dakota, Vermillion
A study using data from the National Head Start/Transition project to determine the impact of parents' socioeconomic status, school memories, and marital status on their involvement in Head Start programs
Reports & Papers
Early childhood programs: Parent education and income best predict participation
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1994
(GAO/HEHS-95-47). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.
A report on the demographic factors of children that best predict preschool participation
Reports & Papers
Improving school climate: Creating a circle of communication between educators and families
Allen, Sharon M., 1997
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago
A study of the effects of a program with Head Start-like qualities on parental involvement in a region in South Dakota
Reports & Papers
Successful methods for increasing and improving parent and child interactions
Allen, Sharon M., 1997
Paper presented at the annual training conference of the National Head Start Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
An examination of the impact of the South Dakota Head Start/Public School Transition Project parent education component on parent-child interactions, focusing on the role of the family service coordinators
Reports & Papers
Head Start children's entry into public school: A report on the National Head Start/Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Study
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2000
Washington, DC: U.S. Head Start Bureau.
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2008
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
We can do better: Child Care Aware of America's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight: 2013 update
Child Care Aware of America, 2013
Arlington, VA: Child Care Aware of America.
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
Reports & Papers
We can do better: 2009 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March 2009
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
Reports & Papers
We can do better: 2011 update: NACCRRA's ranking of state child care center regulations and oversight
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March 2011
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of child care centers, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2009
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2010
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2004 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2004
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2012: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2012
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
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
Reports & Papers
National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Planning and Evaluation Service.
The second national evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program, examining what has changed and what has remained stable over its first eight years, specifically addressing who and what is served by the program, federal funding methods, participant's developmental and educational gains, best practices, and the success with which the program is reaching its target population
Reports & Papers
South Dakota Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment: 2011-2012 survey results
Wolff, Roger, April, 2012
Pierre: South Dakota Head Start-State Collaboration Office.
An assessment of South Dakota Head Start program needs and strengths in the cooperation, collaboration, and coordination of services in 11 designated priority areas, based on a survey of 16 Head Start programs
Reports & Papers
South Dakota Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment: 2010-2011 survey results
Wolff, Roger, April, 2011
Pierre: South Dakota Head Start-State Collaboration Office.
An assessment of South Dakota Head Start program needs and strengths in the cooperation, collaboration, and coordination of services in 11 designated priority areas, based on a survey of 16 Head Start programs
Reports & Papers
Leaving children to chance: NACCRRA's ranking of state standards and oversight for small family child care homes: 2012 update
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, March, 2012
Arlington, VA: National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
A ranking of state regulation and oversight of family child care homes against 16 benchmarks, based on an analysis of state child care licensing regulations
Reports & Papers
Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1998
(GAO/HEHS-98-65). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.
A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services
Reports & Papers
South Dakota Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment: 2008-2009 survey results
South Dakota Head Start-State Collaboration Office, 22 May, 2009
Pierre: South Dakota Head Start-State Collaboration Office.
Findings from an assessment of the strengths and opportunities of early childhood education programs in priority program coordination and content areas such as health and wellness, collaboration and partnerships, child outcomes, and family services, based on a survey of 10 Head Start grantees in South Dakota
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2003
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
The first of a series of annual reviews 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 2001-2002 program year
Reports & Papers
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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