Quality New York: Assessment of its contributions to program improvement in early care and education programs in New York City
An examination of the impact of Quality New York (QNY), a professional development intervention with both group and individual components for early childhood program directors, on the management and administration early childhood programs, based on data for 11 programs that participated in the (QNY) initiative for at least 18 months
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2009
A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2009, based on a survey of legislative fiscal staff in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories
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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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The 2007 Child Care Licensing Study: Final report
A compilation of survey data on state licensing programs and policies for child care centers and small and large family child care homes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2007
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State child care assistance policies 2009: Most states hold the line, but some lose ground in hard times
A study of changes to state child care assistance policies from February 2008 to February 2009, including changes to income eligibility limits, waiting lists, parent co-payments, and reimbursement rates, based on a survey of state child care administrators
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Unequal opportunities for preschoolers: Differing standards for licensed child care centers and state-funded prekindergarten programs
A comparison of state licensing regulations for center-based child care and early education programs to state prekindergarten program standards, as well as to Head Start standards and military child care regulations, using a quality standards checklist
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Windows of opportunity: A look at pre-k on Long Island
A study of public prekindergarten on Long Island, New York, including the reasons that participating school districts offer public prekindergarten, the process of planning and implementing a program, experiences working with community-based providers, and program quality indicators
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Cortisol patterns at home and child care: Afternoon differences and evening recovery in children attending very high quality full-day center-based child care
A study of the relationship between measurements of classroom quality and changes in children's cortisol levels at three child care centers in upstate New York which score very highly on a measurement of quality
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State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership
A study of the characteristics of state-based home visiting programs, including their structure, financing, and design, and of state efforts to strengthen programs, based on a survey of state program staff and administrators and on a roundtable discussion
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Greater Rochester After School Alliance (GRASA) after-school assessment: 2008-09 fourth annual report
An annual report of the quality of after school programs in Rochester, New York, based on program observations
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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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