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			10 new ideas for early education in the NCLB reauthorization Mead, Sara, November 29, 2007 (Issue Brief No. 6). Washington, DC: New America Foundation. A series of recommendations for strengthening provisions in the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act to better support high-quality early education	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			2006 childcare and early years providers surveys Nicholson, Susan, August 2007 (Research Report No. DCSF-RB009). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Children, Schools and Families. A summary of a comparison of characteristics--including characteristics of children served, provider income, and staff size, wages, recruitment, qualifications, and training--of child care and early education provider organizations in eight sectors--family child care providers, out-of-school time providers, full-day care providers, part-day providers, Sure Start children's centers, preschools, primary schools with transition classes for four- and five-year-old children but not preschool classes, and primary schools with both preschool and transition classes--in the United Kingdom	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The abc's of child care: Access, barriers, concerns Los Angeles County (Calif.). Public Health, May 2007 Los Angeles, CA: Loc Angeles County, Public Health. A profile of the child care market in Los Angeles County, California, and a discussion of families' concerns regarding access and barriers to child care	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Access to afterschool programs: Overcoming the barriers to getting youth "in the door" Little, Priscilla, Fall 2007 Boston: Massachusetts, Special Commission on After School and Out of School Time. An overview of six common barriers to children's access to and participation in after school programs	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Afterschool: The bridge connecting schools and communities Afterschool Alliance, November 2007 (Metlife Foundation Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 30). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. An examination of the role that after school progams can play in involving communities and their resources to improve children's outcomes and complement schools' approaches to education	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			The after school landscape in California: Opportunities of the After School Education and Safety Program Act California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program, October 2007 Berkeley: California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program. A discussion of challenges encountered in the implementation of the After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program Act, also called Proposition 49, with policy recommendations for the further development of after school and nutrition programs for schools	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Afterschool: A powerful path to teacher recruitment and retention Afterschool Alliance, July 2007 (Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 28). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A discussion of after school programs as valuable resources for teacher recruitment, teacher retention, and strengthening of the links between school and after school	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Afterschool programs: Helping kids succeed in rural America Afterschool Alliance, September, 2007 (Afterschool Alert Issue Brief No. 4). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. An overview of the special challenges faced by poor children in rural areas and examples of after school programs successfully meeting these challenges	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Afterschool programs: Keeping kids--and communities--safe Afterschool Alliance, April, 2007 (Issue Brief No. 27). Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A discussion of the use of after school programs in decreasing youth violence and other illicit activities in the after school hours from 3 to 6 pm	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Alabama early childhood profile Stebbins, Helene, May 2007 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty. An overview of Alabama's policy choices alongside other contextual data related to the well-being of young children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Alaska early childhood profile Stebbins, Helene, May 2007 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty. An overview of Alaska's policy choices alongside other contextual data related to the well-being of young children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Arizona early childhood profile Stebbins, Helene, May 2007 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty. An overview of Arizona's policy choices alongside other contextual data related to the well-being of young children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Arkansas early childhood profile Stebbins, Helene, May 2007 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty. An overview of Arkansas's policy choices alongside other contextual data related to the well-being of young children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Assessing initiatives for family, friend, and neighbor child care: An overview of models and evaluations Porter, Toni, March 2007 (Research-to-Policy Connections No. 5). New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections A description of current efforts to support and enhance home-based, regulation-exempt child care provided by family, friends, and/or neighbors, and of the documentation and evaluation of these efforts	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Beyond child care centers: The essential role of home-based child care in Connecticut's early care and education system Oliveira, Peg, June, 2007 (Rev. ed.). New Haven: Connecticut Voices for Children. An overview of the role of family child care homes in the early care and education system in Connecticut, focusing on issues of regulation, cost, supply, and quality	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building a comprehensive system to address infant and early childhood mental health disorders Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, January 2007 Washington, DC: Zero to Three, Policy Center. A presentation of policy recommendations for the development of a standard national system for the design and implementation of infant and toddler mental health services	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building early childhood facilities: What states can do to create supply and promote quality Sussman, Carl, April 2007 (Preschool Policy Brief Issue 14). New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research. A summary of an examination of issues related to child care facilities, with policy recommendations for addressing barriers to improving the supply and quality of child care facilities	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building, engaging, and supporting family and parental involvement in out-of-school time programs Horowitz, Allison, June, 2007 (Publication No. 2007-16). Washington, DC: Child Trends. An examination of the importance of family involvement for out-of-school time programs	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building local systems to support early childhood education Illinois Action for Children, September 24, 2007 Chicago: Illinois Action for Children. A discussion of common obstacles to child enrollment in Illinois' Preschool for All program, and a series of community- and policy-level recommendations for increasing access to classroom-based early education for at risk children in low income communities	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building relationships between parents and carers in early childhood Wise, Sarah, 2007 (AFRC Briefing No. 5). Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse. An overview of aspects of the parent-caregiver relationship where conflicts may arise, with recommendations for practices to reduce these conflicts	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Building strong rungs to build sturdy ladders: The status of preschool-3rd grade systems in New Jersey Rice, Cynthia, January 2007 Newark, NJ: Association for Children of New Jersey. Findings from a study of New Jersey�s attempts at aligning preschool through third grade education (P-3) to insure continuity for students	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			California early childhood profile Stebbins, Helene, May 2007 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty. An overview of California's policy choices alongside other contextual data related to the well-being of young children	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Caregiver well-being affects academic achievement FPG Child Development Institute, August, 2007 (FPG Snapshot No. 48). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute. A summary of an examination of the relations of young children's sociodemographic characteristics, parental well-being, family functioning, and neighborhood quality to their early academic achievements and socioemotional competence	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Caregiver well-being affects academic achievement FPG Child Development Institute, April, 2007 (FPG Snapshot No. 43). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute. A summary of an examination of the relations of young children's sociodemographic characteristics, parental well-being, family functioning, and neighborhood quality to their early academic achievements and socioemotional competence	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Can child care impact risk for depression FPG Child Development Institute, May, 2007 (FPG Snapshot No. 46). Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute. A summary of an analysis comparing the incidence of depression at age 21 in participants in the Abecedarian Project, an intensive early childhood program for at risk children, with nonparticipants	Fact Sheets & Briefs

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