Beyond the usual suspects: Developing new allies to invest in school readiness
A resource brief for child care advocates that offered new strategies for recruiting different people and organizations to invest in early childhood education
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Building an early learning system: The ABCs of planning and governance structure
An overview of planning, governance, and management strategies that states can use to develop early learning systems
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Building public early childhood data systems for a multi-ethnic society: Issues and opportunities
A discussion of the need for a multicultural approach for the remediation of school readiness, program participation, cultural awareness and recognition, workforce diversity, and stakeholder planning gaps in early childhood education policies and practices
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The Build Initiative: Building early learning systems in the states: A report on the fifth year
An examination of the development of comprehensive systems of early learning and care in 7 states in the fifth year of the Build Initiative
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The Build Initiative’s theory of change
A summary of a discussion of theories of change in the development of early learning systems in which the Build Initiative takes action, including the identification of essential components, strategies of planning and action for development, and the role of the Build Initiative's resources
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Child welfare and school readiness: Making the link for vulnerable children
Information on early childhood policy initiatives available to state policy makers for linking welfare and school readiness initiatives in the United States
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Developing core national guidelines for measuring and tracking the healthy development of young children: Six opportunities
A discussion of six strategies for federal policymakers to adopt to support state and local efforts to collect information on children's health and development from birth to school age
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Federal funding & young children: Directions, opportunities, and challenges to states in building early learning systems
A discussion of the role of federal funding in the development and service delivery of early childhood education and care systems
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Federal funding & young children: Part 2: Securing funding flexibility to improve children’s healthy development
A proposal of strategies for states to obtain flexible public funding to support early childhood programs to improve the outcomes of children and families
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The first seven years: The BUILD initiative and early childhood systems development, 2002 to 2009
A description of the Build Initiative and a discussion of the early childhood systems building efforts across the United States
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A framework for state leadership and action in building the components of an early childhood system
A discussion of four components that comprise a comprehensive early childhood system: health, mental health, and nutrition; early learning; family support; and special needs/early intervention
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Learning to read: Developing 0-8 information systems to improve third grade reading proficiency
A resource guide for policymakers and stakeholders for the development of a coordinated assessment system for children aged birth through eight years old to promote children's third grade reading proficiency
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Measuring children's school readiness: Options for developing state baselines and benchmarks
An inventory of the current thinking and work in the field of child care and early education on developing baselines and benchmarks for measuring a child’s readiness and options for states in developing such systems
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On the path to school readiness: Key questions to consider before establishing universal pre-kindergarten
A discussion of several components necessary to high quality universal prekindergarten programs, including integrated child care services, family support, well trained staff, access to healthcare services, and a safe and caring environment
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Polk County early childhood and school readiness business case update
A discussion of opportunities for local community investment in early childhood education and care programs and services
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Polk County early childhood business case
A presentation of economic arguments for the investment of businesses and local government in early childhood education and care
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Quality rating & improvement systems for a multi-ethnic society
Arguments for the inclusion of cultural relevance and competency measures as an indicator in state quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS)
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Seven things policy makers need to know about school readiness: Revised and expanded toolkit
A toolkit that provides policymakers with information they can use to make the case for investing in school readiness and establishing programs and policies that benefit young children and their families
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A stitch in time: Calculating the costs of school unreadiness
An analysis of the costs and benefits in making early childhood investment decisions on school readiness among states and communities
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Toward a theory of change for the Build Initiative: A discussion paper
A discussion of theories of change in the development of early learning systems in which the Build Initiative takes action, including the identification of essential components, strategies of planning and action for development, and the role of the Build Initiative's resources
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Village building and school readiness: Closing opportunity gaps in a diverse society
A collection of articles focusing on the development of early learning systems in vulnerable neighborhoods
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