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Assembly Bill 553: Limited english proficient pre-kindergarten pilot program: 2008 evaluation report An evaluation of the Limited English Proficient (LEP) Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program in Nevada in 2008, based on data on program funding, the population served, implementation, and participant outcomes |
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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Second interim report A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee's prekindergarten program, based on an analysis of children's assessments conducted during the 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 school years that compared children who participated in the prekindergarten program from 1998-1999 through 2006-2007 with those who did not |
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Beginning school ready to learn: The impact of the Head Start Early Childhood Education Program on Hispanic children An examination of the relationship between attendance at Head Start's Early Childhood Education Program and Hispanic children's ability to begin kindergarten ready to learn from in depth interviews with 11 female employeees at a Head Start program in Southern California |
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The benefits of using sociodrama in the elementary classroom: Promoting caring relationships among educators and students A case study describing the use of drama techniques to teach caring and other social skills in a kindergarten classroom |
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Bridging the Gap: Improving literacy outcomes for Indigenous students An evaluation of an at-home family book reading intervention designed to provide aboriginal children with the prerequisite literacy skills for school entry |
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Building blocks for healthy learners: A gap analysis and assessment framework for Minnesota's childhood system of care An assessment of the development and implementation of a comprehensive early childhood services system to ensure that children are healthy and ready to start school in Minnesota, including information on families' access health, early childhood education, and family support services |
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Chase Early Education Emergent Leaders Program evaluation report An evaluation of the Chase 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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Child care and transit: Making the link in California A study in California of the public transit use, both from home to child care and from child care to work, of parents with children in child care centers located within one-third of a mile of a transit station, based on a survey of parents and interviews with child care center directors, transportation planners, and local government officials |
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Child care in Quebec: Access to a universal program A comparison of trends in the use of both regulated and unregulated care in Quebec and the rest of Southern Canada in the years following the introduction of Quebec's universal provision of $5/day regulated child care |
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Children's readiness for kindergarten in San Francisco: Results of the fall 2007 assessment in San Francisco Unified School District: Comprehensive report A study in San Francisco of: children's characteristics, skills, and readiness at kindergarten entry; family and early childhood education factors associated with readiness; children's transitions to kindergarten; and kindergarten teacher and classroom characteristics, all based on parent surveys and kindergarten teacher child assessments and surveys in a random sample of schools and classrooms |
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Children with special needs in North Carolina child care programs: October 1, 2007?June 30, 2008 A study of the enrollment of children with special needs in licensed child care programs in North Carolina as of October 31, 2007, with statewide and county analyses by child's age and provider type, based on a survey of child care providers |
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Closing the achievement gap: Report of Superintendent Jack O’Connell’s California P-16 Council Fourteen recommendations, including two related to pre-kindergarten programs, for closing socioeconomic and ethnic achievement gaps among California students |
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A collaborative approach to literacy: Inner-city preschool children, families and the school community An action research account of a take-home “Literacy Boxes” project in one early childhood classroom serving a low income area of a Saskatchewan city with a large aboriginal population |
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A comparison of curricular practices in Chinese kindergartens: The influence of curriculum reform A study of the association between type of sponsorship and center quality, based on examinations of 9 kindergartens in five districts of Shanxi province |
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A comparison of the effects of online synchronous versus online asynchronous versus traditional approaches on learner achievement via education of Mississippi child care providers A comparison of the achievement of 96 Mississippi child care professionals receiving instruction via online synchronous, online asynchronous, or traditional approaches in a course entitled, Developing Lessons and Thematic Units for Three Year Olds |
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Computer use by preschool children: Rethinking practice as digital natives come to preschool A study of computer use, skills, and access at home and elsewhere among a population of children who attend child care centers in a diverse region of Australia |
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Concepts about print and the development of early reading strategies in kindergarten A study of the effect of direct Concepts About Print (CAP) instruction on reading achievement and CAP scores for 16 kindergarten students in the treatment group and 16 kindergarten students in a comparison classroom with district curriculum |
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Concerts for young children An investigation of the characteristics of appropriate and effective musical concerts targeted at children under age 7 based on interviews with three musicians specializing in giving concerts for young children, two early childhood educators, and two parents |
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Contextual factors affecting inclusion during children’s transitions from preschool to school An examination and comparison of social roles and social inclusion among Down Syndrome and typically-developing boys during their transitions from child care to school, based on qualitative observations of four boys and interviews with their parents and teachers at several stages of the transition process |
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Covering the map: Child care resource & referral agencies providing vital services to parents throughout the United States A survey of services that local child care resource and referral agencies (CCRRAs) provide to parents, including child care referrals, consumer education, helping parents pay for child care, and parent training and workshops, based on a nationally representative sample of local CCRRAs |
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Creating, constructing, and cultivating professional development within a Reggio-inspired early childhood education program A case study of methods of professional development within a program in Chicago inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach implemented between 1993-2003 from 3 focus groups, one with 7 teachers, one with 5 site directors, and one with 7 central office coordinators, as well as professional development documentation from the program |
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Creating spaces for an ownership profession A case study of teachers' perceptions and experiences with the New Jersey Early Learning Assessment System Art/Literacy (ELAS-L), a standards-based performance system that utilizes teacher work groups to examine children's work to provide feedback for teacher professional development, based on participant observations, semi-structured interviews, and document reviews with 6 teachers from 2 work groups |
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Crystal Stairs, Inc. License Exempt Assistance Project "Community Pre-K" evaluation report: Year 1 (2007-2008) An evaluation of Community Pre-K, a play and learn program to provide quality early learning experiences to children cared for by subsidized, license-exempt providers and to build providers' caregiving skills, that examined child and provider outcomes, based on data collected from 9 family, friend, and neighbor child care providers and 13 children in Los Angeles |
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Can teaching be invisible?: Considering children's experience of the roles of teachers An exploration of young children's perspectives on the roles of teachers at a child care center, based on observations and interactions with 6 children |
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The culture of child care in North America found in three distant geographical locations An inquiry into the services delivery of early childhood education and care in North America, based on a sample of 15 child care centers in Nova Scotia in Canada, and Florida and Washington in the United States |
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