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America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households |
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Child care in rural areas: Top challenges An examination of child care challenges facing child care providers and parents in rural areas, based on survey responses from child care resource and referral agencies in 42 states |
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The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Compendium of quality rating systems and evaluations A compendium of information on quality rating systems of child care and early education programs, including a proposal of an analytic framework for the assessment and evaluation of quality rating systems and profiles of such systems in 26 states |
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Child care use in Minnesota: Report of the 2009 statewide household child care survey A study of the characteristics of Minnesota households' child care use, including arrangements, hours, schedules, costs, decisionmaking, and satisfaction, based on a survey of 1,209 households with at least one child 12 years old or younger |
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A comparative study of allocation of decision-making across stakeholder groups: The case of personal care industries A comparison of decision making across stakeholder groups in for-profit, nonprofit and local government personal care facilities, based on a survey of facility administrators of 122 nursing homes, 504 child care centers, and 59 group homes in Minnesota |
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A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care |
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Early care and education state budget actions FY 2010 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal year 2010, based on a survey of legislative fiscal offices in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories |
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Employed rural, low-income, single mothers' family and work over time A study of perceptions of difficulties and challenges of balancing family, child care, and work responsibilities, based on a secondary analysis of interview data with of 28 rural, low-income, continuously employed, and single mothers across 11 states over three waves of data collection between 1999 and 2003, who took part in the longitidunal Rural Families Speak Project |
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Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature An evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which provided funding to organizations to educate and support family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, that examined the development of children in family, friend, and neighbor care and the characteristics, knowledge, and caregiving practices of providers |
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota?s quality rating and improvement system pilot: Year 2 evaluation report Findings from an implementation and process evaluation of the second year of Parent Aware, Minnesota?s quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), including information on program characteristics and stakeholder perspectives |
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Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's quality rating and improvement system pilot: Year 3 Findings from an implementation and process evaluation of the third year of Parent Aware, Minnesota?s quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), including information on program characteristics and stakeholder perspectives |
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Evaluation of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program: Issue brief 3: Summary of implementation (year 3) Findings from the third year of the pilot of the Saint Paul Early Childhood Scholarship Program--a market-oriented scholarship model that includes home visits to inform parents about the benefits of high-quality early care and education, scholarships for low-income families to pay for high-quality early care and education, and Parent Aware, a program quality rating system |
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An experimental study comparing English-only and Transitional Bilingual Education on Spanish-speaking preschoolers’ early literacy development An examination of the effect of instructional language on English language learners' Spanish and English literacy development from an experiment with 31 Spanish speaking preschoolers randomly assigned to two Head Start classrooms differing only in the language of instruction |
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Getting organized: Unionizing home-based child care providers: 2010 update An examination of statewide efforts between February 2007 and March 2010 to allow home-based child care workers, including licensed family child care providers and regulation-exempt family, friend, and neighbor caregivers receiving subsidies, to join unions |
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How do S.M.A.R.T. activities benefit behavior and learning for students in early childhood special education, kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms in south central Minnesota? An account of progress experienced by 12 early childhood special education student participants in a Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training (S.M.A.R.T.) program, and a survey of prekindergarten through second grade teacher perceptions of the benefits of the program, based on data collected at a school in Minnesota |
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The Inclusion in Child Care Project by the Center for Inclusive Child Care An evaluation of the Inclusion in Child Care Project, which aimed to increase Minnesota child care providers' access to information and training on best practices in inclusion of children with disabilities in child care settings |
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"I want child care he's gonna be happy in": A case study of a father's child care experiences A case study of the experiences of a single American middle-income father in his search for and continued use of child care for his son, based on quarterly interviews between 2000 and 2002 |
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Minnesota Family Literacy and School Readiness study: Results through year 2 Findings from a two-year study that examined the relationship of Minnesota family literacy program dosage to children's school readiness and parents' literacy and involvement in their children's education |
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Minnesota out-of-school time primary funding streams: Fiscal year 2009 An exploration of trends in funding for out-of-school time programs in Minnesota at the federal, state, and foundation levels in fiscal year 2009 |
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Minnesota preventative health screening survey for child care professionals: Summary of results A study of Minnesota licensed family and center-based child care providers' preventive health screening knowledge and practices, information resources, and training needs and interests, based on survey responses from 2,260 providers |
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Minnesota School Readiness Study: Developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance: Fall 2009 Findings from an assessment of the school readiness of Minnesota children entering kindergarten in 2009, based on teacher assessments of a representative number of children in school in Minnesota |
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Minnesota school readiness study: Developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance: Fall 2009: Technical report An examination of children’s socioemotional development, literacy skills, cognition, creativity, and physical development upon entry to kindergarten, based on a sample of 6,392 children from 105 randomly selected school in Minnesota |
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NCSL technical report: State approaches to school readiness assessment An examination of states' kindergarten assessment practices and use and reporting of school readiness information, based on data from the 25 states that perform kindergarten assessments |
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Parents and the high cost of child care: 2010 update A state-by-state study of the prices of center-based and family child care for infants, preschool-age children, and school-age children in 2009, based on a national survey of state child care resource and referral networks and local child care resource and referral agencies |
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The Pathways to Quality Project by the Center for Inclusive Child Care: An evaluation report An evaluation of the Pathways to Quality Project, which aimed to increase Minnesota child care providers' access to information and training on best practices in inclusion of children with disabilities in child care settings |
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