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Stacy B. Ehrlich Loewe; Cristina Carrazza; Sarah Kabourek; Molly F. Gordon; Marc W. Hernandez – NORC at the University of Chicago, 2024
Tempe PRE was designed as a high-quality preschool program to create more opportunity for children in Tempe. In the 2021-2022 school year, NORC at the University of Chicago conducted an evaluation of Tempe PRE to understand how the program was being implemented and its effects on children and families. They also collected students' outcome data…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Federal Aid, Educational Quality, Program Evaluation
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Sembiante, Sabrina F.; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria; Johanson, Megan; Justice, Laura – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: We examined the amount of preschool lead/assistant teachers' English/Spanish language use and relations between quality of teacher-child interactions, and Dual Language Learners' (DLLs) English/Spanish bilingual vocabulary in 31 English-medium Head Start classrooms. Measures in this study included (a) children's conceptual…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Bilingualism, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship
Fonseca, Manuela – Preschool Development and Expansion Grant Technical Assistance (PDG TA), 2016
This brief examines the curricular policies and guidelines of the eighteen Preschool Development or Expansion Grantees. It explores how these states are addressing the curriculum-related requirements of the Preschool Development Grant (PDG) program. This brief clarifies the PDG requirements, discusses aspects of curriculum, and presents a snapshot…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Policy, Guidelines, Preschool Education
Epstein, Dale; Hegseth, Danielle; Friese, Sarah; Miranda, Brenda; Gebhart, Tracy; Partika, Anne; Tout, Kathryn – Child Trends, 2017
Arizona's First Things First partners with other agencies to create a high-quality, family-centered, comprehensive, and collaborative early childhood system that supports the development, health, and early education of all Arizona's children through age 5, helping ensure they enter kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed. One of First Things…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, School Readiness, Educational Quality
Children's Action Alliance, Phoenix, AZ. – 2002
Based upon the view that Arizona's future workforce cannot meet competitive demands if children are not ready to learn at school entry, the Arizona School Readiness Task Force examined ways to improve child care and early education. This report presents the task force findings and recommendations to improve learning opportunities. The report…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Care, Delivery Systems, Educational Finance
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1990
Since 1981, the Arizona Department of Education has coordinated the identification and dissemination of innovative programs and practices. A committee reviewed hundreds of submissions during the past 3 years and selected over 200 entries published in this catalogue as the best. Quality programs are broad in scope, time, and number of people…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Educational Quality