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Foster, Lisa K. – California Research Bureau, 2008
School districts are central players in the child care delivery system: they operate a mix of child care centers and programs, serve a range of children of different ages, and fund their programs from a variety of federal, state, and local sources. This report provides a range of programmatic and fiscal information about the federal and state…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Finance, School Districts, Child Care Centers
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Bassok, Daphna; French, Desiree; Fuller, Bruce; Kagan, Sharon Lynn – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2008
Attendance in preschool centers can yield short-term benefits for children from poor or middle-class families. Yet debate persists in Europe and the United States over whether centers yield gains of sufficient magnitude to sustain children's cognitive or social advantages as they move through primary school. We report on child care and home…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers
Stoney, Louise; Groginsky, Scott; Poppe, Julie – 2002
This book investigates the innovative ways being used to ensure and finance high quality care for children. Chapter 1, "Introduction," discusses the government's role in helping to structure, build, and finance the system, as well as financing strategies. Chapter 2, "Financing Child Care Supply," addresses center-based child…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Eligibility
Butterfield, Perry McArthur; Martin, Carole A.; Prarie, Arleen Pratt – ZERO TO THREE, 2004
The number of very young children entering center-based child care programs is growing. Now, more than ever, it is important for caregivers to understand the impact they have on the healthy development of the children in their care. "Emotional Connections" translates new research on cognitive, social, and emotional development in the early years…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Child Care Centers, Cognitive Development
Children's Foundation, Washington, DC. – 2003
This report is a yearly update of information initially compiled in 1991 through a survey of the child care regulatory offices of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The report begins with an introduction, definition of terms, and a question and answer summary. The bulk of the report is organized in…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Care, Child Care Centers, Compliance (Legal)
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Wyoming State Department of Education, 2004
The Kindergarten Readiness Survey (KRS), using data collected by kindergarten teachers across the state, was determined to be an effective way to measure the effect of preschools and childcare settings preparing students to enter the K-12 education system. This approach allows for a more valid evaluation of programs and accurate assessment of…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children
Brower, Mary R.; Sull, Theresa M. – Texas Child Care, 2003
Contends that child care facility owners, boards of directors, staff, and parents need to focus on financial management, as poor financial health compromises the quality of care for children. Specifically addresses the issues of: (1) concern for providing high quality child care; (2) the connection between quality and money; and (3) strengthening…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Care Quality, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
Rosenquest, Barbara B. – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Delineates three levels of participation for classroom employees in educational research and presents issues that must be considered at each level. Specific roles examined include: (1) subjects in research studies; (2) facilitators for others conducting studies; and (3) researchers. (SD)
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Educational Research, Educational Researchers
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Huber, Linda K. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2003
Discusses a program for improving parent-teacher communication by means of advocate teachers who observe a small group of children and conduct conferences with their parents. Describes the implementation of this program in one nursery school, including program evaluations and parent satisfaction. (JPB)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Parent Attitudes
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Grady, Marilyn L.; LaCost, Barbara Y. – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2005
This article profiles Shirley Chisholm (1924-2205), a 1993 inductee to the National Women's Hall of Fame. Born in New York, she was the oldest of four daughters. Her father was from British Guiana and her mother was from Barbados. In 1927, she was sent to Barbados to live with her maternal grandmother. She was educated in the British school system…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Civil Rights, Feminism
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Freeman, Nancy; Hackley, Sandra; Corning, Lisa – Young Children, 2004
Early childhood program directors must juggle many responsibilities while averting one crisis after another. Although directors have to be experts in multitasking, most often they assume their many responsibilities with little or no specialized training. This article describes how the authors created the Directors of the Midlands Development and…
Descriptors: Grants, Early Childhood Education, Administrators, Administrator Attitudes
Neugebauer, Roger – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2005
This article presents an interview with the chief executive officer of the Knowledge Learning Corporation, Mr. Thomas Heymann. Recently, KLC has acquired two of the largest learning centers organizations: the KinderCare Learning Centers and the Children's World Learning Centers. As a result of these mergers KLC is now the largest for profit child…
Descriptors: School Activities, Corporations, Child Care, Early Childhood Education
Thompson, Donna; Hudson, Susan; Olsen, Heather – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2005
Playgrounds for early childhood programs are places where children can play freely--exploring the natural environment, learning about their bodies, creating friendships, and practicing physical skills. In April, 2000, The National Program for Playground Safety released the results of the most comprehensive national survey of child care, school,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Safety, Accident Prevention, Injuries
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Girolametto, Luigi; Weitzman, Elaine; Lefebvre, Pascal; Greenberg, Janice – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of a 2-day in-service education program for (a) promoting the use of two emergent literacy strategies by early childhood educators and (b) increasing children's responses to these strategies. Method: Sixteen early childhood educators were randomly assigned to an experimental and a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Child Care Centers, Feasibility Studies, Young Children
Moss, Peter – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2006
The historical process of the institutionalisation of childhood is in a period of intensification, as children enter institutions at ever earlier ages and remain in them for longer periods. This intensification presents great opportunities but also involves many risks since everything is dangerous. A particular set of risks are produced from the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Politics of Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices
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