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A Good Beginning: Sending America's
Children to School with the Social and
Emotional Competence They Need to Succeed
A report from the Child Mental Health
Foundations and Agencies Network (FAN)
providing key information about risk factors
linked to children's early school problems
and reviewing the federal programs that
serve children in their early years,
highlighting "policy gaps".
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/reports_research/good_beginning.asp
ACF At-Risk Child Care Reports
Provides information on state
responsibilities, funding and statistics on
the At-Risk Child Care program.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/atrisk/
The Alliance for Early Childhood
Finance
The Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
seeks more rational financing of childcare
in America through inquiry, analysis and
communication among child care policy
activists. Its 2001 edition of Financing
Child Care in the United States highlights 78
strategies currently employed in states and
communities using public, private and mixed
sources of funding to finance child care.
The focus is on strategies that generate new
revenue or that increase the share of
current revenue allocated to childcare. The
book can be downloaded from the site.
http://www.earlychildhoodfinance.org/
Building Strong Foundations for Early
Learning
A guide designed to provide guidance to
local, district, and state educators about
the hallmarks of quality early childhood
programs. It includes short syntheses of
research about the characteristics of early
education programs that have the most
influence on the development of cognition
and learning, and indicators based on the
research that can be used to assess the
quality of preschool programs. The guide can
be used as a self-assessment tool for
existing programs or a source of quality
standards for the development of new
programs.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/PES/early_learning/
California Children and Family
Commission
The California Children and Families Act of
1998 is designed to provide, on a
community-by-community basis, all children
prenatal to five years of age with a
comprehensive, integrated system of early
childhood development services.
http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/
Carnegie Foundation Starting Points
Provides information on fourteen programs
awarded Starting Points grants from Carnegie
Corporation of New York.
http://www.carnegie.org/startingpoints/
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
A nonpartisan research organization and
policy institute that conducts research and
analysis on a range of government policies
and programs, with an emphasis on those
affecting low-and moderate-income people.
http://www.cbpp.org/
Chicago Longitudinal Study
The Chicago Longitudinal Study is a
federally-funded investigation of the
effects of an early and extensive childhood
intervention in central-city Chicago called
the Child-Parent Center (CPC) Program. The
study began in 1986 to investigate the
effects of government-funded kindergarten
programs for 1,539 children in the Chicago
Public Schools.
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/cls/index.htmlx
The Children of the Cost, Quality,
Outcomes Study Go To School
High-quality child care positively affects
children's cognitive and social skills
through the second grade, according to a
major national study by researchers at four
universities, including researchers at Frank
Porter Graham and the National Center for
Early Development & Learning at
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/pages/cq.cfm
Coming Together for Children and
Families: How Cabinet-Level Collaboration is
Changing State Policymaking
Findings of a study of 27 state governance
bodies (SGBs) conducted by the Family Impact
Seminar (FIS), a nonpartisan public policy
institute in Washington, DC. Funded by the
Annie E. Casey Foundation, the FIS study
explains what functions these bodies serve,
why they have increased in number so rapidly
over the past five or ten years, and what
organizational structures and governance
practices they have developed for improving
services to families and children.
http://www.nga.org/cda/files/1198COLLBORATIVEGOV.PDF
Committee for Economic Development (CED)
An independent, nonpartisan organization of
business and education leaders dedicated to
policy research on current major economic
and social issues.
http://www.ced.org/
Costs and Benefits of Prevention
An executive summary of the report from Rima
Shore, National Governors Association.
http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_1588,00.html
Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in
Child Care
A summary of the original and follow-up
reports from the University of Colorado at
Denver and the University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill.
http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/vol6no2ART4.pdf
Creating a Policy Agenda for Children
and Families in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Kids Count, a
statewide children's policy organization
that has helped to achieve substantial
increases in support for child care in Rhode
Island by collecting data, framing
children's issues and convening
stakeholders.
http://www.rikidscount.org/rikc/
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Department of Education National
Education Goals
Provides full text of the Goals 2000:
Educate America Act, information about
efforts and plans in the forty-nine
participating states, Goals 2000 progress
reports, and documents on academic skills
and standards.
http://www.ed.gov/G2K/
Eager to Learn
Findings and recommendations by the National
Research Council's Committee on Early
Childhood Pedagogy regarding the education
of children ages 2 to 5 in programs outside
of the home.
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/reports_research/eager-to-learn.asp
Early Care and Education Fact Sheets
The Early Care and Education Collaborative
recently briefed local mayors and city
council members of the National League of
Cities. The Collaborative partners prepared
four short and ready-to-use fact sheets for
distribution to League members.
- What the Research Shows (PDF Version)
- Why Quality Care Matters (PDF Version)
- Public Attitudes Toward Early Care (PDF
Version)
- Building Community Support (PDF Version)
http://www.earlycare.org/
Early Childhood Resource Center
Seeks to promote the optimal development of
infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
http://www.rti.org/child/
Early Learning, Later Success: The
Abecedarian Study
A report on the long-term benefits of high
quality early childhood programs, following
111 children enrolled from birth through age
5.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~abc/
Early Learning Standards: Creating the
Conditions for Success
A Joint Position Statement of The National
Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) and The National
Association of Early Childhood Specialists
in State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE).
Approved November 19, 2002
http://www.naeyc.org/resources/position_statements/earlylearn.pdf
Educare Colorado
A coalition of business, philanthropic,
early education, industry, and government
leaders working to create a statewide early
education system in Colorado.
http://nccic.org/ccpartnerships/cases/colorado.htm
Education for 4-Year-Olds: State
Initiatives
How five states managed a major shift in
education policy by establishing
state-funded pre-K programs. Officials in
Georgia, Illinois, New York, South Carolina
and Texas were interviewed. Includes lessons
learned and recommendations for states
thinking about beginning or extending pre-K
programs.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/PDFs/EdFours-tr.pdf
Effective Language for Communicating
Children's Issues
A report from the Coalition for America's
Children and the Benton Foundation that
analyzes public attitudes, examines the ways
that the media currently frames children's
issues, and explores possibilities for
reframing.
http://www.earlycare.org/reports.htm
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Families and Work Institute
A non-profit organization that addresses the
changing nature of work and family life. The
organization is committed to finding
research-based strategies that foster
mutually supportive connections among
workplaces, families and communities.
http://www.familiesandwork.org/
FAMILY TLC - tools to enhance the
parent/child relationship
A site providing ideas for interactive
learning experiences and family connections.
http://www.familytlc.net/
The Finance Project
A national initiative to improve the
effectiveness, efficiency and equity of
public-and private-sector financing for
education, other children's services and
community building and development. The
website includes policy research and
development activities, policy maker forums
and public education activities as well as
support and technical assistance activities.
http://www.financeproject.org/
Financing ChildCare in the United
States: An Illustrative Catalog of Current
Strategies
Published by The Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
This catalog highlights strategies currently
employed in states and communities, using
public, private and mixed sources of
funding, to finance childcare. The focus is
on strategies that generate new revenue or
increase the share of current revenue
allocated to childcare. Only strategies
currently being applied or in the process of
implementation are included.
http://www.nccic.org/pubs/financing-cc/child004.html
Financing Universal Pre-Kindergarten:
Possibilities and Technical Issues for
States in Using Funds under the Child Care
and Development Fund and Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant
(revised 5/03)
Both CCDF and TANF funds can currently be
used for child care and early
education initiatives, though certain
features of each funding stream either limit
or raise questions about the potential use
of the funding stream for a universal pre-K
initiative. This report summarizes what is
clear and what is unclear about the extent
to which each of the funding streams could
be used in support of universal pre-K
initiatives.
http://www.clasp.org/DMS/Documents/1052171885.57/universal_prek.pdf
Florida State University Center for
Prevention and Early Intervention Policy
Strives to provide leadership for both
creating and fulfilling a vision of
effective prevention and early intervention
policy.
http://www.cpeip.fsu.edu/
Frank Porter Graham Child Development
Center
One of the nation's oldest multidisciplinary
centers for the study of young children and
their families. Research activities focus on
child development and health, especially
factors that may put children at risk for
developmental problems.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The
Science of Early Childhood Development
A report of the National Research Council
and the Institute of Medicine that provides
an update and synthesis of current
scientific knowledge of child development
from birth through age 5 and how such
knowledge can be used to shape practice,
policy, and future research.
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/reports_research/neurons.asp
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The
Science of Early Childhood Development
A summary of the report from the National
Academy of Science
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/onpi/webextra.nsf/web/investing?OpenDocument
Full-day Kindergarten: Exploring an
Option for Extended Learning
Provides a brief review of recent
literature on full-day programs and
highlights important considerations for
educators, policymakers, and parents
assessing their kindergarten options.
The final section of the booklet, the
Northwest Sampler, profiles several full-day
kindergartens already in place in Northwest
schools.
http://www.nwrel.org/request/dec2002/kindergarten.pdf
The Future of Children
Publication disseminating timely information
on major issues related to children's
well-being.
http://www.futureofchildren.org/
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Georgia's Pre-kindergarten Program
A statewide pre-kindergarten program
available to all 4-year-olds in Georgia on a
voluntary basis.
http://www.osr.state.ga.us/
Great Start for Kids
Governor Granholm's Great Start initiative
was announced in her State of the State
speech to encourage early literacy efforts
and parental education. Great Start is an
initiative that will better coordinate the
services the State of Michigan provides its
children. The initiative entails steps to
strengthen Michigan's early childhood
efforts and to create the state's blueprint
to build an early learning system for all
children.
http://greatstartforkids.org/about.htm
Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP)
Provides publications and descriptions of
projects.
http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~hfrp/index.html
High Scope Educational Research
Foundation
An organization whose principal goals are to
promote the learning and development of
children worldwide from infancy through
adolescence and to support and train
educators and parents as they help children
learn.
http://www.highscope.org/
How Young Children Learn to Read in
High/Scope Programs
A set of position papers explaining how
young children learn to read and write in
High/Scope's infant-toddler, preschool and
early elementary programs.
http://www.highscope.org/NewsNotes/PositionPapers/summary.htm
Key Facts About Child Care and Early
Education
Summary of the report from the Children's
Defense Fund.
http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_1586,00.html
Kids Count
A national and state-by-state effort to
track the status of children in the U.S.
Provides policymakers and citizens with
benchmarks of child well-being.
http://www.kidscount.org/
Metropolitan Council on Child Care
The vision of the Metropolitan Council on
Child Care is that all children will enter
school prepared for success. Since 1989,
MCCC has served as a think tank and change
catalyst for the development and
implementation of an early learning system
in Greater Kansas City to make this vision a
reality.
http://www.marc.org/mccc/
Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten
The Office of Educational Research and
Improvement in the U.S. Department of
Education has funded the National Center for
Early Development and Learning to conduct a
multi-state study of U.S. pre-kindergarten
(pre-k) programs. A summary of the study is
available on the site.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/docs/pre-k_whole_summaryFeb2003.doc
National Center for Children in
Poverty
Identifies and promotes strategies that
improve the life chances of the millions of
children under age 6 who are growing up
poor.
http://www.nccp.org
National Center on Early Development
and Learning (NCEDL)
Cost, Quality, and child Outcomes in Child
Care, a summary of the original and
follow-up reports from the University of
Colorado at Denver and the University of
North Carolina Chapel Hill.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/PAGES/cqes.htm
National Conference of State
Legislatures - Child Care and Early
Childhood Education Project
NCSL's Child Care and Early Childhood
Education project can assist state
legislators and legislative staff with
information about a range of early childhood
policy and financing options. The project
provides technical assistance and
informational services to legislators and
legislative staff.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/cc.htm
National Governors Association: Center
for Best Practices
Helps governors and key policy staff develop
and implement innovative solutions to
address challenges facing their states.
http://www.nga.org/center/topics/1,1188,C_CENTER_ISSUE^D1480,000.html
National Institute for Early Education
Supports early childhood education
initiatives by providing information based
on research.
www.nieer.org
National Institute for Early Education
Research (NIEER)
The National Institute for Early Education
Research supports early childhood education
initiatives by providing objective,
nonpartisan information based on research.
The goal of NIEER is to produce and
communicate the knowledge base required to
ensure that every American child can receive
a good education at ages three and four. The
Institute seeks to provide policy makers
with timely information addressing the
practical problems they face. The Institute
offers independent research-based advice and
technical assistance to four primary groups:
policy makers, journalists, researchers and
educators.
http://nieer.org/about/
National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD)
Part of the National Institutes of Health,
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. The NICHD conducts and supports
research on the reproductive, neurobiologic,
developmental and behavioral processes that
determine and maintain the health of
children.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
National League of Cities: Institute
for Youth, Education and Families
Helps municipal leaders take action on
behalf of children, youth and families in
their communities. NLC launched the
Institute in January 2000 to recognize the
unique and influential roles that mayors,
city council members and other local leaders
can play in strengthening families and
improving outcomes for children and youth.
http://www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/programs/institute_for_youth_education_and_families/
North Carolina Partnership for
Children (Smart Start)
A statewide initiative that provides funding
and technical assistance to county-level
public and private partnerships that design
and implement services and programs based on
their community's needs.
http://www.smartstart-nc.org
Ounce of Prevention Fund
Works to better understand what works in
helping young children and their families
and provides extensive training to
professionals who work with young children
and their families.
http://www.ounceofprevention.org/
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Partnering For Success: Community
Approaches to Early Learning
A report of the Child Care Action Campaign
profiling 68 effective partnerships across
the nation between community early childhood
programs and schools in low-income
communities.
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/reports_research/partnering-for-success.asp
Perry Preschool Project
A study following (through age 27) children
participating in High/Scope's Perry
Preschool program.
http://www.highscope.org/Research/PerryProject/perrymain.htm
Position statement on School Readiness
National Association for the Education of
Young Children NAEYC. (2002).
http://www.naeyc.org/ece/critical/readiness.asp
Preschool: The Most Important Grade
NIEER Director Steven Barnett and NIEER
Research Associate Jason Hustedt's article
in the April issue of the Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development's
Educational Leadership magazine presents
evidence of the benefits of early education,
takes a look at state initiatives such as
universal pre-k, and offers policy
recommendations for the future of early
education programs including Head Start.
http://nieer.org/docs/index.php?DocID=66
Preschool Curriculum Comparison
Project
Different effects from different preschool
models: High/Scope Preschool Curriculum
Comparison Study
http://www.highscope.org/Research/curriccomp.htm
Prevent Child Abuse America
Promotes and implements prevention efforts
at both the national and local levels to
strengthen families and engage communities.
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/
Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers
Seeks to ensure that America's infants get a
safe, healthy, emotionally secure and
intellectually rich start in life.
http://www.pitc.org/
The Promise of Preschool
In the documentary, The Promise of
Preschool, journalist John Merrow travels in
the U.S. and abroad to see where preschools
are working or not working - and why. His
report, which aired on public television
fall, 2002, raises critical issues about the
future of America's preschools.
http://nieer.org/docs/index.php?DocID=42
Promoting Early Childhood Literacy:
Highlights of State Efforts
September 2002
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/literac1.pdf
Rand Early Child Policy Project
Includes research on children from prenatal
to age 18, addressing issues such as child
health, education, child care, substance
abuse, juvenile justice and much more.
http://www.rand.org/child_area/
Readiness for School: A Survey of
State Policies and Definitions
A paper providing data on what states are
doing with regard to defining and assessing
the condition of children as they enter
school, often referred to as readiness for
school.
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n2/saluja.html
Recess and the Importance of Play: A
Position Statement on Young Children and
Recess
A Position Statement of The National
Association of Early Childhood Specialists
in State Departments of Education
http://naecs.crc.uiuc.edu/position/recessplay.pdf
Research at the National Center for
Early Development & Learning (NCEDL)
Research at the National Center for Early
Development & Learning (NCEDL), focuses
on enhancing the cognitive, social and
emotional development of children from birth
through age eight.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/PAGES/research.cfm
Research Findings on Early Childhood
Intervention Programs (NGA)
The following programs are discussed:
High/Scope Perry Preschool Project, Carolina
Abecedarian Project, Parents as Teachers,
Prenatal/Early Infancy Project, Infant and
Health Development Program, AVANCE, Early
Training Project, Harlem Training Project,
Milwaukee Project.
http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_1747,00.html
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Starting Early, Starting Now: A
Policymakers' Guide to Early Care and
Education and School Success
A guide for policymakers as they navigate
their way through the field of early care
and education. Provides an overview of
issues and questions that policymakers face
on this important subject. What is early
care and education? Why should policymakers
be involved? How can the agenda be moved
forward? How can
States learn from one another?
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/28/33/2833.pdf
State Early Childhood websites:
Education Policy Studies Links to early
childhood initiatives in the states
Links to state early childhood websites with
information on programs and policies for
young children.
http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_1891,00.html
State Pre-kindergarten Programs
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/prekindergarten.asp
State Preschool Budget Update
A July 2003 survey of 31 states finds that
16 out of 19 states with settled budgets
suffered losses in state preschool programs.
Illinois, New Jersey and Louisiana were the
only states with settled budgets to increase
preschool funding.
http://nieer.org/resources/files/budget.pdf
State Policies on Early Childhood
Accreditation and Tiered Reimbursement
http://www.naeyc.org/childrens_champions/statepolicies.asp
Still Unacceptable Trends in
Kindergarten Entry and Placement
A position statement developed by the
National Association of Early Childhood
Specialists in State Departments of
Education. 2000 Revision and Update.
http://naecs.crc.uiuc.edu/position/trends2000.html
Supporting Early Childhood
Initiatives: LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES FOR
EVERYDAY PEOPLE
This information, developed with the support
of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is
intended to advance the effective financing
and governance of early learning supports
and services in order to promote children's
readiness for school.
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/Publications/LegislativeStrategies.pdf
Transition to Kindergarten Manual
The Kindergarten Transition Project has
developed a school-based approach to enhance
connections among children, families,
teachers and peers during the transition to
kindergarten. These connections can be
important supports and help describe what
"ready schools" can do to ease
transitions.
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/pdfs/tranbrief.pdf
Urban Institute
A nonpartisan economic, social, and policy
research organization which investigates the
social and economic problems confronting the
nation and analyzes efforts to solve these
problems.
http://www.urban.org/
University of Minnesota Children,
Youth and Family Consortium
Provides information about health,
education, and welfare for children, youth
and families with links to experts,
services, programs and discussion groups.
http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/
When Children Aren't Ready for
Kindergarten
Educational Leadership April 2003 | Volume
60 | Number 7 | Pages 89-90
The First Years of School Research Link
How can schools promote the achievement of
children who are old enough to enroll in
kindergarten but who are not developmentally
ready to succeed?
http://www.ascd.org/publications/ed_lead/200304/holloway.html
Compiled by Macomb
Intermediate School District
Sue Javid, Editor
2004
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