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Quality Rating Systems: Major Findings from Four States
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2006-05)
A total of 24 focus groups/interviews, including 128 center and home-based directors, teachers, and parents, were
conducted as part of the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium (IA, KS, MO, NE). Included are the 21 themes ...
Teacher Education and High Quality Early Education
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
The MCCRC's study on levels of teacher education is presented. The education level of early childhood teachers in Missouri is quite low. Approximately 31% of the teachers had a high school degree or less and another 30% ...
Reducing School Violence with Anti-Bullying Programs
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008-08)
Youth violence is currently viewed as one of the most serious public health problems in the United States. What is of even more concern among parents and educators is a more common and pervasive form of violence- bullying. ...
Children's Early Learning: What the state of Missouri can do
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
Findings from the Midwest Child Care Research Consortium
indicate early childhood education settings are of low quality in three areas that are key to early learning: Learning
Activities, Language and Reasoning and Social ...
The Effects of HB1519 Funding on Early Childhood Programs
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2003-04)
In 1998, the Missouri Legislature created the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund (HB1519). The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Social Services funded a three-year study that ...
Overall Quality Among Licensed and License-Exempt Early Childhood Centers
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
This brief will discuss several important aspects of early childhood centers. The findings presented are those that show statistically significant differences between licensed and license-exempt centers. Each program was ...
Early Childhood Brain Development
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008)
We know that children need proper nutrition, safe homes, access to health care, and good parenting in order to thrive. With recent technological advances, we are also beginning to understand more about how a child's brain ...
Proceedings of the Justin R. Morris Vineyard Mechanization Symposium (2008)
(University of Missouri Extension, 2008)
Grape growers are increasingly interested in reducing the cost and amount of labor necessary for grape production. Availability of labor is also a major concern for growers in many grape production regions. Mechanized ...
Early Childhood Education in Missouri: How Well Are We Doing in Providing Licensed Early Childhood Programs and Subsidy to Those Who Need It
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2006-02)
Research has shown that high quality early childhood education programs have positive short- and long-term effects on young children, especially those who are disadvantaged. In addition to having direct effects on children's ...
Early Childhood Education: Improving Children's Early Experiences
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008)
Parents face many problems when choosing early childhood programs, including both the lack of available high quality care and the high cost of care. In a large national study, six out of seven programs evaluated were rated ...
What Contributes to Quality in Early Childhood Programs?
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2004-04)
This study indicates several teacher characteristics and other aspects of early childhood programs are directly related to overall program quality. A total of 14 “assets” were identified as being critical factors contributing ...
Pumps and Watering Systems for Managed Beef Grazing (2000)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2000)
Water for beef cattle may come from wells, ponds, creeks, springs or public water supplies, although the last of these sources can be too costly for watering a large herd year-round. Wells are a prime source of water at ...
Regional Implications of the Current Senate Farm Bill Dairy Provisions
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002-01)
The majority staff of the House agriculture committee asked FAPRI to examine the
regional differences that exist in the current dairy provisions of the Senate's farm bill package. This report will highlight three areas ...
The Impact of Welfare Reform On Infants & Toddlers, Their Families, & Their Communities: The Role of Early Head Start & Head Start
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2001-04)
This study is a qualitative inquiry investigating how perspectives of welfare reform implementation may change or evolve from (a) state level policy makers, (b) county or local administrators responsible for implementing ...
Status of Infant and Toddler Programs in Missouri
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2005)
Early childhood is a critical period for cognitive, linguistic, and social-emotional development. Research finds that children who attend high quality infant and toddler programs are better prepared to succeed in school ...
Foster Care in Missouri
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2004)
In 2001, approximately 805,000 children in the United States were in foster care. The majority of children entering foster care have experienced prolonged and repeated abuse and neglect. Consequently, many have serious ...
The Earned Income Tax Credit: Lifting Working Families Out of Poverty
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008)
22% of Missouri's young children live under the poverty level. Research shows that a child's development is affected negatively by circumstances of poverty. Children raised in poverty are more likely to have poorer physical ...
Teacher Education and Benefits in Subsidized Child Care Programs
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2002)
Findings from a study of 2,022 indicate subsidized programs tend to be less likely to offer teacher benefits in the area of health insurance, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits. However, they are more likely to offer ...
School Readiness: Implications for Policy
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 2008-05)
To prepare children for success in school, policies must provide support for all the contexts that influence child development starting from birth, and must seek to optimize children's functioning across all domains of ...
Managed Grazing Systems and Fencing for Distribution of Beef Manure (2000)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2000)
Intensively managed grazing systems can be a win-win situation, increasing productivity and profits for the operator and improving water quality for the citizens of Missouri. Like all production enterprises, livestock ...