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Tables of Contents for Access to Early Childhood Programs for Children at Risk
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Executive Summary
iii
List of Tables
viii
List of Figures
x
Acknowledgments
xii
Introduction
1
8
Why Focus on Access?
1
4
Why Focus on Quality of Programs?
5
2
Data Sources and Limitations
7
1
Organization of the Report
7
2
Access to Center-Based Early Childhood Programs
9
34
Enrollment in Kindergarten
9
1
Enrollment in Center-Based Early Childhood Programs
9
30
Enrollment Schedule (Part-Day v. Full-Day) in Center-Based Programs
39
2
Summary: Access to Center-Based Programs
41
2
The Quality of Center-Based Early Childhood Programs
43
6
Measurement of Quality
43
1
Differences in Meeting Standards
44
5
Summary and Conclusions
49
2
Access
49
1
Quality
50
1
References
51
6
Appendix A: Measuring the Quality of Early Childhood Programs
57
16
Appendix B: Technical Notes and Methodology
73
22
Appendix C: Tables
95