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Download full textNational Institute for Child Health and Human Development, 2004
This document is a description of the National Children's Study, the largest long-term study of children's health and development ever to be conducted in the United States. The National Children's Study reaffirms the federal government's commitment to the health and well being of children by drawing together the nation's top experts on child…
Descriptors: Well Being, Public Agencies, Child Health, Public Health
Jenkins, Dianne – 2003
While children are ready for school by virtue of having attained the chronological age for school entry established by the state, school readiness refers to the conditions that promote their readiness to succeed in school. Wisconsin is one of 17 states participating in the National School Readiness Indicators Initiative, the aim of which is to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Child Development, Child Health
Szanton, Eleanor Stokes; And Others – 1992
This publication is part of a package of three booklets that synthesize current knowledge about the preconditions for learning in children and discuss ways of fostering these conditions. (The other two booklets are an executive summary of this report and a collection of five vignettes on services for infants, toddlers, and families). This report…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
Friedman, Mark – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
The federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau has launched a five-year initiative that will support state efforts to build comprehensive early childhood service systems. This initiative--the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Initiative (SECCS)--provides two year planning grants followed by three year implementation grants to the 50 state…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Federal Programs, State Programs, State Agencies
