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• Catch 'em Young - James J. Heckman, Wall Street Journal (2006.01.11)
• UF creates $1.5 million endowed professorship in early childhood education, named after ex-publisher and child-advocate David Lawrence. Read more...

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

• Health Insurance Coverage Among Children in Florida

Florida Department of Education

• 2004-2005 School Grades - All Districts
• 2004-05 AYP : School Level for Districts 01-13

Florida Department of Children and Families

• FY 2003-2004 Legislative Status Report
• 2004 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey
• Child Care Information
• Domestic Violence Data Report - Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2003-2004

Florida Charts

• County Birth Data Comparison For 2003

The Florida State University Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy for the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council

• Establishing a System of Mental Health Services for Young Children and their Families in Florida

Florida Department of Health

• Nutrition and Breastfeeding Information
• Florida Vital Statistics Annual Report 2003
  • Live Births
  • Fetal and Infant Deaths

Healthy Families Florida

• Evaluation Report

University of Florida

• Alachua County Extension Service
• Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
• Family Album Radio
• Institute for Child Health Policy: Issue Brief Series, Focus on Child Health Policy

ChildCareAware.org

• New research on brain development is important for parents
• Helping your child go places through literacy

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

• Juvenile Justice Data for 2003-2004 (includes Alachua, Bradford, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy and Union)

AECF

• AECF

Early Childhood Development Websites

• Brain Connection
• Parents as Teachers National Center
• Parents Action for Children (formerly I Am Your Child)
• National Network for Child Care
• Florida UPK Advisory Council
• ChildCareAware
• The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation (David Lawrence)
• Born Learning
• Families & Work Institute
• Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Early Childhood Development

Early Childhood Development Research

• Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40
  • Perry Preschool press release
• The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California
• Early Childhood Education for Al: A Wise Investmentl
• Long-term Impacts of Early Education
• Florida School Readiness Uniform Screening (2004)
• WellFlorida

Performance Standards (from Florida Board of Education UPK)

• 3-year-old
• 4-year-old
• 5-year-old

State & Federal Resources

• Florida Department of Health
• Florida Department of Education
• Florida Department of Children & Families