Reports and Download Materials
The following reports are available for download. These files are in PDF file format, which will require software such as the Adobe Reader to download.
- Policy Brief Series
- Children's Summit Issue Papers
- Universal Pre-Kindergarten Series
- Overview
- Putting Knowledge to Work Series
- The Florida Vision
- Presentations
- Glossary of Terms
Policy Brief Series
- Improving and Rating the Quality of Early Care and Education in Florida
June 2007, Mitchell, A.W.
Policy Brief #2007-Q001 (pdf 1.6 Mb) - Florida's Quality Rating System: A Conceptual Model for Estimating Cost Assumptions, Explanations and Supporting Data
July 2007, Mitchell, A.W. & Ghazvini, A.
Policy Brief #2007-Q001a (pdf 382kb) - Transforming Florida's Health Systems: Creating a Focus on Wellness
January 2006, Ghazvini, A.S., & Foster, B.F.
Policy Brief #2006-W001 (pdf 525 kb) - Delivering a Quality Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program in Florida
March 2005, Foster, B.F. & Ghazvini, A.S.
Policy Brief #2005-B004 (pdf, 430kb) - Executive Summary - Demonstrating Results: A Case for the Evaluation of Florida's Quality Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten
March 2005, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Policy Brief #2005-B003 (pdf, 190kb) - Demonstrating Results: A Case for the Evaluation of Florida's Quality Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program
March 2005, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Policy Brief #2005-B002 (pdf, 420kb) - Financing a Quality Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program: The Florida Cost Model
February 2005, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Policy Brief #2005-B001 (pdf, 430kb) - Implementing a Quality Universal Prekindergarten Program in Florida
March 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Policy Brief #2004-B001 (pdf, 535kb) - The Florida Agenda
March 2003, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.
Policy Brief #2003-B006 (pdf, 133kb) - A Map for Moving the Policy Group Agenda
March 2003, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.
Policy Brief #2003-B005 (pdf, 182kb) - A Case for the Integration of Child Health, Parent Skill Building, and Early Care and Education
March 2003, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.
Policy Brief #2003-B004 (pdf, 217kb) - An Analysis of the Universal Prekindergarten Implementation Proposal Developed by the Florida Association of District School Superintendents Using the Core Criteria of Integrated Service Delivery Developed by The Policy Group
March 2003, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.
Policy Brief #2003-B003 (pdf, 223kb) - An Analysis of the Florida's System of Early Care and Education Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program Position Paper Representative of Early Childhood Stakeholders Led by the Florida Children's Forum, January 2003, Using the Core Criteria of Integrated Service Delivery Developed by The Policy Group
March 2003, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Policy Brief #2003-B001 (pdf, 187kb)
Children's Summit Issue Papers
- Quality Early Childhood Education
- Freedom from Abuse and Neglect
- Adequate Income, Housing and Support
- Access to Health Care
- Family Friendly Neighborhoods
- Continuous Developmental Assessment and Early Intervention
- Quality Prenatal Care and Parent Education
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Series
- Update 2006: Financing a Quality Voluntary Prekindergarten Program: The Florida Cost Model
Publication 2006 K001, September 2006 (pdf, 610kb) - Delivering a Quality Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program in Florida
Publication 2005-B004, March 2005 (pdf, 430kb) - Executive Summary - Demonstrating Results: A Case for the Evaluation of Florida's Quality Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program
Publication 2005-B003, March 2005 (pdf, 190kb) - Demonstrating Results: A Case for the Evaluation of Florida's Quality Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program
Publication 2005-B002, March 2005 (pdf, 420kb) - Financing a Quality Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program: The Florida Cost Model
Publication 2005-B001, February 2005 (pdf, 430kb) - Estimating the First Year Costs of the Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program using the Florida Cost Model
Publication 2005-S002, February 2005 (pdf, 222kb) - Implementing a Quality Universal Prekindergarten Program in Florida
Publication 2004-B001, March 2004 (pdf, 535kb) - Recommendations for Quality Universal Prekindergarten
Publication 2004-S001a, March 2004 (pdf, 223kb) - The Universal Prekindergarten Cost Model for Florida - An Update
Publication 2004-S002a, December 2004 (pdf, 233kb) - Estimating the Cost of Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten in Florida - Calculations - An Update
Publication 2004-S003a, December 2004 (pdf, 208kb) - The Cost of Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten - Working Papers - An Update
Publication 2004-S004a, December 2004 (pdf, 215kb)
Overview
The Overview provides a one-page description of the background, mission, vision and agenda of The Policy Group for Florida's Families and Children.
Both an online version and a downloadable pdf (pdf, 210kb) version of the overview are available.
Putting Knowledge to Work Series
- The Cost of Voluntary Prekindergarten - Working Papers: Update 2006
Publication 2006 K001a, September 2006 (pdf, 529kb) - Estimating the First Year Costs of the Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Program using the Florida Cost Model
February 2005, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2005-S002 (pdf, 223kb) - A Review of Efforts to Link Economic Development and Child Care Research and Best Practice Brief
January 2005, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2005-S001 (pdf, 198kb) - Universal Prekindergarten Cost Model for Florida - An Update
December 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S009 (pdf, 233kb) - Estimating the Cost of Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten in Florida - Calculations - An Update
December 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S008 (pdf, 213kb) - The Cost of Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten - Working papers - An Update
December 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S007 (pdf, 217kb) - A Review of Crossing the Quality Chasm and Recommendations for Sustainability Research and Best Practice Brief
August 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S006 (pdf, 226kb) - Investing in a Quality Universal Prekindergarten in Florida - Lessons from Other States and Initiatives
July 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S005 (pdf, 380kb) - Comparison of Universal Prekindergarten Recommendations: Research, UPK Advisory Committee, State Board of Education and House Bill 821
May 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Schroeder, K., Kalifeh, P.K., & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S004 (pdf, 243kb) - Recommendations for Quality Universal Prekindergarten
March 2004, Ghazvini, A.S., Schroeder, K., Kalifeh, P.K., & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S003 (pdf, 223kb) - Comparison of Universal Prekindergarten Recommendations: Research, UPK Advisory Committee, State Board of Education, Draft Legislation and House Bill 821
March 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Schroeder, K., Kalifeh, P.K., & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S002 (pdf, 286kb) - The School Readiness Indicators Initiative - Research and Best Practice Brief
March 2004, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2004-S001 (pdf, 175kb) - Change Forces: A Model for Ensuring the Well-Being of Florida's Children and their Families. This version of Change Forces is in portrait format and is an easier visual "read" of the connections in the logic model
August 2003, Foster, B.F. & Ghazvini, A.S.
Publication #2003-S006 (pdf, 146kb) - Executive Summary of The Florida Vision - A State that Promotes the Well-Being of All of its Children
July 2003, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2003-S005 (pdf, 300kb) - The Florida Vision: A State that Promotes the Well-Being of All of its Children
July 2003, Foster, B.F. & Ghazvini, A.S.
Publication #2003-S004 (pdf, 1.3M) - Change Forces: A Model for Ensuring the Well-Being of Florida's Children and their Families. This version of Change Forces is in landscape format and provides less explanation of the connections in the logic model
June 2003, Foster, B.F. & Ghazvini, A.S.
Publication #2003-S003 (pdf, 135kb) - Anticipated Outcomes of The Florida Policy Agenda
March 2003, Foster, B.F. & Ghazvini, A.S.
Publication #2003-S002 (pdf, 281kb) - Comprehensive Integrated Services Resources - Selected Annotated Bibliography
January 2003, Ghazvini, A.S. & Foster, B.F.
Publication #2003-S001 (pdf, 188kb)
The Florida Vision
A large body of research that describes the goal of integrated natural and formal supports that would ensure child well-being for all of Florida's children, families and communities. The Florida Vision begins by describing the goal of service integration, a vision that emerged as a result of examining the challenges faced by families as they attempt to seek services and/or supports. The report proceeds to document the promises and threats to child and family development in general, and the status of child and family well-being specifically in Florida. The current systems of services in Florida are described. In addition, the report depicts the challenges poised by conflicting values and public opinions as well as promising practices at the national, state, and local levels. Anticipated outcomes of The Policy Group Agenda conclude the document.
The most recent copy of The Florida Vision is now available. If you are on a dial up, or a slower connection, you may want to download the individual sections. Click on the item you wish to download. All are in PDF format. The larger the document the longer it will take to open in your browser.
- Cover, Table of Contents, Index, Executive Summary
Cover (pdf, 320kb) - The Vision: The Well-being of All Florida's Children
Section I (pdf, 275kb) - The Promise: Promoting Family and Child Development
Section II (pdf, 275kb) - The Status: Child and Family Well-Being in Florida
Section III (pdf, 308kb) - The Current System: Florida's Investments in Families and Young Children
Section IV (pdf, 485kb) - The Challenges: Public Opinions and Conflicting Values Regarding Caring for Children and Families
Section V (pdf, 208kb) - The Innovators: Promising Practices at the National, State and Local Levels
Section VI (pdf, 400kb) - The Future: Anticipated Outcomes of The Florida Policy Agenda
Section VII (pdf, 150kb) - The Conclusion: A Means for Promoting the Well-Being of all Florida's Children, Acknowledgements and Glossary, References
Section VIII (pdf, 330kb)
The Florida Vision is also available as a single download - entire Florida Vision.
Presentations
The following files are in PowerPoint. If you have PowerPoint, you can click on them and they will open or you can save them to your computer:
- What Other Countries and States Teach us about Building Comprehensive Initiatives that Stick!
Powerpoint version(ppt, 463kb) or HTML version - Making Florida a Better Place for Children - An Agenda for Promoting the Well-Being of Families and Children
Powerpoint version(ppt, 487kb) or HTML version - The Policy Group for Florida’s Families and Children
Powerpoint version(ppt, 780kb) or HTML version
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