Julie Dennehy
Afterschool Program Assessment System (APAS)
Assessing Quality Afterschool Programs
APAS is an assessment system that helps programs link quality and youth outcomes together in a comprehensive and integrated fashion. It was developed to help address the accountability challenge that faces afterschool programs.
Comprehensive professional development system needed for Massachusetts early education and care work
November 9, 2005
Julie Dennehy Travels to Collect FasTracKids Program Information
Research & Action Report Fall/Winter 2007
Julie Dennehy traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico in September, to St. Petersburg, Russia and Caracas, Venezeula in October, and to Shanghai, China and Cairo, Egypt in November to begin collecting data for evaluations of FasTracKids programs in these cities. The National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at Wellesley Centers for Women has been contracted by FasTracKids Enrichment Centers to conduct an evaluation of sites from around the globe. FasTracKids offer a variety of classes and activities that promote early exploration for lifelong learning. The FasTracKids Research Study is a 19-month international study conducted by NIOST aimed at examining the link between participation in FasTracKids enrichment programs and child outcomes for children 4 and 5 years old. Dennehy’s NIOST colleague, Diane Gruber, will be conducting FasTracKids evaluations in several U.S. cities in New York, Georgia, and Illinois.
Maine Cost and Quality Study
Cost and Quality of Child Care in Maine
This study sought to examine full-day, year round child care for preschool-age children in Maine to better illuminate links between the quality and the costs of early child care in Maine.
Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study (MARS)
Researching Quality Afterschool Programming: Massachusetts
This project sought to identify the most successful elements of afterschool programs in Massachusetts; including staff, policy making, funding, and program/activity participation.
Massachusetts Capacity Study
Assessment of Massachusetts' Education Workforce
The Capacity Study describes the current early education and care (EEC) workforce in Massachusetts and evaluates the capacity of the State’s higher education system to meet the increased demand for a qualified workforce in early education and care.
National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
NIOST
This long-term program has brought national attention to the importance of children's out-of-school time using research, training and advocacy to strengthen children's emotional, physical, and social development.
New Brief: Workforce Development & Compensation Critical to Quality Early Childhood Education in MA
April 3, 2005
NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development
Early Environments and the Development of Children
This study, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, seeks to determine the relationship between children's early experiences and their developmental outcomes.
NIOST Evaluates FasTracKids Programs Around the Globe
Julie Dennehy visits sites in Mexico, Russia, Venezuela, China and Egypt
Research & Action Report Fall/Winter 2007
Julie Dennehy traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico in September, to St. Petersburg, Russia and Caracas, Venezeula in October, and to Shanghai, China and Cairo, Egypt in November to begin collecting data for evaluations of FasTracKids programs in these cities. The National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at Wellesley Centers for Women has been contracted by FasTracKids Enrichment Centers to conduct an evaluation of sites from around the globe.
Program Practices: An Investigation of Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Standards and Practices
Physical Activity and Healthy Eating in Out-of-School Programs
This research study uses quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and multiple regression modeling to examine healthy eating and physical activity opportunities in a national sample of out-of-school time programs.