Better beginnings: Developing home-based early learning systems in East Yakima and White Center
Hallgren, Kristin, April 2010
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A summary of the development and implementation of home visiting program models in White City and East Yakima, Washington

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in East Yakima
Paulsell, Diane, August 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An overview of children, families, school readiness, and early learning services and quality in East Yakima, Washington, prior to the start of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in White Center
Paulsell, Diane, August 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An overview of children, families, school readiness, and early learning services and quality in White Center, Washington, prior to the start of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State

Fact Sheets & Briefs

A broader view: The national evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers program: Design report: Vol. I [Executive summary]
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 2001
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

The executive summary of a report on the national evaluation of the Twenty-first Century Community Learning Centers program implementation and impact study designs

Executive Summary

Building a community-wide early learning system: East Yakima at baseline
Del Grosso, Patricia, May 05, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the East Yakima community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for East Yakima Early Learning Initiative implementation

Reports & Papers

Building a community-wide early learning system: White Center at baseline
Paulsell, Diane, May 05, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

Baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the White Center community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the WCELI planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for WCELI implementation

Reports & Papers

The Chicago Program Evaluation Project: A picture of early childhood programs, teachers, and preschool-age children in Chicago: Final external report
Ross, Christine, December 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A study of four-year-old children and their experiences in early childhood education programs in Chicago in the 2006-2007 school year, including children's characteristics and developmental levels, characteristics of early childhood program teachers and classrooms, and children's development over the course of the school year and its relationship to family and classroom characteristics, based on child assessments, teacher interviews, and classroom observations in a representative sample of children and classes

Reports & Papers

The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Minnesota Parent Aware: QRS profile
Child Trends, April 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

A profile of Minnesota Parent Aware, the state’s child care quality rating and improvement system for early childhood education and care programs, including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, curriculum, child assessments, staff qualifications and family’s engagement

Other

Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) Study, 1996-2001
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2004
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. EARLY HEAD START RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (EHSRE) STUDY, 1996-2001: [UNITED STATES] [Computer file]. ICPSR03804-v3. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research [producer], 2003. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-02-18

The Early Head Start findings are based on a mixture of direct child assessments, observations of children's behavior by in-person interviewers, ratings of videotaped parent-child interactions in standardized ways, ratings of children's behaviors by their parents, and parents' self-reports of their own behaviors, attitudes, and circumstances.

Data Sets

The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report
Paulsell, Diane, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs

Reports & Papers

Enhancing the 21st Century Community Learning Centers evaluation: A concept paper: Final draft
Moore, Mary, 2000
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A national evaluation of the of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program identifying program effects on students’ school performance and social, emotional, and cognitive development

Reports & Papers

The evaluation of welfare reform in Iowa: Final impact report [Executive summary]
Iowa. Department of Human Services. Division of Financial, Health and Work Supports, 2002
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A summary of an evaluation of changes in welfare reform policies encouraging employment-oriented participation in Iowa

Executive Summary