Child care subsidy use and employment outcomes of TANF mothers during the early years of welfare reform: A three-state study
Lee, Bong Joo, 2004
(Chapin Hall Working Paper). Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

An analysis of the child care subsidy take-up rate, type of child care chosen, and relation between child care subsidy use and employment outcomes for single working mothers receiving TANF in Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts

Reports & Papers

The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Early implementation study and evaluability assessment: Final report
Spielberger, Julie, 2006
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

An implementation evaluation and recommendations for ongoing evaluation efforts of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on interviews with key stakeholders, teacher surveys, program observations, and a review of documents

Reports & Papers

Enhancing quality in afterschool programs: Fifth-year report on a process evaluation of Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc.
Baker, Stephen, 2010
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Findings from the second year of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs, following a three-year pilot period, by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, focusing on the relationship between QIS services and participating after school programs, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis representing 90 service providers in the county

Reports & Papers

Getting ready for school: The Early Childhood Cluster Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: Program implementation and early outcomes: Year 3 executive summary
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of findings from the third year of an implementation and impact evaluation of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on surveys of parents, teachers, and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents

Executive Summary

Getting ready for school: Palm Beach County's Early Childhood Cluster Initiative
Spielberger, Julie, 2008
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

Findings from the second year of an implementation evaluation and recommendations for ongoing evaluation efforts of the Early Childhood Cluster Initiative, a comprehensive, high-quality preschool education program for children in low-income communities in Palm Beach County, Florida, based on parent focus groups, surveys of teachers and principals, program observations, child assessments, school administrative records, and a review of program documents

Reports & Papers

Helping families shine: Evaluation of the Family and Community Partnership Palm Beach County, Florida: Final report
Lyons, Sandra, 2007
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A three-year evaluation of the operation and experiences of Palm Beach County, Florida’s Family & Community Partnership (FCP)--established to increase the functioning of, and collaboration among, programs providing early intervention and prevention services in four high-need areas--based on surveys of partner organizations, interviews with administrators and staff, reviews of partnership documents, and observations of partnership meetings and events

Reports & Papers

Implementation study of the Comprehensive Services program of Palm Beach County, Florida: Final report
Lyons, Sandra, 2007
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A three-year, multi-method implementation study of the Palm Beach County, Florida, Comprehensive Services (CS) program--established to improve the school readiness of children from low income families through identification of need and provision of early intervention services--based on analyses and observations of CS staff and activities, interviews with CS organizational partners, a survey of child care centers served by CS, and an analysis of school readiness indicators

Reports & Papers

Making the Most of Out-of-School-Time
Halpern, Robert, [n.d.]
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

An evaluation study of strategies planned and implemented by community-based coalitions in three cities, Boston, Chicago, and Seattle, to improve the supply, quality, affordability, and availability of out-of-school programs.

Major Research Projects

The Palm Beach County Family Study: Second annual report: Executive summary
Spielberger, Julie, 2007
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of findings from the second year of an eight-year longitudinal study of service usage and child and family outcomes related to the comprehensive system of early intervention and prevention services for low income families developed by the Children's Services Council (CSC) of Palm Beach County, Florida, based on administrative data on family characteristics and service use, structured interviews with a sample of parents, and qualitative in-depth interviews with a subsample of parents

Executive Summary

Palm Beach County’s Prime Time Initiative: Improving the quality of after-school programs: Executive summary
Spielberger, Julie, 2008
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of a study of the implementation of a Quality Improvement System (QIS) in 37 after school programs for elementary- and middle-school-age children in Palm Beach County, Florida, during the third year of the system’s implementation

Executive Summary

The Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida: QIS development process evaluation: Year 2 report: Executive summary
Spielberger, Julie, 2006
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of the second year of a three-year process evaluation of the implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, for after school programs, focusing on the relationship between QIS services and participating after school programs, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis

Executive Summary

Ready for prime time: Implementing a formal afterschool quality improvement system by Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. [Executive summary]
Spielberger, Julie, 2009
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of a process evaluation of the county-wide implementation of a quality improvement system (QIS) for after school programs by the Prime Time Initiative of Palm Beach County, Florida, that focused on participating after school programs' experiences with QIS services, based on informant interviews, observations of programs and QIS services, and document review and analysis

Executive Summary

The role of after-school programs in children's literacy development [Executive summary]
Spielberger, Julie, 2002
Chicago: University of Chicago, Chapin Hall Center for Children.

A summary of a study of after school program approaches to promoting the literacy of children from low income families, based on a survey of the literacy practices and environments of after school programs in Chicago and Seattle, and on case studies of after school programs with innovative approaches to children's literacy in Chicago, Seattle, and New York City

Executive Summary