Comprehensive obesity prevention in early childhood: Promising federal and state initiatives
An overview of obesity prevention initiatives for early care and education settings, including federal program standards, state regulations, state child care quality rating and improvement systems, state programs, other interventions and curricula, and initiatives in other early childhood systems
Other
Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States
An overview of research on the characteristics of users and providers of family, friend, and neighbor care (FFN), and an overview of research on FFN usage patterns by children's age
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States
A review of research on the characteristics of users and providers of family, friend, and neighbor care (FFN), and a review of research on FFN usage patterns by children's age
Literature Review
Demographics of family, friend, and neighbor child care: Table of methods and findings
A table outlining the research methodologies, populations, sources of data, and findings of select studies on the provision and use of family, friend, and neighbor care in the United States
Table Of Findings
Designing subsidy systems to meet the needs of families: An overview of policy research findings
A synthesis of strategies used by state and local agencies to support parents through the process of accessing and retaining child care subsidies
Other
Designing subsidy systems to meet the needs of families: An overview of policy research findings [Executive summary]
A summary of a synthesis of strategies used by state and local agencies to support parents through the process of accessing and retaining child care subsidies
Executive Summary
The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Appendixes
A supplement to the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project report containing details on the agencies studied and protocols used
Other
The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report
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
The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report [Executive Summary]
A summary of a preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, examining 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
Executive Summary
Family child care in the United States
A summary of a review of research studies examining family child care (FCC), addressing questions of FCC definitions, providers, users, and quality
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Linking home-based child care and state-funded preschool: The Community Connections preschool program (Illinois Action for Children): Evaluation phase 1: Implementation study
An implementation evaluation of Community Connections, an Illinois program in which children in home-based child care attend state-funded prekindergarten sessions and home-based providers receive educational materials and support as well as additional time to focus on the needs of infants and toddlers in their care
Reports & Papers
Quality in family, friend, and neighbor child care settings
A review of research on issues related to the quality of family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) child care, including structural and process quality in FFN child care settings, parental perceptions of FFN care, and the relationship between FFN care and child outcomes
Literature Review
Reaching out to kith and kin caregivers in Early Head Start
An overview of participant characteristics and early results of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, which extends benefits of home visitation to relatives and non-relatives who care for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation
A descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, an initiative supporting the quality of kith and kin child care provision for infants and toddlers in Early Head Start, based on site visits, staff telephone interviews, quality observations, caregiver interviews, and administrative records
Reports & Papers
Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation [Executive summary]
A summary of a descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, an initiative supporting the quality of kith and kin child care provision for infants and toddlers in Early Head Start, based on site visits, staff telephone interviews, quality observations, caregiver interviews, and administrative records
Executive Summary
Strategies to support child care subsidy access and retention: Ideas from seven midwestern states
An overview of the child care subsidy policies and strategies in place in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin in 2005, focusing on access to and retention of subsidies
Reports & Papers
Strategies to support child care subsidy access and retention: Ideas from seven midwestern states [Executive summary]
A summary of an overview of the child care subsidy policies and strategies in place in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin in 2005, focusing on access to and retention of subsidies
Executive Summary
Supporting child care subsidy access and retention: Strategies from seven midwestern states
A summary of the child care subsidy policies and strategies in place in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin in 2005, focusing on access to and retention of subsidies
Fact Sheets & Briefs
What can CCDF learn from the research on children's health and safety in child care
An examination of research on requirements and components in child care related to health and safety that are associated with higher-quality care and better child health outcomes
Fact Sheets & Briefs
