America's schoolchildren: Past, present, and future
An examination of changes in demographics and characteristics of school-age children may have on public attitudes toward children and youths and on support for government funding for programs
Other
American Indian and Alaska Native children: Findings from the base year of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Compiled statistics from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) on child care arrangements and characteristics of American Indian and Alaskan Native children in the United States in 2005
Reports & Papers
An annotated bibliography on policy levers to promote social inclusion and respect for diversity in early childhood
An annotated bibliography of research on and discussion about the use of policy to infuse social inclusion and respect for diversity perspectives into early childhood education
Bibliographies
Are children worse off?: Evaluating child well-being using a new (and improved) measure of poverty
A report analyzing data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), and the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) to determine whether low-income children are at more of a disadvantage than low-income adults
Reports & Papers
Are Head Start effects sustained?: A longitudinal follow-up comparison of disadvantaged children attending Head Start, no preschool, and other preschool programs
A study of the sustained effects in kindergarten and first grade of Project Head Start for disadvantaged black children between 1969 and 1970 in two American cities
Reports & Papers
Are minority children disproportionately represented in early intervention and early childhood special education?
An examination of the extent to which racial-ethnic minority children are proportionately represented in early intervention and/or early childhood special education, based on data from approximately 7,950 48-month-old children participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, a nationally representative data set of children born in the United States in 2001
Reports & Papers
Arts enrichment and school readiness for children at risk
A study of the growth of children's school readiness skills among low income and at risk children of different levels of development at a preschool using the Kaleidoscope arts enrichment curriculum, and a comparison of the vocabulary scores of children in this program with those of children in a nearby traditional preschool
Reports & Papers
Assessing capacity: Early childhood education in rural New York State [Draft]
A study of the availability of child care and early education slots for children under five in rural New York State and how the availability of slots in different child care and early education settings in rural counties compares with the availability in non-rural counties, based on data from New York State agencies and on U.S. Census data
Reports & Papers
Assessment issues in the testing of children at school entry
An article discussing potential reasons for performance discrepancies among white and minority students on the assessment tests commonly used to evaluate children's school readiness
Reports & Papers
Assisted housing and the educational attainment of children
A study on the effects of housing assistance on the educational attainment of children, based on the longitudinal following of all participants in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
Reports & Papers
Associations between center-based care accreditation status and the early educational outcomes of children in the child welfare system
A study of the relationship between child care center accreditation and the developmental and early academic outcomes of children in the child welfare system receiving child care subsidies, based on data from two groups of 82 low income three- and four-year old children, one group in the child welfare system and one not, enrolled in community-based early care and education centers in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Reports & Papers
At-a-glance comparison: Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start
A table summarizing the child care and development fund (CCDF) and Head Start programs for American Indian/Alaska Native tribes.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Attention in the preschool classroom: The relationships among child gender, child misbehavior, and types of teacher attention
A journal article on the relationship of types of teacher attention to students to child gender and misbehavior
Reports & Papers
Attention in preschoolers: Associations with temperament and motivation
An overview of findings from a study determining whether characteristics of effortful control and motivation can promote attention skills in low income preschool children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
At what age should children enter kindergarten?: A question for policy makers and parents
A review of findings of research on the effects of school entrance age on academic achievement
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Barriers to inclusive child care: Executive summary of research study findings and recommendations
A summary of the child care barriers for children with special needs.
Executive Summary
Barriers to inclusive child care: Research study findings and recommendations
A study of the potential barriers faced by children with special needs and their families in accessing and succeeding in child care.
Reports & Papers
Behavior problems in African American boys and girls attending Head Start programs in violent neighborhoods
An examination of behavioral problems, and their severity, exhibited by African American children attending a Head Start program in a violent neighborhood, based on a sample of 312 mothers of Head Start children in the Washington, D.C.-metro area, who assessed their children using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
Reports & Papers
Behavior problems in young children: An analysis of cross-informants agreements and disagreements
An examination of the convergence between parent and teacher reports of children's behavior problems, and characteristics associated with agreements and disagreements, based on an ethnically diverse sample of 2-4 year olds enrolled in child care
Reports & Papers
The benefits of prekindergarten for middle-income children
A policy report discussing the need for more research on middle income children's risk of being denied quality child care due to eligibility ceilings and if this risk affects their potential for school readiness
Other
Between the Lions American Indian Head Start Literacy Initiative: Final narrative report [Executive summary]
A summary of an overview of an initiative to increase English Language literacy skills of children in Native American communities in New Mexico by using the “Between the Lions” television program as part of the curriculum in Head Start classrooms
Executive Summary
Beyond metaphor: The efficacy of early childhood education
A review of what impacts quality model programs and Head Start can have on poor children’s intellectual and social competence and school performance
Reports & Papers
Bibliography on the processes of socialization of young children, birth to about eight years old
A collection of articles on the socialization and development of different age groups of children, ranging from birth to age eight, both inside and outside of school
Bibliographies
Biological and cultural differences in early child development
An overview of recent studies exploring the relationship between biological and cultural differences in early infant behavior
Reports & Papers
Birthdate and student achievement: The effects of school grouping practices in British Columbia
A study of the relationship of age at kindergarten entry to later academic outcomes, based on longitudinal data from 46,968 children in British Columbia, Canada, who entered kindergarten in fall 1995 and who had all been born from January through December 1990
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