Academic achievement programs and youth development: A synthesis
Redd, Zakia, 2002
Washington, DC: Child Trends.
A study evaluating the impact of after-school, community-based academic oriented youth programs as it relates to improving child development and educational outcomes
Other
Assessment and accountability for programs serving young children with disabilities
Hebbeler, Kathleen, 2008
Exceptionality, 16(1), 48-63
A discussion of national and state accountability and outcome demands for Part C and Part B preschool programs for children with disabilities, and a discussion of the assessment methods used to measure these outcomes
Other
Attachment behavior of day-care children: Naturalistic and laboratory observations
Ragozin, Arlene S., 1980
Child Development, 51(2), 409-415
A study of the relationships between child care and attachment behavior through naturalistic and laboratory observations
Reports & Papers
Celebrating childhood: Research to inform improvement in provision
Brown, Sally, 2004
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 12(1), 5-14
A description of an investigation of the differing perspectives of positive child outcomes held by child care center evaluators and workers in Scotland
Other
Colorado's school readiness indicators: Making progress for young children
Colorado School Readiness Indicators Task Force, 2004
Denver: Colorado Children's Campaign.
A study of a set of indicators to measure the school readiness of the children from birth to eight years of age and their families in the communities in which they live in Colorado
Other
Confirmatory program evaluation: Applications to early childhood interventions
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2005
Teachers College Record, 107(10), 2401-2425
A discussion of confirmatory program evaluation as a method for conducting theory driven evaluations, and its role in identifying causal mechanisms of change in early childhood interventions, with examples from the Chicago Longitudinal Study and studies of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
Reports & Papers
Early care and education collaborative: Evaluation report
Harvard Family Research Project, 2002
Paper presented at a meeting of the Early Care and Education Collaborative, Kansas City, Missouri.
An evaluation of the design and implementation of strategic communications collaborative aimed at creating the public will and investments needed for quality and comprehensive state early care and education systems in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Reports & Papers
The effects of Head Start: What do we know?
Kresh, Esther, 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(4), 112-123
An overview of the effects of Head Start programs on children and families, briefly discussing the strategies used to measure outcomes and success rates
Other
Estimating effects of day care use on children's school readiness: Evidence from the New Chance demonstration
Bos, Johannes M., 2002
Unpublished manuscript
An analysis of the school readiness of children whose parents voluntarily participated in New Chance, a program targeted at teen parents, based on a sample of 1,774 young mothers and their children
Reports & Papers
Evaluating academic outcomes of Head Start: An application of general growth mixture modeling
Kreisman, Michele, 2003
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 18(2), 238-254
An illustration of the utility of general growth mixture modeling (GGMM) for assessing early childhood education programs, using a sample of children with Head Start experience
Reports & Papers
Evaluating Head Start: A recommended framework for studying the impact of the Head Start program
United States. Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A report summarizing the deliberations of the Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation and presenting a framework for evaluating the effects of Head Start
Reports & Papers
Evaluating Head Start: A recommended framework for studying the impact of the Head Start program [Executive summary]
United States. Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation, 1999
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A summary of the framework used to evaluate Head Start's effectiveness in terms of low income children's school readiness as well as examining the circumstances and children with which the program works best
Executive Summary
Family change 1999 to 2001 [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2003
(Research Report No. 180). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.
A summary of a study of the stability and changes in family welfare, living standards and the outcomes for children in the United Kingdom
Executive Summary
Family outcomes of early intervention and early childhood special education: Issues and considerations
Bailey, Don, January 2005
Menlo Park, CA: Early Childhood Outcomes Center.
A discussion of the importance of the assessment and consideration of family outcomes in early childhood special education and intervention programs
Other
Feasibility study for a longitudinal survey of the impact of out of school childcare of children
University of London. Thomas Coram Research Unit, December, 2001
(Research Brief No. 319). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A summary of a survey of the impact of out-of-school care on outcomes for children in the United Kingdom
Fact Sheets & Briefs
First Steps and further steps: Early outcomes and lessons learned from South Carolina's school readiness initiative: 1999-2002 program evaluation report: County profiles
Child Trends, 2003
Columbia, SC: South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness.
An evaluation of the outcomes and highlights of the school readiness program, First Steps, in South Carolina
Other
From research to policy: In search of an affordable statewide system for rating child care quality
Riley, Dave A., 2005
Early Education and Development, 16(4), 493-504
An analysis of rationales for promoting statewide child care quality rating systems identifying quality measures used in states’ rating systems, and a description of a research-based plan for a quality rating system in Wisconsin
Reports & Papers
Investing in better outcomes: The Delaware Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
Delaware. Interagency Resource Management Committee, 2002
Newark: University of Delaware, Center for Disabilities Studies.
A study of the outcomes of children enrolled in early intervention services for disabilities and for those living in poverty in Delaware
Reports & Papers
The (limited) use of local-level assessment system: A case study of the Head Start National Reporting System and on-going child assessments in a local program
Kallemeyn, Leanne M., Q2 2009
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 24(2), 157-174
A study of staff opinions about the use of child assessments in the evaluation of Head Start programs, based on interviews, questionnaires, and observations conducted at a Head Start system using Creative Curriculum Individual Child Profile as part of the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS) and Head Start Bureau's mandated assessments
Reports & Papers
Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start: Vol. II. Final technical report appendixes
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The appendices and data analysis of the impact of Early Head Start in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families
Other
Measuring what matters: Meeting the high-stakes accountability challange [challenge] on our own terms
National Institute on Out-of-School Time (U.S.),
(After School Issues Issue 1). Wellesley, MA: National Institute on Out-of-School Time.
A summary of a study of the methods and challenges in measuring the outcomes and results of out-of-school time initiatives and programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Methodologies to evaluate early childhood development programs
Behrman, Jere R., December 2007
(Doing Impact Evaluation No. 9). Washington, DC: World Bank.
A discussion of methodological considerations involved in evaluating the impacts of early childhood development programs
Methods
Minnesota's school readiness: 1999-2000 evaluation: Immediate outcomes demonstrated by children participating in school readiness
Minnesota. Department of Children, Families & Learning, 2001
Roseville: Minnesota Department of Education, Early Learning Services.
An evaluation of the School Readiness program for assessing students' progress before transitioning to kindergarten in Minnesota
Reports & Papers
Minnesota's school readiness: 1999-2000 evaluation: Immediate outcomes demonstrated by children participating in school readiness [Executive summary]
Minnesota. Department of Children, Families & Learning, 2001
Roseville: Minnesota Department of Education, Early Learning Services.
A summary of an evaluation of the School Readiness program for assessing students' progress before transitioning to kindergarten in Minnesota
Executive Summary
National Head Start impact research: Report to Congress
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2002
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
A study of the impact and outcomes of Head Start on the school readiness of children participating in the program
Other