ABCs of early mathematics experiences
A discussion of how concepts in mathematics can be introduced through life experiences in preschool classrooms and at home, such as in activities involving nature, money, playing, bathing, and cooking
Other
Addressing the needs of Latino children: A national survey of state administrators of early childhood programs
A survey of early childhood administrators' attitudes regarding the challenges of serving Latino children and their families
Reports & Papers
The adult worker model family, gender equality and care: The search for new policy principles and the possibilities and problems of a capabilities approach
A discussion of principles involved in the theoretical shift towards the adult worker model, involving assumptions of increased individualization and self-sufficiency, especially with regards to women
Reports & Papers
African American fathers: Myths and realities about their involvement with their firstborn children
An examination of the extent and predictors of parental involvment among young, urban, African-American fathers, using data from the Rochester Youth Development Study, a longitudinal survey following 1,000 adolescents in 1987-1988 Rochester, New York
Reports & Papers
Afterschool Alliance backgrounder: Formal evaluations of afterschool programs' impact on behavior, safety and family life
A review of evaluations of the impact of after school programs on student safety, behavior, and discipline, and on parents' concerns about their children's safety
Other
After-school programs, antisocial behavior, and positive youth development: An exploration of the relationship between program implementation and changes in youth behavior
A National Survey of the activity patterns of American parents and on how they divide their time among work, household tasks, child care, and leisure activities and information on feelings about various parenting activities was also ascertained
Reports & Papers
Age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic patterns in early computer use: A national survey
A study of computer use patterns in children 6 months to 6 years of age focusing on the influences of age, gender, ethnicity, income, parental education, and family structure and the relationship between computer screen time and reading skills
Reports & Papers
Alaska early childhood development facts
A brief review of statistics regarding the dearth of early childhood services available to working families in the state of Alaska
Fact Sheets & Briefs
American Community Survey (ACS): Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) 1996
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with a fresh look at how they are changing. It will replace the decennial long form in future censuses and is a critical element in the Bureau of the Census' re-engineered 2010 census. The decennial census has two parts, the short form, which counts the population, and the long form, which obtains demographic, housing, social and economic information from a 1-in-6 sample of households. Conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193, full implementation of the American Community Survey is planned in every county in the United States. The survey would include approximately three million households. Response is mandatory and data are collected by mail with Bureau of the Census staff conducting a follow-up with those who do not respond. The goals of the American Community Survey are to provide an information base to federal, state, and local governments for the administration and evaluation of their programs, to improve the 2010 Census, and to provide users with timely demographic, housing, social, and economic data every year for all states, as well as for all cities, counties, metropolitan areas, and population groups.The scope of the 1996 ACS was limited to housing units, occupied and vacant, in four sites. The four sites represented a broad mix of geographic areas ranging from a large, central city in a metropolitan area to a small nonmetropolitan county. These sites (1) Rockland County, New York; (2) Brevard County, Florida; (3) Fulton County, Pennsylvania; and (4) Multnomah County, Oregon and the city of Portland, Oregon.
Data Sets
American Community Survey (ACS): Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) 1997
The American Community Survey(ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with a fresh look at how they are changing. It will replace the decennial long form in future censuses and is a critical element in the Bureau of the Census' re-engineered 2010 census. The decennial census has two parts, the short form, which counts the population, and the long form, which obtains demographic, housing, social and economic information from a 1-in-6 sample of households. Conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193, full implementation of the American Community Survey is planned in every county in the United States. The survey would include approximately three million households. Response is mandatory and data are collected by mail with Bureau of the Census staff conducting a follow-up with those who do not respond. The goals of the American Community Survey are to provide an information base to federal, state, and local governments for the administration and evaluation of their programs, to improve the 2010 Census, and to provide data users with timely demographic, housing, social, and economic data that can be compared across states, communities, and population groups. The American Community Survey will provide estimates of demographic, housing, social, and economic characteristics every year for all states, as well as for all cities, counties, metropolitan areas, and population groups. The scope of the 1997 ACS was limited to housing units, occupied and vacant, in eight sites: (1) Rockland County, New York, (2) Brevard County, Florida, (3) Fulton County, Pennsylvania, (4) Multnomah County and the city of Portland, Oregon, (5) Douglas County, Nebraska, (6) Franklin County, Ohio, (7) Harris and Fort Bend Counties (Houston), Texas, and (8) Otero County, New Mexico. Data from Pennsylvania and New Mexico were not released.
Data Sets
American Community Survey (ACS): Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) 1998
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with a fresh look at how they are changing. It will replace the decennial long form in future censuses and is a critical element in the Bureau of the Census' re-engineered 2010 census. The decennial census has two parts, the short form, which counts the population, and the long form, which obtains demographic, housing, social and economic information from a 1-in-6 sample of households. Conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193, full implementation of the American Community Survey is planned in every county in the United States. The survey would include approximately three million households. Response is mandatory and data are collected by mail with Bureau of the Census staff conducting a follow-up with those who do not respond. The goals of the American Community Survey are to provide an information base to federal, state, and local governments for the administration and evaluation of their programs, to improve the 2010 Census, and to provide data users with timely demographic, housing, social, and economic data that can be compared across states, communities, and population groups. The American Community Survey will provide estimates of demographic, housing, social, and economic characteristics every year for all states, as well as for all cities, counties, metropolitan areas, and population groups. The scope of the 1998 ACS was limited to housing units, occupied and vacant, in nine sites: (1) Rockland County, New York, (2) Fulton County, Pennsylvania, (3) Multnomah County and the city of Portland, Oregon, (4) Douglas County, Nebraska, (5) Franklin County, Ohio, (6) Harris and Fort Bend Counties (Houston), Texas, (7) Otero County, New Mexico, (8) Broward County, Florida, and (9) Richland and Kershaw Counties, South Carolina. Data from Pennsylvania and New Mexico were not released.
Data Sets
American Community Survey (ACS): Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), 2000
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with a fresh look at how they are changing. It will replace the decennial long form in future censuses and is a critical element in the Bureau of the Census' re-engineered 2010 census. The decennial census has two parts, the short form, which counts the population, and the long form, which obtains demographic, housing, social and economic information from a 1-in-6 sample of households. Conducted under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193, full implementation of the American Community Survey is planned in every county in the United States. The survey would include approximately three million households. Response is mandatory and data are collected by mail with Bureau of the Census staff conducting a follow-up with those who do not respond. The goals of the American Community Survey are to provide an information base to federal, state, and local governments for the administration and evaluation of their programs, to improve the 2010 Census, and to provide data users with timely demographic, housing, social, and economic data that can be compared across states, communities, and population groups. The American Community Survey will provide estimates of demographic, housing, social, and economic characteristics every year for all states, as well as for all cities, counties, metropolitan areas, and population groups.
Data Sets
American Community Survey (ACS): Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), 2001
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to provide communities with a fresh look at how they are changing. It will replace the decennial long form in future censuses and is a critical element in the Bureau of the Census' re-engineered 2010 census. The decennial census has two parts, the short form, which counts the population, and the long form, which obtains demographic, housing, social and economic information from a 1-in-6 sample of households. The goals of the American Community Survey are to provide an information base to federal, state, and local governments for the administration and evaluation of their programs, to improve the 2010 Census, and to provide data users with timely demographic, housing, social, and economic data that can be compared across states, communities, and population groups. The American Community Survey will provide estimates of demographic, housing, social, and economic characteristics every year for all states, as well as for all cities, counties, metropolitan areas, and population groups.
Data Sets
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
American Time Use Survey (ATUS), 2004
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) collects information on how people living in the United States spend their time. Estimates show the kinds of activities people engage in and the time they spend involved in these activities by age, sex, educational attainment, labor force status, and other characteristics, as well as by weekday and weekend day. Data about the quality of life in the United States include how much time people spend working, sleeping, caring for children, volunteering, participating in religious activities, commuting, or relaxing, as well as with whom they spend their time. Information is provided about 'secondary childcare' which is defined as care for children under 13 that is done while doing something else as a primary activity.
Data Sets
Approaches for promoting early literacy
An overview of approaches to early literacy instruction and parental involvement in the literacy initiatives of center-based and home-based child care centers, based on data from 10 case studies on participating programs in the First 5 School Readiness Initiative in California
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Assessing the optimal length of parental leave for child and parental well-being: How can research inform policy?
A review of literature on concerns associated with parental leave, encompassing mothers' labor market outcomes, childbirth and maternal recovery, parent-infant bonding, children’s cognitive development, breastfeeding, and gender equity objectives
Literature Review
Babies and bosses: Reconciling work and family life
An examination of how tax/benefit policies, child care policy, and employment and workplace practices affect parents trying to balance work and family life in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Babies and bosses: Reconciling work and family life: Vol. 4. Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
An examination of ways in which tax and benefit policies, child care policy, and employment and workplace practices in Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom affect parents trying to balance work and family life
Reports & Papers
Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development [Abridged]
A description of demographic, family context, income, and developmental characteristics of Head Start children and their families at 3 years of age, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Block Grant Head Start?: Devolution's potential negative impact on children and families
A discussion of the debate over block granting Head Start to states and a review of the effects of Head Start block grants on children and families as well as a review of devolutionary changes in TANF and Medicaid programs
Reports & Papers
Book reading interactions between African American and Puerto Rican Head Start children and their mothers
An observational study examining and comparing the interaction styles between African American and Puerto Rican mothers and their Head Start children during shared book reading
Reports & Papers
Building a comprehensive early childhood system in Delaware: Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Grant needs assessment
An evaluation of the current strengths and needs of Delaware's early childhood system, based in part on surveys of family experiences with early childhood services
Other
Caregiver-mother partnership behavior and the quality of caregiver-child and mother-child interactions [Abridged]
A study of the relationship between mother-caregiver communication behavior and the quality of mother-child and caregiver-child interactions, based on a sample of 53 mothers and their 3-year-old children
Reports & Papers
Care neglect, supervisory neglect, and harsh parenting in the development of children's aggression: A replication and extension
A study investigating the effects of poor supervision, parental neglect, and punitive parenting on the development of children's aggression
Reports & Papers
