Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families: Summary report
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A summary of findings from the interim report of the random assignment, impact evaluation of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project.
Executive Summary
Care of mildly ill children: Issues and national policy directions in child care: Executive summary
Polyzoi, Eleoussa, 2001
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: University of Winnipeg.
An executive summary of a study of parent and child care provider concerns about the care of mildly ill children.
Executive Summary
Caring for infants and toddlers [Executive summary]
Larner, Mary, 2001
The Future of Children, 11(1)
A summary report on caregiving options and supports, including parental leave and child care, for families with children under three in the United States and abroad.
Executive Summary
Child care use in Minnesota: Statewide survey of households
Minnesota. Department of Children, Families & Learning, 2001
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.
An executive summary of a report on the child care arrangements of children 14 years old and under in Minnesota.
Executive Summary
Does child care assistance matter?: The effects of welfare and employment programs on child care use: Executive summary
MDRC, 2001
New York: MDRC.
A summary of an inquiry into the effects of child care assistance offered through welfare programs on the child care decisions made by parents, based on data gathered from low-income parents participating in 21 employment programs
Executive Summary
Efforts by public K-8 schools to involve parents in children's education: Do school and parent reports agree? [Executive summary]
Chen, Xianglei, 2001
(NCES 2001-076). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
An overview of strategies used by schools to encourage parents’ involvement in children’s education, based on data from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Survey on Family and School Partnerships in Public Schools, K-8 and from the Parent and Family Involvement in Education/Civic Involvement Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program
Executive Summary
Final synthesis report of findings from ASPE ''leavers'' grants [Executive summary]
Acs, Gregory, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
A summary of a synthesis of findings on the outcomes of families who exited the welfare system after the passing of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) Act of 1996, based on localized studies of families across the United States
Executive Summary
Head Start FACES: Longitudinal findings on program performance: Third progress report [Executive summary]
United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Commissioner's Office of Research and Evaluation, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, Commissioner's Office of Research and Evaluation.
A summary of the data gathered from the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), an ongoing, longitudinal study developed to determine the impact of Head Start programs on disadvantaged preschool children and their families
Executive Summary
In-home care pilot project, 2000-2001: Final report [Executive summary]
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services, 2001
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.
A summary of a study of the implementation of a pilot in-home child care program targeted at parents working nonstandard hours at three sites in Australia
Executive Summary
National survey of Child Support Agency clients [Executive summary]
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2001
(Research Report No. 152). London: Great Britain, Department for Work and Pensions.
An executive summary of a survey of families who were clients of a Child Support Agency (CSA) in England
Executive Summary
Reaching out to families: Head Start recruitment and enrollment practices [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Child Outcomes Research and Evaluation, 2001
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families.
A study of the recruitment and enrollment efforts in Head Start programs
Executive Summary
Welfare-to-work transitions for parents of infants: In-depth study of eight communities [Executive summary]
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2001
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
Summary of a study of welfare-to-work transitions for parents with infants in eight communities within six states
Executive Summary