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			The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 Lerner, Richard M., 2008 Medford, MA: Tufts University, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development. A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight	Reports & Papers
			Addressing behavioral outcomes in Connecticut's child care centers: An evaluation of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP) Fink, Dale Borman, December, 2003 Farmington, CT: University of Connecticut, A. J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Findings from an evaluation of the first year of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP), a system of early childhood mental health consultation in Connecticut, with a focus on services provided to children and the training and development of early childhood professionals	Reports & Papers
			All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten Schumacher, Rachel, 2005 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states conducted by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), which examined the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community based child care providers as part of the states' prekindergarten programs	Reports & Papers
			All together now: State experiences in using community-based child care to provide pre-kindergarten Schumacher, Rachel, 2005 Paper presented at the the Brookings Institution-University of North Carolina conference on Creating a national plan for the education of 4-year-olds, Washington, DC. A discussion of the findings from a survey of 29 states that examines the policies, opportunities, and challenges associated with including community-based child care providers in states' prekindergarten programs	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM Afterschool Alliance, October 2009 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A 2009 update of and comparison to a 2004 study of the after school child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			America After 3PM: Special report on summer: Missed opportunities, unmet demand Afterschool Alliance, May 2010 Washington, DC: Afterschool Alliance. A study of the summer child care arrangements of kindergarten through grade 12 students during the summer of 2008, based on a survey of nearly 30,000 households	Reports & Papers
			An analysis of the child and adult care food program in child care centers Kapur, Kanika, 1999 Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. An analysis of the characteristics of three types of child care centers: centers that choose to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), centers that are eligible for CACFP but do not participate, and centers that are not eligible for CACFP, focusing on a center�s propensity to participate in CACFP conditional on being eligible	Reports & Papers
			The at-risk child care program United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General. Office of Evaluation and Inspections, 1993 (OEI-02-92-00140). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. An investigation of the extent and nature of State�s participation in the At-Risk Child Care program funded and administered by the Administration for Families and Children, Department of Health and Human Services, including reports of problems and success	Reports & Papers
			Best practices in summer learning programs for middle and high school youth National Summer Learning Association, Baltimore: National Summer Learning Association. A study to identify best practices in high-quality summer learning programs serving middle school and high school students, based on a literature review, surveys from 25 programs, and follow-up interviews with some programs	Reports & Papers
			Building partnerships between Early Head Start grantees and family child care providers: Lessons from the Early Head Start for Family Child Care project: Final report United States. Office of Head Start, 12 December, 2011 Washington, DC: U.S. Office of Head Start. An evaluation of Early Head Start (EHS) for Family Child Care, a project to support partnerships between EHS grantees and family child care providers, that examines the characteristics of participating grantees and providers, the implementation, types, and sustainability of the partnerships, and lessons learned, based on project administrative data, interviews with 13 partnership teams, descriptive quality indicators and Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data, and project documents	Reports & Papers
			A center piece of the preK puzzle: Providing state prekindergarten in child care centers Schulman, Karen, November 2007 Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center. An examination of the benefits and challenges for child care centers providing state-funded prekindergarten program services, with policies and strategies for increasing child care center provision of prekindergarten services, based on interviews with child care center directors	Reports & Papers
			Child care program directors' level of knowledge about asthma and factors associate with knowledge Juhn, Young, 2002 Clinical Pediatrics, 41(2), 111-116 A study of child care directors� knowledge about asthma and what factors influence directors� level of knowledge about asthma, based on 115 telephone interviews	Reports & Papers
			Coming together for children with disabilities: State collaboration to support quality, inclusive child care Mezey, Jennifer, 2003 Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy. A study of state policies which would provide special education and early intervention services to low-income children with disabilities in child care programs	Reports & Papers
			A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, March 31, 2010 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care	Reports & Papers
			The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF)/Head Start partnership: 2007-2010 project evaluation Kosutic, Iva, 01 August, 2010 Hartford: Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office. An examination of efforts between 2007 and 2010 of Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) area offices and Head Start programs to build trust and partnerships, maintain on-going collaboration, and improve services to families, based on quarterly data collected from Head Start and DCF administrators in 6 DCF catchment areas	Reports & Papers
			Connecticut's Head Start workforce: An analysis of 2000-2001 program year data on salaries and educational qualifications King, Jean, 2003 Farmington, CT: Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut. An analysis of data on the wages and educational attainment levels of teachers and assistant teachers in Connecticut center based Head Start programs in the 2000-2001 program year	Reports & Papers
			The consistency of perceived teacher-child relationships between preschool and kindergarten Howes, Carollee, 2000 Journal of School Psychology, 38(2), 113-132 A longitudinal study of consistency in teacher perceptions of the quality of children�s teacher-child relationships over a three-year period encompassing both preschool and kindergarten	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. II. Technical report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Descriptive findings from a study of the Head Start Health Component, using child health records and standard data from the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), plus observations and interviews with parents and staff, collected during the Spring of 1994 from a sample of 80 Head Start centers	Reports & Papers
			A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. I. Summary report United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996 Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. A description of the ways in which the Health Component of the Head Start program address the medical, nutritional, and mental health needs of program participants	Reports & Papers
			Differential effects of high-quality child care Hill, Jennifer, 2002 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 21(4), 601-627 An analysis of data collected from the Infant Health and Development Program examining the differential causal effects of access to high quality child care for at risk children who would otherwise have participated in one of three child care options: no non-maternal care, home-based non-maternal care, and center-based care	Reports & Papers
			Early Childhood Consultation Partnership: Results of a random-controlled evaluation: Final report and executive summary Gilliam, Walter S., May 15, 2007 Unpublished manuscript. An evaluation of the effects of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP), a statewide system of early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) in Connecticut, on classroom quality and teacher-child interactions, teacher instructional beliefs and practices, teacher job stress and satisfaction, and child classroom behavior	Reports & Papers
			Early intervention: The moderating role of the home environment Bradley, Robert H., 2001 Applied Developmental Science, 5(1), 2-8 An examination of the effect of young children's home environments on the impact of the Infant Health and Development Program, an early intervention program designed for at risk children from low income families	Reports & Papers
			The effects of experience of early intervention of low birth weight, premature children: The Infant Health and Development Program Liaw, Fong-ruey, 1995 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 10(4), 405-431 A study of the effects of individual children's early intervention experiences, in both home and child development center settings, on child and parental outcomes in the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP)	Reports & Papers
			Evaluation of the 4-H Science Initiative: Year 2 implementation study LaFleur, Jennifer Johnson, November, 2010 Chevy Chase, MD: National 4-H Council. An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, technology, engineering, and applied math program offerings, that examines state-level implementation of 4-H Science and characteristics of successful 4-H Science programs, based on interviews with state and county 4-H leaders	Reports & Papers
			The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final report Black, Alison R., September 2009 (NCEE 2009-4077). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Impacts after the second year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance in programs that participated for both years	Reports & Papers

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