Child support, child care and Head Start collaboration: Innovations & ideas
United States. Office of Child Support Enforcement, 2003
Washington, DC: U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement.
A description of the efforts of six states to promote collaboration between Head Start, Child Support, and subsidized child care programs, subsequent to receiving demonstration grants from the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
Reports & Papers
Child welfare and school readiness: Making the link for vulnerable children
McCart, Linda, 2003
Des Moines, IA: State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network.
Information on early childhood policy initiatives available to state policy makers for linking welfare and school readiness initiatives in the United States
Other
December 2003 progress report: Toronto First Duty
Toronto First Duty Research and Development Team, 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto First Duty.
A progress report from the evaluation of Toronto First Duty, a multi-site program that integrates child care, early education, and family support services, based on site progress reports, child assessments, staff and parent interviews, and site observations and case studies
Reports & Papers
The diffusion of a pediatric care innovation in a large urban nonprofit health care system
Barth, Michael C., 2003
Nonprofit Management & Leadership, 14(1), 93-106
An evaluation documenting and analyzing the diffusion of an innovation in pediatric primary care, the Healthy Steps for Young Children Program, in a large health care system, Advocate Health Care in Chicago, using Everett Rogers’ model
Reports & Papers
Extended schools pathfinder evaluation: Issues for schools and local education authorities
Cummings, Colleen, October 2003
(Brief No. RBX18-03.) Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain, Department for Education and Skills.
A discussion of program types and activities implemented in schools with the extended schools pathfinder funding, based on observations of schools and local education authorities participating in the extended schools pathfinder project in England
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Family service delivery in Early Head Start: Perspectives of professionals in six Midwestern states
Zhang, Chun, 2003
NHSA Dialog, 6(1), 111-140
A survey assessing issues of family service delivery in 40 Early Head Start (EHS) programs in 6 Midwestern states, based on a sample of 253 EHS staff members and directors
Reports & Papers
Family support initiatives
Fuligni, Allison Sidle, 2003
In J. Brooks-Gunn, A.S. Fuligni, & L.J. Berlin (Eds.), Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives (pp. 115-144). New York: Teachers College Press
An overview of two national family support initiatives: the National Even Start Evaluation, and the National Evaluation of Family Support Programs (NEFSP)
Other
Finding funding: A guide to federal sources for out-of-school-time and community school initiatives
Padgette, Heather, January 2003
Washington, DC: Finance Project.
A description of federal funding sources, current funder practices and requirements, and financing strategies to assist service providers, community leaders and other stakeholders in securing federal grants for out-of-school-time programs
Other
First Steps and further steps: Early outcomes and lessons learned from South Carolina's school readiness initiative: 1999-2002 program evaluation report
Child Trends, 2003
Columbia, SC: South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness.
A description and assessment of the fiscal and programmatic activities over the first three years of First Steps, a comprehensive state initiative aimed at improving early childhood development, with an evaluation of the program's progress toward developing collaborative methods to coordinate services for young children and families as mandated by sponsoring legislation
Reports & Papers
First Steps and further steps: Early outcomes and lessons learned from South Carolina's school readiness initiative: 1999-2002 program evaluation report[Executive summary]
Child Trends, 2003
Columbia, SC: South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness.
A summary of a description and assessment of the fiscal and programmatic activities over the first three years of a comprehensive state initiative, First Steps, aimed at improving early childhood development, with an evaluation of the program’s progress toward developing collaborative methods to coordinate services for young children and families as mandated by enabling legislation
Executive Summary
Healthy Steps: Affiliate evaluation final report
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.
An evaluation of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program, a pediatric primary care intervention, at six selected affiliate sites whose participants differed from the families in the national evaluation in terms of age, education, socioeconomic status, and Hispanic origin
Reports & Papers
Healthy Steps: The affiliate evaluation final report appendix II: Selected outcomes
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.
A compilation of graphical presentations of selected findings from the affiliate evaluation of the Healthy Steps program
Other
Healthy Steps: The affiliate evaluation final report appendix I: Methodology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.
An outline of the selection sites and methods of data collection used in the affiliate evaluation of the Healthy Steps program
Other
Healthy Steps: The affiliate evaluation final report: Executive summary
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.
A summary of an evaluation of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program, a pediatric primary care intervention, at six selected affiliate sites whose participants differed from the families in the national evaluation in terms of age, education, socioeconomic status, and Hispanic origin
Executive Summary
Healthy Steps: The first three years
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.
An evaluation of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program, a pediatric primary care intervention, based on a cohort of children from birth to age 3 at 15 evaluation sites located throughout the United States, including a cost/benefit analysis of the program and an assessment of its sustainability
Reports & Papers
Healthy Steps: The first three years: Executive Summary
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 2003
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center.
A summary of an evaluation of the Healthy Steps for Young Children program, a pediatric primary care intervention, based on a cohort of children from birth to age 3 at 15 evaluation sites located throughout the United States, including a cost/benefit analysis of the program and an assessment of its sustainability
Executive Summary
Improving school readiness outcomes: Lessons from six communities: Executive summary
Segal, Ann, 2003
Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation.
A summary of a study of six local government efforts to develop comprehensive early learning systems to achieve the goal of school readiness
Executive Summary
January 2003 progress report: Toronto First Duty
Toronto First Duty Research and Development Team, 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto First Duty.
A progress report from the evaluation of Toronto First Duty, a multi-site program that integrates child care, early education, and family support services, during its implementation year, based on site progress reports, child assessments, and site case studies
Reports & Papers
July 2003 progress report: Toronto First Duty
Toronto First Duty Research and Development Team, 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto First Duty.
A progress report from the evaluation of Toronto First Duty, a multi-site program that integrates child care, early education, and family support services, based on site progress reports, child assessments, and site observations and case studies
Reports & Papers
Meeting great expectations: Integrating early education program standards in child care
Schumacher, Rachel, August 2003
(Child Care and Early Education Series Policy Brief No. 3). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of a study focusing on integrating early education program standards and initiatives in child care to improve the school readiness of young children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Meeting great expectations: Integrating early education program standards in child care
Schumacher, Rachel, 2003
(Foundation for Child Development Working Paper Series). Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A study focusing on integrating early education program standards and initiatives in child care to improve the school readiness of young children
Reports & Papers
New hope for children and families: Five-year results of a program to reduce poverty and reform welfare: Executive summary
Huston, Aletha C., 2003
New York: MDRC.
A summary of research findings evaluating a program designed to assist low income people secure employment and reduce poverty
Executive Summary
New hope for families and children: Five-year results of a program to reduce poverty and reform welfare
Huston, Aletha C., 2003
New York: MDRC.
An evaluation of a program designed to help low income families find and maintain employment, reduce poverty and improve overall family well-being
Reports & Papers
School-based early intervention and child well-being in the Chicago Longitudinal Study
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2003
Child Welfare, 82(5), 633-656
A longitudinal study of the effect of Chicago Child-Parent Centers (CPC) on the well-being of children, based on a sample of 1,539 low-income children participating in the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS)
Reports & Papers
Smart Start and preschool child care quality in NC: Change over time and relation to children's readiness
Bryant, Donna M., 2003
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.
An observational study of the Smart Start preschool program at 110 early education centers between 1994 and 1999 in North Carolina
Reports & Papers