Behaviour patterns in daily mother-child separations: Possible opportunities for stress reduction
An examination of mother-child, mother-child-caregiver, mother-caregiver and child-caregiver patterns of interaction processes of separation when mothers leave their infants in out-of-home group care, from videotapes and observations of 24 parent-infant dyads and child care personnel recruited from three child care centers in an urban area in central Israel
Reports & Papers
Building bridges from prekindergarten to infants and toddlers: A preliminary look at issues in four states
A brief exploring infant-toddler and prekindergarten interactions through interviews with early childhood leaders in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York
Other
Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families
A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Reports & Papers
Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Executive Summary
Building strong systems of support for young children's mental health: Key strategies for states and a planning tool
A discussion of strategies to develop a system of supports for young children's mental health, including in early childhood programs, with state examples
Other
Build supply of quality care: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the importance of high-quality child care arrangements for healthy child development, with policy recommendations for increasing the supply of high-quality child care arrangements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Center ratios and group sizes: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the relationship of child-adult ratio and group size to child care center quality for infants and toddlers, with policy recommendations for ensuring that ratios and group sizes are small for infants and toddlers in child care centers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Children's experiences in family child care and relative care as a function of family income and ethnicity
A study of the role of family variables like ethnicity and income in the choice between family or relative child care arrangements, and the relationship between family variables and child care provider behavior and quality
Reports & Papers
Comprehensive services: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the importance of comprehensive health, mental health, and family support services for infants and toddlers, with recommendations for coordinating and integrating these services with child care services
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Continuity of care: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the relationship of continuity of care to infant and toddler development, with policy recommendations for ensuring that infants and toddlers experience continuous relationships with caregivers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Does training make a difference to quality in family child care?
An article on the characteristics of family child care providers who seek training and the effects of training on child care quality.
Reports & Papers
Early childhood indicators: Making the most of measurement
A discussion of early childhood indicators and their appropriate and inappropriate uses
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Effects of variations in toy presentation on social behaviour of infants and toddlers in childcare
An examination of the relationship between random or suggestive arrangement of play materials and both aggressive and positive social behavior of 102 18- to 30-month-old children attending infant and toddler classes in 14 randomly selected public child care child care centers in Israel
Reports & Papers
Ensuring quality care for low-income babies: Contracting directly with providers to expand and improve infant and toddler care
An analysis of states' use of contracts to provide subsidized child care for infants and toddlers and the potential for contracts to improve the quality or increase the supply of child care, based on interviews with policymakers and contracted providers
Reports & Papers
Establish core competencies
Arguments for state child care licensing and regulatory agencies to establish a standard set of minimum core competencies to be possessed by early childhood educators and caregivers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Expanding access to Early Head Start: State initiatives for infants & toddlers at risk
A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on interviews with Head Start-state collaboration administrators in 23 states
Reports & Papers
Expand monitoring and technical assistance: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care project
An overview of research on regular monitoring of and technical assistance for child care providers of infants and toddlers, with policy recommendations to ensure appropriate monitoring and technical assistance
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Family child care ratios and group sizes: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the relationship of child-adult ratio and group size to family child care quality for infants and toddlers, with policy recommendations for ensuring that ratios and group sizes are small for infants and toddlers in family child care
Fact Sheets & Briefs
From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development
A book presenting the newest evidence about early brain development and how children learn, within the context of family, child care, and community
Other
High quality infant and toddler care in Illinois
An overview of resources in Illinois to support high-quality child care for infants and toddlers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of existing public investments in early childhood education: Recommendations to boost program outcomes and efficiency
A discussion of 10 challenges, along with recommended reforms, to the efficiency and performance of federally-funded early childhood education programs
Other
Inside the pre-kindergarten door: Classroom climate and instructional time allocation in Tulsa's pre-k programs
A study of classroom climate and academic instruction in public prekindergarten programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a comparison of classroom climate and academic instruction in Tulsa prekindergarten classrooms to classroom processes in Head Start and other state prekindergarten classrooms, and an examination of classroom and teacher characteristics associated with variations in classroom climate and academic instruction
Reports & Papers
Integrating an understanding of brain development into early childhood education
A review of the findings from a five year project, conducted by the Erikson Institute Faculty Development Project on the Brain, of identifying and implementing early brain development curriculum that is critical in preparing early childhood educators and practitioners to work with infants and young children
Other
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Antonucci Map, Wave 3, 2000-2002
The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. One component of the PHDCN was the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which was a series of coordinated longitudinal studies that followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults, and their primary caregivers over time to examine the changing circumstances of their lives, as well as the personal characteristics, that might lead them toward or away from a variety of antisocial behaviors. Numerous measures were administered to respondents to gauge various aspects of human development, including individual differences, as well as family, peer, and school influences. One such measure was the Antonucci Map. It was administered to subjects in Cohorts 3, 6, 9, and 12 and provided information regarding the subject's close friendships.
Data Sets
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Child and Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale, Wave 2, 1997-2000
The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. One component of the PHDCN was the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which was a series of coordinated longitudinal studies that followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults, and their primary caregivers over time to examine the changing circumstances of their lives, as well as the personal characteristics, that might lead them toward or away from a variety of antisocial behaviors. Numerous measures were administered to respondents to gauge various aspects of human development, including individual differences, as well as family, peer, and school influences. One such measure was the Child and Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale. It obtained an interviewer rating of the behavior of all subjects in Cohorts 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15. It recorded the amount of time the interviewer spent observing the subject and whether this observation took place only during the interview with the subject or during the interview and at other times. The subject was also rated on various behaviors.
Data Sets
