Are they in any real danger?: What research does--and doesn't--tell us about child care quality and children's well-being
A review of research on the relationship between child care quality and children's development and well-being in center-based and family child care.
Literature Review
Better beginnings: Developing home-based early learning systems in East Yakima and White Center
A summary of the development and implementation of home visiting program models in White City and East Yakima, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: Partnering with families for early learning home visit observations
A summary of a study of the content and quality of home visits conducted through Partnering with Families for Early Learning, a home visiting program developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Impact evaluation findings
Findings from an impact evaluation of Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Implementation lessons
Lessons from the implementation evaluation of Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system developed as part of the Early Learning Initiative in White Center and East Yakima, Washington
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in East Yakima
An overview of children, families, school readiness, and early learning services and quality in East Yakima, Washington, prior to the start of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in East Yakima and White Center
An overview of children, families, school readiness, and early learning services and quality in East Yakima and White Center, Washington, prior to the start of the East Yakima and White Center Early Learning Initiatives, parts of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in White Center
An overview of children, families, school readiness, and early learning services and quality in White Center, Washington, prior to the start of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A broader view: The national evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program: Design report: Vol. I
The first volume of a report on the national evaluation of the Twenty-first Century Community Learning Centers program implementation and impact study designs
Reports & Papers
A broader view: The national evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers program: Design report: Vol. I [Executive summary]
The executive summary of a report on the national evaluation of the Twenty-first Century Community Learning Centers program implementation and impact study designs
Executive Summary
A broader view: The national evaluation of the 21st-Century Community Learning Centers program: Design report: Vol. II. Instruments
Interview guides, questionnaires, and assessments used in a study to evaluate the Community Learning Centers Program
Reports & Papers
Building a community-wide early learning system: East Yakima at baseline
Baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the East Yakima community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for East Yakima Early Learning Initiative implementation
Reports & Papers
Building a community-wide early learning system: East Yakima at baseline [Executive summary]
A summary of baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative, part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the East Yakima community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the East Yakima Early Learning Initiative planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for East Yakima Early Learning Initiative implementation
Executive Summary
Building a community-wide early learning system: White Center at baseline
Baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the White Center community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the WCELI planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for WCELI implementation
Reports & Papers
Building a community-wide early learning system: White Center at baseline [Executive summary]
A summary of baseline findings from a multi-year implementation evaluation, one of four components in an overall evaluation, of the White Center Early Learning Initiative (WCELI), part of a 10-year strategy to improve children's school readiness in Washington State, that examined the White Center community, the availability and quality of child care services there, the WCELI planning process, and the community's goals and expectations for WCELI implementation
Executive Summary
The Chicago Program Evaluation Project: A picture of early childhood programs, teachers, and preschool-age children in Chicago: Final external report
A study of four-year-old children and their experiences in early childhood education programs in Chicago in the 2006-2007 school year, including children's characteristics and developmental levels, characteristics of early childhood program teachers and classrooms, and children's development over the course of the school year and its relationship to family and classroom characteristics, based on child assessments, teacher interviews, and classroom observations in a representative sample of children and classes
Reports & Papers
Child-Caregiver Observation System
Instruments
The Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment: Minnesota Parent Aware: QRS profile
A profile of Minnesota Parent Aware, the state’s child care quality rating and improvement system for early childhood education and care programs, including information on rating guidelines, quality indicators, curriculum, child assessments, staff qualifications and family’s engagement
Other
Creating paths to father involvement: Lessons from Early Head Start
An overview of lessons learned from the design, implementation, and operation of 21 programs intended to involve low-income fathers in intervention programs for young children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) Study, 1996-2010
The Early Head Start findings are based on a mixture
of direct child assessments, observations of children's behavior by
in-person interviewers, ratings of videotaped parent-child
interactions in standardized ways, ratings of children's behaviors by
their parents, and parents' self-reports of their own behaviors,
attitudes, and circumstances.
Data Sets
Early Language and Literacy Environment
Instruments
The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Appendixes
A supplement to the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project report containing details on the agencies studied and protocols used
Other
The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report
A preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, analyzing participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs
Reports & Papers
The Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project: How Early Head Start programs are reaching out to kith and kin caregivers: Final interim report [Executive Summary]
A summary of a preliminary descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, examining participant characteristics and program design as they affect the extension of home visitation services to relatives and non-relatives caring for infants and toddlers enrolled in home-based Early Head Start programs
Executive Summary
Enhancing the 21st Century Community Learning Centers evaluation: A concept paper: Final draft
A national evaluation of the of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program identifying program effects on students’ school performance and social, emotional, and cognitive development
Reports & Papers
