Beacon of hope: The promise of Early Head Start for America's youngest children
Lombardi, Joan, 2005
Washington, DC: Zero to Three
A collection of articles describing the variety of Early Head Start services outlining successes and challenges revealed by the data from the 5-year national evaluation, including such topics as child care for low-income families, services for pregnant women, work with fathers, early learning, teen parents, infant mental health, early intervention, and state partnerships
Reports & Papers
Building capacity in the infant and family field through competency-based endorsement: Three states' experiences
Weatherston, Deborah J., 2006
Zero to Three, 26(3), 4-13
A description of the credentialing process developed by the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) to define the required skills and experiences of infant mental health professionals and establish a comprehensive endorsement system for these practitioners, and of the collaborative role of the MI-AIMH in efforts to establish endorsement systems for Texas and New Mexico
Other
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Illinois Child Care Collaboration Program
DiLauro, Elizabeth, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Illinois to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Iowa
DiLauro, Elizabeth, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Iowa to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on an in-depth interview with a state program administrator
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Kansas
Schumacher, Rachel, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Kansas to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on an in-depth interview with a state program administrator
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Maine
Schumacher, Rachel, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Maine to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on an in-depth interview with a state program administrator
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Maryland
Schumacher, Rachel, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Maryland to expand and enhance Early Head Start (EHS) services, based on in-depth interviews with a state program administrator and local EHS grantees
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Minnesota
DiLauro, Elizabeth, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Minnesota to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Missouri
DiLauro, Elizabeth, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Missouri to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Nebraska
Schumacher, Rachel, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Nebraska to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Oklahoma
DiLauro, Elizabeth, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Oklahoma to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: Profiles of state initiatives to build on Early Head Start: Vermont
DiLauro, Elizabeth, 2008
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
A summary of efforts in Vermont to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on an in-depth interview with a state program administrator
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Caring for the children of teen parents
Flanagan, Patricia, 2005
Zero to Three, 25(4), 31-34
An article describing the Teen Tot Clinic, an early intervention program that offers comprehensive services to teenage parents
Other
Caring for infants and toddlers in groups: Necessary considerations for emotional, social, and cognitive development
Lally, J. Ronald,
Washington, DC: Zero To Three.
An examination of sources of deficiencies in the planning and management of effective infant and toddler care, and an exploration of key components of group early care services, including group size, conditions of the physical environment and continuity of care, that determine care quality and opportunities for caring relationships in early care settings
Other
Child care is rich in routines
Butterfield, Perry M., 2002
Zero to Three, 22(4), 29-32
A brief exploration of the importance of routines in child care in facilitating children’s development
Other
Common vision, different paths: Five states’ journeys toward comprehensive prenatal-to-five systems
Zero to Three (Organization), 2007
Washington, DC: Zero to Three.
An examination of the people, perspectives, processes, and products of the comprehensive and coordinated systems for children aged prenatal to five in California, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania
Reports & Papers
Conversations in child care
Bardige, Betty, 2004
Zero to Three, 25(1), 16-22
An information brief on how to enhance young children's conversations: recommendations on how to help them ask questions, think ideas through, use new words, connect with peers, work with peers in groups, encourage conversation for children with special needs, and create settings for conversation and play
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early education home visiting: Supporting children experiencing homelessness
McDonald, Sharon, November 01, 2009
Newton, MA: National Center on Family Homelessness.
A discussion of the role early education home visiting programs can play in helping children and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early Head Start--an investment in our youngest citizens
Harkin, Tom, 2003
Zero to Three, 23(6), 60
An editorial by Senator Tom Harkin discussing Early Head Start's positive impact on the development of infants and toddlers from low income families
Other
Early language and literacy development
Zero to Three (Organization), September, 2010
Washington, DC: Zero to Three.
A presentation of policy recommendations for the instatement of early childhood policies to promote children's language and literacy development
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Emotional well-being and mental health services: Lessons learned by Early Head Start region VIII programs
Peterson, Sandy, 2004
Zero to Three, 24(6), 47-53
A summary of results from two Early Head Start (EHS) programs that implemented the Pathways to Prevention (PTP) initiative to help improve the mental health components of their EHS services
Reports & Papers
Evidence-based practice in the early childhood field
Buysse, Virginia, August 2006
Washington, DC: Zero to Three
Other
Expanding access to Early Head Start: State initiatives for infants & toddlers at risk
Colvard, Jamie, September, 2012
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.
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
Finding our way: The future of American early care and education
Cochran, Moncrieff M., 2007
Washington, DC: Zero to Three
An outline of a comprehensive paradigm to address the projected early care and education (ECE) needs of America's children and families, including discussions of the roles of parents and non-parental caregivers, the evolution of policy and programs, the funding and financing of an ECE system, the educational needs of the non-parental ECE workforce, and new needs related to the changing cultural and language backgrounds of America's children
Other
Forging a new framework for professional development: A report on The science of professional development in early childhood education: A national summit
Ochshorn, Susan, 2011
Washington, DC: Zero to Three.
A summary of a meeting convened to examine the current state of knowledge on early childhood professional development and its role in promoting school readiness
Other