Search Results

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

Implementation of the Head Start National Reporting System: Spring 2007: Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, December, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

A study providing findings from the fourth year of the Head Start Quality Assurance Study, which examined Head Start programs' experiences implementing the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS), including: the quality of their administration of the NRS Child Assessment; their approaches to training staff to conduct the NRS Child Assessment; their experiences with a new NRS social-emotional development component; their use of NRS results for program improvement; and program staff perspectives of the NRS, all based on site visits to a nationally representative sample of 40 Head Start programs with an oversample of American Indian/Alaska Native programs

Reports & Papers

Oral health promotion, prevention, & treatment strategies for Head Start families: Early findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol. II. Site profiles
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, September 05, 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Interim findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on 1) interviews with program directors, 2) a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and 3) site visits. This volume is based on data from the first source

Reports & Papers

Building a community-wide early learning system: White Center at baseline
Paulsell, Diane, 05 May, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

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: East Yakima at baseline
Del Grosso, Patricia, 05 May, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

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: White Center at baseline [Executive summary]
Paulsell, Diane, 05 May, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

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

A guide to emerging strategies for promoting prevention and improving oral health care delivery in Head Start: Lessons from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol II. Final report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, June 25, 2008
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Emerging strategies and lessons learned from final findings of a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on interviews with program directors, a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and site visits

Other

Better beginnings: The state of early learning and kindergarten readiness in East Yakima and White Center
Paulsell, Diane, August, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

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

Building a community-wide early learning system: East Yakima at baseline [Executive summary]
Del Grosso, Patricia, 05 May, 2008
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

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

Oral health promotion, prevention, & treatment strategies for Head Start families: Early findings from the Oral Health Initiative evaluation: Vol. I. Final interim report
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, September 05, 2007
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

Interim findings from a two-year implementation evaluation of the Head Start Oral Health Initiative, which provided grants to Head Start programs to design and implement oral health promotion strategies, based on 1) interviews with program directors, 2) a web-based record-keeping system for grantees, and 3) site visits. This volume is based on data from the first two sources

Reports & Papers

A review of the literature on home-based child care: Implications for future directions: Final
United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, January 15, 2010
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

An exploration of the use of family and informal child care initiatives to improve children's development and families' outcomes, based on a review of over 135 research articles on past and present family child care interventions

Literature Review