Investing in the child care industry: An economic development strategy for Louisiana
An exploration of the economic impact of the child care industry in Louisiana
Reports & Papers
Investing in the child care industry: An economic development strategy for Louisiana [Executive summary]
A summary of an exploration of the economic impact of the child care industry in Louisiana
Executive Summary
Assessing strengths-based delivery of services for children and families: Data Trends: #113 March 2005
An overview of the development of the Strengths-Based Practices Inventory (SBPI), a measure designed to assess the usage of strengths-based practices within early childhood and family support programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Family involvement & support: Essential components for effective early childhood care and education programs
A set of recommendations to promote family involvement and support in child care and early education programs, based on reviews of the literature, interviews with stakeholders in Massachusetts, and the author's professional experiences and expertise
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Support for the care of children by family, friend, and neighbor caregivers: Summary report
An examination of the influence of SOAR Opportunity Fund expenditures on the creation of a support network for the quality improvement of family, friend, and neighbor child care arrangements in King County, Washington
Reports & Papers
The status of early learning in Greater Kansas City 2005
An exploration of family support and preschool programs in the Greater Kansas City area
Reports & Papers
The status of early learning in Greater Kansas City 2005 [Executive summary]
An executive summary of an exploration of family support and preschool programs in the Greater Kansas City area
Executive Summary
Efficacy and social support as predictors of parenting stress among families in poverty
A study of how parenting stress is influenced by mother's social support and self-efficacy, family income and family risk, among low income parents
Reports & Papers
Building the foundation for bright futures: Final report of the NGA task force on school readiness
A discussion of the actions that governors and states can take to support families, schools, and communities in their efforts to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their full potential
Other
Kinship care connection: A school-based intervention for kinship caregivers and the children in their care
A study of the Kinship Care Connection (KCC), a school-based intervention designed to improve child self esteem and mediate caregiver burden for kinship care families through parent support groups and case management services, and child tutoring, mentoring, and counseling
Reports & Papers
Early childhood centres and family resilience
A qualitative study investigating whether families and staff from New Zealand early childhood centers perceived the centers to be supportive of low income families, and examining strategies and policies of early childhood centers to promote family resilience
Reports & Papers
Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Initiative evaluation: Phase II final report
An evaluation of the coordinated and comprehensive community-wide support services program, the Cuyahoga County Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), targeting children from birth through age five and their families in Ohio
Reports & Papers
Resources to promote social and emotional health and school readiness in young children and families: A community guide
A description of interventions that families and early care providers can use to promote healthy development, encourage the ability to form and grow accustomed to supportive relationships and reduce challenging behaviors in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, with discussion of how these strategies can be used most effectively
Other
Implementing Sure Start local programmes: An in-depth study: Part two - a close up of services: A synthesis of data across the implementation module [Executive summary]
A summary of an account of the delivery of early childhood education and care services provided by the 260 initial Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs), with a focus on the delivery of community health, home visitation, quality child care, and family services
Executive Summary
Federal policy recommendations: Hurricane relief for infants, toddlers and their families
Hurricane emergency relief policy recommendations for young children and their families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Using eco-mapping as a research tool
An overview of eco-mapping, a research method in which family linkages to the larger social system are reproduced graphically, and its use in the study of early childhood transitions
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Evaluating family involvement programs
A discussion of the importance of and impact of family involvement on child development
Other
Pathways of long-term effects of an early intervention program on educational attainment: Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study
An investigation of the pathways that might explain the observed linkage between participation in early intervention programs and later educational attainment, using a sample from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, an on-going investigation of low-income minority children in high-poverty Chicago neighborhoods
Reports & Papers
Early learning left out: Public spending on children's education and development in Illinois: A report on local, state and federal expenditures in FY 2003
A highlight of the level of public investment made in the development of Illinois children from birth through college for fiscal year 2003 at the local, state, and federal levels
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early childhood intervention: Possibilities and prospects for professionals, families and children
A proposal for the creation of a national early childhood intervention platform in England through the consolidation of existing separate initiatives
Reports & Papers
Opportunity fund: 2005 FFN evaluation update
Findings from an evaluation of a community-based initiative to improve the skills of family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, based on reporting and caregiver questionnaires from 6 community based organizations in King County, Washington
Reports & Papers
Polk County early childhood and school readiness business case update
A discussion of opportunities for local community investment in early childhood education and care programs and services
Other
Nurture (as well as nature) matters
A brief identifying young children's fundamental needs for healthy growth and development, including nurturing parents, adequate health care and nutrition, early childhood education, and high quality child care
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A model of home learning environment and social risk factors in relation to children's emergent literacy and social outcomes
An examination of the relationship between home environment and social risk factors and children's early literacy and social functioning
Reports & Papers
Perspectives on family, friend and neighbor child care: Research, programs and policy
A collection of essays on experiences with family, friend, and neighbor child care among low-income parents and caregivers in the United States
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