Responding to the mental health needs of infants, toddlers and families
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2003
(Early Head Start Program Strategies). Washington, DC: Early Head Start National Resource Center.
A report highlighting how 10 Early Head Start programs respond to the mental health needs of infants, toddlers, and their families
Reports & Papers
Preparing early childhood educators to address young children’s social-emotional development and challenging behavior: A survey of higher education programs in nine states
Hemmeter, Mary Louise, September 2008
Journal of Early Intervention, 30(4), 321-340
A study of the perceived preparedness of graduates of 2- and 4-year college-level early education programs to manage children’s challenging behavior and promote children’s socioemotional development, and a study of faculty approaches to teaching these subjects, based on questionnaire responses from the faculties of 125 programs in 9 states
Reports & Papers
Child Care Health Consultation demonstration program: Phase IV final report: Project summaries
Pacific Research & Evaluation, November, 2007
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.
Site-based highlights of the implementation of Phase IV of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program in Oregon from July 2006 through June 2007
Reports & Papers
Child Care Health Consultation demonstration program: Phase IV final report
Pacific Research & Evaluation, November, 2007
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.
An evaluation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, from July 2006 through June 2007
Reports & Papers
Child Care Health Consultation program: Phase III final report: Project summaries
Pacific Research & Evaluation, October, 2006
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.
Site-based highlights of an evaluation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, from July 2005 through June 2006
Reports & Papers
Setting the pace: Model inclusive child care centers serving families of children with emotional or behavioral challenges
Brennan, Eileen M., 2003
Portland, OR: Portland State University, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health.
An examination of child care programs that provide fully-inclusive, exemplary services to families of special needs children, with a description of program components, discussion of the meaning of “inclusion” and of addressing challenges to inclusive practices in early care and education settings, and a review of literature on educational inclusion
Reports & Papers
Improving the health and safety of children in Oregon's child care: Implementation and outcomes of Oregon Child Care Health Consultation program
Pacific Research & Evaluation, March, 2008
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.
An evaluation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, between July 2003 and June 2007
Reports & Papers
Oregon Child Care Health Consultation Program: 2009 status report
Oregon. Office of Family Health, October, 2009
Salem: Oregon, Office of Family Health.
An evaluation of the second year of implementation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, from July 2008 through June 2009
Reports & Papers
Socializations for infants and toddlers in the Early Head Start home-based program option
United States. Head Start Bureau, 2001
(Early Head Start Program Strategies). Washington, DC: Early Head Start National Resource Center.
A discussion of the benefits of group-oriented Early Head Start services focused on the parent-child relationship to the socialization of infants
Reports & Papers
Staff Development
United States. Head Start Bureau, 1999
(Early Head Start Program Strategies). Washington, DC: Early Head Start National Resource Center.
A survey of the experiences of Early Head Start programs in meeting the challenges of planning and implementing high quality services to expectant parents and families with infants and toddlers
Reports & Papers
Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report
United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, December, 2006
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Healthy Child Care Consultant Network Support Center. (No longer accessible as of September 12, 2012)
A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives
Reports & Papers
State early childhood advisory councils: An overview of implementation across the states
National Governors' Association. Center for Best Practices, 2011
Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Center for Best Practices.
An examination of developments and variation among state early childhood advisory councils, based on a review of state applications for grants provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), as well as updates provided by council leadership
Reports & Papers
Oregon Child Care Health Consultation Program: 2008 status report
Oregon. Office of Family Health, May, 2009
Salem: Oregon, Office of Family Health.
An evaluation of the first year of implementation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, from July 2007 through June 2008
Reports & Papers
Tools for student parent success: Varieties of campus child care
Boressoff, Todd, March, 2012
(C393). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.
An examination of approaches to providing child care services at institutions of higher education, based on Internet searches, brief surveys of members of a campus child care organization listserv, and interviews with leaders in the field
Reports & Papers
National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009
National American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office, 2009
Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development.
A study of the collaboration and professional development activities of American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grantees, based on a survey of 153 grantees
Reports & Papers
State-based home visiting: Strengthening programs through state leadership
Johnson, Kay, February, 2009
New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty.
A study of the characteristics of state-based home visiting programs, including their structure, financing, and design, and of state efforts to strengthen programs, based on a survey of state program staff and administrators and on a roundtable discussion
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2003-2004 program year
Reports & Papers
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
Strategies for supporting quality in kith and kin child care: Findings from the Early Head Start Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot evaluation
United States. Head Start Bureau, 28 July, 2006
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
A descriptive evaluation of the Enhanced Home Visiting Pilot Project, an initiative supporting the quality of kith and kin child care provision for infants and toddlers in Early Head Start, based on site visits, staff telephone interviews, quality observations, caregiver interviews, and administrative records
Reports & Papers
A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. I. Summary report
United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.
A description of the ways in which the Health Component of the Head Start program address the medical, nutritional, and mental health needs of program participants
Reports & Papers
Head Start-child care partnership study
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, 2000
New Haven, CT: Yale University, Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy.
An evaluation the establishment of Head Start collaboration offices designed to hasten cooperation among Head Start programs via the case study method
Reports & Papers
Assessing Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) investments in child care quality
Porter, Toni, 2002
New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012)
A catalog, directory, and report on the evaluations of 104 local and state child care quality improvement initiatives funded through the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF)
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2007
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state-funded preschool programs for children ages three and four, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2006-2007 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2008
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
Reports & Papers
A descriptive study of the Head Start Health Component: Vol. II. Technical report
United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 1996
Washington, DC: U.S. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.
Descriptive findings from a study of the Head Start Health Component, using child health records and standard data from the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR), plus observations and interviews with parents and staff, collected during the Spring of 1994 from a sample of 80 Head Start centers
Reports & Papers