Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
Research Connections is a unique, free, web-based resource that offers access to a comprehensive collection of scholarly research, policy briefs, government reports, data, and instruments. Focused on early care and learning, it plays a core role in NCCP’s larger early childhood agenda, helping us to promote high-quality research and the use of that research in policymaking.
Constantly updated, the collection currently includes over 10,000 resources for researchers, policymakers, and others who seek to improve the provision of child care and early education, support working parents, and improve outcomes for young children. Interactive tools allow users to refine their searches, download full-text documents, build customized tables on state policies, compare demographics across states, and analyze data online.
As part of Research Connections, NCCP commissions and conducts syntheses of research and develops resource lists on key topics. Data training workshops and an archive of research projects serve the entire field. The web site also provides up-to-date information on research funded by the U.S. Child Care Bureau and Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Guided by an active national Advisory Council, Research Connections is funded by the Child Care Bureau, Office of Family Assistance, and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, HHS.