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Across the U.S., large numbers of young children are affected by one or more risk factors that have been linked to academic failure and poor health. This fact sheet highlights important findings about the prevalence of children experiencing risk factors in the U.S. These findings were produced with the Young Child Risk Calculator, a tool of the National Center for Children in Poverty.

Other Publications

• Practices for Promoting Young Children’s Learning in QRIS Standards
  Brief, September 2012
• What Can CCDF Learn from the Research on Children’s Health and Safety in Child Care?
  Brief, May 2012
• Coaching and Quality Assistance in Quality Rating Improvement Systems
  Approaches Used by TA Providers to Improve Quality in Early Care and Education Programs and Home-based Settings
  Report, January 2012
• Linking Home-Based Child Care And State-Funded Preschool
  The Community Connections Preschool Program (Illinois Action for Children)
  Report, May 2011
• Racial Gaps in Early Childhood
  Socio-emotional Health, Developmental, and Educational Outcomes Among African-American Boys
  Report, May 2011
• Quality in Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care Settings
  Report, May 2011
• Quality Stars NY
  Field Test Evaluation Report
  Report, April 2011
• Putting the Pieces Together
  New York Early Learning Program Data Systems
  Report, February 2011
• State-level Indicators for Social-emotional Development
  Building Better Systems
  Report, February 2011
• Environmental Health in Early Childhood Systems Building
  Opportunities for States
  Brief, December 2010
• Features of Professional Development and On-site Assistance in Child Care Quality Rating Improvement Systems
  A Survey of State-wide Systems
  Report, October 2010
• Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children in the Child Welfare System
  What Every Policymaker Should Know
  Report, September 2010
• Improving Supports for Parents of Young Children
  State-level Initiatives
  Report, September 2010
• Key Readings on Children’s Development of Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity
  Bibliography, July 2010
• An Annotated Bibliography on Children’s Development of Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity
  Bibliography, July 2010
• Key Readings on Policy Levers to Promote Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood
  Bibliography, July 2010
• An Annotated Bibliography on Policy Levers to Promote Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood
  July 2010
• Promoting Young Children’s Health and Development
  Taking Stock of State Policies
  Brief, May 2010
• Supporting Parents of Young Children in the Child Welfare System
  Report, February 2010
• A Guide to Understanding State Child Care Subsidy Programs Through Analysis of Public and Non-public Use Datasets
  Bibliography, August 2009
• Social-emotional Development in Early Childhood
  What Every Policymaker Should Know
  Brief, August 2009
• State-based Home Visiting
  Strengthening Programs Through State Leadership
  Report, March 2009
• Guide to Datasets for Research and Policymaking in Child Care and Early Education
  Bibliography, January 2009
• The Challenge of Child Care
  More Help Needed for Houston's Families
  Fact Sheet, November 2008
• The Challenge of Child Care
  More Help Needed for San Antonio's Families
  Fact Sheet, September 2008
• Present, Engaged, and Accounted For
  The Critical Importance of Addressing Chronic Absence in the Early Grades
  Report, September 2008
• Demographics of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care in the United States
  Brief, August 2008
• Promoting Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood
  Project Description
  Fact Sheet, May 2008
• Report of a Meeting, June 25, 2007
  Promoting Tolerance and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood
  Report, May 2008
• A View from the Field
  Promoting Tolerance and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood
  Report, May 2008
• Annotated Bibliography
  Promoting Tolerance and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood
  Bibliography, May 2008
• How Maternal, Family and Cumulative Risk Affect Absenteeism in Early Schooling
  Facts for Policymakers
  Fact Sheet, February 2008
• The Influence of Maternal & Family Risk on Chronic Absenteeism in Early Schooling
  Report, January 2008
• Child Care in Colorado
  Making Care More Affordable for Working Families
  Report, November 2007
• A National Portrait of Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades
  Brief, October 2007
• The Quality of School-Age Child Care in After-School Settings
  Brief, June 2007
• State Early Childhood Policies
  Executive Summary
  Brief, June 2007
• State Early Childhood Policies
  Report, June 2007
• Measuring Quality in Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care
  Conceptual and Practical Issues
  Brief, April 2007
• Family Child Care in the United States
  Brief, April 2007
• Assessing Initiatives for Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care
  Brief, March 2007
• Promoting Effective Early Learning
  What Every Policymaker and Educator Should Know
  Brief, January 2007
• School-Age Child Care Arrangements
  Brief, October 2006
• Developing Fiscal Analyses and Children’s Budgets to Support ECCS and Children
  Short Take No. 3
  Brief, September 2006
• Effective Preschool Curricula and Teaching Strategies
  Report, September 2006
• Toward a National Strategy to Improve Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care
  Brief, September 2006
• Parent Employment and the Use of Child Care Subsidies
  Brief, June 2006
• Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems that Spend Smarter
  Maximizing Resources to Serve Vulnerable Children
  Report, February 2006
• Predictors of Child Care Subsidy Use
  Brief, January 2006
• Resources to Promote Social and Emotional Health and School Readiness in Young Children and Families
  A Community Guide
  Report, November 2005
• Infant and Toddler Child Care Arrangements
  Brief, August 2005
• Infant and Toddler Child Care Quality
  Brief, August 2005
• Impact of Training and Education for Caregivers of Infants and Toddlers
  Brief, August 2005
• Promoting Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Care and Education Settings
  Brief, April 2004
• Changing Children’s Trajectories of Development
  Brief, December 2003
• Low Income and the Development of America’s Kindergartners
  Brief, November 2003
• Low Income and Hardship Among America’s Kindergartners
  Brief, September 2003