Publication Type: Bibliography

Learn about our Research Connections project. Research Connections conducted a comprehensive search of its collection for resources focused on using ongoing assessment to guide individualized supports for children’s learning in early childhood education programs serving children 0 to 6 years. Since there are multiple terms used to describe this process, key words used in the […]

Learn about our Research Connections project. To improve data-driven decision making, states and localities are beginning to integrate administrative data systems that have historically been developed and maintained independently by the programs that serve young children. A number of federal initiatives, such as State Advisory Councils on Early Childhood Education and Care, American Recovery and […]

Learn about our Research Connections project. Research Connections conducted a comprehensive search of its collection for resources focused on integrated data systems in early childhood education. Key words used in the search were “integrated data,” “coordinated data,” “linked data,” and “data systems.” This Key Topic Resource List includes an overview and listing of selected resources […]

Learn about our Research Connections project. Each September marks Attendance Awareness Month, which recognizes the important role attendance plays in supporting children’s development, learning, and academic achievement. Research has examined this role extensively for attendance during children’s K-12 school years. For children’s early years there is a wide range of research exploring topics related to […]

Learn about our Research Connections project. Research Connections conducted a comprehensive search of its collection for resources focused on the relationship between early childhood education and care and home visiting. This Key Topic Resource List includes an overview and listing of selected resources from the literature. Resources of various types, including, reports and papers, fact […]

Learn about our Research Connections project. Child care plays an important role in supporting families, from children’s development to parents’ employment. The complex process by which families find child care arrangements is informed by their preferences for features of care arrangements and constrained by such factors as availability, accessibility, affordability, and awareness of supply. A […]

Learn about our Research Connections project. The concept of parent engagement has been used to describe parent behavior, expectations, and activities that have the potential to promote children’s learning and development. Here the term is used to refer to parents’ support for their young children’s learning fostered through relationships with child care and early education […]

Learn about our Research Connections project. A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on subsidized child care and quality, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature and a listing of resources about the relationships among child care subsidies, program quality, and child outcomes, as well as resources on policy considerations related to […]