Publication Type: Report

Disability Perspectives on Paid Leave: A Qualitative Analysis of Leave-taking Among Workers Affected by Disabilities or Serious Health Conditions

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  • Project  Disability Perspectives on Paid Leave; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date February 1, 2019

The Arc/National Center for Children in Poverty Paid Leave Study Disability Perspectives on Paid Leave: A Qualitative Analysis of Leave-taking Among Workers Affected by Disabilities or Serious Health Conditions presents ground-breaking research on how workers with disabilities and working caregivers of people with disabilities use, need, and benefit from paid family and medical leave. It […]

Helping Early Care and Education Programs Assess Family Engagement Practices and Plan Improvements: Results of the Georgia Family Engagement Planning Tool Pilot

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  • Project  Early Childhood Two-Generation State Policy Profiles;  Expanding Opportunities for Family Engagement; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date December 1, 2018

Learn about our Improving the Odds for Young Children project. Family engagement is now recognized by early childhood educators as a critical component of early care and education (ECE) programs. This recognition stems from a body of research showing the important role of family engagement in children’s early learning and development. While classroom quality assessments […]

Learning about Young Children’s Challenging Behavior and Impacts on Programs and Families: A State-wide Survey of Virginia’s Early Care and Education Teachers

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  • Project  Early Care and Education Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Policy; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date December 1, 2018

Learn about our Supporting Young Children’s Mental Health project. This report presents the efforts of leaders in Virginia to learn more about teachers’ experience with children who demonstrate challenging behavior in center-based and home-based ECE settings. These leaders partnered with the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) to design and implement a survey of […]

How States Use Medicaid to Cover Key Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services: Results of a 50-State Survey (2018 Update)

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  • Project  Medicaid Coverage for Key IECMH Policies: Results of a Series of 50-State Surveys; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date November 1, 2018

Learn about our Supporting Young Children’s Mental Health project. There is now substantial evidence that young children’s mental health plays a critical role in their early learning and school readiness, long-term school success and self-sufficiency, and future health and mental health outcomes. Fortunately, many states are working to strengthen supports for infants’ and young children’s […]

Research Connections Child Care & Early Education Glossary

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  • Project  Research Connections; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date October 1, 2018

Learn about our Research Connections project. The child care and early education glossary defines terms used to describe aspects of child care and early education practice and policy. (author abstract) Read the full text here.

A Demographic Profile of Long Island’s Low-Income Immigrant Community (Year 1 of 3)

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  • Project  Economic and Social Challenges of Immigrants in Long Island ; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date June 1, 2018

Immigrant communities play a significant role in the economy of Long Island. They have been broadly impacted by recent federal and state policy changes. This report is the first of three that describe the social and economic needs of low-income immigrants on Long Island, New York. This 3-year project producing 3 separate reports conducted between 2017-2020 was supported by a grant from the New York State Office […]

A Demographic Profile of Long Island’s Low-Income Immigrant Community

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  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date June 1, 2018

The Voices of Maine’s Early Care and Education Teachers: Children with Challenging Behavior in Classrooms and Home-based Child Care

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  • Project  Early Care and Education Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Policy; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date March 1, 2018

Learn about our Supporting Young Children’s Mental Health project. This report presents findings from a survey of Maine’s early care and education (ECE) teachers and providers about their experiences related to young children with challenging behavior. These experiences included young children displaying different types of challenging behavior, children leaving the program due to challenging behavior, […]

How Federal and State Food Stamps Programs Affect Recent Immigrant Families in the United States

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  • Project  Promoting Social Inclusion and Respect for Diversity in Early Childhood; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date January 1, 2018

Learn about our Social Inclusion & Respect for Diversity project. “Food insecurity” is defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a lack of consistent access “to enough food for an active, healthy life.” This kind of insecurity can be measured either for entire households or for only children in affected households. According to the […]

How Studies of QRIS Measure Quality Improvement Activities: An Analysis of Measures of Training and Technical Assistance

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  • Project  Research Connections; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date November 1, 2017

Learn about our Research Connections project. A growing body of research documents the implementation, performance, and validity of Quality Rating Improvement Systems (QRIS), now operating in about 40 states. Despite differences in design, all QRIS have the common goal of improving the quality of ECE programs; each of these systems offers some form of professional […]