Publication Type: Report

Low-income Immigrants in Long Island

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  • Project  Economic and Social Challenges of Immigrants in Long Island ; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date June 1, 2019

This report is the second of three that describes the social and economic needs of low-income immigrants in Suffolk and Nassau Counties, New York, commonly referred to as Long Island. It was supported by a grant from the New York State Office of New Americans (ONA) Community Navigator Program, through a subcontract with the Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN). […]

New York City Pre-K Leadership Study

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  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date April 1, 2019

A key challenge for the Early Care and Education (ECE) field is identifying key features of program quality that matter for children’s learning and social-emotional outcomes. In recent years, the role of leaders in ECE programs has been recognized as critical to achieving and maintaining effective teaching and other aspects of quality.1 These leaders are […]

Early Care and Education Teacher Well-being: Associations with Children’s Experience, Outcomes, and Workplace Conditions: A Research-to-Policy Brief

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  • Project  Research Connections; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date March 1, 2019

Learn about our Research Connections project. Identifying features of early care and education (ECE) settings that positively affect children’s early learning and development is a critical challenge for the field. Most research related to this challenge has focused on structural features of ECE quality, such as teacher-child ratios and teacher credentials, and on process quality, […]

Immigrant Children’s Access to Health and Human Services

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  • Project  The Effect of State Immigration Policies on Health Care for Children of Immigrants; 
  • Publication Type  Report 
  • Post date March 1, 2019

Changes in U.S. immigration policy and enforcement priorities since January 2017 have led more mixed-status immigration families to live in a climate of fear and anxiety. In October 2018, the Trump administration proposed to use executive rule-making authority to change the definition of ‘public charge’ from someone who is “primarily dependent on the government for […]

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 […]