Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Hampton/Sussex, New Brunswick
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • April 01, 2003

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) and other national data sources, this report assesses Saskatoon children’s outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors and discerns how to improve the impact of these factors.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • November 01, 2002

Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Education on Social Outcomes and Delinquency
This article discusses the effectiveness of early childhood intervention programs of education and family support in preventing juvenile deliinquency.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Future of Children • Winter 1995

Leveling the Playing Field: Supporting Immigrant Children from Birth to Eight
This article discusses the importance of early childhood access to health and educational services for future life prospects, and highlights the lower levels of participation and access among immigrant families.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Future of Children • Summer 2004

Early Childhood Care and Education: Effects on Ethnic and Racial Gaps in School Readiness
This article explores differences between black, white, and Hispanic children's use and experience of early childhood education and care, and examines the effect of these differing experiences on gaps in school readiness.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Future of Children • Spring 2005

Adoption works well: A synthesis of the literature
The study identifies the benefits of adoption – some of these benefits included better mental, emotional and physical health for children who are adopted, relative to their peers who are not.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Family Research Council • November 2010

Youth Governance: How and Why It Can Help Out-of-School Time Programs Involve at-Risk Youth
This report recommends implementing youth governance relationships within out-of-school programs between at-risk youth and adult leaders.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Child Trends • June 2008

Full-Day Kindergarten in California Lessons from Los Angeles
This report evaluates the impact of full-day kindergarten in Los Angeles and finds small benefits for some at-risk children in certain learning areas.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Public Policy Institute of California • September 2009

Understanding the Early Years: Early Childhood Development in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Using data from the the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this report seeks to explain children's outcomes in terms of family background, family processes, and community factors.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • June 01, 2003

Promoting Language and Literacy in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings: Literature Review
This literature review provides an overview of the research on early childhood education programs that focus specifically on the development of early literacy and language skills.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Child Care and Early Education • September 01, 2003

The Condition of Education 2004
This report examines 38 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2004.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • June 2004

Tackling the Human Deficit: Investing in Children & Families in Ontario
This paper discusses child poverty in Ontario and makes nine recommendations for a poverty agenda.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Campaign 2000 • February 10, 2004

Family Literacy Programs: Who Benefits?
This article summarizes key statistics from other research on the benefits of family literacy programs including the benefits to children, parents, families and society.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Kent State University • April 2003

Workforce Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care
This paper discusses issues relating to the education, organization, and qualifications of child care workers in various developed countries.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Institute for Child and Family Policy • May 01, 2000

Indicators of Early School Success and Child Well-Being
This research brief reports on children's well-being during kindergarten and grade one using indicators such as cognitive skills, social skills, school engagement, and physical well-being.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Child Trends • October 2004

Father's Role in Children's Academic Achievement and Early Literacy
This article highlights the importance of father involvement in early literacy development.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education • November 2003

2008 Survey of Canadian Attitudes towards Learning: Results for learning throughout the lifespan
This annual survey examines Canadian attitudes and beliefs about learning from early childhood through the lifespan.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Canadian Council on Learning • February 2009

Child Neglect: A Guide for Intervention
This manual reviews existing knowledge and research about the nature and causes of child neglect in the United States ...
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• US Department of Health and Human Services • 2006

Child Care In Canada
This paper examines child care arrangements for Canadian children ages 6 months to 5 years including the type of care they receive, the hours they spend in care, the backgrounds they come from and the frequency with which their care arrangements change.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Statistics Canada • April 2006

What Can We Learn from Quebec’s Universal Childcare Program?
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth, this study compares outcomes from parents and children in Quebec’s universal daycare program with a national sample.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• C.D. Howe Institute • February 1, 2006

Helping Your Child Become a Reader
This paper provides age-appropriate strategies for developing childrens' skills and interest in reading.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. • 2005

The Family: America’s Smallest Schools
This report suggests that early home experiences influence early school achievement.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Educational Testing Service, Policy Information Center • September 2007

Assessing Proposals for Preschool and Kindergarten: Essential Information for Parents, Taxpayers, and Policymakers
This report refutes an Arizona proposal to fund state-wide centre-based preschool and full-day kindergarten arguing that similar programs have failed to improve student achievement.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Goldwater Institute • February 8, 2005

School Readiness: Helping Communities Get Children Ready for School and Schools Ready for Children
This paper explains the concept of school readiness and discusses ways that communities can prepare young children for school by investing in child health, early childhood education and care, literacy, school transitional programs, media programming and neighbourhood development.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Child Trends • October 01, 2001

At What Age Should Children Enter Kindergarten? A Question for Policy Makers and Parents
This paper looks at whether or not older children have an academic advantage over younger ones in kindergarten and the early years of school.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Society for Research in Child Development • 2002

Universal Preschool: Much to Gain but Who Will Pay?
This paper discusses the benefits of preschool education for children's developmental outcomes, reviews the current preschool situation in the United States, and focuses on possibilities for financing a state-funded pre-kindergarten.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Institute for Research on Poverty • July 01, 2003

Can Early Intervention Prevent High School Dropout? Evidence from the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
This paper explores the relationship between particpation in early childhood education centres and programs, and high school drop out rates.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Institute for Research on Poverty • November 01, 1998

Neighbourhood Influences on Children's School Readiness
This study looks at the ways in which neighbourhood characteristics influence toddlers' and preschoolers' readiness to learn.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Human Resources Development Canada • October 01, 1998

Readiness to Learn at School
This article looks at studies of children's readiness to learn.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Isuma • Autumn 2000

Ready to Enter: What Research Tells Policymakers About Strategies to Promote Social and Emotional School Readiness Among Three- and Four-Year-Old Children
This paper examines the relationship between early academic achievement and children's social, emotional, and behavioural development, and discusses the related risks for children who are exposed to family and/or environmental risk factors.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • July 2002

Extended Early Childhood Intervention and School Achievement: Age 13 Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study
This study measured the academic performance of a group of black, inner-city children who had participated in the Chicago Child-Parent Center and Expansion Program.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Institute for Research on Poverty • July 01, 1996

A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A New Look at Data from National Surveys
This paper provides data and research relating to parenting and child development, such as maternal age and education, single and dual income families, employment, parental separation, marriage, infant mortality, child care, and child behaviour/outcomes.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Human Resources Development Canada, Healthy Child Manitoba: Putting Children and Families First • September 01, 2003

Early Years Study: Reversing the Real Brain Drain
This report discusses brain development and its effect on learning, behaviour, and health.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Government of Ontario • April 01, 1999

Caregivers of Young Children: Preventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment
This paper explores the causes and effects of child abuse and neglect as well as the responsibilities of caregivers, both in responding to incidents of maltreatment, and in caring for abused children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • 1992

Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program 2005
This report examines educational indicators in Canada such as public and private expenditure on education, public expenditure on education compared to other government programs and debt loads incurred by college and university students upon graduation.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Statistics Canada • April 2006

Supporting Vulnerable Learners in the Primary Grades: Strategies to Prevent Early School Failure
This article discusses strategies for helping children who are vulnerable to school failure.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative • Fall 2003

Inclusion: The Next Generation in Child Care in Canada
This book summarizes the results and recommendations of two studies about the inclusion of children with special needs in Canadian child care programs.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Breton Books • 2004

Pre-School Enrollment: An Analysis by Immigrant Generation
This paper examines preschool enrollment among immigrant children, those who immigrated as children, and native-born children of immigrants in the United States.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Institute for the Study of Labor • July 2004

The Effect of a Large Expansion of Pre-primary School Facilities on Preschool Attendance and Maternal Employment
This paper explores the outcomes of a large expansion of preschool facilities in Argentina.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Institute for Fiscal Studies • August 2005

Ensuring Equity for Families with Young Children: Transition to School Programs in Sydney, Inner West
This paper analyses the strengths and weaknesses of programs designed to help young children and their families transition into the formal school system in Sydney, Australia.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Healthy Childhood Research Group • 2003

An Early Child Development Strategy for Australia? Lessons from Canada
This paper outlines Canadian developments in the implementation of early childhood care and education programs and provides data pertaining to the relationship between early childhood development and population health.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Commission for Children & Young People • 2002

The Effects of Welfare and Employment Programs on Children's Participation in Head Start
This paper examines the effect of 10 different welfare to employment programs on single mothers' enrollment of their preschool-aged children in the Head Start program.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• MDRC • June 2002

Early Childhood Care and Education and other Family Policies and Programs in South-East Asia
This report provides a country-by-country overview of early childhood education and other family programs in South-East Asia.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• UNESCO • October 2002

Collaborative Steps: Paving the Way to Kindergarten for Young Children with Disabilities
This article discusses some of the challenges encountered by parents, children, and schools as children with disabilities enter the formal school system.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Young Children • March 2005

Making the Most of Kindergarten: Present Trends and Future Issues in the Provision of Full-day Programs
This paper examines trends in the provision of full-day and half-day kindergarten, describes the activities that children engage in in both programs, and compares the academic and social outcomes of children in both programs.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Institute for Early Education Research • March 2005

Prepared for Kindergarten: What Does “Readiness” Mean?
This paper examines public policy issues relating to children's readiness to attend school.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Institute for Early Education Research • March 2005

A Head Start for Children: An Early Years Framework
This report provides a policy framework designed to promote positive early child development in Australia, as measured by outcomes in health, welfare, education, income distribution, and access to services.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• NSW Commission for Children and Young People, Commission for Children and Young People (Qld) • March 2004

Strengthening Head Start: What the Evidence Shows
This paper argues that the fragmented approach to early childhood education and care in the United States has prevented programs, such as Head Start, from being as effective as possible.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • June 2003

State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten: What the Evidence Shows
This report examines state support for early childhood education and assesses the quality and effectiveness of state-funded preschool education.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • December 2003

Enhancing Supports and Networks for Families with Children Aged 0-5 Years: The Role of Early Childhood Services
This paper reviews existing research that explores ways to provide supports to parents with young children who may be at risk of social isolation or similar problems.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Healthy Childhood Research Group • October 09, 2003

The Role of Pretend Play in Children's Cognitive Development
This article examines the connection between a child's cognitive development and the quality of his pretend play.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative • Spring 2002

Saying ‘No’ to Bullying: The ‘Guets-Apens’ game
This paper analyzes the "Guets-Apens" board game approach in addressing the dangerous issue of bullying.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • August 01, 2000

First Steps: Taking Early Action to Prevent Violence
This paper provides an overview of research on violence prevention, presents effective practices, and offers a strategy for violence protection that starts with very young children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Prevention Institute, Action Alliance for Children, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California • June 01, 2002

Children Who Enter Kindergarten Late or Who Repeat Kindergarten: Their Characteristics and Later School Performance
This issue brief discusses the prevalence and long-term effectiveness of delaying kindergarten entry and having children repeat kindergarten.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • June 2000

Moving up the Grades: Relationship between Preschool Model and Later School Success
This article discusses a study which examines the effects of three different preschool models on future school achievement.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative • Spring 2002

The Role of Child Development and Social Interaction in the Selection of Children's Literature to Promote Literacy Acquisition
This article discusses the importance of literature in child development.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative • Fall 2003

Measuring Teachers' Perceived Interactions with Children: A Tool for Assessing Beliefs and Intentions
This article discusses a study about teachers' beliefs and intentions about the significance of teacher-child interactions.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative • Fall 2004

Healthy Families, Healthy Communities
This paper examines the positive influence that healthy families and children can have on communities.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Caledon Institute of Social Policy • February 01, 2001

Federal Support for Early Childhood Programs: Caution is Needed
This article argues that non-parental care, including daycare and early childhood education programs, undermines the family.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Heritage Foundation • March 29, 1991

Emotions Matter: Making the Case for the Role of Young Children’s Emotional Development for Early School Readiness
This article discusses children's emotional development and how it affects their readiness for school.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Society for Research in Child Development • January 2002

Young Children Living with Domestic Violence: The Role of Early Childhood Programs
This paper provides suggestions and resources for staff who are working with young children in early childhood programs and domestic violence agencies.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The University of Iowa • January 2004

Profile of Preschool Children's Child Care and Early Education Program Participation
This paper examines children's rates of overall participation in non-parental care including the average hours of weekly use, the various types of early education programs, and the impact of maternal employment on the utilization of these programs.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statitistics • February 1993

Family-Child Engagement in Literacy Activities: Changes in Participation Between 1991 and 1993
Using data from the 1991 and 1993 National Household Education Surveys, this paper discusses the effectiveness and value of various literacy activities that prekindergarten children engage in with their parents.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • December 1994

Characteristics of Children's Early Care and Education Programs: Data from the 1995 National Household Education Survey
This report looks at the characteristics of the early care and education programs children receive.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • June 1998

The Kindergarten Year: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999
This report examines children's gains in mathematics and reading knowledge during their year at kindergarten.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Educational Statistics • January 2000

The Condition of Education 2000
This report examines 65 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2000.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • June 2000

Entering Kindergarten: A Portrait of American Children When They Begin School
This paper investigates children's levels of knowledge, health, behaviour patterns and skills when they enter kindergarten.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • March 2001

The Condition of Education 2001
This report examines 59 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2001.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • June 2001

The Condition of Education 2002
This report examines 44 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2002.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • June 2002

The Condition of Education 2003
This report examines 44 indicators of the status and condition of education in the United States for 2003.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • June 2003

Full-day and Half-day Kindergarten in the United States: Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999
This report compares full-day and half-day kindergarten programs in the United States, describes the public and private schools that offer these programs, and looks at the children who attend them.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics • June 2004

Who Reads to Young Children: Identifying Predictors of Family Reading Activities
This article discusses the importance of family contributions to child development, particularly in regards to literacy, and examines factors that either limit or increase the likelihood that parents will read to their children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Taylor & Francis • 2001

The Urban Child in Peril: “Can Literacy Change the Outcome?
This presentation addresses the literacy crisis, and focuses on Pennsylvania's efforts in promoting literacy.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Manhattan Institute • November 1, 1999

Inequality in Pre-School Education and School Readiness
This paper examines the effect of enrollment in early education or child care programs on children's school readiness and academic performance in kindergarten and first grade.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Russell Sage Foundation • Marrch 31, 2003

Reaching Out to Fathers: An Examination of Staff Efforts That Lead to Greater Father Involvement in Early Childhood Programs
This article found that three effective approaches to increasing fathers’ participation in their children's early learning were including the father's name on the enrollment form, sending written information to fathers even if they did not live with their children, and inviting fathers to participate in centre activities with their children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood Research and Practice • Fall 2003

The Effects of Expanded Public Funding for Early Education and Child Care on Preschool Enrollment in the 1990s
This paper examines preschool enrollment by family income in the United States during the 1990s and finds that, although enrollment of children in low-income families has been increasing, a significant income gap still exists.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Russell Sage Foundation • 2005

Who Gets an Early Education? Family Income and the Enrollment of 3- to 5-Year-Olds from 1968 to 2000
This paper compares the preschool and kindergarten enrollment of children aged three to five in low-income and high-income families.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Russell Sage Foundation • February 24, 2003

Kindergarten: An Overlooked Educational Policy Priority
This article discusses inter-state differences in policies and research relating to kindergarten and argues that it is necessary to obtain a better understanding of kindergarten as an important transitional year for children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Society for Research in Child Development • 2003

ECD Policy Development and Implementation in Africa
This paper examines the development and implementation of early childhood care, education, and development programs in various countires in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• UNESCO • November 2004

Readiness for School: A Survey of State Policies and Definitions
This study provides US data about determining school readiness in children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative • Fall 2000

Starting School: Effective Transitions
This article discusses the effective qualities of transition-to-school programs.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative • Fall 2001

Creating the Conditions for Success with Early Learning Standards: Results from a National Study of State-Level Standards for Children's Learning Prior to Kindergarten
This US study examines the contents, development, and use of early learning standards.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative • Fall 2003

Going Global with Indicators of Child Well-Being: Indicators of South African Children's Psychosocial Development in the Early Childhood Period - Phase 3 Report
This report examines community-level standards for early child development in South Africa, and the ways in which communities are responding to international standards for child well-being.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Child, Youth and Family Development, Human Sciences Research Council • 2004

Going Global with Indicators of Child Well-Being: Indicators of South African Children's Psychosocial Development in the Early Childhood Period - Phase 1 & 2 Report for UNICEF South Africa
This report examines the current status of early childhood development policy in Africa, provides a conceptual framework for the analysis of children's psychosocial development, and examines the effects of cultural influences on this aspect of development.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Child, Youth and Family Development, Human Sciences Research Council • 2004

High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten: The Key to Crime Prevention and School Success in Tennessee
This paper argues that high-quality, state-funded universal preschool programs are necessary to promote children's development and prevent future criminality.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Fight Crime: Invest in Kids • June 14, 2004

Effects of Preschool on Educational Achievement
This paper discusses the academic achievement gap in the United States and argues that educational reforms which emphasize standardized testing and school accountability do not address the root of the problem.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Institute for Early Education Research • March 30, 2005

America's Kindergarteners
This report examines differences in kindergarten students' cognitive abilities, knowledge, experiences, social skills, physical health and approaches to learning.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • February 01, 2000

Preventing Crime With Quality Child Care: A Critical Investment in Ohio's Safety
This report argues that, since research shows that early childhood education and after school programs for children serve to reduce potential criminality later in life, it is vital to invest in such programs.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Fight Crime: Invest in Kids • 2004

Cranberry Portage Child: Family Resource Centre
This paper highlights the Cranberry Portage Child/Family Resource Centre as an example for cities across Canada in providing support for vulnerable families.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • November 01, 1999

Early Learning and Care Survey Results: School Districts Find Innovative Ways to Expand Programs
This document describes ways in which schools in Washington state have developed their own early childhood education and care programs, and discusses the importance of providing funding for these initiatives.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Economic Opportunity Institute • August 01, 2003

Past Caring: A History of U.S. Preschool Care and Education for the Poor, 1820–1965
In this paper the author chronicles the history of America's reluctance to provide quality early child care and education for poor children, and discusses the importance of providing care for disavantaged children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Children in Poverty • January 01, 1989

Predictors of Father and Father Figure Involvement in Pre-kindergarten Head Start
This paper examines four predictors of father involvement in the early childhood Head Start program.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center on Fathers and Families • December 01, 1999

Strengthening Families in America’s Cities: Early Childhood Development
This paper explores the importance of childcare and early childhood educational programs, as well as their impact on child behaviour and development.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education, and Families • 2003

Australian Social Trends: Education and Training Attending Preschool
This report documents trends in preschool use, participation, and access by Australian families.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • June 15, 2004

Report on the Second Round of the Quality Child Care Initiative (QCCI)
This paper outlines the elements, implementation, and accomplishments of the Quality Child Care Initiative.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Social Policy Research Associates • October 01, 2003

Child care arrangements, personal, family and school influences on children’s adjustment to the first year of schooling
This paper is an extended executive summary of a study that provides new research on factors influencing children’s adjustment to the first year of schooling, and adds to previous research on children’s development.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• University of Melbourne, Aust. • May 01, 2002

Serving Children and Youth Through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant
This paper discusses the TANF program and how its funds can best be used to encourage and maintain stable, two-parent families, and improve child welfare, development, education, and care.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• NGA Centre for Best Practices • January 21, 2000

Primary Childcare Arrangements of Employed Parents: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families
This paper provides information about working parents' primary care arrangements for their children aged 0-12.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Urban Institute • May 01, 2002

The Transition to Kindergarten: A Review of Current Research and Promising Practices to Involve Families
This paper discusses the success with which children 'transition' into kindergarten, and provides an overview of research on the importance of a child's proper adjustment to the school setting.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Harvard Family Research Project • April 01, 2002

Parents in Action for Education, Montreal
This study is based on a Montreal project among three inner-city schools and examines how parental and community involvement can strengthen education for children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • January 01, 2001

From Home to School - How Canadian Children Cope: Initial Analyses Using Data from the Second Cycle of the School Component of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
This paper uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to examine the impact of early childhood care, education, and literacy activities on children's performance in their early school years.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Statistics Canada • October 14, 1999

Project Early Intervention
This paper summarizes the Project Early Intervention initiative and it's mandate to build stronger communities by offsetting ...
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy • October 01, 2000

Making the Right Choice: Investing in High Quality Early Learning and Child Care in Ontario
This report discusses the status of child care in Ontario, emphasizes the importance of high quality child care and early education, and outlines existing and potential government policy on this issue.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care • February 02, 2004

Readiness for Kindergarten: Parent and Teacher Beliefs
This issue brief compares the beliefs of parents to those of kindergarten teachers in regards to the importance of several indicators of behaviour and skill readiness for preschool age children.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • October 01, 1995

Approaching Kindergarten: A Look at Preschoolers in the United States
This report provides a profile of preschool students in terms of their developmental abilities and difficulties in such areas as literacy and numeracy, motor skills, speech, attention and health.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Center for Education Statistics • October 01, 1995

A Path to Good Jobs?: Unemployment and Low Wages: The Distribution of Opportunity for Young Unskilled Workers
This paper evaluates different steps a person with little schooling may take to decrease his chances of unemployment and low wages.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Jerome Levy Economics Institute of Bard College • 1994

Prekindergarten in U.S. Public Schools: 2000-2001
This study of prekindergartens in United States public schools looks at the characteristics of schools that offer general and special education programs and describes the children who are enrolled in them.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics • March 01, 2003

Social Focus in Brief: Children
This paper addresses many issues pertaining to children including housing, income, crime, mortality rates, education, substance abuse, family structure, and media consumption.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• National Statistics • July 01, 2002

Crime Prevention Starts at an Early Age
This document investigates the root causes of child criminality and victimization, and focuses on crime prevention through community efforts and social development.
• Category: Education > Early Childhood Education
• The Caledon Institute of Social Policy • November 01, 2000