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Early Childhood Research References
 


  • Alexander, K. L., & Entwisle, D. R. (1988). Achievement in the first 2 years of school: Patterns and process. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 53(2).
  • Anderson, K. H., Foster, J. E., & Frisvold, D. E. (2009). Investing in health: The long-term impact of Head Start on smoking. Economic Inquiry, 48(3), 587-602.
  • Barnett, W. (2002). The Battle Over Head Start: What the Research Shows. Paper presented at the Science and Public Policy Briefing.
  • Barnett, W., & Hustedt, J. (2005). Head Start’s lasting benefits. Infants & Young Children, 18(1), 16-24.
  • Belfield, C. R., Nores, M., Barnett, S., & Schweinhart, L. (2006). The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program: Cost-Benefit Analysis Using Data from the Age-40 Followup. Journal of Human Resources, 41(1), 162-190.
  • Blau, D., & Tekin, E. (2007). The determinants and consequences of child care subsidies for single mothers in the USA. Journal of Population Economics, 20(4), 719-741.
  • Bos, J. M., Huston, A. C., Granger, R. C., Duncan, G. J., Brock, T. W., & McLoyd, V. C. (1999). New Hope for People with Low Incomes: Two-Year Results of a Program To Reduce Poverty and Reform Welfare. New York: Manpower Demonstration Research.
  • Brooks, F. (2002). Impacts of child care subsidies on family and child well-being. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17(4), 498.
  • Bruner, C., Ray, A., Wright, M. S., & Copeman, A. Quality Rating and Simprovement Systems for a Multi-Ethnic Society: Build Initiative.
  • Burchinal, M. R., & Roberts, J. E. (2000). Relating Quality of Center-Based Child Care to Early Cognitive and Language Development Longitudinally. Child Development, 71(2), 339.
  • Campbell, F. A., Helms, R., Sparling, J. J., & Ramey, C. T. (1998). Early-childhood programs and success in school: The Abecedarian study. In W. S. Barnett (Ed.), Early care and education for children in poverty: Promises, programs, and long-term results. (Vol. SUNY series, youth social services, schooling, and public policy / SUNY series, early childhood education: Inquiries and insights., pp. 145-166). Albany, NY: University of New York Press.
  • Campbell, F. A., Pungello, E. P., Miller-Johnson, S., Burchinal, M., & Ramey, C. T. (2001). The development of cognitive and academic abilities: Growth curves from an early childhood educational experiment. Developmental Psychology, 37(2), 231-242.
  • Campbell, F. A., Ramey, C. T., Pungello, E., Sparling, J., & Miller-Johnson, S. (2002). Early childhood education: Young adult outcomes from the Abecedarian Project. Applied Developmental Science, 6(1), 42-57.
  • Currie, J. (2005). Health Disparities and Gaps in School Readiness. The Future of Children, 15(1), 117-138.
  • Daily, S., Burkhauser, M., & Halle, T. (2010). A Review of School Readiness Practices in the States: Early Learning Guidelines and Assessments. Early Childhood Highlights, 1(3).
  • Daily, S., Halle, T., Forry, N., Johnson, A., Schilder, D., Starr, R. (2011). Updated Review and Synthesis of Selected Research Reports. Washington, DC: Child Trends.
  • DiLauro, E. (2009). Learning, Thriving, and Ready to Succeed: Infants and Toddlers in Head Start. Washington, DC: Zero to T: Zero to Three.
  • Duncan, G. J., Dowsett, C. J., Claessens, A., Magnuson, K., Huston, A. C., Klebanov, P. (2007). School readiness and later achievement. Developmental Psychology, 43(6), 1428-1446.
  • Duncan, G. J., Yeung, W. J., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Smith, J. R. (1998). How much does childhood poverty affect the life chances of children? American Sociological Review, 63(3), 406-423. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/2657556.
  • Entwisle, D. R. (1995). The role of schools in sustaining early childhood program benefits. The Future of Children, 5, 133-144.
  • Galinsky, E., Howes, C., & Kontos, S. (1995). The family child care training study: Highlights of findings. New York: Families and Work Institute.
  • Garces, E., Thomas, D., & Currie, J. (2002). Longer-Term Effects of Head Start. American Economic Review, 92(4), 999-1012.
  • Gilliam, W. (2008). Head Start, public school prekindergarten, and a collaborative potential. Infants & Young Children, 21(43).
  •  The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey: New Research on Head Start Outcomes and Program Quality. (2006).  
  • Heckman, J. J. (2006). Skill Formation and the Economics of Investing in Disadvantaged Children. Science, 312(5782), 1900-1902.
  • Howes, C. (2000). Social-emotional Classroom Climate in Child Care, Child-Teacher Relationships and Children's Second Grade Peer Relations. Social Development, 9(2), 291-204.
  • Howes, C., & et al. (1992). Thresholds of Quality: Implications for the Social Development of Children in Center-Based Child Care. Child Development, 63(2), 449-460.
  • Hubbs-Tait, L., Culp, A. M., Huey, E., Culp, R., Starost, H., & Hare, C. (2002). Relation of Head Start attendance to children’s cognitive and social outcomes: Moderation by family risk. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17, 539-558.
  • Johnson, K., & Theberge, S. (2007). Reducing Disparities Beginning in Early Childhood. New York: National Center for Children in Poverty.
  • Karoly, L. A., & Gonzalez, G. C. (2011). Early Care and Education for Children in Immigrant Families. Future of Children, 21, 71-101.
  • Knudsen, E. I., Heckman, J. J., Cameron, J. L., & Shonkoff, J. P. (2006). Economic, neurobiological, and behavioral perspectives on building America’s future workforce. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103, 10155-10162.
  • Layzer, C. J., Layzer, J. I., & Wolf, A. (2010). Evaluation of Child Care Subsidy Strategies: Implementation of Three Language and Literacy Interventions in Project Upgrade. Washington D.C.: Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation.
  • Lim, Y., & Schilder, D. (2006). Child care/Head Start partnerships snapshot: Partnership predicts improved classroom quality.
  • Ludwig, J., & Miller, D. (2007). Does Head Start improve children’s life chances? Evidence from a regression discontinuity design. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 122(1), 159-208.
  • Ludwig, J., & Phillips, D. (2007). The Benefits and Costs of Head Start. Social Policy Report, 21(3:4).
  • Magnuson, K. A., Meyers, M. K., & Ruhm, C. J. (2004). Inequality in preschool education and school readiness. American Educational Research Journal, 41(1), 115-157.
  • Meier, J. (2003). Readiness Study: Head Start Success. San Bernardino County, California: Preschool Service Department.
  • Mitchell, A. Quality Rating and Improvement Systems as the Framework for Early Care and Education System Reform: Build Initiative.
  • Moffitt, T. E., Arseneault, L., Belsky, D., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H. (2011). A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety. PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(7), 2693-2698.
  • Moore, K., & Hadley, A. (n.d.). Assessing development and well-being: A “whole child” perspective. Unpublished memo. Child Trends. Washington, D.C.
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children. (1995). Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Recommendations for Effective Early Childhood Education. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
  • National Research Council. (2006). Early childhood assessment: Why, what, and how? Committee on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children, C. E. Snow and S. B. Van Hemel (Eds). Board on Children, Youth and Families, Board on Testing and Assessment, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
  • NICHD Early Child Care Research Network. (2002). Early child care and children’s development prior to school entry: Results from the NICHD study of early child care. American Educational Research Journal, 39(9), 133-164.
  • Peisner-Feinberg, E. S., Burchinal, M. R., Clifford, R. M., Culkin, M. L., Howes, C., Kagan, S. L. (2001). The relation of preschool child-care quality to children's cognitive and social developmental trajectories through second grade. Child Development, 72(5), 1534-1553.
  • Ramey, C. T., Campbell, F. A., & Blair, C. (1998). Enhancing the life course for high-risk children: Results from the Abecedarian Project. In J. Crane (Ed.), Social programs that work. (pp. 163-183). New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.
  • Romano, E., Babchishin, L., Pagani, L. S., & Kohen, D. (2010). School readiness and later achievement: Replication and extension using a nationwide Canadian survey. Developmental Psychology, 46(5), 995-1007.
  • Ryan, R. M., Johnson, A., Rigby, E., & Brooks-Gunn, J. The Impact of Child Care Subsidy Use on Child Care Quality. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(3), 320-331.
  • Schilder, D. (2004). Head Start/child care partnerships. Center for Children & Families Research Brief, 2(1). Retrieved from http://ccf.edc.org/PDF/EDC_ComprehensiveBrief.pdf.
  • Schulman, K., & Blank, H. (2011). Reduced Child Care Assistance Policies 2011: Reduced Support for Families in Challenging Times. Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.
  • Schweinhart, L. J., Barnes, H. V., & Weikart, D. P. (1993). Significant Benefits: The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study through Age 27 (Vol. 10).
  • Shonkoff, J. P., & Phillips, D. A. (2000). From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
  • Shonkoff, J. P., Siegel, B. S., Dobbins, M. I., Earls, M. F., Garder, A. S., McGuinn, L. (2011). Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health Pediatrics.
  • Skuse, D., & Albanese, A. (1996). A new stress-related syndrome of growth failure and hyperphagia in children, associated with. Lancet, 348(9024), 353.
  • Temple, J. A., & Reynolds, A. J. (2007). Benefits and Costs of Investments in Preschool Education: Evidence from the Child-Parent Centers and Related Programs. Economics of Education Review, 26(1), 126-144.
  • Tout, K., Starr, R., Soli, M., Moodie, S., Kirby, G., & Boller, K. (2010). Compendium of Quality Rating Systems and Evaluations. Washington, DC: Child Trends.
  • Tout, K., Zaslow, M., & Berry, D. (2006). Quality and Qualifications: Links Between Professional Development and Quality in Early Care and Education Settings. In M. Zaslow & I. Martinez-Beck (Eds.), Critical issues in early childhood professional development. (pp. 77-110). Baltimore, MD US: Paul H Brookes Publishing.
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2010). Head Start Impact Study Executive Summary. (p.x.).
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, A. f. C. a. F. (2002). Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project.
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Impact Study. (2010). Head Start Impact Study Final Report (pp. xxiii).
  • Vandell, D. L., Belsky, J., Burchinal, M., Steinberg, L., & Vandergrift, N. (2010). Do Effects of Early Child Care Extend to Age 15 Years? Results From the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Child Development, 81(3), 737-756.
  • Voices for America's Children. (2010). Early Learning Left Out: Building an Early Learning Childhood System to Secure America’s Future (3 ed.).
  • Winsler, A., Tran, H., Hartman, S. C., Madigan, A. L., Manfra, L., & Bleiker, C. (2008). School Readiness Gains Made by Ethnically Diverse Children in Poverty Attending Center-Based Childcare and Public School Pre-Kindergarten Programs. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(3), 314-329.
  • Zellman, G. L., Gates, S. M., Cho, M., & Shaw, R. (2008). Options for Improving the Military Child Care System. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
     

 
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