Winter2012 Latest addition of Child Tends The Child Indicator, a periodic newletter about the major developments within the child and youth social indicators field.
“From Crib to Classroom: Developing Language and Skills for Reading”, is a fact sheet based on a presentation by Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Temple University Lefkowitz Professor of Psychology and Director, Infant Language Laboratory.
This piece from the Center on the Developing Child, bridges the disconnect between science and policy in the realm of early childhood development.
A presentation by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Ph.D. of Temple University given at the Annual Birth to Five Policy Alliance National Meeting and Peer Advocate Roundtable. July 19, 2011 in Chicago, Il.
This report from NCCP presents findings from an interview study that investigated features of the professional development and on-site assistance available to center-based staff and home-based providers who participate in states’ Quality Rating Improvement Systems.
This brochure highlights the importance of coordinated and longitudinal data systems and what states can do to start building them to inform continuous improvement in early care and education.
A new white paper from the Early Childhood Data Collaborative makes the case for why states should build longitudinal data systems for early care and education, describes the ten fundamentals of a coordinated system with state examples, and provides guidance on how to ensure appropriate access to data, which includes building the capacity for stakeholders to use the data for continuous improvement.
An interactive site that provides videos and other resources on the economic benefits of investing in high quality early education programs.
Eating right and avoiding hunger are keys to healthy child development according to this paper from the Children’s Health Watch.
Negative stress at an early age can have a lasting impact on a child’s brain development according to this paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child.
This guide from the National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation helps decision-makers understand evaluation information by posing five key questions evaluation research.
Learn how home visiting programs have evolved and improved over the years and how they will continue to move forward, from the Ounce of Prevention.
A report from the American Psychological Association details how pre-kindergarten affects a child’s cognitive development.
This paper from the Rand Corporation evaluates early intervention programs and how they can provide big returns on their investments to society.
This brief from the Center on the Developing Child, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Governors Association identifies innovative early childhood programs that improve outcomes for children.
Find out why early childhood development programs should be at the top of state governments' economic development lists.
From Jim Heckman with support from Committee for Economic Development, this paper argues for publicly funded investments in disadvantaged children.
Learn how early education can improve economic outcomes for states and the nation from the Committee for Economic Development.
From the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, an overview of the science of early childhood brain development as it relates to policies and programs that improve outcomes for at risk children.
Find out how toxic substances can stunt a child’s development in this paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child.
This paper From the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child shows how a child develop and learn from the people the important people in their lives.
Find out how stress and adversity can have a negative impact on early childhood development and how this can be addressed with effective state policies, from the Center on the Developing Child, NCSL and NGA.
A study from CCSSO and Child Trends that explores the developmental disparities between young children ages 0-5 with a low socioeconomic status and their peers.
This brief from the Center on the Developing Child, NCSL and NGA examines the science of a child’s developing brain and discusses the policy implication of the findings.
A report from the American Psychological Association that examines the impact early head start has on 3-year-olds and their families.
