This brief describes how HMRE and RF programs might influence child well-being and provides recommendations for evaluators who want to measure child well-being in their studies.
This report presents models of coordinated services at the state and local level and reports findings about state and local coordinated services approaches.
This white paper provides an overview of the ways that evaluations of HMRE and RF programs have measured child well-being and offers recommendations for HMRE and RF evaluators who are interested in including child well-being measures in their studies.
To support children and families, many states and local organizations coordinate early care and education with other health and human services. This brief describes themes about partnerships from interviews with coordinated services approaches in the Assessing Models of Coordinated Services study.
This report shares findings from a national scan of existing state and local coordinated services approaches.
This report summarizes the major tasks conducted under the GOALS project and the resulting products.
Humans are wired to be goal oriented. Many of our daily behaviors are governed by simple goals that are so routine we are barely aware of them.
This brief, developed as part of the Goal-Oriented Adult Learning in Self-Sufficiency (GOALS) project, illustrates how some employment programs are attempting to strengthen participants’ self-regulation skills or make it easier for them to use their skills.
This document provides guidance on how human services programs can measure self-regulation and goal achievement and what is important to consider when selecting measures and deciding when and with whom they should be used.
The current study investigated the role of theory of mind development in school readiness among 120 low-income preschool and kindergarten children.
The preliminary data in this report describe parents’ and staffs’ perspectives on the family engagement activities and service provision in Head Start programs.
This document presents a conceptual framework suggesting new approaches to improving economic self-sufficiency and well-being outcomes for low-income adults participating in employment programs. It is grounded in research on the importance of goals and the factors that contribute to attaining them.
This report provides foundational information for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners interested in designing workforce development programs focused on self-regulation and goal attainment.
In this chapter, we turn to the question of whether there is evidence of an association between children's development and the quantity or dosage of ECE across several large studies.
In this chapter, we report on the analyses focusing on both quality thresholds and quality features.
To address the issues regarding quality thresholds, features, and dosage identified in the literature review, secondary data analyses were conducted using data from eight large-scale ECE research projects.
This monograph addresses the hypotheses that preschool children benefit most strongly when early care and education (ECE) is at or above a threshold of quality, has specific quality features, and/or is of longer duration.
The Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions for Infants and Toddlers (Q-CCIIT) observation tool was developed to measure the quality of child care settings serving infants and toddlers, including center-based care and family child care homes, single-age classrooms, and mixed-age settings.
The Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions for Infants and Toddlers (Q-CCIIT) observation tool was developed to measure the quality of child care settings serving infants and toddlers, including center-based care and family child care homes, single-age classrooms, and mixed-age settings.