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Shreya Mukhopadhyay; Rowan Hilty; Jennifer Cleveland; Kathryn Tout – Child Trends, 2024
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) contracted with Child Trends in 2022 to conduct an independent evaluation of Parent Aware to explore its effectiveness in supporting the state's children, families, and early care and education (ECE) workforce. As part of this evaluation, the team at Child Trends conducted an analysis of Rating and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Program Evaluation
Vandivere, Sharon; Malm, Karin – Child Trends, 2015
One factor that may facilitate a successful reunification of children in foster care with their parents--or failing that, provide an alternate route to permanency through adoption or guardianship--is children's connections with extended family. However, because foster care frequently disrupts social connections, practitioners may need to take…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Barriers, Family Relationship, Child Welfare
Collins, Ashleigh; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Paisano-Trujillo, Renee – Child Trends, 2009
Practitioners and policy makers from throughout New Mexico convened in Albuquerque in May 2008 for three Roundtable discussions on implementing school-based health services and extended learning opportunities in the state. Several of the Roundtable participants were involved in the New Mexico Community Foundation's Elev8 New Mexico initiative.…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Educational Opportunities, Statewide Planning, Middle School Students
Isner, Tabitha; Tout, Kathryn; Zaslow, Martha; Soli, Meg; Quinn, Katie; Rothenberg, Laura; Burkhauser, Mary – Child Trends, 2011
Coaching and other on-site, individualized professional development strategies (consultation, mentoring, and technical assistance) have emerged as promising strategies to support the application of new teaching strategies and overall quality improvement among practitioners in early care and education settings. The purpose of this report is to…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Rating Scales
Burkhauser, Mary; Metz, Allison J. R. – Child Trends, 2009
As out-of-school time programs become larger and more complex, they are collaborating more and more with outside individuals, groups, and organizations--in other words, with systems-level partners. Partnerships among out-of-school time programs, schools, and the community have been recognized as a feature of high-performing programs. In addition,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Evidence, Data, Decision Making