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Direct linkMurray, Jane; Murray, Jemima – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
This article reports findings from a small-scale case study that captured parents' views about their experiences of a targeted government funded programme of early childhood education and care for the 40% 'most disadvantaged' two-year-olds in England. The programme is funded in the context of national government policies oriented to (i) closing…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Toddlers, Experience, Foreign Countries
Lynn A. Karoly; Stephanie J. Walsh; Phoebe Rose Levine – RAND Corporation, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care, requires states to use information about the provider cost of child care to inform the setting of payment rates under the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) program. This requirement is consistent with the growing recognition that…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, State Policy, Costs
Download full textOffice of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2022
This National Early Head Start Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women served by Early Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include: (1) Funded Enrollment;…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Intervention, Social Services, Student Characteristics
Banghart, Patti; King, Carlise; Partika, Anne; Perkins, Victoria – Early Childhood Data Collaborative, 2018
A large body of research has established that high-quality early care and education (ECE) has benefits for young children's cognitive and social-emotional development that can lead to improved outcomes later in life, especially for children who are economically disadvantaged. Research also shows that disadvantaged children have unequal access to…
Descriptors: State Policy, Access to Education, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
Shah, Harshini; De Mond, Ayesha; Monahan, Shannon; Tarullo, Louisa – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2021
Half of all infants and toddlers receive care in nonparental settings, such as centers and family child care (FCC) homes. On average, infants and toddlers spend more hours per week in care than preschoolers do. Yet infant-toddler care has been identified as lower quality than care for older children, suggesting that professional development (PD)…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Care, Child Care Centers
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2022
This National Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start.…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Intervention, Social Services, Student Characteristics
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2022
This National Head Start Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for preschool-age children served by Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include: (1) Funded Enrollment; (2) Funded Enrollment by…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Intervention, Social Services, Student Characteristics
Lynn A. Karoly; Stephanie J. Walsh – RAND Corporation, 2020
The affordability of licensed early childhood education and care (ECCE) remains a perennial policy issue in Oklahoma as well as in other states. Stakeholders in the public and private sectors aim for an adequate supply of quality ECCE providers that is accessible to the families who need care. At the same time, these stakeholders recognize that…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, State Policy, Costs
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2022
This MSHS Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by all Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include: (1) Funded…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Intervention, Social Services, Student Characteristics
Ackerman, Debra J. – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2021
Policymakers, child care providers, and parents face tradeoffs in determining how much to spend on child care, including how many hours to purchase, and the features of programs that might influence quality. Given these tradeoffs, it is useful to understand what constitutes quality, the cost of care features associated with quality, the effects of…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Care, At Risk Persons
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2022
This AIAN Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by all American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of Head Start. Data categories include:…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Intervention, Social Services, Student Characteristics
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2021
This American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Services Snapshot summarizes key data on demographics and services for children from birth to age five and pregnant women served by all American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) programs. The data in this Snapshot is a subset of the annual Program Information Report (PIR) submission to the Office of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Preschool Children, Infants
Bassok, Daphna; Fitzpatrick, Maria; Greenberg, Erica; Loeb, Susanna – Child Development, 2016
This study leverages nationally representative data (N ˜ 6,000) to examine the magnitude of quality differences between (a) formal and informal early childhood education and care providers; (b) Head Start, prekindergarten, and other center-based care; and (c) programs serving toddlers and those serving preschoolers. It then documents differences…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Development
Dearing, Eric; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Mykletun, Arnstein; Toppelberg, Claudio O. – AERA Open, 2018
While most early childhood education and care (ECEC) programs taken to scale in the United States have served socially disadvantaged 3- to 5-years-olds, Norway scaled up universal ECEC from age 1. We investigated the consequences of Norway's universal ECEC scale-up for children's early language skills, exploiting variation in ECEC coverage across…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Infants, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
Chaudry, Ajay; Morrissey, Taryn; Weiland, Christina; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu – Russell Sage Foundation, 2017
Early care and education for many children in the U.S. is in crisis. The period between birth and kindergarten is a critical time for child development, and socioeconomic disparities that begin early in children's lives contribute to starkly different long-term outcomes for adults. Yet, compared to other advanced economies, high-quality child care…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Infants, Toddlers, Early Childhood Education
