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MDRC, 2013
Policymakers need to decide how to invest in strengthening the most basic foundation for early childhood development: family relationships. The challenges: (1) help parents provide the responsive and stimulating environments that will prepare young children for school; and (2) support fathers' engagement with their children regardless of whether…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Fathers, Parent Education, Family Relationship
Fishman, Mike; Wille, Jessica – MDRC, 2014
The early twenty-first century has seen increased attention to developing young children's social-emotional skills and competencies in preschool programs, including Head Start--the largest federally funded early-childhood education program in the United States. At the same time, there has been greater recognition of the importance of adapting…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Migrant Education, Preschool Curriculum
Hsueh, JoAnn; Jacobs, Erin; Farrell, Mary – MDRC, 2011
Children living in poverty face considerable developmental risks. This report presents interim results from an evaluation of parental employment and educational services delivered within a two-generational, early childhood program targeting low-income families who are expecting a child or who have a child under age 3. This study is part of the…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Educational Needs, Young Children, Program Effectiveness
Hsueh, JoAnn; Jacobs, Erin; Farrell, Mary – MDRC, 2011
Children living in poverty face considerable developmental risks. This report presents interim results from an evaluation of parental employment and educational services delivered within a two-generational, early childhood program targeting low-income families who are expecting a child or who have a child under age 3. This study is part of the…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Educational Needs, Young Children, Low Income Groups