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State-Tribal Collaboration in Home Visiting: Lessons Learned for Improving Data Collection and Utilization

February 24, 2021
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This brief describes three principles to guide collaborations around data practice. It includes implementation strategies, case studies, and additional resources to support collaboration.

Supporting Data Systems Improvement in Tribal Home Visiting: Capacity Built and Lessons Learned

February 19, 2021
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This brief describes the capacity-building approach of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), which helps Tribal Home Visiting grantees strengthen their data systems through TA from the Tribal Home Visiting Evaluation Institute (TEI). 

Rapid Cycle Evaluation at a Glance

January 27, 2021
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RCE may help Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) awardees test program changes quickly and rigorously. The purpose of this brief is to introduce MIECHV awardees to RCE and its potential use in their programs.

Early Care and Education Usage and Households’ Out-of-Pocket Costs: Tabulations from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE)

June 1, 2018
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This publication uses data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to present four sets of tables, summarizing...

ACF OPRE News Vol. 5 Issue 19 - November 9, 2017

The Latest from the Tribal Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) 2.0 Evaluation
November 9, 2017
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Early Head Start University Partnerships: Building the Evidence Base for Infant/Toddler Center-based Programs 2015 Grantees & Abstracts

May 23, 2017
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Early Head Start University Partnerships: Building the Evidence Base for Infant/Toddler Center-based Programs 2015 Grantees & Abstracts.

ACF OPRE News Vol. 5 Issue 8 - May 4, 2017

Evaluation of Subsidized Employment for Disconnected Youth in NYC & New Reports from a Grantee
May 4, 2017
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Working Toward a Definition of Infant/Toddler Curricula: Intentionally Furthering the Development of Individual Children within Responsive Relationships

April 3, 2017
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What does “curriculum” mean when applied to working with infants and toddlers?

This brief discusses the meaning of the term when applied to early education and care programs serving families with infants and toddlers. The discussion focuses on how programs can incorporate and use the concepts of a curriculum in a way that is developmentally appropriate for infants and toddlers...

Professional Development Tools to Improve the Quality of Infant and Toddler Care: A Review of the Literature

January 19, 2017
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This report and accompanying materials summarize the state of the field on in-service professional development methods for early childhood caregivers. This comprehensive literature review draws on empirical studies, reviews, and meta-analyses conducted within the past 10 years and websites of leading organizations to identify the most promising methods and practices for improving caregiver interactions with young children...

Benefits of Early Care and Education for Children in the Child Welfare System

November 18, 2016
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This brief explores emerging evidence from social science research on the contribution of early care and education (ECE) to the child welfare system’s goals of child safety, permanency, and well-being. The examination of that evidence points to the potential value of early care and education for young children in the child welfare system, but the best available data suggests that the child welfare population tends to under-utilize ECE...