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This report describes the research and evaluation activities undertaken by our Division of Child and Family Development in 2022. Brief project descriptions provide an overview of the range of projects conducted by the Division during the year in early childhood research, child care, Head Start and Early Head Start, child welfare, human trafficking, and cultural diversity.
This chartbook describes the relative geographic distribution of children and CCEE providers in 2019 and 2012 using nationally representative data from the 2019 NSECE and 2012 NSECE. It also compares the relative distribution of children in different kinds of CCEE by different community characteristics in both years.
Learn about ExCELS theory of change which is an illustration of what leadership looks like in center-based ECE settings and how leadership by center managers and teaching staff can influence outcomes.
The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a centralized list of all the products released by the 2019 cohort of the Child Care Policy Research Partnership grant teams funded by OPRE.
Discover a conceptual model, synthesizes key lessons, and identifies areas for future research regarding the implementation of competency frameworks to improve the knowledge, skills, and attributes of infant/toddler teachers and caregivers, as well as outcomes for programs and systems.
Learn strategies Head Start programs use to coordinate family support services and processes to ensure alignment with individual family needs and well-being.
This report provides a comprehensive picture of specific aspects of implementation of competency frameworks and discusses broad lessons based on the experiences of five states that represent a range of approaches to implementation.
This series of research briefs use infographics to describe the characteristics and experiences of unlisted home-based child care (HBCC) providers as well as the communities they live in at a national level and in rich detail.