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A collection of research summaries from 2009-2010 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.
Children Ready for School 2009 - 2010
Undercover Testing Finds Fraud and Abuse at Selected Head Start Centers
— May 2010
Highlights at U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) website
Word Learning From Baby Videos
— May 2010
Journal abstract at Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine website
A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Early Developmental Prevention Programs in At-Risk Populations on Non-Health Outcomes in Adolescence
— Apr. 2010
Head Start Impact Study: Final Report
— Jan. 2010
Birth Weight Effects on Children's Mental, Motor, and Physical Development: Evidence from Twins Data
— Nov. 2009
Effects of a Preschool Music and Movement Curriculum on Children's Language Skills
— Oct. 2009
Does Higher Quality Early Child Care Promote Low-Income Children's Math and Reading Achievement in Middle Childhood?
— Sep. 2009
Early Emergence of Behavior and Social-Emotional Problems in Very Preterm Infants
— Sep. 2009
Promoting Social-Emotional Wellbeing in Early Intervention Services: A Fifty-State View
— Sep. 2009
Effects of a Prekindergarten Educational Intervention on Adult Health: 37-Year Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
— Aug. 2009
Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood: What Every Policymaker Should Know
— Aug. 2009
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
— July 2009
Early Care and Education Quality and Child Outcomes
— May 2009
Evaluating, Developing, and Enhancing Domain-Specific Measures of Child Care Quality
— May 2009
Issues for the Next Decade of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
— May 2009
Multiple Purposes for Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Settings: Implications for Collecting and Communicating Information on Quality
— May 2009
What We Know and Don't Know About Measuring Quality in Early Childhood and School-Age Care and Education Settings
— May 2009
Early School-Age Outcomes of Late Preterm Infants
— Apr. 2009
A Stimulus for Second-Generation QRIS
— Apr. 2009
Findings from the ABCD Screening Academy: State Policy Improvements that Support Effective Identification of Children At Risk for Developmental Delay
— Mar. 2009
Household Language, Parent Developmental Concerns, and Child Risk for Developmental Disorder
— Mar. 2009
Parents of Preschoolers: Expert Media Recommendations and Ratings Knowledge, Media-Effects Beliefs, and Monitoring Practices
— Mar. 2009
State-Based Home Visiting: Strengthening Programs Through State Leadership
— Mar. 2009
Television Viewing in Infancy and Child Cognition at 3 Years of Age in a U.S. Cohort
— Mar. 2009
Reducing Low Birth Weight Through Home Visitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
— Feb. 2009
The Socioeconomic, Health, Safety, and Educational Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California
— Jan. 2009
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