Child Care and Early Education Research Connections

CCDF Lead Agencies can use research and evaluation to inform their program and policy decisions. Staff can create or use a research plan to lay out the steps for their project and to inform decisions. Did you know that OPRE created a primer to help CCDF Lead Agency staff learn what to include or look for in a research plan? Agency staff can use the primer to think about each phase of the research process. The primer outlines the sections of a research plan, including: - the research behind and purpose of the research, - plan to engage partners - research questions - study design - plan to collect information - plan to analyze the data - plan to communicate findings - timeline - references Learn more: https://buff.ly/3TbKjr0

#DYK that there are nearly 1 million child care workers in the United States? Learn more about the research that supports this workforce here: https://buff.ly/44z7uOG #LaborDay

Did you know that in 2021-2022, approximately 2.5% of children birth through age three experienced homelessness across the United States? Of those children, just over 11% were enrolled in an early childhood development program. Learn more in this report that highlights state-by-state data on infant and toddler homelessness: https://buff.ly/3T8fPpC

Looking for resources on literacy in the early years? Check out the resources in the Research Connections library – our library collects the latest research and resources related to child care and early education. Start your search:

A recent study by the McCormick Center found that 85% of family child care (FCC) providers identified as being very committed to their business, and only 65% indicated that they plan to operate their business for at least two more years. Learn more in this research brief on the motivations, role perceptions, and job satisfaction of FCC providers: https://buff.ly/4fY64nV

Back to school time is here, which means a new group of children are transitioning from early childhood programs into kindergarten. Check out the latest research and resources on kindergarten transitions in the Research Connections library:

Keep up with the latest in #childcare and #ECE research with our monthly newsletter! This edition features resources on a promising intervention for dual language learners, how family child care programs responded to the #COVID-19 pandemic, trends in state child care fee assistance policies, and more! Our critical topic focuses on #workforcewellbeing. #EarlyEducation #NewResearch #ChildCare

Most research on access to child care and early education (CCEE) has not accounted for what families search for, prefer, and need. In this video from our research partner Child Trends, four parents describe their experiences finding CCEE. Their stories help bring the four dimensions of the “Multi-Dimensional Framework of Access to Child Care and Early Education” to life: reasonable effort, affordability, supports children’s development, and meets parents’ needs. It shows how important all four of the dimensions are and how parents think about them when finding care for their children. Watch this preview and click to view the full video. <https://buff.ly/48P9nJi> #ChildCare #ECE #ECEchat #FamilyVoices

It’s #FriendshipWeek! Children start making friends in their first few years of life, and many friendships are formed in #ChildCare settings! Key building blocks of friendship – kindness, patience, empathy – are skills that children can learn and practice. Learn more about how children build these #socialemotional skills by catching up on the research in the Research Connections library: https://buff.ly/4fMH82x

Looking for resources on early numeracy in early care and education? Research Connections has the latest research and resources on math during the early years- check it out!