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Policies that strengthen fatherhood and family relationships: What do we know, and what do we need to know?
MDRC, April 2010, 45 pp.
Widening gaps in fathers’ involvement in parenting and in the quality and stability of parents’ relationships may reinforce disparities in outcomes for the next generation. This paper reviews evidence about the effectiveness of two strategies to strengthen fathers’ involvement and family relationships.
Minnesota Head Start by the numbers: 2008 PIR profile
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), October 2009, 4 pp.
Presents Minnesota and national data on the types of Head Start programs, as well as participant, family, and staff characteristics. The fact sheet is based on Program Information Report (PIR) data, which all Head Start programs are required to complete annually.
Disparities in early learning and development: Lessons from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)
Child Trends, June 2009, 39 pp.
This study finds disparities between poor, at-risk children and more advantaged children as early as 9 months of age. It identifies low income and low maternal education as the factors most strongly associated with poorer cognitive, social-emotional, and health outcomes among very young children and also finds that the more risk factors a child has, the more profound the disparities.
Early childhood Minnesota: Indicators and strategies for Minnesota early childhood system, a joint report of Minnesota Build and Minnesota Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems
Wilder Research, December 2008, 77 pp.
Compiles the most recently available information for 22 indicators of child and family health and well-being and system indicators of quality and access. The report also identifies a set of key strategies for improving outcomes for young children. Indicators represent four larger, overlapping themes: early learning, family support, health/mental health, and special needs/early intervention.
The Cost burden to Minnesota K-12 when children are unprepared for kindergarten: Prepared for the Bush Foundation
Wilder Research, December 2008, 27 pp.
Estimates the cost burden to the Minnesota K-12 system due to children entering kindergarten unprepared for school success. The study also provides estimates of the dollars already in the K-12 system that could be used differently by the state and school districts to ensure more school readiness and, therefore, less spending at the K-12 level.
Early care and education facts
Wilder Research, November 2008, 2 pp.
Facts on programs, participation, school readiness, and spending related to early care and education in Minnesota.
Smart investments in Minnesota's students: A research-based investment proposal
Growth & Justice, October 2008, 32 pp.
Shows how to apply what is known about cost-effective investments in education to address a looming shortage of educated workers that could undermine the state’s economic well being.
Family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Results of the 2004 Minnesota statewide household child care survey
Wilder Research, February 2006, 81 pp.
This statewide survey describes family, friend and neighbor (FFN) caregivers and the care they provide to children. The report also identifies caregiving resources and information FFN caregivers have access to, most commonly use, and would find most helpful.
Child care use in Minnesota
Wilder Research, December 2005, 101 pp.
Three out of four Minnesota families use child care regularly for their children under age 13, and those children spend an average of 24 hours per week in child care according to this 2004 household statewide survey. Find wealth of information about families child care costs, satisfaction, how child care choices affect parents' employment and more.
Web sites
Child care & early education research connections
Promotes high-quality research in child care and early education and the use of that research in policy making. Includes reports, data, a database of instruments, information on policies, and links to other resources.
Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
Presents state and national data on children's health. Indicators include: overall health status, asthma, socio-emotional difficulties, preventive health and dental care, early childhood experience, repetition of grade, reading, and attending religious services.
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