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IN THIS ISSUE September 2020

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This edition of Research Connections News & Resources highlights research on the following: helping parents navigate the enrollment process; the value of stakeholders working together to maximize collective impact in child care and early education; microcredentialing and salary parity for the child care and early education workforce; the relationship between physical health and stress; the association of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with school readiness; and the importance of neighborhoods in relation to equity. We also highlight new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resources and upcoming virtual events.

COVID-19 Web Pages
Research Connections has two new web pages dedicated to COVID-19 resources. Resources Related to the Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care and Early Education includes links to resources that are directly or indirectly related to COVID-19's impact on child care and early education. State and Local COVID-19 Reports includes links to individual state and multi-state COVID-19 reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets. Both pages are updated on a regular basis.

Monthly Spotlight

Helping Parents Navigate the Early Childhood Enrollment Process: Experimental Evidence from New Orleans
This report examines the enrollment process for publicly funded early childhood education in New Orleans, finding that families often did not complete the process. Upon studying communication strategies with families, the authors found that text message reminders increased verification rates. This research can help inform policymakers' and policy implementers' communication methods with families.

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The Relationships between Physical Health and Chronic Disease, Stress, and Resource Strain in Head Start Employees
This study found an association between poor and fair physical health and the number of chronic conditions, resource strain, and stress in Head Start employees. The authors recommend that employers support their employees through health behavior modification programs that tackle the source of employee stress.

Playing Well with Others: A Case Study of Collective Impact in the Early Care and Education Policy Arena
This freely available journal article shares a case study focusing on the value of "collective impact" as a strategy for mobilizing stakeholders to impact policy in child care and early education (CCEE). This can help researchers and policymakers understand how this collaborative approach brought about changes in recruitment, pre-service training, and in-service development of the CCEE workforce.

The Value of Microcredentials: The Employer's Perspective
Microcredentialing is a way to gain credentialing in smaller increments as part of a larger program. It focuses on skill-based behavior and practical knowledge. This freely available journal article presents a qualitative study focusing on two questions:

What benefits would microcredentials (including digital badging) bring to the participants' industry?
How do the participants see microcredentialing improving the professional development of the workforce?

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and School Readiness Skills
This article explores the connection between participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and school readiness skills, such as early reading, early math, and approaches to learning. The authors use data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), which show that there is a positive relationship between SNAP participation and math skills for students. This information can help researchers and policymakers understand how the SNAP program can positively increase students' school readiness skills.

The Geography of Child Opportunity: Why Neighborhoods Matter for Equity: First Findings from the Child Opportunity Index 2.0
This report examines the relationship between neighborhood quality and child care opportunity by using data from the Child Opportunity Index 2.0. The report examines early childhood education, center quality and enrollment in early childhood education. This can help researchers and policymakers understand how location can affect early childhood education factors that contribute to children's later success.

Workforce Perceptions and Experiences with the Alabama Early Care and Education Salary Parity Policy
This brief describes how salary parity (salary and benefits comparable to those received by kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers who have similar education and experience) affects prekindergarten teachers in community-based early care and education programs (ECE) in Alabama. This can help inform policy on salary parity in the ECE workforce.

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Save the Dates for the Virtual National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC) 2020!

The Administration for Children and Families' NRCEC 2020 will be held virtually from Monday, November 30, to Thursday, December 3, 2020.

The Virtual NRCEC 2020 will include 4 days of sessions that highlight research relevant to policies, programs, and services for young children and their families. We hope that shifting to a virtual platform will increase the diversity of engaged participation.

We will continue to provide updates regarding the conference agenda and registration via the NRCEC website and email list. Stay tuned!

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IN THIS ISSUE October 2020

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This edition of Research Connections News & Resources features the following research: helping parents navigate child care challenges during the pandemic; preventing early childhood expulsion; child care administrators' emergency preparedness plans; the effects of publicly funded pre-k programs on students'' academic accomplishments; and the importance of rate setting in relation to equity. We also highlight new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resources.

State and Local COVID-19 Reports
Our list of state, local, and national COVID-19 reports is updated regularly. See what's been added recently.

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2019 Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AI/AN FACES): Questions from Program Director and Center Director Questionnaires about COVID-19
These questionnaires include questions for Head Start and American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start program directors and center directors on their response to COVID-19 and their summer plans to provide services. (These questions were added to the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) and the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AI/AN FACES) surveys.)

You can find additional survey instruments and questionnaires on Research Connections by filtering your search results by instruments (under resource type).

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Piecing Together Solutions: Employers, Childcare, and Returning to Work in COVID-19

Piecing Together Solutions: Working Parents, Childcare, and COVID-19
These two reports, issued by the US Chamber of Commerce, highlight the child care challenges that working parents face as a result of COVID-19. This research can help policymakers and employers develop strategies to support working parents.

Prevalence and Predictors of Expulsion in Home-Based Child Care Settings
This study uses data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) 2012 to highlight the prevalence of expulsion in home-based child care settings and the factors related to provider and enrollment characteristics that predicted expulsion. These findings can inform potential strategies to reduce expulsion in home-based child care settings.

What''s the State of the Evidence on Pre-K Programs in the United States?: A Systematic Review
This report highlights the effects of publicly funded prekindergarten (pre-k) programs in the United States on students' mathematics and reading achievements. These findings offer opportunities for further research and can help inform policy on publicly funded pre-k programs.

Emergency Preparedness Plans and Perceptions among a Sample of United States Childcare Providers
This journal article, though it was published last year, remains relevant. The study highlights survey responses from child care administrators on their perceived preparedness for emergencies. The findings offer suggestions for further research on child care providers' response to and recovery from emergencies and the types of supports providers need to care for children in a disaster or emergency.

Rate Setting in Reality: Moving Beyond the Myth of Market-Based Pricing
This resource evaluates the market rate study method and explains how this method can present equity challenges for families as they try to access child care. This can inform policy on rate setting.

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Save the Dates for the Virtual National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC) 2020!

The Administration for Children and Families' NRCEC 2020 will be held virtually from Monday, November 30, to Thursday, December 3, 2020.

The Virtual NRCEC 2020 will include 4 days of sessions that highlight research relevant to policies, programs, and services for young children and their families. We hope that shifting to a virtual platform will increase the diversity of engaged participation.

We will continue to provide updates regarding the conference agenda and registration via the NRCEC website and email list. Stay tuned!

Welcome to the Virtual RECS 2020!

You are invited to attend the Virtual Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) 2020, organized by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families. The conference is being held virtually October 13-15 and October 19-22, 2020. To register or for more information, including a full agenda, please visit the conference website. There is no registration fee to attend the conference, although all attendees must register in order to access the venue.

The conference focuses on programs, policies, and services that support low-income and vulnerable families on the path to economic self-sufficiency and well-being and is intended for a broad audience (including State and local government administrators, Federal officials and policymakers, and researchers).

You can stay up-to-date on RECS happenings and related work by signing up for the RECS Listserv.

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IN THIS ISSUE May 2020

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We hope this edition of Research Connections News and Resources finds you and your loved ones well. In challenging times, we believe that libraries are especially important. As author J. K. Rowling says, "When in doubt, go to the library."

Our librarians have recently added close to 100 resources on topics related to the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including information on the early care and education (ECE) workforce, informal child care, early childhood trauma, and infectious disease in ECE settings.

Transition of Downloadable Datasets
We've completed the process of transitioning Research Connections'' collection of datasets to the Child and Family Data Archive. Child care and early education research and publications will remain on the Research Connections website. For updates from the Child and Family Data Archive, subscribe to their mailing list.

Recent Highlights from Our Research and Policy Library

We regularly identify publications of high policy relevance. Check out the "Recent Highlights from Our Research and Policy Library" page of our website for new additions. Included below are a few highlights.

Trends in Child Care Center Licensing Requirements and Policies for 2017
Trends in Family Child Care Home Licensing Requirements and Policies for 2017
Trends in Group Child Care Home Licensing Requirements and Policies for 2017
This series of briefs summarizes licensing requirements and policy trends for child care centers, family child care homes, and group child care homes. The briefs compare 2017 data to 2014 data, improving our knowledge about the state of licensing in 2017 and changes in licensing requirements and practices over several years.

The Child Care Crisis Disproportionately Affects Children with Disabilities
This report explores the experiences of families as they seek child care for children who have disabilities. These families have a significantly harder time finding care and frequently need to piece together care, relying on a combination of formal and informal care. This report offers recommendations that can inform the development of policies to support children with disabilities.

Mothers'' Perceptions of Help-Seeking for Depression in Head Start: A Thematic, Discourse Analysis by Language Group
The authors of this journal article brought together focus groups of Spanish- and English-speaking Head Start mothers to learn about their perceptions of seeking help for depression. The authors' findings can inform the development of depression-support interventions that are tailored to meet the needs of both English- and Spanish-speaking mothers of young children.

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Children''s Social and Emotional Skills: Select Findings from the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study 2017
This brief uses data from the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) Study 2017 to examine the social and emotional skills of children in MSHS programs. The findings from this analysis can help MSHS programs understand and support the social and emotional skills of children.

Child Care Access in Utah
This report provides an analysis of both the supply of and need for child care in Utah. The report's findings and policy considerations can inform public and private partnership strategies to address gaps in affordable, regulated child care capacity.

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You can browse the library by going to our home page, clicking on Research and Policy Library in the menu bar, selecting "Search and Browse," and clicking "Search by Topic". To browse deeper into each Research Connections' Topic, click the plus sign next to a topic area to expand your list of options. Each subtopic will bring you to a related list of curated resources.

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Funding for National Office of Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Centers

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS) announces the availability of funds to be competitively awarded for the purpose of operating four National Centers, to serve as part of a large comprehensive OHS Training and Technical Assistance System. Full announcements are available at links below and Grants.gov. Applications are due June 22, 2020.

National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning | HHS-2020-ACF-OHS-HC-1828
National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety | HHS-2020-ACF-OHS-HC-1829
National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement | HHS-2020-ACF-OHS-HC-1826
National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations | HHS-2020-ACF-OHS-HC-1827

Applicant Support Resources Prospective applicants may send questions to OHS by e-mail at OHSTech@reviewops.org. A summary of the questions and OHS responses will be posted for public view on https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs/funding as soon as they become available.

Interested applicants may contact the OHS Operations Center at (888) 242-0684 or TTY: 711 if they have additional questions.

Funding Opportunities for Research Connections
A funding opportunity announcement is currently open for Child Care and Early Education Research Connections. The grantee will establish and operate a website that will house a comprehensive and up-to-date database of resources derived from rigorous research relevant to child care and early education policy and practice (i.e., community based child care serving children birth through 13-years, Early Care and Education (ECE) programs, home-based child care, family child care, Head Start, public Pre-kindergarten (Pre-K), and after-school programs).

For additional information about the grant program, please review the full announcement at Child Care and Early Education Research Connections.

Funding Opportunities for Dissertation Research
The ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) has recently published two funding announcements to support doctoral dissertation research addressing issues related to Head Start and child care. Both funding announcements support dissertation research that informs policy and practice decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved/understudied populations; utilizes the most rigorous research methodology; and promotes mentor-student relationships that support students' independent lines of research. Potential applicants should follow the links below to view these funding opportunity announcements on grants.gov and subscribe to receive notifications and updates.

Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation Grants
- Letters of intent due May 5, 2020.
- Applications due June 5, 2020.
Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Dissertation Grants
- Letters of intent due May 4, 2020.
- Applications due June 4, 2020.

For additional information about the grant programs' goals, please review the full announcements (to be found by link from the grants.gov pages). For information about previous Head Start Dissertation Grants and Child Care Dissertation Grants, see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/head-start-graduate-student-research-program-0 or http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/child-care-research-scholars-0, respectively. If you have questions regarding these grant announcements, please email HSScholarsGrants@icf.com or CCScholarsGrants@icf.com or call (877) 350-5913.

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RESEARCH CONNECTIONS LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS

November 2020 Spotlight on Child Care Subsidies

This month's Library Highlights features research published within the past year on a range of topics related to child care subsidies, including strategies to improve access to child care.

Colorado Child Care Assistance Program: Contracted Slots Pilot: A Strategy to Increase Supply and Expand Access to Quality Child Care

This resource highlights the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program, which offers contracted child care slots to address child care shortages. This can inform policies on increasing access to quality child care.

National Snapshot of State Agency Approaches to Child Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This Office of Inspector General audit report provides an overview of the approaches that states' Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administrative agencies used to improve the safety of children and child care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Behavioral Science Strategies to Increase Access to Child Care
This resource highlights findings from the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project. The researchers assess how agencies can use behavioral science strategies to increase access to child care.

Using the Access Framework to Guide Child Care Policy during the COVID-19 Crisis

This brief highlights how policymakers can use the Access Framework to support implementation of policies regarding equitable access to child care. This may assist policymakers as they examine their capacity to improve access during COVID-19 and methods for tracking progress toward equity.

The Effects of Child Care Subsidies on Paid Child Care Participation and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Child and Dependent Care Credit
This working paper examines the relationship between the Child and Dependent Care Credit (CDCC) benefits, paid child care participation, and labor supply, and can help inform CDCC policies.

Child Care Assistance Spending and Participation in 2018
This fact sheet assesses national trends in spending and participation in the Child Care and Development Block Grant and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families for fiscal year 2018. Analyses focused on changes in funding and associated adjustments in utilization.

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July 2020 Spotlight on Supporting Family Child Care

In light of COVID-19's significant impact on the child care and early education workforce, this month's Library Highlights focuses on understanding and supporting formal and informal family child care providers. While some resources are less recent than others, the topics are enduring.

Creating the conditions for family child care to thrive: Strategies for increasing the supply, quality, and sustainability of family child care in states and communities
This report provides a framework for helping family child care providers thrive and offers specific recommendations for state and local leaders who want to increase the supply, quality and sustainability of family child care.

Resource well-being among family child care business owners
This journal article examines the relationship between provider household income and perceived resource well-being using data collected from seven family child care providers in Los Angeles, California. This resource can help researchers and policymakers understand how provider income is just one part of resource well-being and how income can relate to quality in child care.

What''s working?: A study of the intersection of family, friend, and neighbor networks and early childhood mental health consultation: Summary of key findings
This executive summary shares findings from a study on the relationship between family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC). The authors analyze the mental health supports that FFN care providers most often request to strengthen the social and emotional development of children in their care and make the case for a more robust connection between IECMHC and FFN care.

Addressing the decreasing number of family child care providers in the United States
This brief offers insights into the decrease of family child care and shares strategies that states, territories, and tribes can use to strengthen family child care.

A conceptual model for quality in home-based child care
This brief illustrates a foundation on which to improve quality initiatives for home-based child care. Researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders can use this conceptual model to inform policies, practices, and resources specifically for home-based child care providers.

Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium Virtual Event Series
Sessions from the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium 2020 Annual Meeting will be featured as virtual events throughout August and September. The next four events are as follows:

2019 NSECE: What are We Learning and How Do We Learn More?

Monday, August 3, 2020 | 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. ET
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LbIhmfmYRimW33GYoo2PAA

How Should We Conceptualize and Measure Child Care Demand?

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. ET
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpceuhpzgpGt0DQOJnr6vu3ouS4uJpfH-W

INQUIRE Discussion of Quality Improvement and QRIS Research

Monday, August 10, 2020 | 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. ET
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrduugqDItEt1T75Qg9pLX4KZCHhpR4DJQ

High Quality Child Care: Who Pays?

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. ET
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jsM8oVF_QWKe2r4Tm_C2zA

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IN THIS ISSUE August 2020

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This edition of Research Connections News and Resources highlights new resources on Research Connections; research on out-of-school time care, COVID-19's impact on the child care market, and professional development; and virtual events.

Working with Administrative Data
The Working with Administrative Data page was recently updated to include more resources on linking, analyzing, managing, and maintaining the security of state-level early care and education administrative data. We encourage you to visit the webpage!

Resources to Support the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC) 2020 Virtual Event Series
The Research Connections team compiled a list of resources to support the topics of the CCEEPRC 2020 Virtual Event Series. More information about the series is included under Opportunities in the Field.

Monthly Spotlight

The Demand for Both Coverage and Quality in Out-of-School Time: Parents Share What They Value in School-Age Programs
This report highlights what parents value as they seek school-age care out of necessity, such as safety and family engagement. The findings and recommendations can help inform the design and support of out-of-school time programs as schools begin to reopen and parents seek care for their school age children.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. Child Care Market: Evidence from Stay-At-Home Orders
This report examines the relationship between stay-at-home orders and child care services. The researchers find that as a result of stay-at-home orders, online job postings for child care teachers in private sector services have decreased by 13 percent, and job postings for public sector services, such as Head Start, have not been affected. This information can help researchers and policymakers understand the effects of stay-at-home orders on the availability of child care services.

Developing a Bilingual Associate Degree Program for Spanish-Speaking Early Childhood Educators
This report explains the process for developing a bilingual associate degree program for early childhood educators at the University of the District of Columbia Community College. This program is a result of Washington DC's regulatory changes, which will require early childhood center directors and home providers to have a degree by 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Online Clinical Teacher Preparation Programs in Special Education: Perspectives and Critical Components
This journal article analyzes online special education preparation programs and the components needed to have an effective clinical practice. The researchers find that school-based teachers view the online clinical model favorably. This can help early care and education professionals understand how online programs can meet the clinical practice component.

Not in the Same Boat: The Pandemic is Reducing Childcare Availability for Lower-Income Families
This report notes the similarities and differences between childcare in lower-income and middle/upper-income households. The researchers find that as the economy reopens, there is a difference in ability for lower-income and middle/upper-income households to return to the child care arrangements that they had before stay-at-home orders. The report offers recommendations on improving stability for child care providers, families, and the child care industry. The RAPID-EC Research Group also recently published this report: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: As the Country Reopens, Households with Young Children are Forced to Choose Between Income and Family Safety.

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Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium July Virtual Event Schedule
Sessions from the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium 2020 Annual Meeting (CCEEPRC 2020) will continue to be featured as virtual events throughout August and September. You are welcome to join any of these events.

Writing for Equity: Practical Guidance (Affinity Discussion)

Wednesday, August 19 | 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. ET
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErce-rrjgrHtYCTV2PuBrq3NFmt3jqn8SG

Making it Real: Stakeholder Engagement in Any Research (Affinity Discussion)

Monday, August 24 | 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. ET
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscuGuqjgpE9B1Onf_y7F0Gk11LSc-JFha

Towards a School-Age Child Care Research and Policy Agenda

Wednesday, August 26 | 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. ET
Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NR6KMrb_Sk-FJidE4rqaSA

Materials from the virtual event series will be available on Research Connections at the series' conclusion.

Calling Higher Ed Instructors: Your Input Can Help Shape New, Free Teaching Materials

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is developing free higher education teaching materials based on OPRE''s research, and we are seeking input from higher education instructors!

This survey is an opportunity for you to help us understand the content and format of teaching materials that work for you. Your feedback will guide OPRE toward developing useful materials for higher education settings. As an added bonus, at the end of the survey, we will provide you with a customized list of OPRE resources you might find useful.

If you teach undergraduate- or graduate-level courses, please take 15 minutes to complete this brief survey: https://cit1.mathematica-mpr.com/wix/p1115199.aspx?P=OPREn.

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IN THIS ISSUE March 2020

Research Connections Updates

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Research Connections Updates

Research Connections continues to promote high-quality research and inform policy through free access to over 35,000 early care and education-related publications.

Updated National Survey of Early Care and Education Bibliography
The National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) Bibliography, updated in February 2020, lists resources in our collection that are related to NSECE. Resources listed include data sets; user guides, training webinars, and methodological reports; official research findings; studies using NSECE data; and instruments. The NSECE is a nationally representative study of early care and education services, and the bibliography is intended as a reference tool for researchers and policymakers.

Transition of Downloadable Datasets
We're in the process of transitioning Research Connections'' collection of datasets to the Child and Family Data Archive. However, child care and early education research and publications will remain on the Research Connections website. For updates from the Child and Family Data Archive, subscribe to their mailing list.

Recent Highlights from Our Research and Policy Library

We regularly identify publications of high policy relevance. Check out the Highlights from our Library section of our website for recent additions. Here are a few highlights:

Child Care for Families Raising Children with Disabilities: The Role of Federal Policy in Equitable Access
This report uses data from the birth cohort of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study to research whether parents of children with disabilities have differing child care arrangements than parents of typically developing children.

Examining the Feasibility of Using Home Visiting Models to Support Home-Based Child Care Providers
This report explores the potential of home visiting models as a professional development support for home-based child care providers.

Home and Community Native Language and Cultural Experiences Among AI/AN Children in Region XI Head Start: Findings from The American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2015
This brief uses survey data to describe how American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children participating in Region XI's Head Start program experience native language and culture in their homes and communities.

What Works in Early Childhood Education Programs? A Meta-Analysis of Preschool Enhancement Programs
This journal article uses program evaluations published between 1960 and 2007 to explore how enhancements (parenting programs, skill-based curricula, and professional development) affect children's cognitive abilities, pre-academic skills, and behavioral, health, and socio-emotional outcomes.

How Much of Children''s Time in Nonparental Care Coincides with Their Parents'' Time at Work?
This journal article relies on NSECE data to examine the degree of alignment between parental work schedules and children's time in nonparental care settings.

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Our collection includes hundreds of resources on an array of topics, with information on each of the 50 states. State data are presented in a range of formats (for example, tables, interactive online tools, and maps). You can sort results by relevance, publication date, and recent additions.

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Funding Opportunity for Secondary Analyses of Data on Early Care and Education

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is soliciting applications for Secondary Analyses of Data on Early Care and Education Grants. Analyzing existing data sets may provide researchers an efficient and cost-effective method for answering critical research questions. This funding opportunity aims to support researchers conducting secondary analyses of data to address key questions relevant to early care and education programs administered by ACF, in particular the Child Care and Development Fund and Head Start/Early Head Start.

Due Date for Letter of Intent: March 2, 2020
Due Date for Applications: March 30, 2020

To view the Funding Opportunity Announcement, visit: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-YE-1819.

ACF''s National Research Conference on Early Childhood

The next National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC) will be held June 22-24, 2020, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Please visit the NRCEC 2020 website for updates. The goals of NRCEC 2020 are to:

identify and disseminate research that is relevant to young children (birth to 8 years of age) and their families and
encourage collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to build the evidence base for policy and practice.

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This edition of Research Connections News & Resources highlights research on the following: early care and education among Hispanic families; materials from the recent 2020 Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium; reports on teacher and parental stress; and a new tool for assessing relationships in home-based programs. We at Research Connections wish everyone a safe and peaceful holiday season.

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Sponsored by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC) brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Participants discuss what the field is learning from research that can help inform policy decisions for ACF, states, territories, localities, and grantees. This helps ensure the best next steps for child care and early education research. The CCEEPRC 2020 Virtual Event Series was held July through September 2020. All slides, event summaries, and recordings are available on the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium 2020 Virtual Event Series web page.

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Early Care and Education among Latino Families: Access, Utilization, and Outcomes: Hispanic ECE Issues [Special Issue]

This special edition of Early Childhood Research Quarterly highlights early care and education data for Latino families, including information regarding Latino children in Head Start, family child care, and prekindergarten. Policymakers and service delivery providers who serve Latino families may find this special edition beneficial in program planning and policymaking.

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Preschool Teachers' Self-Efficacy, Burnout, and Stress in Online Professional Development: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understand Change

This study reports the results of teachers participating in three different professional development approaches and how the respective approach affected the teachers' emotional status and self-assessment. Two of the approaches (coaching and reflective writing) included access to emotional outlets and feedback opportunities that supported self-efficacy and may reduce emotional exhaustion.

Beyond the Classroom: The Protective Role of Student-Teacher Relationships on Parenting Stress

This study examined how student-teacher relationship quality impacted parenting. Findings demonstrated that close student-teacher relationships is associated with lower parental stress. This research shines a light on the importance of communication with families and the importance of positive student-teacher relationships.

Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Is Associated with Fewer Barriers to Serving Healthier Foods in Early Care and Education

This report describes the first study to examine the association between participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and barriers to serving healthier foods in early care and education settings. Survey results indicated that directors of child care centers enrolled in CACFP reported fewer barriers to serving healthier foods than those for centers not enrolled. However, cost and children's food preferences are persistent barriers to serving healthier foods in early care and education settings. Future research could inform how to help overcome these barriers.

The Relationship-Based Support for Home-Based Child Care Assessment Tool Manual

This manual describes the development of the Relationship-Based Support to Home-Based Child Care assessment tool, which examines the quality of interactions and relationships between home-based child care providers and professional development specialists. The manual also describes the tool's constructs, how to use the tool, and how to interpret results. This tool could be useful to those who want to improve supports for home-based care settings.

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Funding Opportunities for Dissertation Research
The Administration for Children and Families has long supported rigorous dissertation research of policy relevance by advanced doctoral students. We are excited to announce that the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation has forecasted and is considering funding Child Care, Head Start, and Behavioral Interventions graduate student dissertation grants in 2021. Please visit Grants.gov for the Child Care Dissertation Grants, Head Start Dissertation Grants, and Behavioral Interventions Scholars forecasts to view the estimated application due dates, subscribe to email notifications regarding these grant opportunities, and obtain links to other information. We also encourage regular visits to the ACF Grants & Funding home page for the latest published funding opportunity announcements. Please circulate this information to any interested parties. Note: These grant opportunities are contingent on available funds and the continued interest of the federal government.

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We hope this edition of Research Connections News and Resources finds you and your loved ones well as we approach summer.

Building the Collection of Survey Instruments
We're building on our collection of survey instruments in the Research Connections library. You can view them here.

Transition of Downloadable Datasets
We've completed the process of transitioning Research Connections'' collection of datasets to the Child and Family Data Archive. Child care and early education research and publications will remain on the Research Connections website. For updates from the Child and Family Data Archive, subscribe to their mailing list.

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The First Step to Equity: Building a Better Future through Early Childhood Education in St. Louis
This report looks closely at inequities in the St. Louis early care and education (ECE) system by highlighting the experiences of families and providers and researching gaps in access. Recommendations on improving the accessibility, affordability, and quality of ECE programs may inspire both small and larger scale investments within and beyond St. Louis.

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Delivering Services to Meet the Needs of Home-Based Child Care Providers: Findings from the Director Interviews Sub-Study of the National Study of Family Child Care Networks
This report, the second from the National Study of Family Child Care Networks, brings to light the perspectives of family child care (FCC) network directors on the needs of home-based providers. These recommendations can inform state and local decision-making regarding policies, practices, and funding to support FCC networks and providers.

Inside the Classroom Door: Understanding Early Care and Education Workforce and Classroom Characteristics Experienced by Children in Subsidized Center-Based Care
This journal article includes findings from a study that compares workforce and classroom features of subsidized center-based settings to those of other publicly funded center-based settings and their non-publicly funded counterparts. Findings may inform policy and funding decisions that affect workforce and classroom features in subsidized centers.

Boosting Family Child Care Success in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
This journal article highlights a study on FCC providers' participation in Delaware's quality rating and improvement system (QRIS). The authors' findings suggest that FCC providers are more likely to achieve higher quality levels when they have tailored supports, which can inform how states design and refine their QRISs.

The Impact Of COVID-19 on Louisiana Child Care Providers: Statewide Survey Findings from March 16-March 23, 2020
This report shares survey results that improve our understanding of the short- and potential long-term impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Louisiana child care providers.

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2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education Webinar
The 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) data are being released! Beginning in June and continuing monthly throughout 2020, the NSECE project team is releasing data files for public use. The 2012 and 2019 NSECE provide detailed, nationally representative data for understanding the supply of and demand for early care and education.

The NSECE project team will target this webinar for researchers who may be interested in working with the data from the 2019 NSECE and its predecessor, the 2012 NSECE, but everyone is welcome.

Join the NSECE project team on Tuesday, June 16 from 3:30-5pm EDT/2:30-4pm CDT/12:30-2pm PDT to learn about these data. To register for the webinar, please click here! For questions, contact archive staff at CFData-help@umich.edu.

NSECE survey instruments are archived on Research Connections and datasets are archived on the Child & Family Data Archive.

How to Access and Use the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study Restricted-use Data Sets
Join us for a webinar about accessing and using data from the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study (MSHS Study).

When: June 30, 2020 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EDT

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The Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) Study provides a national picture of MSHS programs, centers, families, and children. The MSHS Study was designed through extensive engagement and input from the MSHS community to better understand:

characteristics of MSHS programs, centers, staff, families, and children;
services that MSHS provides;
instructional practices in MSHS classrooms; and
MSHS supports for child, parent, and family well-being.

The webinar will provide researchers and analysts with:

An overview of MSHS and the MSHS Study;
Study design, sample, and measures;
Primary datasets and documentation;
Representativeness and weights;
Illustration of MSHS analyses and findings; and
Guidance on accessing the dataset, including ICPSR's standard application process and the submission of the signed data use agreement.

Click here for more information about the MSHS Study methodology, sample, measures, and findings.

Hosts: Child & Family Data Archive at ICPSR, Abt Associates, and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

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August 2020 Spotlight on Understanding the Cost of Child Care

This month's Library Highlights focuses on the cost of providing child care and the payment rates of both families and Child Care and Development Fund Lead Agencies. Although issues surrounding cost and payment rates have changed significantly during the pandemic, the core considerations around these topics persist. This research can help you understand these core considerations and inform strategies to support child care providers.

How a COVID-19 10-person group limit affects Minnesota''s child care providers
This resource analyzes the effect of the 10-person group limit on child care providers in Minnesota. The researchers find that child care centers can lose revenue because of the group limit. As child care programs reopen, this can help researchers and policymakers understand how group limits can affect reductions in providers' revenue.

Understanding the true cost of child care for infants and toddlers
This report shares data from the Center for American Progress publication, Where Does Your Child Care Dollar Go?, offering state-by-state cost estimates and analyzing the cost of providing child care for infants and toddlers. The report's analyses and policy solutions can help policymakers shape system reforms and supports to improve the quality of infant and toddler care and make it more affordable for parents.

Financing early educator teacher quality: A closer look at assumptions that drive variations in estimating the cost of services
This brief offers five models that are used to estimate the cost of child care. It analyzes the main drivers of cost, such as workforce qualifications, scope of services, and compensation. This can improve policymakers' and researchers' understanding of the factors that influence the cost of child care services.

Child care affordability is out of reach for many low-income Hispanic households
This brief uses data from the 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to analyze the cost of child care and affordability for low-income Hispanic households. This information can help policymakers strengthen policies and practices to improve access for low-income Hispanic households

Contracted Slots Pilot program evaluation: Final report
This report analyzes stable care in programs with documented quality by examining the Contracted Slots Pilot program in Oregon. The expansion of the program included the Oregon Promises of Quality (OPQ), a forerunner of Oregon's quality rating and improvement system, which offered families increased access to community-based programs. This information can help researchers and policymakers develop strategies such as contracting to improve the quality of child care services.

Are higher subsidy payment rates and provider-friendly payment policies associated with child care quality?
This study uses data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to examine the relationship between subsidy payment rates and policies and child care quality. This information can help researchers and policymakers understand how subsidy payment rates and policies can affect the quality of child care.

Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC) Virtual Event Series
Virtual events from the CCEEPRC 2020 Annual Meeting will continue throughout September. You are welcome to join any of these events.

Looking Into the Black Box of Payment Rates

Wednesday, September 2, 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. (Eastern Time [ET])
Register for this event here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sceytrTgvH90OX8noJuW3H92poertbaso

Discussion of ECE Licensing, Available Data & Research Needs

Friday, September 4, 2020, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. (ET)
Register for this event here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qFEjZx70R4uqlpRR_OPxjQ

Exploring the Decline in Family Child Care Supply

Wednesday, September 9, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. (ET)
Register for this event here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YW_w-UJxRbu4p51qUWYBVw

Flipping the Change Agent: How Do We Engage Providers in Quality Improvement?

Friday, September 11, 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. (ET)
Register for this event here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEofuyhpzgiE9GvhWxABTcauPdNQvVufEtd

Intersections and Impact of Implementation Drivers for Coaching & PD Efforts

Wednesday, September 16, 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. (ET)
Register for this event here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMoc-2rqzoiHtTFVrDwXPj8D67zqaPcWto0

Innovations in Measuring Quality of Early Childhood Education Across Settings

Friday, September 18, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. (ET)
Register for this event here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYucuyvrj0rH9xFIvv7Wj-B55tRdOdDUPK-

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October 2020 Spotlight on Supporting Infants and Toddlers

This month's Library Highlights features recent research that can inform supports for the workforce and families caring for infants and toddlers.

Competencies of Infant and Toddler Teachers and Caregivers: A Compendium of Measures
This scan profiles 43 measures for assessing the competencies of infant and toddler teachers and caregivers. Each measure is characterized along 7 dimensions, providing useful information to a range of potential users, including providers and policymakers.

Turnover and Retention of Infant-Toddler Teachers: Reasons, Consequences, and Implications for Practice and Policy
This journal article shines a light on the complexity behind infant-toddler teachers' turnover rates (including reasons to leave and reasons to stay) and the impact of that turnover on children, families, remaining teachers, and the center. The study's findings can inform policy and practice-related decisions on supporting and professionalizing the infant-toddler workforce.

A Review of the Literature on Access to High-Quality Care for Infants and Toddlers
This report provides a review of research conducted between 2008 and 2018 on infants' and toddlers' access to high-quality care. The report offers research and policy recommendations regarding tracking participation, learning more about parents' decisions, increasing reimbursement rates, improving higher education programs, and expanding networks.

Age Matters: Examining the Cost and Supply of Care for Infants and Toddlers
This report focuses on the importance of analyzing the supply, cost, and revenue for each age group, and the supply and cost challenges unique to infants and toddlers. Policymakers can learn how to better understand these issues and apply strategies to close the gap between cost and revenue.

Services for Families of Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Trauma
This report focuses on the impact of trauma on infants and toddlers and highlights interventions that practitioners and policymakers can use to buffer the impact of trauma. The report offers specific guidance on creating trauma-informed service delivery systems for infants and toddlers.

Partnering to Improve the Quality of Infant-Toddler Care: Findings from the National Descriptive Study of Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships
This report shares how Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships ensure that settings meet the Head Start Program Performance Standards, identify quality improvement needs, support the skills and credentials of staff caring for infants and toddlers, and support high quality learning environments for infants and toddlers.

Costly and Unavailable: America Lacks Sufficient Child Care Supply for Infants and Toddlers
This report, based on analysis of data from 19 states, explores dynamics that have contributed to inequitable access to and lack of affordability of infant and toddler care. The report suggests policymakers will need to focus on specific improvements in state data collection and rebalancing of subsidies, among other strategies.

Infants and Toddlers in the Policy Picture: A Self-Assessment Toolkit for States
This resource presents a tool that policy leaders can use to assess their services for infants, toddlers, and families and prioritize improvements. The tool is accompanied by guidance on completing the self-assessment and using the results.

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May 2020 Spotlight on Early Care and Education Workforce Publications

This month's edition focuses on the child care and early education workforce. Included is a sample of publications from the Research Connections library, which can help us understand and support the workforce.

The Culture of Health in Early Care and Education: Workers'' Wages, Health, and Job Characteristics
This journal article explores the associations between early care and education workers' job characteristics (including wages, benefits, enrollment, accreditation, and receipt of subsidies, among other characteristics) and their health by studying centers in Washington State and Texas.

Adverse Childhood Experiences among Early Care and Education Teachers: Prevalence and Associations with Observed Quality of Classroom Social and Emotional Climate
This journal article presents a study finding that a large proportion of early care and education teachers report experiencing at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE). A lower proportion report experiencing four or more ACEs. The study finds that teachers who reported experiencing a higher number of ACEs in the past were observed to facilitate a lower quality social-emotional classroom climate.

Racial Wage Gaps in Early Education Employment
This research snapshot uses data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education 2012 to look closely at early educators' wages by race and ethnicity. The analysis covers mostly center-based and some home-based early educators.

The Changing Portrait of Center-Based Preschool Teachers: 1990 and 2012
This journal article uses data from the Profile of Child Care Settings: Center-Based Programs, 1990, and the National Survey of Early Care and Education 2012, to examine trends in center-based teachers' racial-ethnic composition, education, experience, compensation, and turnover.

How Do Early Care and Education Workforce and Classroom Characteristics Differ Between Subsidized Centers and Available Center-Based Alternatives for Low-Income Children?
This journal article compares subsidized center-based classrooms to other center-based settings serving low-income children. Using information from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Birth Cohort, 2001-2002, Preschool Data, the article examines a range of workforce and classroom features.

Promising Models for Preparing a Diverse, High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce
This report provides case studies of three approaches for preparing educators to teach in California's early care and education programs. The report also describes common features of promising workforce preparation models and shares how New Jersey enacted statewide workforce supports. Possible policy implications are also discussed.

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Happy July! This edition of Research Connections News and Resources is packed with resources to support the work of child care and early education policymakers and researchers.

Working with Administrative Data
This page compiles resources on how to link, analyze, manage and maintain the security of state-level early care and education administrative data for research purposes. The page was recently updated with 43 new resources (published September 2018 to March 2020).

The authors are seeking more resources for the next update; see the request for resources about using administrative data in early care and education, posted on the Urban Institute's Building Child Care Research Capacity web page.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Resources
We're building our collection of state and local coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reports, which include child care provider and family survey results. As states learn about the impact of COVID-19 on child care providers and families, we'll keep our library up-to-date with state survey briefs and reports. Continue to check our library for more.

Reports currently on Research Connections include: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Maryland, Mississippi, Montana,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, and Virginia.

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Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in the Labor Market for Child Care Teachers
This journal article analyzes racial and ethnic discrimination in the hiring of child care teachers and demonstrates state child care licensing regulations' role in lessening this discrimination.

Untapped Potential: How Childcare Impacts Mississippi''s State Economy
This report examines child care challenges in Mississippi and the benefits that working parents want from their employers. The authors find that many Mississippi parents are enrolled in postsecondary education or training programs and that child care challenges can influence parents' coursework. Research Connections houses similar resources on Idaho, Pennsylvania, and Iowa.

Licensed Family Child Care Providers'' Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Greater Benefits and Fewer Burdens in Highly Urban Areas?
This journal article focuses on the experiences of family child care providers who participated in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The researchers surveyed program participants in Chicago and small towns in central Illinois on the perceived benefits and challenges of reimbursement rates. They outline suggestions for policymakers on how to reduce inequalities in access to the higher reimbursement rates.

Preparing Students for Success: Differential Outcomes by Preschool Experience in Baltimore City, Maryland
The findings from this journal article can inform the development of policies that support access to early education opportunities. The researchers follow a cohort of children in Baltimore City, Maryland from kindergarten to third grade and analyze the relationship between their preschool setting (public pre-k, Head Start plus pre-k, private pre-k, and informal care) and skillsets needed for school success.

Multiple Factors Predict Higher Child Care Costs for Low-Income Hispanic Households
This brief can help researchers and policymakers understand how household, community, and nonparental care characteristics predict low-income Hispanic households' levels of child care spending.

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Research Connections regularly publicizes opportunities of interest, calls for papers, and conference announcements.

Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium July Virtual Event Schedule
Sessions from the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium 2020 Annual Meeting (CCEEPRC 2020) will be featured as virtual events starting in July and continuing through September. Two events will be held in July and the August and September Virtual Event Schedules will be announced soon.

Racial/Ethnic and Economic Segregation in Early Care and Education

Wednesday, July 22 | 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. ET
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Supporting Infant-Toddler Teachers with Technology

Monday, July 27 | 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. ET
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Resources on COVID-19
Childcare.gov incudes links to each state's COVID-19 child care information for families and child care providers. State by state information on the status of child care is available.
The Office of Child Care's COVID-19 Webpage includes guidance and resources for CCDF Lead Agencies, families, and providers, including information on the CARES Act and the COVID-19 Legislation Guide for CCDF Administrators.

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