Facts In Action

2004
October	Advocacy and Lobbing Do's and Don'ts
	Ready, Set, Preschool!
	Mental Health and ECE
July	The Child Care Choices of Immigrant Families
	Is Early Care Worth the Investment?
	Pre-K for MA Homeless Children
March	Quality Preschool - a Cure for Bullying?
	Asthma Linked to Chemicals
	ECE Council Releases Report
2003
November/ December	Oklahoma's Universal Pre-K Program: A Successful Model
	Examining Family Child Care in MA
	Improving Quality: Comparing Military and Civilian Approaches
	Children in Kinship Care Growing
September/ October	Family Child Care Providers Weigh in on Professional Development
	Family Child Care Systems Launch Educational Campaign
	Measuring Quality in Family Child Care
	Unlikely Partners Improve Quality
July/August	Community Hospitals as Engines for Promoting Early Literacy
	Quality Linked to Training in Family Child Care
	Welfare Policies Impact Mothers' Child Care Choices
	New Study Stirs Debate Over the Effects of Child Care
May/June	A Sound Path Helps Students with Special Needs
	Child Care Subsidies Improve Child and Family Well-Being
	Adult Interaction Style Impacts Student Engagement
March/April	Congress to Consider Legislation that Impacts Children with Special Needs
	Full School Day Kindergarten Closing the Gap
	Child Care in the First Year May Improve Mother-Infant Attachment
	Native Language Books Boost Kindergarteners' Literacy Development
	Getting Help with Child Care Expenses
January/ February	Child Care Tax Credits Not Enticing Enough
	Universal PreK can Learn Lessons from Special Ed
	Preparing Low-Income African American Children for Kindergarten
	Low-Income Preschoolers Benefit from Mixed-Income Classrooms
	State Child Care Quality Improvement Initiatives
2002
October	Child Care Salaries Remain Low Web-only
	Unstable Child Care Subsidies Hurt Low-Income Families Web-only
	Budget Cuts Hurt Low-Income Families
	Military Examines its Child Care Costs Web-only
	Workforce Issues in State Pre-K Programs
	Program Boosts Literacy Skills of Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers
August	Promoting Social and Emotional School Readiness
	Who's Taking Care of the Kids While School is Out?
	Increased Funding Needed to Help More Families
June	Low-Income Families Face Barriers Getting and Keeping Child Care Subsidies
	Majority of Kids Under Five in Child Care Web-only
	Training and Class Size Impact Child Outcomes
April	Core Competencies Key to School-Age Professional Development.
	Massachusetts School-Age Coalition
	CED Speaks Out in Favor of Universal Preschool Web-only
	Child Care in the Media
	Low Income Families Face Limited Child Care Choices Web-only
	Quality Preschool Settings Have Long-Term Impact
February	The Governor's Commission on School Readiness
	The Emotional Health of Young Children
	Looking at the Overlooked School Year Web-only
2001
December	Encouraging Men to Enter the Field
	Colleges and Universities Face New Challenges to Preparing the Early Childhood Workforce Web-only
	Reassessing Math Instruction in Early Education
	The Military Child Care Model Web-only
	Child Care Industry Makes Significant Impact on CA Economy
October	Kindergarten Achievement Gap Suggest New Directions in Early Childhood Education Web-only
	Encouraging Parent Participation in Head Start
	Preschool and Child-Care Quality in California Neighborhoods Web-only
	Child Care Aid and Quality for California Families Web-only
	What Do You Want to Be Called? Practitioners Speak Up About Language
	Little Improvement in NJ After Court Order on ECE
August	Linking Programs to Develop Comprehensive Early Education
	Wages Strong Indicator of High-Quality Child Care
	Defining "School-Readiness?" Web-only
	States Increased Spending on Low-Income Families Web-only
	Income Influences Child Care Choices
June	Head Start/Child Care Partnerships Web-only
	Financial Incentives Promote Accreditation Web-only
	Rural Families Rely Primarily on Kith and Kin Care Web-only
	Study Focuses on Child Care Workforce Crisis
	Latest Findings From NICHD Study Cause a Stir
April	Massachusetts Child Care Capacity Serves 20% of Children Web-only
	Kindergarten Eligibility and Readiness Initiatives Vary from State to State
	Differences in Families' Choices of Care
	Early Head Start Provides Greater Gains
	National Study Finds Increased Spending, Reliance on Federal Dollars Web-only
February	Many Eligible Families Not Getting Child Care Subsidies
	Collaboration is Key in Relationship Between Early Childhood and School Success Web-only
	California Training Model Improves Family Child Care Providers' Caregiving Skills
	High-Quality Infant Care Improves Language Skills
	New Advocacy Tool for Involving the Public in Early Childhood Education Web-only
2000
November	Kindergarten Teachers Perceive Difficulty in Transitions to School Web-only
	Cost, Stability, and Quality of Care Matter in the Welfare-to-Work Transition
	Social and Emotional Readiness for School
	"School-Readiness" and the Transition into Kindergarten Web-only
	Public Pre-Kindergarten Contributes to Gains in Achievement Test Scores
August	Playground Hazards
	Community Partnerships in Child Care
	Does Child Care Quality Matter And Does It Need To Be Improved? Web-only
	OCCS Market Rate Survey
May	Today’s Kindergartners
	Choices and Tradeoffs
	Quality Care in the Military Web-only
	Child Care Use in Massachusetts Differs from Nation
March	Boston EQUIP Examines Families on Waitlist for Child Care
	How do Kids Really Feel About Their Parents Working?
	Most Eligible Families Don't Get Subsidies
	Quality Early Childhood Programs Save Tax Dollars
	Early Childhood Teachers: Are They Making a Living?
	Annual Staff Turnover Rates

Facts in Action, In Brief