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Current Research

NY Times Editorial - Occupy the Classroom

Research Links compiled by Pat Cantor from Plymouth University.

Child Trends - School Readiness: Helping Communities Get Children Ready for School and Schools

The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood - Harvard University

Coös County Community Indicators 2008 Report (pdf file)

Berlin/Gorham Healthcare Service Area: Community Needs Assessment

National Center for Children in Poverty
Check out the report on "Supporting Parents of Young Children in the Child Welfare System" and the issue brief on "Reducing Maternal Depression and Its Impact on Young Children".

NCCP: Childrens Mental Health Policy Brief

girl engineerPositive Indicators of Child Well-Being: A Conceptual Framework, Measures And Methodological Issues (pdf file)

Child Poverty in Rural America A Report by the Carsey Institute (pdf file)

Final Report: NH WIC Fit-N-Fun Project - Revitalizing Quality Nutrition Services in WIC

Home Visitation: The Cornerstone Of Effective Early Intervention (pdf file)

NCCP Social-Emotional Indicators Report.pdf (pdf file)

Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Early Childhood Development on a Large Scale
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention (pdf file)
Source: National Institute for Early Education Research

A Proposal for Achieving High Returns on Early Childhood (pdf file)
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

State preschool programs save $1 billion a year in crime, education costs in Michigan

early childhood intervention research