Early Childhood & School Readiness

Hosted by Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Providence, December 2 & 3, 1999

  INVENTORY OF HHS CHILD CARE RESEARCH

Out of necessity or choice, mothers are working outside the home in greater numbers than ever before. In 1996, three out of four mothers with children between 6 and 17 were in the labor force, compared to one in four in 1965. Two-thirds of mothers with children under six now work.

Introduction The term “welfare” has long been identified with the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program.  While the AFDC program was an important component of the safety net for low-income families with children, there was a near universal consensus that the program contained serious flaws.  In August 1996, the Personal Responsi

Child Care Prices: A Profile of Six Communities Sandra J. Clark and Sharon K Long The Urban Institute April 1995

RISK AND REALITY: THE IMPLICATIONS OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS By Joanne P. Brady, Marc Posner, Cynthia Lang and Michael J. Rosati The Education Development Center, Inc. 1994.

In February 1991, ASPE sponsored a two-day research seminar on infant attachment. This final report has three major sections. The first part is a brief summary of an extensive literature review on infant attachment. The second section summarizes the proceedings of the seminar, which was based on the topics outlined in the literature review.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Head Start programs provide comprehensive child development, educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to predominantly low income preschool children and their families.