Early Childhood | MDRC

We examine strategies that strengthen the effectiveness and accessibility of child care, early education, and home visiting services to produce long-lasting positive outcomes for children in families with low incomes. We also study ways to support a qualified early childhood workforce.

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Report

What Do We Know About Building and Sustaining the Child Care and Early Education Workforce?

Cross-Cutting Themes from a Literature Review, Environmental Scan, and Data Scan

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Report

Understanding the Child Care and Early Education Workforce

The Need for More and Better Data

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Report

Influences on the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of the Child Care and Early Education Workforce

A Conceptual Framework

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Report

Child Care and Early Education Workforce Recruitment and Retention

Insights from a Current Landscape of Strategies

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Report

An Annotated Bibliography of Select Literature on the Child Care and Early Education Workforce

A Supplement to the BASE Knowledge Review Series

Project

Best Practices for Estimating Program Effects in Cluster Randomized Trials

Cheryl Ohlson and Michelle Maier

Podcast

Implementing an Evidence-Based and Domain-Specific Pre-K Curriculum: A Conversation with Cheryl Ohlson and Michelle Maier

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Brief

Theory of Change for Coordination and Individualization of Family Support Services in Head Start Programs

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Brief

Changes in Home Visiting Since the Start of the Pandemic

Lessons from the Child First Program

Project

Scaling High-Quality Pre-K in DC

Mother reading a storybook to young daughter

Report

Checking in with Families in the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation

Young Asian mother holding and smiling at her infant

Report

Mothers’ Experiences in and Perspectives on Evidence-Based Home Visiting Programs

A Qualitative Sub-Study from the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE)

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Issue Focus

Collaboration to Strengthen Performance

The Acelero Learning and MDRC Research-Practice Partnership

Issue Focus

At-a-Glance Guidelines for Communicating About Research

A Resource for Organizational Leaders Participating in Research Studies

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Brief

Incorporating Children’s Lived Experiences in the Classroom

Findings from Teacher Interviews on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Early Care and Education Curricula and Professional Development