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From systematic reviews of the effectiveness of home visiting programs to behavioral interventions that encourage parents to read with their children every day, we partner with federal, state, and local decision makers to help shape the key questions and extract actionable evidence to help early childhood leaders make progress.
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Updated Findings Show Washington, DC’s Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund Continues to Support DC’s Child Care and Early Education Workforce
Washington, DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund (PEF) has boosted the wages of over 4,000 educators. We find that the PEF increased the size of DC’s early educator workforce by 7% in its second year. These findings inform ongoing fiscal debates that will determine the PEF’s future.
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The What, Why, and How of Collecting and Analyzing Demographic Data to Improve Equity in Child Welfare
Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start FACES Programs in Fall 2021: The 2021—2022 Study
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