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Looking for new and notable information to help you dig deeper into an issue? Start with these featured reports and web sites, and then browse through our full selection by topic.
Reports: Featured
Child Care is Unaffordable in Every State
National Women's Law Center, February 2025, 4 pp.
Discusses the cost of child care center, concluding that a family would need to make over $180,000 per year to reasonably afford the national cost of infant care. more info >
March of Dimes Birth Report Card for North Dakota
March of Dimes, December 2024, 6 pp.
Presents data on preterm births and infant/maternal health. Reports available for each state. more info >
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, September 2024, 118 pp.
Reports data on a set of indicators of child well-being. Indicators included are in the categories of family and social environment, economic categories, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health. This is an annual report. more info >
Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being
Annie E. Casey Foundation, July 2024, 54 pp.
This annual report provides data on 10 indicators of child well-being, by state and for the U.S. States are ranked on each indicator and compared to previous years. more info >
Race for Results: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All Children
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, January 2024, 51 pp.
This report uses the Race for Results Index, a collection of data presented by racial and ethnic groups and by state, to examine progress and disparities related to child and youth wellbeing. Indicators address early childhood, academic achievement, teen parenting, higher education, and family characteristics. more info >
The State of America's Children
Children's Defense Fund, December 2023, 86 pp.
A compilation of national and state-by-state data on poverty, health, child welfare, youth at risk, early childhood development, education, nutrition and housing. Report is compiled annually. more info >
State of Preschool Yearbook
National Institute for Early Education Research, November 2023, 427 pp.
Annual report profiling state-funded pre-kindergarten programs in the United States. Individual state profiles include a description of prekindergarten initiatives, followed by data about access, quality and spending. more info >
Preparing Young Children for School
Institute of Education Sciences, August 2022, 187 pp.
This practice guide, developed in conjunction with an expert panel, distills contemporary early childhood and preschool education research into seven easily comprehensible and practical recommendations. The guidance will help to prepare young children to benefit from the learning opportunities they will encounter in school. more info >
Early Childhood Learning and Children's Literacy Skills in Kindergarten and Third Grade
Crane Center For Early Childhood Research and Policy, July 2022, 16 pp.
Describes five policy actions that governors can take to ensure all children read at grade level by the end of third grade. more info >
Reviewing the Research Base from 1985-2020: Infant and Toddler Child Care and At-Risk Children’s School Readiness
University of Virginia, July 2021, 64 pp.
This report reviews research on infant and toddler child care conducted since roughly 1985, looking particularly at studies highlighting the roles subsidized care, child care quality, and different programmatic inputs can play in supporting the school readiness of young children considered to be at-risk for poor developmental outcomes. more info >
Web sites
Young Child Risk Calculator
State-level assessment of the prevalence of young children experiencing selected risk factors which can adversely affect health, school, and development outcomes. more info >
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
Promotes high-quality research in child care and early education and the use of that research in policy making. Includes reports, data, a database of instruments, information on policies, and links to other resources. more info >
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