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An archived collection of research summaries from 2002 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.

Children Ready for School 2002 Archives

A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention — Dec. 2002
Fact sheet at National Institute for Early Education Research website

Stress and Young Children — Dec. 2002
Research brief at Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting website

The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families — Nov. 2002
Research brief at Urban Institute website

Child Care: States Exercise Flexibility in Setting Reimbursement Rates and Providing Access for Low-Income Children — Sep. 2002
Research brief at U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) website

Child Care: States Have Undertaken a Variety of Quality Improvement Initiatives, but More Evaluations of Effectiveness Are Needed — Sep. 2002
Research brief at U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) website

Instructional Models for Early Childhood Education — Sep. 2002
Research brief at Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) website

Making Child Care Choices: How Welfare and Work Policies Influence Parents' Decisions — Aug. 2002
Research brief at MDRC website

The Dynamics of Child Care Subsidy Use: A Collaborative Study of Five States — July 2002
Research brief at National Center for Children in Poverty website

What Are the Costs of Operating the Military's Child Care System? — July 2002
Research brief at RAND Corporation website

Child Neglect: Outcomes in High-Risk Urban Preschoolers — June 2002
Journal abstract at Pediatrics website

How Good is the Evidence Linking Breastfeeding and Intelligence? — June 2002
Journal abstract at Pediatrics website

Cognitive and Motor Outcomes of Cocaine-Exposed Infants — Apr. 2002
Journal abstract at Journal of the American Medical Association website

New Lives for Poor Families: Mothers and Children Move through Welfare Reform — Apr. 2002
Executive summary at Growing Up in Poverty Project website

Prevalence, Correlates, and Trajectory of Television Viewing Among Infants and Toddlers — Apr. 2002
Journal abstract at Pediatrics website

Welfare Reform and Child Care Options for Low-Income Families — Winter/Spring 2002
Journal abstract at Future of Children website

Early Maternal Employment's Effects on Children — March/April 2002
Article at Joint Center for Poverty Research website

Longer-Term Effects of Head Start — March/April 2002
Article at Joint Center for Poverty Research website

Undersize Infants Score Higher on IQ Tests If Breast Fed Exclusively — Mar. 2002
News release at National Institutes of Health website

Community Interventions to Promote Healthy Social Environments: Early Childhood Development and Family Housing — Feb. 2002
Research brief at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website

Welfare Reform: What About the Children? — Jan. 2002
Research brief at Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three City Study, Johns Hopkins University website

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Children Ready for School 2002 Archives

A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention — Dec. 2002

Stress and Young Children — Dec. 2002

The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families — Nov. 2002

Child Care: States Exercise Flexibility in Setting Reimbursement Rates and Providing Access for Low-Income Children — Sep. 2002

Child Care: States Have Undertaken a Variety of Quality Improvement Initiatives, but More Evaluations of Effectiveness Are Needed — Sep. 2002

Instructional Models for Early Childhood Education — Sep. 2002

Making Child Care Choices: How Welfare and Work Policies Influence Parents' Decisions — Aug. 2002

The Dynamics of Child Care Subsidy Use: A Collaborative Study of Five States — July 2002

What Are the Costs of Operating the Military's Child Care System? — July 2002

Child Neglect: Outcomes in High-Risk Urban Preschoolers — June 2002

How Good is the Evidence Linking Breastfeeding and Intelligence? — June 2002

Cognitive and Motor Outcomes of Cocaine-Exposed Infants — Apr. 2002

New Lives for Poor Families: Mothers and Children Move through Welfare Reform — Apr. 2002

Prevalence, Correlates, and Trajectory of Television Viewing Among Infants and Toddlers — Apr. 2002

Welfare Reform and Child Care Options for Low-Income Families — Winter/Spring 2002

Early Maternal Employment's Effects on Children — March/April 2002

Longer-Term Effects of Head Start — March/April 2002

Undersize Infants Score Higher on IQ Tests If Breast Fed Exclusively — Mar. 2002

Community Interventions to Promote Healthy Social Environments: Early Childhood Development and Family Housing — Feb. 2002

Welfare Reform: What About the Children? — Jan. 2002