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A collection of brief research summaries from 2007 that have been carefully reviewed and selected to provide objective, high-quality evidence that is concise and easy to understand.

An Effectiveness-Based Evaluation of Five State Pre-Kindergarten Programs — Dec. 2007

Journal abstract at Journal of Policy Analysis and Management website

Predicting Language at 2 Years of Age: A Prospective Community Study — Dec. 2007

Journal abstract at Pediatrics website

Preschool: First Findings From the Third Follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) — Oct. 2007

Report abstract at National Center for Education Statistics website

Vulnerable Infants and Toddlers in Four Service Systems — Sep. 2007

Research brief at Urban Institute website

Young Latino Infants and Families: Parental Involvement Implications from a Recent National Study — June 2007

Research digest at Harvard Family Research Project website

Family Child Care in the United States — Apr. 2007

Research brief at National Center for Children in Poverty website

Assessing Initiatives for Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care: An Overview of Models and Evaluations — Mar. 2007

Research brief at National Center for Children in Poverty website

Early Child Care Linked to Increases in Vocabulary, Some Problem Behaviors in Fifth and Sixth Grades — Mar. 2007

News release at National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) website

Kids' Share 2007 — Mar. 2007

Executive summary at Urban Institute website

Para Nuestros Niņos: A Demographic Portrait of Young Hispanics in the United States — 2007

Policy brief at National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics website