Research Library
Early Childhood & Child Care Research Data & Publications
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12/23/08
CDF's State of America's Children Report is a compilation of the most recent and reliable national and U.S. state research data on child poverty, children's health, child welfare, youth at risk, childhood and youth education, and other key child indicators.
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11/28/08
"In July 2008, Dr. Julius B. Richmond passed away at age 91 at his home outside Boston. Dr. Richmond served as U.S. Surgeon General under President Jimmy Carter. He was a pediatrician, professor of medicine, a child development specialist, and a co-creator and the first director of Head Start. "
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11/14/08
"At this transformative moment in American life with the election of Senator Barack Obama as our first African American and 44th President of the United States of America, we citizens must now roll up our sleeves and help translate this new presidency into a transformation of America's investment priorities and values—real change...."
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08/22/08
El 12 de mayo del 2008, los maestros de Postville, Iowa interrumpieron sus clases, llamaron a sus estudiantes hispanos y los dirigieron a la oficina del director de la escuela. Normalmente, tal acci??n significar??a que iban a ser castigados por violar alguna regla. Pero estos ni??os no hab??an hecho nada malo. En la oficina del director, se les inform?? que uno de sus padres, y en algunos casos ambos, no llegar??an a su hogar esa tarde porque hab??an sido detenidos por agentes de la polic??a federal.
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03/28/08
Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign Discussion Guide, Case Studies from the Pipeline with discussion questions
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02/01/07
A breakdown and analysis of the President's 2008 budget as it relates to children.
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04/01/05
Basic issue brief on child care and early education, including basic facts, information on funding, definitions of child care settings, the affect quality child care has on children, affordability, and availability.
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01/01/05
The State of America's Children 2005 is a comprehensive examination of how children are faring in our country and features data available on our nation's children and reviews developments in family income and jobs, child health, early childhood, education, child welfare and youth development. Graphs and charts along with the latest and most compelling statistics clarify the status of children in several key areas.
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01/01/05
CDF's State of America's Children 2005 report is a compilation of national and state-by-state data on poverty, family income and jobs, health, disparities in health, early childhood and child care, education, youth development, and child welfare.
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01/01/05
"Early Childhood: Critical Years, Critical Investments," Chapter 3 of the 2005 State of America's Children report.