Introduction
This report describes the research and evaluation activities undertaken by our Division of Child and Family Development in 2023. Brief project descriptions provide an overview of the range of projects conducted by the Division during the year in early childhood research, child care, Head Start and Early Head Start, child welfare, human trafficking, and cultural diversity.
Purpose
This report provides detailed summaries of each project that was active or newly funded during FY23 and highlights select findings released in 2023.
The studies in this report are organized into six sections:
- Cross-Cutting Early Childhood Research
- Child Care: Raising Quality and Supporting Parental Employment
- Head Start and Early Head Start: Enhancing Child Development, Health, and Human Services for Families with Low Income
- Promoting Child Welfare
- Human Trafficking: Improving Services for Survivors
- Recognizing Cultural Diversity & Promoting Equity
This report covers all Division of Child and Family Development FY23 projects but highlights the following projects:
- Understanding Children’s Transitions from Head Start to Kindergarten (HS2K)
- Home-Based Child Care Supply and Quality Project
- Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships: Building Evidence for Mental Health, Substance Use, In-home Parent Skill-based, and Kinship Navigator Programs and Services
- Human Trafficking Policy and Research Analyses Project
Citation
Child and Family Development Research (2023), OPRE Report #2024-153, Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.