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Explore this OPRE funded brief that describes the characteristics of data sources and data points referenced in Head Start grant recipient enrollment conversion applications.

Discover strategies that individual staff members providing employment services and TANF program leaders can adopt and implement to combat biases at an organizational and individual level when working with participants.

Explore this OPRE-funded brief which describes the staff qualifications of Head Start grant recipients that converted enrollment slots and presents a summary of strategies grant recipients planned to employ to ensure staff had the appropriate qualifications and competencies needed to serve Early Head Start children and families.

The purpose of this brief is to summarize the findings from select child support literature and highlight remaining knowledge gaps. The information in this brief may be useful to researchers and practitioners who are interested in the evidence base for child support services and addressing open questions to support evidence-informed practice.

This short-form product describes the value of competency frameworks and competency-based professional development for infant/toddler teachers and caregivers.

This White paper from the Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High-Quality Early Care and Education project presents results from an experiment of tokens of appreciation to support survey response among staff in child care and early education centers

This descriptive evaluation aims to assess the promise of the BSC framework for addressing challenges in child welfare, including strengthening father and paternal relative engagement.

In the past few decades, research showing the advantages to children of being raised by both parents in healthy, stable relationships has led to an increase in couple-based programs designed to enhance relationship or co-parenting skills. The Strengthening Families Evidence Review (SFER) identified and reviewed studies of family strengthening programs, including studies that describe and analyze marriage and relationship education or other programs for couples with low income.

Hotlines for victims and survivors of domestic violence and/or dating violence (DV) are an important source of information and support for individuals seeking intervention and preventative care services. However, evaluation research on the impact of these programs is not widely available. The Accomplishments of the Domestic Violence Hotline, Online Connections, and Text (ADVHOCaT) project describes the activities and short-term outcomes for those contacting the...

As states and territories make decisions about child care policies, they may find it useful to collect data from child care providers. Survey data can be helpful for answering questions about providers’ characteristics and experiences. Yet surveys can be difficult to design. This brief discusses best practices for developing and testing surveys.

A one-page tip sheet lists suggestions for writing strong survey questions.