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Learn research-based answers to key questions about families’ access to public pre-K programs.

This snapshot presents updated estimates of the 2012 NSECE snapshot that examines the reasons why households engage in CCEE searchers and make CCEE search decisions.

The Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project is the first major effort to apply a behavioral economics lens to programs that serve poor and vulnerable families in the United States. This report presents findings from a behavioral intervention designed to increase the number of incarcerated noncustodial parents in Texas who apply for modifications to reduce the amount of their child support orders. Using a method called “behavioral diagnosis and design”...

This report presents findings from a study of two behavioral interventions — one that used behavioral messaging postcards and text message reminders to encourage participation in an optional meeting, and one that made the meeting easier to attend.

The goal of each intervention was to increase participant attendance at an optional informational meeting for Paycheck Plus, an earnings supplement program in which participants had previously enrolled. These meetings gave clients an...

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This user's guide describes what types of variables are in the NSECE public-use data files, how to use the NSECE public-use data files, and what variables are included in the 2019 Workforce public-use data file.

This short-form product is intended to provide examples relevant to state child care administrators on how local, state, and federal CCEE datasets many be used, either singly or in combination, to examine and track progress toward improving equitable access to CCEE.

Recent federal, state, and local policies and initiatives focus on increasing access to high-quality ECE for all families. Given the prevalence and potential importance of these initiatives for families and children, it is useful for the field to take stock of how access to ECE is conceptualized and measured and to understand the extent to which context, purposes, and available indicators shape the assessment of access.

A companion to the literature review entitled Human Services Research Dissemination: What Works...