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Child Policy

RAND Child Policy serves as a gateway to RAND research on children's issues from prenatal to age 18, and provides easy access to objective information that will help improve policy and decisionmaking. RAND research on child policy is conducted by multiple research divisions, and draws upon the expertise of over 140 researchers and consultants.

Child Policy research is organized by topic area, including research projects and publications. We deliver up-to-date research findings on children's issues to those who need it at the local, state, and national level. In addition, we offer a monthly email announcement of new RAND publications and projects, as well as a quarterly newsletter for Congressional staff.

We also operate the Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities to provide easy-to-understand information on what works to improve outcomes for children and their families.

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Military Child Care System Should Reassess Delivery of Services to Better Meet Goals — Sep. 29, 2008

Family Child Care program, photo courtesy of Army/E. Wilson

The U.S. military should reassess its child care system to look for ways to make it better fit the needs of military families and more effectively meet recruitment, readiness and retention goals.

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Lessons from Early Adopters of Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems — Sep. 16, 2008

Teacher helping children in daycare

Although child-care quality rating and improvement systems have widespread appeal and are being adopted in many states, there is a dearth of practical knowledge on how to develop and implement them. A review of early-adopter programs highlights lessons learned and offers recommendations.

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RAND Review - Spring, 2008: Baby Steps

Cover: RAND Review, Spring 2008

The cover story compares neonatal services across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Sweden; other features discuss water resources management, U.S. policies in Asia, and political polarization.

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Who Is Ahead and Who Is Behind?
Gaps in School Readiness and Student Achievement in the Early Grades for California's Children

Cover: Who Is Ahead and Who Is Behind?

RAND has undertaken a study to assess the adequacy and efficiency of preschool education in California. This volume describes which groups of students are falling short of proficiency in the early elementary grades and evaluates the potential for well-designed preschool programs to close those achievement gaps.

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