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Childhood Development

Journal Article
Examining the Associations Between Daily Caregiving Discontinuity and Children's Social-Emotional Outcomes
Many child care centers temporarily move children and teachers in and out of their assigned classrooms throughout the day.
May 18, 2015
Journal Article
Early Life Adversity and Adult Biological Risk Profiles
Authors determine whether there is a relationship between early life adversity (ELA) and biological parameters known to predict health risks and to examine the extent to which circumstances in midlife mediate this relationship.
Feb 19, 2015
Tool
Investing in Early Social and Emotional Development Is Key
For children to flourish and succeed, they must be able to problem solve, handle stress and develop resilience, and interact appropriately with peers and adults. A study of children in Shelby County, Tennessee identifies factors in the home, child care setting, and community that contribute to social and emotional development.
Jan 14, 2015
Journal Article
Early Menarche and Childhood Adversities in a Nationally Representative Sample
Epidemiological evidence suggests that early menarche, defined as onset of menses at age 11 or earlier, has increased in prevalence in recent birth cohorts and is associated with multiple poor medical and mental health outcomes in adulthood.
Jul 1, 2014
Commentary
Realizing the Potential of 'My Brother's Keeper'
The White House has mobilized an impressive coalition to address a critical national challenge, and used the power of research evidence to begin to structure the initiative. By drawing more lessons from research, the initiative can further bolster its chance to build strong and lasting ladders of opportunity and success for boys and young men of color.
Mar 16, 2014
Journal Article
Predicting Child Development Knowledge and Engagement of Moroccan Parents
We developed, tested, and administered a survey to a small number of parents of children aged six years and under in Casablanca, Morocco in 2013 to assess parents' child development knowledge and how they view their role as teachers of their young children.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
How Moroccan Mothers and Fathers View Child Development and Their Role in Their Children's Education
The purpose of this study was to explore parents' understanding of and support for their children's early development.
Jan 1, 2014
Report
Maternal Depression: Implications for Systems Serving Mothers and Children
Since women are almost twice as likely as men to experience depression and most women age 15 to 50 have children, maternal depression is an important issue. This report informs policymakers and practitioners of evidence connecting maternal depression and negative outcomes for both mother and child.
Aug 12, 2013
Commentary
Give Poor Kids a Chance with Early Education
Federal and state initiatives to advance preschool program quality will further ensure that these investments in early learning programs will achieve their full promise and promote healthy child development — physically, socially, emotionally, and academically, writes Lynn Karoly.
Apr 10, 2013
Journal Article
Using Generalized Additive Modeling to Empirically Identify Thresholds Within the ITERS in Relation to Toddler's Cognitive Development
Research linking high-quality child care programs and children's cognitive development has contributed to the growing popularity of child care quality benchmarking efforts such as quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS).
Apr 1, 2013
Research Brief
Improving Cross-System Care for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays
The Helping Families Raise Healthy Children initiative addressed depression among parents of children with early childhood developmental delays, aligning the early intervention and behavioral health systems with a focus on relationship-based care.
Mar 19, 2013
Report
Helping Families Raise Healthy Children
Simultaneous developmental delays among young children and depression among parents can create serious challenges for many families. However, results from the Helping Families Raise Healthy Children initiative suggest that aligning early intervention and behavioral health systems can help.
Mar 19, 2013
Commentary
High-Quality Early Childhood Programs Require High-Quality Teachers
High-quality early childhood interventions can improve academic achievement, reduce crime and delinquency, and enhance future labor market success. But the operative word is “high-quality.” And for early childhood programs to be high-quality, they must have qualified instructors.
Mar 18, 2013
Blog
RAND Researchers Discuss Early Childhood Development
Joe Dougherty summarizes key points from a media conference call with RAND experts on early childhood development and education. They discuss the importance of early childhood development in laying the foundation for success later in life, as well as the potential for high-quality programs to yield a return on investment for society at large.
Feb 21, 2013
Journal Article
Intervening with Practitioners to Improve the Quality of Prevention: One-Year Findings from a Randomized Trial of Assets-Getting to Outcomes
This article reports interim findings from a randomized controlled trial evaluating Assets-Getting To Outcomes (AGTO)
Jan 1, 2013
Tool
A Toolkit for Implementing Parental Depression Screening, Referral, and Treatment
Many families experience the challenges of caregiver depression and early childhood developmental delays. Although services and supports across systems could help caregivers to deal with such issues at the family level, numerous obstacles prevent adequate screening and identification, referral, and service delivery.
Dec 20, 2012
Journal Article
Parent-Reported Quality of Preventive Care for Children At-Risk for Developmental Delay
For at-risk children, enhanced screening and detection followed by targeted increases in communication and follow-up may help clinicians better anticipate families' needs.
Sep 1, 2012
Blog
Bernanke Knows a Good Investment When He Sees One
Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve System Ben S. Bernanke cited RAND studies that have documented the importance of investing early in children's learning. He made the case that early education programs, especially those serving disadvantaged children, are one of the best investments that society can make in its future.
Aug 2, 2012
Report
Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
Including child assessments in the design, implementation, and evaluation of quality rating and improvement systems or other quality improvement efforts could improve practice and raise care quality for early childhood education.
Feb 28, 2012
Testimony
Building Blocks for a Strong Preschool to Early Elementary Education System
The earliest years of a child's life are critical to physical, socio-emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development. High quality early education can improve readiness and success in school, particularly for disadvantaged children, but access to such programs is uneven.
Feb 16, 2012

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Susannah Faxon-Mills

Senior Policy Analyst

Susannah Faxon-Mills (she/her) is a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. She has expertise in education policy, implementation and developmental evaluation, and qualitative methods and analysis. Her work explores how local educational systems, communities, and intermediary…
Jill S. Cannon

Senior Policy Researcher

Jill Cannon is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and member of the Pardee RAND Graduate School faculty. Her work focuses on examining the relationship between early childhood programs and policies and child outcomes. She was previously a policy fellow at the Public Policy…

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