This report is the latest in a National Center for Education Statistics series on young children’s nonparental care … arrangements and educational program participation. It presents the most recent data available for children under the age of six …, taken from the 2001 administration of the Early Childhood Program Participation Survey, National Household Education Surveys …

education finance model used by several states and the federal government. Under this model, aid levels are based primarily on … contain special education costs while maintaining quality programs. …

to children enrolled in Early Head Start. Mathematica's two-year evaluation identified program models, documented …. Researchers note that more than two-thirds of caregivers in the pilot were related to the children in their care, with nearly half … being the children's grandparents. Nearly all programs implemented strategies to improve communication and increase …