Although rural America is diverse, ever changing, and different from urban America, less is known about rural human and social services conditions and needs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which plays a major role in protecting and enhancing human capital and self-sufficiency...

This brief highlights key findings on whether the coaching model and financial incentives implemented affect quality of services participating child care businesses provide.

This brief highlights key findings on whether the coaching model and financial incentives implemented affect quality of services provided by participating child care businesses.

This report provides a brief summary of the cross-site evaluation design.

This executive summary provides an overview of the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness review process, a summary of the review results, and a link to more detailed information. Overall, the review identified impact studies with high or moderate ratings for seven home visiting models: Early...

Families with infants and toddlers, especially low-income families, rely heavily on child care that is provided by family, friends, and neighbors ("kith and kin" caregivers). The national evaluation of Early Head Start found that a large proportion of program families used kith and kin care. In...