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  • OPRE News – November 12, 2020

    Highlights of Education and Professional Development Experiences of Region XI Head Start Teachers and Much More

  • Using Child Care Provider Surveys to Inform Policy Responses to COVID-19

    Published: October 2, 2020
    The webinar covers (1) a presentation from two researchers doing research in Louisiana on how surveys can inform early childhood policy and practical considerations to take into account when fielding surveys; (2) a presentation from a researcher at the Urban Institute on tips for writing good survey questions; and (3) comments from state agency staff in Virginia, sharing the perspective of a policy-maker around child care provider surveys during COVID-19...

  • ACF OPRE News Vol. 8 Issue 17 – September 3, 2020

    OPRE News: Findings from Our Evaluation of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and loveisrespect Helpline and Much (Much) More Featured items in this issue: Short-Term Outcomes after Contacting the National Domestic Violence Hotline and loveisrespect: Comparing Survivors to other Contactors Short-Term Outcomes Following Contact with the National Domestic Violence Hotline and loveisrespect Recognizing and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs

  • Tips on Developing Surveys of Child Care Providers

    Published: September 3, 2020
    As states and territories make decisions about child care policies, they may find it useful to collect data from child care providers. Survey data can be helpful for answering questions about providers’ characteristics and experiences. Yet surveys can be difficult to design. This brief discusses best practices for developing and testing surveys. A one-page tip sheet lists suggestions for writing strong survey questions. 

  • Answering More Child Care Policy Questions: Pairing Stakeholder Perspectives with Your Data

    Published: May 29, 2020
    This webinar is designed to support CCDF Lead Agency staff and partners in understanding how stakeholder perspectives can be paired with agency data to help answer more policy questions. Learn how the perspectives of the people experiencing or implementing the policies can increase understanding of problems, possible solutions, and community contexts...

  • A Compendium of Administrative and Survey Data Resources in the Administration for Children and Families

    Published: April 24, 2020
    This compendium is an effort to understand and document the data collected by ACF that is or could be used for evidence-building purposes. It includes summaries of twelve major ACF administrative data sources and seven surveys. Each entry in the Compendium includes: an overview of the data source; data ownership and funding source; basic content (topical areas covered); major publications, websites, and documentation; available datasets (public and restricted); data quality; statutory and regulatory restrictions on access and use; capacity to link with other data sources; and examples of prior research using linked data... 

  • Compendium of Administrative Data Sources for Self-Sufficiency Research

    Published: April 24, 2020
    The Compendium of Administrative Data Sources for Self-Sufficiency Research is an effort to describe promising administrative data sources for evaluations of economic and social interventions. The Compendium was created as part of the Assessing Options to Evaluate Long-Term Outcomes Using Administrative Data (LTO) project funded by the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (ACF/OPRE) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

  • ACF OPRE News Vol. 8 Issue 5 – March 5, 2020

    Can Subsidized Employment Programs Help Disadvantaged Job Seekers? What did we learn from 13 random assignment studies of subsidized employment programs? Featured items in this issue: Can Subsidized Employment Programs Help Disadvantaged Job Seekers? A Synthesis of Findings from Evaluations of 13 Programs Characteristics of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Children and Families: Select Findings from the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Study 2017

  • ACF OPRE News Vol. 8 Issue 4 – February 20, 2020

    Two New Conceptual Models for Youth Sexual Risk Avoidance and Sexual Risk Cessation and Much (Much) More What are the range of factors that research shows may influence youth decision making, sexual behavior, and related outcomes? Featured items in this issue: Two New Conceptual Models for Youth Sexual Risk Avoidance and Sexual Risk Cessation Cultural Items and Language Use in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Classrooms The Analysis Plan for the HPOG 2.0 Impact Evaluation Understanding the Research Analysis Plan for the HPOG 2.0 Cost-Benefit Analysis

  • ACF OPRE News Vol. 8 Issue 3 – February 6, 2020

    Toolkit for Home Visiting Program Awardees and Much (Much) More Featured items in this issue: Community Readiness Toolkit for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Awardees The Culture of Continuous Learning Project: A Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) for Improving Child Care and Head Start Quality Opportunities and Challenges for Tribal HPOG 2.0 Grantees in Rural Settings Exploring the Use of Mapping with Child Care Data How to Use the CCDF Policies Database

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