Key Topic Resource Lists

Research Connections staff create bibliographic lists on key topics by conducting advanced searches, then selecting the most relevant resources from the search results. Each Resource List includes a description of the search terms and subsequent selection criteria for that topic. To see the unabridged list of resources for a topic, including any resources added to the collection since selection of the Resource List, click on Create Updated Search Result.

If you would like to suggest new topics for Key Topic Resource Lists, please email them to contact@researchconnections.org.

Child Care Decision-Making (April 2009)

  • Resource List on:
    • Choice by parental characteristics: income, marital status, race/ethnicity, culture, language, immigrant status, mental health, & location
    • Choice by child characteristics: age (infant/toddler & school-age) & special needs
    • Choice and parental employment: employment status, work schedule (i.e. full-time, part-time, & non-standard hours) & welfare-to-work participation
    • Selection of child care type
    • Parent values/perceptions of quality
    • Child care market characteristics: price, supply, and regulation
    • Financial assistance: subsidy receipt, pre-k, Head Start
    • Consumer education
    • Research Reviews, guides, and instruments on Parental Choice
  • Create Updated Search Results

Child Care Health and Safety (May 2010)

Child Care Licensing (March 2010)

Child Care Subsidy Administration (November 2011)

  • Resource List on:
    • Child care subsidy administration
    • Child care subsidy access and use
    • Coordination of child care subsidies and Temporary Assistance
      to Needy Families and other federal support programs
    • Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) database
  • Create Updated Search Results

Child Care Subsidy Use and Employment Outcomes of TANF and Other Low-income Families (November 2006)

Dual Language Learners (June 2009)

  • Resource List on:
    • Language and literacy development of young English Language Learners
    • Involving families who speak English as a second language
    • Teacher characteristics and interactions with young English language learners
    • Interventions and assessments with young English language learners
    • Serving young English language learners: Policy and practice considerations
  • Create Updated Search Results

Early Care and Education Collaboration (July 2011)

  • Resource List on:
    • Defining, Measuring, and Evaluating Collaboration 
    • Collaboration and Early Care and Education Programs 
    • Evaluations of Collaborations in Early Care and Education
  •  Create Updated Search Results

Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (August 2007)

  • Resource List on:
    • Overview of and Recommendations for Building Early Childhood Systems
    • State Examples, Results, and Findings
    • Funding and Maximizing Resources for Early Childhood Systems
  • Create Updated Search Results

Early Mathematics (February 2010)

Family Support (April 2007)

Father Involvement in Early Childhood Programs (July 2008)

Linking Health and Child Care and Early Education Services (April 2007)

  • Resource List on:
    • Overview of health services in child care and early education
    • Health care consultants in child care and early education
    • Health services in Head Start/Early Head Start
  • Create Updated Search Results

Linking Mental Health and Child Care and Early Education Services (August 2007)

  • Resource List on:
    • Links between Child Mental Health and Child Care and Early Education Services
    • Mental Health Consultation in Child Care and Early Education
    • Mental Health Services in Head Start/Early Head Start
  • Create Updated Search Results

Non-parental Caregiver Depression (March 2008)

Parenting Education (May 2007)

  • Resource List on:
    • Overviews and recommendations for parent education programs
    • Even Start/ family literacy
    • Head Start/Early Head Start
    • Healthy Steps
    • Effects of parent education programs on parents and children
  • Create Updated Search Results

Play in Early Care and Education (March 2011)

Precursors to Early Literacy (June 2007)

Quality Rating Systems (July 2008)

  • Resource List on:
    • Recommendations for designing child care quality rating systems:
      • Planning and Implementation
      • Financing
      • Administration
      • Workforce Improvement
      • Accreditation
      • Informing Parents
    • Evaluating quality rating systems
    • Quality rating systems for after school programs
  • Create Updated Search Results