Triangle Economics of Education Workshop
Join us on May 17 for our annual workshop that brings together scholars to present and discuss empirical research on the economics of education.
Our Mission
The Center for Child and Family Policy is dedicated to improving the well-being of children and families through research, education, and engagement. We study factors that influence child outcomes, develop and test promising interventions, and advance evidence-based practices and policies that can inform change and unlock opportunities for all children and their families.
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Recent News
Here Comes the … Baby Bump
March 27, 2023
The New York Times
More couples are proudly announcing on their wedding day that they are expecting.
read more about Here Comes the … Baby BumpCareers in Child and Family Policy: Finding Your Purpose with Derek Rhodes
March 22, 2023
CCFP News
Founder and executive director of Durham Success Summit, Derek Rhodes, PPS ’15, joined the Center on March 3 to talk about his professional journey and why he quit the corporate world to start his own non-profit.
read more about Careers in Child and Family Policy: Finding Your Purpose with Derek RhodesToday’s Moms Say They’re More Supportive and Nurturing Than Their Own Parents Were
March 16, 2023
What to Expect
But most still say that their parents did just as good a job as they are doing now.
read more about Today’s Moms Say They’re More Supportive and Nurturing Than Their Own Parents WereCareers in Child and Family Policy: Advocacy
March 7, 2023
CCFP News
The Center recently hosted child advocacy professionals, Morgan Forrester Ray, director of the EarlyWell Initiative at NC Child, and Morgan Wittman Gramann, executive director at North Carolina Alliance for Health, as guest speakers for its careers series.
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Featured Projects
Research Project
Net Worth Poverty and Children’s Development
This study examines how net worth poverty – or household’s whose wealth levels fall below one-quarter of the federal poverty line – is associated with children’s cognitive and behavioral development. Most children who are net worth poor are not income poor, meaning that these economically vulnerable group of children have been conventionally overlooked in conversations about poverty.
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Research Project
Evaluation of the Responsive Early Access for Durham’s Young Children (READY)
Evaluation of a unified strategy to early childhood development called Responsive Early Access for Durham’s Young Children (READY). READY was created by a Durham-based nonprofit in partnership with early care and education, pediatrics, family support, mental health, and homeless services organizations and professionals.
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Research Project
ITTI Care
The Infant-Toddler Trauma-Informed Care (ITTI Care) Project leverages the existing early childhood education workforce support system to expand and strengthen trauma-informed knowledge and practice within the communities they serve.
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Research Project
Factors in Persistence Versus Fadeout of Early Childhood Intervention Impacts
This project seeks to understand whether, for whom, and how the effects of successful early childhood school readiness interventions are sustained across a child’s development.
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The Center offers a variety of ways for Duke students at every level to learn about child and family policy and become involved in original research.