Children’s early care and learning experiences set the foundation for lifelong learning and well-being. CCFP researchers study young children’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical needs and how early care and education providers can best meet those needs. Our teams develop, implement, and evaluate innovative programs and strategies to foster optimal development in early care and education settings.
This study examines how state funding of pre-kindergarten programs impacts the maternal labor market.
This randomized control study explores how the literacy development of multilingual learners in early elementary is impacted by cross-language relationships between first and second languages.
This randomized controlled study explores the impact of unconditional cash gifts of low-income mothers with newborns during the first four years of life.
Growing integration of AI into educational settings could have profound implications for students’ performance.
Project Description Family child care homes (FCCHs) are an important part of the early care and education system in North Carolina. While they make up only about a quarter of licensed care providers, they provide a critical service especially to families that work non-traditional hours, reside in rural communities or speak primary languages other than…
learn more about Preschool Development Grant: Child Care Deserts & Family Care ProvidersTogether with the Child Trends, researchers from CCFP are gathering feedback from parents and providers on what they think makes a high quality early care and education environment for infants and toddlers.
learn more about North Carolina Infant Toddler Cost Feasibility Study – Parent and Provider PanelsCCFP researchers are working with Families and Communities Rising to select, implement, and evaluate a school readiness assessment at their Head Start sites across Durham and Orange Counties.
learn more about Families & Communities Rising EvaluationTogether with the Hunt Institute, researchers from CCFP are implementing a collaborative partnership to support NC DHHS’ Division of Child Development and Early Education in completing updates to North Carolina’s Preschool Development (Birth Through Five) Needs Assessment, including information on the impact of COVID-19 on the child care and early education experiences of children and families.
learn more about Preschool Development Grant, Birth Through Five – Needs AssessmentResearch has underscored stark disparities in STEM interest, degree attainment, and employment among Black girls and women, highlighting systemic barriers that resulted in a long history of exclusion.
Results of the study highlight that Black girls’ and women’s participation and motivation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are strongly shaped by supportive, and fair teachers in and out of the classroom.
These findings align with constructionist theories underscoring the importance of emotion word knowledge for the development of emotion regulation skills and begin to shine light on how family contexts might support children’s development of emotion word knowledge.
Case study of how the Town of Blowing Rock added child care as a benefit and opened Blowing Rock Academy.