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Measuring Youth Development: How Out-of-School Time Programs Collect and Use Data
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Hannah Lantos; Zakia Redd; Jessica Warren; Michael Bradley; Sham Habteselasse – Child Trends, 2024
Out-of-school-time (OST) programs and their funders rely on sound data to make decisions about everything from professional development and student recruitment to the selection of activities to offer students. Programs operate at a range of times (before and after school, weekends, summer) and in a variety of locations (e.g., schools,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Program Effectiveness, Outcome Measures, After School Programs
Evaluation of Parent Aware: Key Findings and Implications for the Parent Aware Redesign. Final Evaluation Report and Synthesis
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Rowan Hilty; Jennifer Cleveland; Kathryn Tout – Child Trends, 2024
Child Trends contracted with the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to conduct an independent evaluation of Parent Aware, Minnesota's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for early care and education (ECE) programs. The evaluation includes several legislatively mandated research activities designed to assess the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Administrator Attitudes, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
The PILOT Assessment: A Guide to Integrating Positive Youth Development into Workforce Training Settings. Publication #2018-09
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Moore, Kristin A.; Lantos, Hannah; Murphy, Kelly; Redd, Zakia; Beckwith, Sam – Child Trends, 2018
Growing evidence suggests that Positive Youth Development (PYD), a holistic approach to developing assets and competencies, can help prepare young people for success in adulthood, including success in the workplace. At its core, PYD focuses on creating a supportive, developmentally appropriate learning setting by emphasizing positive…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Adolescent Development, Labor Force Development, Job Training
The Tutoring Partnership: SIF Implementation and Outcome Evaluation. Final Report
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Warner-Richter, Mallory; Hirilall, Ashley; Li, Winnie; Tout, Kathryn – Child Trends, 2018
The Tutoring Partnership was a Saint Paul and Minneapolis network of 28 community-based programs that provided academic interventions through tutoring. The common goal was improving students' academic outcomes. The Tutoring Partnership, operated by the Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation, supported participating programs by helping them improve…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Tutoring, School Community Programs, Program Effectiveness
Common Facilitators and Barriers to Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Implementation
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Bamdad, Tiffany; Lloyd, Chrishana M. – Child Trends, 2020
In 2014, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) granted funds to establish Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCPs) to expand access to high-quality child care. Through these partnerships, EHS grantees partnered with center-based and family child care providers to implement EHS Program Performance Standards and provide…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Infants
Coaching in Early Care and Education Programs and Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS): Identifying Promising Features
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Isner, Tabitha; Tout, Kathryn; Zaslow, Martha; Soli, Meg; Quinn, Katie; Rothenberg, Laura; Burkhauser, Mary – Child Trends, 2011
Coaching and other on-site, individualized professional development strategies (consultation, mentoring, and technical assistance) have emerged as promising strategies to support the application of new teaching strategies and overall quality improvement among practitioners in early care and education settings. The purpose of this report is to…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Rating Scales
Assessing Peer Conflict and Aggressive Behaviors: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2009-43
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Sidorowicz, Kathleen; Hair, Elizabeth C. – Child Trends, 2009
Peer relations during middle childhood and adolescence are an important part of children's social and emotional development. Children and adolescents pick up essential social and communication skills from their peers as they move into late adolescence and early adulthood. Peer conflict is not necessarily a bad thing; disagreement and conflict are…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Conflict, Aggression, Interpersonal Competence