NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development: Program Components, Policies, and Activities

Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated

Social/Support services

  • Child care
  • Transitional child care

Educational activities

  • School readiness activities
  • Educational Activities - misc.
  • Early Childhood Education (e.g. Head Start)
Variation in program components across sites? Yes
Notes on program components Child care: Characteristics studied included adult-to child ratio, group size, child care experience of each child, quality of care, number of hours each child spent in care, the age of entry in care, and number of different child care settings a child entered simultaneously and over time.