The following websites, organizations and research reports provide the evidence base to support investments in our children's health and early education. This is the foundation upon which we build our priorities, approach and advocacy agenda.

National Organizations and Initiatives

• Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
• Foundation for Child Development
• National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER.org)
• Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
• ZERO TO THREE

Economics of Early Care and Education

• Ensuring a Vibrant City: The Economic Impact of the Early Care and Education Industry in the District of Columbia (Executive Summary), National Economic Development and Law Center (April 2007)
• Five Guiding Principles for Early Education, Committee for Economic Development
• Education, Innovation and Workforce Initiative, Business Roundtable
• Special Studies on Early Childhood Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• Human Capital Research Collaborative

Financing and Budget Issues

• State Budget Cuts: America’s Kids Pay the Price, National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) and the Every Child Matters Education Fund (Jan. 2010)
• Human Services Policy Center, The Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington (Link to publications)
• The Finance Project (Link to resources on education reform)
• Insight Center for Community and Economic Development
• National Center for Children & Families, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Research on the economic benefits of preschool, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER.org) 
• Alliance for Early Childhood Finance

D.C. Child Care Availability and Cost

• D.C. Child Care Profiles by Ward, Office of the State Superintendent of Education (2009)
• 2008 District of Columbia Child Care Market Rates and Capacity Utilization: A Study in Family Home and Child Care Center Providers in the District of Columbia, UDC Center for Applied Research and Urban Policy (April 2009)
• District of Columbia Early Childhood Risk and Reach Assessment, FY 2008, Office of the State Superintendent of Education (2009)  
• D.C. Child Care Participation State Profile 2008 (Data on earlier years), CLASP
• D.C. Child Care Assistance State Profile 2007 (Data on earlier years), CLASP

D.C. Head Start

• D.C. Head Start by the Numbers: 2008 PIR Profile (Data on earlier years), CLASP (Oct. 2009)

D.C. Child Well-Being

• 2010 Kids Count District of Columbia Report Card, Annie E. Casey Foundation  (July 2010)
• 2010 Kids Count District of Columbia Data Center (all indicators), Annie E. Casey Foundation (July 2010)
• Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia: 16th Annual Factbook: 2009, D.C. Kids Count Collaborative (Feb. 2010)
• Child Welfare in the District of Columbia: 2010, CLASP (Jan. 2010) 
• Keeping Youth Connected: Focus on Washington, D.C., CLASP (Aug. 2009)