Child Health and Development Institute

Child Health and Development Institute has produced the following resources and agreed to publish them on the Discovery site.

		"Keeping Children on the Path to School Success" highlights and full report
		A Research Perspective on the Childcare Workforce in Connecticut
		Issued in June 2003 by Early Childhood DataCONNections, which is an initiative of the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc. in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Social Services. This report summarizes Connecticut data and relevant national information on the childcare workforce. It addresses the qualifications, compensation, turnover rate and the number of staff who teach and care for young children in our state.
		Caring for Connecticut’s Children Volume 1: Promoting Health and Safety
		Volume 1 of "Caring for Connecticut's Children" is a handbook on health and safety developed in collaboration with health professionals, child care providers and parents. This guide provides research-based, up-to-date information and local resources on early childhood health and safety issues like SIDS, oral health, nutrition, firearm safety, obesity and preventive care. The guide was published by the Training Resource Academy of the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut.
		Caring for Connecticut’s Children: Perspectives on Informal, Subsidized Childcare
		Prepared for The Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut by Barbara A. Pine., MSW, Ph.D. This report presents findings of a study of informal childcare with a focus on the use of this type of care by low-income families. The purpose of the study was to learn more about childcare by relatives, friends, and neighbors and how this form of care could be supported and enhanced in Connecticut.
		Caring for Connecticut’s Children: Volume 2: Promoting Healthy Child Development
		A colorful, user-friendly handbook for parents and caregivers providing research-based, up-to-date information and local resources on promoting healthy social, emotional, cognitive and physical development in children ages 5 and under.
		Community Data Profiles on Young Children
		Online access to individual profiles for each of Connecticut's 169 cities and towns on key factors of child well-being including health, safety and welfare, family economic stability and early care and education.
		Connecticut Community KidCare Evaluation Update. Issue 1: Introduction to KidCare and the Evaluation Plan
		This report was published by the Child Health and Development Institute in June 2003. Connecticut Community KidCare is an initiative designed to reform the children’s behavioral health system by bringing about positive changes in the way Connecticut organizes, coordinates and finances children’s mental health and substance abuse services.
		Connecticut’s Head Start Workforce and Connecticut's Child Care Workforce
		Connecticut’s Head Start Workforce and Connecticut's Child Care Workforce are companion reports to A Research Perspective on the Childcare Workforce in Connecticut (see previous). This report offers data on the wages and qualifications of Head Start teachers and assistant teachers, and is drawn from federal administrative reporting required of local Head Start programs. The latter is an analysis of wages and health benefits of teachers in licensed child-care centers, and compensation and qualifications of family child care providers. An addational link is http://www.chdi.org/files/report_child_care_workforce.pdf.
		Data Resources
		A list of resources for collecting data about young children and their families.

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