Child Development & Family Studies

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Postsecondary education and credentials are key to economic mobility for individuals and economic competitiveness for our nation...The Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success (C-PES) advocates for better policies, more investment, and increased political will to address this national challenge and increase the number of low-income adults

"Offering a comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-use collection of more than 17,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education."

"...is a national network of Land Grant university faculty and county Extension educators working to support community-based educational programs for children, youth, parents and families."

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"Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families."

"The Children's Nutrition Research Center is one of six federally funded human nutrition research centers in the nation and the first to conduct scientific investigations into the role of maternal, infant and child nutrition in optimal health, development, and growth."

"...is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers."

The ACF is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.

Compiled by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, this site serves as a portal to data on children and families reported by 22 government agencies.

The ACF is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.

Sponsored by UNICEF, this site includes basic international statistics on issues such as HIV/AIDS, education levels, and infant mortality.

Provides reports, charts, studies, and more in the topic areas of child poverty, child health, and education.

Compiled by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, this site serves as a portal to data on children and families reported by 22 government agencies

Maintained by Cornell University, data archived on child welfare and maltreatment allows for secondary analysis. Nearly all data sets are free.

The Test Collection at ETS is a database of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices most of which were created by authors outside ETS.

Information from the American Psychological Association.