LINKS
TO EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION
Please
click on any of the following links to learn more about:
why it is an important issue,
what research has found,
the economic case for investing early in a child’s life,
programs that work, and
the
need in New Mexico
A
Framework for Child Health Services:
http://www.ctearlychildhood.org/FileManagerRecursive/customer-Files/Framework_Exec_Summary_3_13_09.pdf
Benefits
of Increased Home-Visitation Services
/uploads/FileLinks/5e33c92db1c144f7b6ba8122be9ed51b/Benefits%20of%20Increased%20Home%20Visitation.pdf
Building
a System of Home Visiting in New Mexico: 2009-2012:
http://www.cyfd.org/pdf/HV_Report_28606lr.pdf
Connecticut
Children's Trust Fund - Help Me Grow Program
http://www.ct.gov/CTF/cwp/view.asp?a=1786&q=296676
Healthy
Families Home Visitation Program Critical Elements
http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/downloads/critical_elements_rationale.pdf
Help
Me Grow 2007-2008 Annual Evaluation Report
http://www.ct.gov/ctf/lib/ctf/HMG_Report_2007-2008.pdf
Home
Visitation: Assessing Progress, Managing Expectation:
http://www.ounceofprevention.org/includes/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/Home%20Visitation.pdf
Investing
in America’s Children: The Business Case:
http://www.partnershipforsuccess.org/uploads/20091008_21109PAESCaseStatementBrochureweb.pdf
NM
Children’s Cabinet Report Card & Budget Report Overview:
http://www.nmchildrenscabinet.com/
NM
Early Childhood Comprehensive State Systems Strategic Plan:
http://www.earlychildhoodnm.com/attachments/172_2009-2012%20NM.ECCS.StatePlan.pdf
New
Mexico Quick Facts:
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35000.html
Pathway
to Children Ready for School and Succeeding at Third Grade:
http://www.vecf.org/storage/workshop_materials/Pathways%20Mapping%20Initiative.pdf
Preventing
Violence Before it Occurs:
http://www.preventioninstitute.org/documents/PreventingViolenceTransitionmemo121708_000.pdf
The
Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children:
http://www4.fgv.br/cps/simulador/infantil/Apresenta%C3%A7%C3%A3o/dugger_2005-07-24_dvm.pdf
Proven
Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions:
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9145/index1.html
Report
to the Legislative Finance Committee (NM):
http://legis.state.nm.us/LCS/lfc/lfcdocs/perfaudit/LFC%20Program%20Evaluation%20-%20Investments%20in%20Early%20Childhood%20May%2011.09.pdf
Strengthening
Families with First-Born Children
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/15/5/323
The
Science of Early Childhood Development:
http://www.speaker.gov/pdf/Shonkoff.pdf
Transforming
the US Child Health System:
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/26/2/315
US
Variations in Child Health System Performance: A State Scorecard:
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Fund-Reports/2008/May/U-S--Variations-in-Child-Health-System-Performance--A-State-Scorecard.aspx
2007
National Survey of Children’s Health – New
Mexico Data
and www.childhealthdata.org