Supporting the emotional health and development of infants, toddlers, and their families.
Select papers and presentations
Linda Gilkerson, Jennifer Hofherr
This Zero to Three Journal article investigates family outcomes of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. More »
Pamela Epley
This Journal of Early Intervention article investigates family outcomes of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. More »
Juliet Bromer, Tonya Bibbs
A pilot training program for agency staff who support caregivers working out of their own homes. More »
Juliet Bromer
Recommendations for policy makers and family child care networks seeking to ensure the highest quality care in family child care homes. More »
Juliet Bromer
Recommendations for policy makers and family child care networks seeking to ensure the highest quality care in family child care homes. More »
Samuel J. Meisels
Presentation at the Ninth Head Start National Research Conference. More »
Jon Korfmacher, Aimee Hilado
A comparison of six states' efforts to define standards and professional competencies in the field of early childhood mental health services. More »
Jon Korfmacher, Aimee Hilado
Comparison of early childhood mental health competency systems across six states, highlighting convergences in the systems’ structure, content, and use. More »
Herr Research Center
Scientific and pragmatic rationale for combining poverty reduction and work-support policies with early care and education policies. More »
Juliet Bromer
Study examining the relationship between affiliation with a staffed support network and quality of child care among affiliated family child care providers in the city of Chicago. More »
Carol Horton
An examination of the relationship between early childhood education programs and child development in real-world settings. More »
Carol Horton
A detailed review of the most notable recent or ongoing research studies that examine the relationship between early care and education program participation and child development. More »
Carolyn Cochran Kopel, Linda Gilkerson
This report describes the rationale, philosophy, and implementation of a relationship-based model for promoting social-emotional development in Part C early intervention. More »
Ann Cutler, Linda Gilkerson
The project examines the extent to which current public policies regarding developmental issues are meeting the needs of infants, toddlers, and their families in Illinois. More »
Projects
Abigail Duchatelier-Jeudy, Aimee Hilado, Jon Korfmacher, Eboni Howard
Researchers sought to inform and influence policies to improve mental health services for children ages birth to five and their families in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. More »
The study refines existing and develops new approaches to family psychotherapy that address the socioemotional needs of both parents and children. More »
Jana Fleming, Aisha Ray
The assessment will highlight the strengths and challenges Chicago’s Altgeld-Riverdale community faces in providing high-quality early learning experiences for young children and their families More »
Andria Goss
Through this project, Erikson administers developmental screenings to children ages birth through three entering the foster care system in Cook County and coordinates assessments statewide. More »
Juliet Bromer
This study analyzed the impact of family child care support networks established by a range of independent organizations in Chicago to improve the quality of care. More »
Juliet Bromer
Development of a measurement tool to assess the quality of family-provider relationships across early care and education settings. More »
The nettwork provides support for families who have concerns about their baby’s crying, sleeping, feeding, or temperament during the first year of life. More »
The study examines predictors of the use of infant health care during the first six months of life. More »
Mariel Sparr, Jessica Fulford, Namrita Chawla, Jana Fleming, Jon Korfmacher
Evaluation of the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Prevention Initiative (PI) Programs. More »
The study creates a new measure of parenting self-efficacy, or parents’ perceptions of their parenting abilities and competence in completing the specific tasks associated with parenting. More »
