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Hauck, Fern R.; Herman, Stanislaw M.; Donovan, Mark; Iyasu, Solomon; Merrick Moore, Cathryn; Donoghue, Edmund; Kirschner, Robert H.; & Willinger, Marian

Sleep Environment and the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in an Urban Population: The Chicago Infant Mortality Study

Article published in Pediatrics

Reynolds, Arthur J.; & Robertson, Dylan L.

School–Based Early Intervention and Later Child Maltreatment in the Chicago Longitudinal Study

Article published in Child Development

Reynolds, Arthur J.; Temple, Judy A.; & Ou, Suh-Ruu

School-Based Early Intervention and Child Well-Being in the Chicago Longitudinal Study

Article published in Child Welfare

Reynolds, Arthur J.; Temple, Judy A.; Ou, Suh-Ruu; Arteaga, Irma A.; & White, Barry A. B.

School-Based Early Childhood Education and Age-28 Well-Being: Effects by Timing, Dosage, and Subgroups

Article published in Science

Lowenstein, Amy E.; Friedman-Krauss, Allison H.; Raver, C. Cybele; Jones, Stephanie M.; & Pess, Rachel A.

School Climate, Teacher-Child Closeness, and Low-Income Children’s Academic Skills in Kindergarten

Article published in the Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology

Pacchiano, Debra; Klein, Rebecca; & Hawley, Marsha Shigeyo

Reimagining Instructional Leadership and Organizational Conditions for Improvement: Applied Research Transforming Early Education

Article published by Start Early

Racial Capitalism and Black Maternal Mortality Rates in Chicago

Report published by the University of Chicago

Bartholet, Elizabeth; Wulczyn, Fred; Barth, Richard P.; & Lederman, Cindy

Race and Child Welfare

Research brief published by Chapin Hall

Barnes-Boyd, Cynthia; Fordham Norr, Kathleen; & Nacion, Karla W

Promoting Infant Health Through Home Visiting By a Nurse-Managed Community Worker Team

Article published by Public Health Nursing

Siefert, Kristine; & Martin, Louise Doss

Preventing black maternal mortality: A challenge for the 90's

Article published in the Journal of Primary Prevention

Mason, Maryann; Meleedy-Rey, Patricia; Christoffel, Katherine Kaufer; Longjohn, Matt; Garcia, Myrna P.; & Ashlaw, Catherine

Prevalence of overweight and risk of overweight among 3- to 5-year-old Chicago children, 2002-2003

Article in the Journal of School Health

Margellos-Anast, Helen; Shah, Ami M.; & Whitman, Steve

Prevalence of Obesity among Children in Six Chicago Communities: Findings from a Health Survey

Article published in Public Health Reports

Preschool Matters

Article published in Science

Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Gwynne, Julia A.; Stitziel Pareja, Amber; Allensworth, Elaine M.; Moore, Paul; Jagesic, Sanja; & Sorice, Elizabeth

Preschool Attendance in Chicago Public Schools: Relationships with Learning Outcomes and Reasons for Absences

Article published by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research

Spielberger, Julie; Winje, Carolyn; Kakuyama-Villaber, Reiko; Burkhardt, Tiffany; & Brooks, LaShaun

Pilot Study of Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation in Illinois Finds Benefits

Report published by Chapin Hall

Pathways of long-term effects of an early intervention program on educational attainment: Findings from the Chicago longitudinal study

Article published in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Miedel, Wendy T; & Reynolds, Arthur J

Parent Involvement in Early Intervention for Disadvantaged Children: Does It Matter?

Article published in the Journal of School Psychology

Reynolds, Arthur J.; Ou, Suh-Ruu; & Topitzes, James W.

Paths of Effects of Early Childhood Intervention on Educational Attainment and Delinquency: A Confirmatory Analysis of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers

Article published in Child Development

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Research Library Search & Inclusion Guidelines

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We rely on systematic review approach as outlined by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).
The literature search, conducted in 2024, provided a pool of potential products. Our systematic review approach was as follows:

We conducted searches by different sources:
- Journals that publish articles on early childhood care and education (ECRQ, Child Development, EED, JAMA, Pediatrics, etc)
- Organizations that conduct and support early childhood care and education in the Chicago area (Start Early, Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC), Center for Early Learning Funding Equity (CELFE), Illinois Action for Children, Chapin Hall, NORC, Lurie Children’s Hospital)
- Universities in the Chicago area (University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Chicago, Northwestern, DePaul, etc.)
We also conducted relevant google searches, such as
- "infants Chicago"‍
- "toddlers Chicago"‍
- "home visiting Chicago"‍
- "preschool Chicago"
These search results were narrowed down by geography. Our focus was Chicago. We also included statewide research (Illinois) that covered Chicago. We included studies that were in two locations as long as one was Chicago (i.e. New York and Chicago)‍
The results were narrowed further by age range. Our focus was early childhood (birth to 5). We included literature that included but went beyond early childhood (i.e. ages 3-8).‍
Types of products included: journal articles and reports.‍
Many entries are 2020 on, but we do have articles ranging back to the 1950s if they play an important part in the body of Chicago early childhood literature.

Borderline entries were discussed by the E C*REACH team to decide about inclusion. Our review process ultimately yielded 190 entries. We expect to regularly add new entries, and we welcome our Research Library users to submit additional entries for review and inclusion. Please email us at ecreach@northwestern.edu for questions, comments, and new research library entries.

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