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Browse our curated library of articles, reports, fact sheets, policy briefs, and other publications to find the Chicago-based early childhood research evidence you need. Can’t find what you are looking for? Email us at ecreach@northwestern.edu.

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Hong, Mina; & Teng, Jessica

Equitable Compensation for the Early Childhood Workforce

Report published by Start Early

Effects of a preschool plus follow-on intervention for children at risk

Article published in Developmental Psychology

Topitzes, James; Godes, Olga; Mersky, Joshua P.; Ceglarek, Sudi; & Reynolds, Arthur J.

Educational Success and Adult Health: Findings from the Chicago Longitudinal Study

Article published by Prevention Science

Huang, Lee Ann; Burkhardt, Tiffany; Schlecht, Colleen; & Devorah Carreon, Erin

Early Learning Coalition and Parenting Program Provide Crucial Supports to Promote Healthy Child Development on Chicago’s Far Southside

Report published by Chapin Hall

Educating Homeless Children in Chicago: A Case Study of Children in the Family Regeneration Program

Report published by Chapin Hall

Mann, Emily A.; & Reynolds, Arthur J.

Early Intervention and Juvenile Delinquency Prevention: Evidence from the Chicago Longitudinal Study

Article published in Social Work Research

Slaughter, Diana T.; Earls, Felton; & Caldwell, Bettye M.

Early Intervention and Its Effects on Maternal and Child Development

Article published in Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development

Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Pacchiano, Debra; Stein, Amanda G.; Wagner, Maureen R.; Park, Sangyoon; Frank, Elizabeth; Luppescu, Stuart; & Young, Chris

Early Education Essentials: Validation of Surveys Measuring Early Education Organizational Conditions

Article published in Early Education and Development

Reynolds, Arthur J.; & Ou, Suh-Ruu

Early childhood to young adulthood: An introduction to the special issue

Article published in Children and Youth Services Review

Reynolds, Arthur J.; Chan, Heesuk; & Temple, Judy A.

Early Childhood Intervention and Juvenile Delinquency: An Exploratory Analysis of the Chicago Child-Parent Centers

Article published in Evaluation Review

Ou, Suh-Ruu; & Reynolds, Arthur J.

Early Childhood Intervention and Educational Attainment: Age 22 Findings From the Chicago Longitudinal Study

Article published in the Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR)

Niles, Michael D.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; & Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique

Early childhood intervention and early adolescent social and emotional competence: second-generation evaluation evidence from the Chicago Longitudinal Study

Article published in Educational Research

Goerge, Robert; Dilts, John; Yang, Duck-Hye; Wasserman, Miriam; & Clary, Anne

Dramatic Changes in the Chicago Child Population at the Turn of the Century

Report published by Chapin Hall

Zhai, Fuhua; Raver, C. Cybele; Jones, Stephanie M.; Li-Grining, Christine P.; Pressler, Emily; & Gao, Qin

Dosage Effects on School Readiness: Evidence from a Randomized Classroom-Based Intervention

Article published by Social Service Review

Friedman-Krauss, Allison H.; & Raver, C. Cybele

Does school mobility place elementary school children at risk for lower math achievement? The mediating role of cognitive dysregulation

Article published in Developmental Psychology

Does the loss of welfare income increase the risk of involvement with the child welfare system?

Article published in Children and Youth Services Review

Ehrlich, Stacy B; Connors, Maia C; Stein, Amanda G; Francis, John; Easton, John Q; Kabourek, Sarah E; & Farrar, Isabel C

Closer to Home: More Equitable Pre-K Access and Enrollment in Chicago

Report published by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, NORC, and Start Early

Spain, Angeline; Ehrlich, Stacy B; Cowhy, Jennifer; Dasgupta, Denali; & Lockaby, Tracey

Community Building Contributes to Children’s Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten

Report published by Chapin Hall

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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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