Research & Statistics

Data

• Client Information Data Collection Guide
  Confidentiality Form - (pdf)
  Consent and Authorization Form - (pdf)
  Spanish Consent and Authorization - (pdf)
  Data Use Agreement - (pdf)
  
• First Steps Outputs Data Collection Web Site
  
• Office of Research & Statistics/First Steps Data Site
  
• Demographic Maps for South Carolina's Children and Families
  - South Carolina First Steps Regions - (pdf)
  - Population of Children Under 6 - (pdf)
  - Counties by Overall Child Well-Being - (pdf)
  - Per Capita Personal Income - (pdf)
  - Percentage of Children Less than 5 Years-old Who Live in Poverty - (pdf)
  - Children in Public 4-K as a Percentage of All 4-year-olds (2002) - (pdf)
  - Percentage of Births to Mothers with Less Than a High School Education - (pdf)
  - Percentage of Children Born With Low Birthweight - (pdf)
  - Percentage of Both Parents Working 35+ Hours/Week - (pdf)

Facts & Stats

• Early Child Development in Social Context: A Chartbook
  
• South Carolina Kids Count
  
• U.S. Dept. of Education - Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series
  
• US DHHS: Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth

Operations Information

• Operations Manual

Studies & Reports

• Child Care Facilities: Quality By Design
  
• Childstats -  Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2006
• Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return
  
• GAO Report- Early Childhood Programs, Characteristics Affect the Availability ofschool Readiness Information
  
• Hart and Risley - The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3
  
• High/Scope - Perry Preschool Project
  
• Judith Hoyer - Early Child Care and Education Enhancement Program Evaluation
  
• NCES: Prekindergarten in US Public Schools
  
• NIEER - Prepared for Kindergarten – What Does Readiness Mean?
  
• The Early Childhood Challenge: Preparing High-Quality Teachers for a Changing Society
  
• The National Academy of Sciences - From Neurons to Neighborhood: The Science of Early Childhood Development
  
• USC Economist Dr. Donald L. Schunck  - The Economic Impacts of the Child Care Industry in South Carolina - Investing Early for Future Economic and Community Benefits
  
• Who Cares? South Carolina Child Care Report