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Early Childhood Education and Care

Early Childhood Education and Care

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For the United States and other societies that experience high rates of immigration, investments in early childhood education and care (ECEC) are likely instrumental to successful integration. But the reach of high-quality early learning programs to children of immigrants remains limited. As the research here reveals, there are wide differences in access to early childhood education and care among the children of immigrants.

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Reports
March 2016
Challenges in Accessing Early Childhood Education and Care for Children in Refugee Families in Massachusetts
By  Jeff Gross and Christine Ntagengwa
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Multimedia
March 23, 2016
How Well Are Young Children of Refugees Integrating into the United States?
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Reports
March 2016
Young Children of Refugees in the United States: Integration Successes and Challenges
By  Kate Hooper, Jie Zong, Randy Capps and Michael Fix
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Reports
March 2016
Providing a Head Start: Improving Access to Early Childhood Education for Refugees
By  Lyn Morland, Nicole Ives, Clea McNeely and Chenoa Allen
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Multimedia
January 13, 2016
A Profile of Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents in the United States
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Fact Sheets
January 2016
A Profile of U.S. Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents
By  Randy Capps, Michael Fix and Jie Zong
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Multimedia
September 11, 2015
Growing Up in America: The Extent and Impacts of Discrimination on Young Children from Immigrant Families
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Reports
September 2015
Economic, Social, and Health Effects of Discrimination on Latino Immigrant Families
By  Cecilia Ayón

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Reports
June 2009
The Second Generation in Europe: Education and the Transition to the Labor Market
By  Maurice Crul and Jens Schneider
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Reports
March 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners
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Reports
September 2008
Gambling on the Future: Managing the Education Challenges of Rapid Growth in Nevada
By  Aaron Terrazas and Michael Fix
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Reports
September 2007
Early Education for Immigrant Children
By  Paul Leseman
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Books
February 2007
Securing the Future: U.S. Immigrant Integration Policy, A Reader
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Policy Briefs
October 2006
New Estimates of Unauthorized Youth Eligible for Legal Status under the DREAM Act
By  Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix
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Reports
September 2005
The New Demography of America's Schools
By  Randy Capps, Michael Fix, Julie Murray and Jeffrey S. Passel

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Recent Activity

Reports
March 2016

Challenges in Accessing Early Childhood Education and Care for Children in Refugee Families in Massachusetts

This report examines how refugee families in Massachusetts access early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for their children through the refugee resettlement system. It examines how working parents in refugee families navigate and make use of ECEC services and looks at the institutional and systemic challenges that refugee families face in accessing stable, high-quality ECEC options.

Video, Audio, Webinars
March 23, 2016

How Well Are Young Children of Refugees Integrating into the United States?

MPI analysts discuss the findings of a report comparing young children of refugees to other U.S. children on several key indicators of well-being. 

Reports
March 2016

Young Children of Refugees in the United States: Integration Successes and Challenges

In an attempt to fill the knowledge gap on integration outcomes for children of refugees, this report presents a demographic and socioeconomic data profile of the 941,000 children ages 10 and younger with refugee parents living in the United States in 2009-2013.

Reports
March 2016

Providing a Head Start: Improving Access to Early Childhood Education for Refugees

This study reveals the challenges and successes of collaboration between refugee resettlement services and Head Start, and demonstrates that increasing the Early Head Start and Head Start enrollment of young children in refugee families is possible through intersectoral collaboration. The report focuses on study sites in Phoenix, AZ and Syracuse, NY.

Video, Audio, Webinars
January 13, 2016

A Profile of Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents in the United States

This webinar offers a discussion of the economic, linguistic and educational disadvantage experienced by U.S. children with unauthorized immigrant parents. The MPI researchers discuss their finding that 86 percent of the 5.1 million such children in the United States have a parent who could potentially benefit from the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program.

Fact Sheets
January 2016

A Profile of U.S. Children with Unauthorized Immigrant Parents

Growing up with unauthorized immigrant parents puts children—nearly 80 percent of whom were born in the United States—at a disadvantage, with lower preschool enrollment, reduced socioeconomic progress, and higher rates of linguistic isolation and poverty. This fact sheet examines the number, characteristics, and socioeconomic status of children, both U.S.-citizen and noncitizen, who have unauthorized immigrant parents.

Video, Audio, Webinars
September 11, 2015

Growing Up in America: The Extent and Impacts of Discrimination on Young Children from Immigrant Families

On this webinar, researchers explore the types of discrimination that young children of immigrants may experience, the related educational, psychological, and social impacts, and recommendations for addressing discrimination.

Reports
September 2015

Economic, Social, and Health Effects of Discrimination on Latino Immigrant Families

This report examines the experiences of Latino families in the United States with discrimination. The cumulative effects of hostile interactions with social institutions and community members place Latino children and families at increased risk for a range of negative outcomes, including emotional stress, limited financial opportunities, and increased social isolation.

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