This page features a listing of Action for Children's Early Care Publications, featured in chronological order (most recent first).  To see more information, click "Read More."

Putting The Pieces In Place: A North Carolina School Readiness Report - June 2008

Research tells us that children really need to be on grade level by third grade to see good long-term educational outcomes. Action for Children's first-of-its-kind Putting the Pieces in Place: A North Carolina Schol Readiness Report explains that school readiness is really about working with all the key pieces of the puzzle—children, the schools, and families and communities—to ensure that those crucial first 8 years of life are filled with the kinds of resources, interactions and experiences that make for school and life success.

• Press Release 

The Bottom Line: Investing in Child Care is Good Business - May 2006

Quality Early Care and Education Has Substantial Benefits for Children, Families and Communities - May 2006

2006 Children's Index - May 2006

The 2006 North Carolina Children's Index includes more than 75 indicators of child and youth well-being in the following areas: child health and safety, economic (in)security, early care and education, child maltreatment, juvenile justice and demographics. The 2006 Index also includes a special section highlighting how the children and youth of North Carolina are developing in positive ways.

Copies of the Children's Index are free.  If you would like to order multiple copies of the Index, we do ask that you pay postage costs. Please email your name, organization, mailing address and phone number to admin@ncchild.org

Outcomes By Income: Low-Income Children Fare Worse on Many Indicators - December 2005

North Carolina children who live in families above 200% of the federal poverty line—about $38,700 for a family of four—are more likely to enjoy excellent physical and dental health, more likely to be read to as young children, more likely to participate in after-school activities and sports, and less likely to repeat a grade than their lower-income peers.