NCCF: The National Center for Children and Families

Center Overview

NCCF Receives Grants to Expand International Reach
NCCF has recently been awarded two grants from the Bernard Van Leer Foundation to explore international research and projects focused on children and families. The first project, Social Equity and Diversity, will discern lessons from international initiatives for young children with a special focus on those that have most effectively advanced social inclusion and shown a special respect for diversity and tolerance, to consider how a global social equity and diversity agenda in early childhood might best be advanced. The second project, Standards in an International Context, will synthesize lessons learned from various countries experiences with the standards effort. Click on the links above to learn more about these exciting projects.

NCCF Graduate Research Fellow Receives Child Care Research Scholar Grant
NCCF graduate research fellow Kate Tarrant recently received the Child Care Research Scholar grant from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Bureau and Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation. This grants support dissertation research on child care policy issues in partnership with State Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agencies. The Child Care Research Scholar grants aims to increase the number of doctoral students conducting dissertation research on child care policy issues and foster mentoring relationships between faculty and students pursuing doctoral-level projects in child care. Ms. Tarrant was one of three applicants to receive this highly competitive award.

NCCF Co-Director interviewed on NPR
NCCF co-director, Dr. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn was interviewed on NPR's: On Point about literature for young girls such as Gossip Girl and Beacon Street Girls, and what effects these various types of literature may have on a child's development. Listen to the interview: "Girls, Girls, Girls: Targeting the hearts and minds of America’s teenage girls."

NCCF Seeks Research Assistants
The National Center for Children and Families seeks two TC students to assist on a research project. Duties will involve coding videotaped discussions between fifth-grade children and their mothers. Spanish fluency strongly desired. Previous research experience a plus. Will require 15-20 hours/week, possibly through spring semester. Pay: $12/hr. Please email letter and CV to Anne Martin, Senior Research Scientist, at: amartin@tc.edu.