Research Projects

Research Projects

Research Projects

Delaware Early Care and Education Expulsion and Suspension

The Delaware Early Care and Education Expulsion and Suspension (DECEES) project is designed to examine past and current Delaware initiatives that support continued enrollment of young children under age 5 in state-licensed … Read more



Delaware Family Child Care Networks (RETIRED)

Family Child Care Networks support Delaware’s family child care educators. Networks are an additional, voluntary way for family child care educators and a DIEEC staff member to work together to enhance a … Read more



Delaware Early Education and Child Care Stabilization Program (RETIRED)

The stabilization grants were funded through the federal American RescuePlan Act (ARPA). ARPA provided more than $120 million in relief for Delaware’s childcareindustry. The Delaware Early Education and Child Care Stabilization program … Read more



Understanding Child Diversity in Centers Accepting Child Care Subsidies and Links with State CCDF Policies

This project uses national data to examine the degree to which child care centers accepting subsidies serve demographically diverse children. The federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provides subsidies for families … Read more



Everyday Quality

The aim of the Everyday Quality (EDQ) project is to develop a practical, user-friendly measure offamily child care (FCC) quality that meaningfully captures quality in a home-based setting andcan be used to … Read more