Early Childhood Care and Education
Explore research, resources, and data related to Indiana kids and overall child well-being topics.
The Early Learning Access Index is a methodology developed by Early Learning Indiana to both quantify and qualify childcare access throughout Indiana. The index captures four factors that have influence on childcare access in Indiana; capacity, quality, affordability, and choice. Each of the four factors are weighted and result in an index score that ranges from the lowest of 0 (lowest access) to 100 (highest access). The index score is calculated both on a state level and on an individual county level.
Years included: 2022, 2023
Source: Early Learning Indiana
Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief
Source: Gray-Lobe, G., Pathak, P. A., & Walters, C. R. (2021). The long-term effects of universal preschool in Boston.
Source: U.S Department of Health and Human Services (2020). Policy Statement to support the alignment of health and early learning systems.
Source: Hill KG, Bailey JA, Steeger CM, et al. (2020). Outcomes of Childhood Preventive Intervention Across 2 Generations: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
Source: Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (2019). Effects of Frequency of Early Intervention on Spoken Language and Literacy Levels of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Preschool and Elementary School.